JEDDI Seminar: Antiracist by Design

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Crystal Hall (University of Washington) will be sharing research from her new book, Antiracist by Design: Behavioral science has been celebrated as a field whose insights can help design a better world, but its color-blind approach has often perpetuated unjust systems. A more equitable approach can make the field more efficient and effective, even in […]

Free

Public Scholars Initiative Information Session

Online/Virtual Event

UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is holding an upcoming information session on its flagship program which offers up to $20,000 in funding to PhD students. Are you curious about the Public Scholars Initiative and want to apply for the upcoming 2025 year? Come to this information session to learn more about the program and how […]

Free

10 Years After the Mount Polley Mine Disaster: Root Causes and Reparative Futures

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This year marks a decade since the Mount Polley mine disaster, that released 25-million-cubic-metres of heavy metal-laden waste into Te T7iweltk (Quesnel Lake). While the disaster was unprecedented in its scale and speed of contamination—recognized as largest mining disaster of its kind in Canadian history—this catastrophe is tied to longer pattern of social and ecological devastation […]

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Disability Justice Book Club: Disabled and Proud Cohort

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The EDI Scholars-in-Residence program is hosting a Disability Justice Book Club across Winter Term 2. The club, led by Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, will explore themes of disability justice, ableism, allyship, and what it means to be disabled in academia. We will read a selection of texts each month before meeting to discuss takeaways. This club […]

Free

Scientific Publishing in the Age of AI

Online/Virtual Event

Led by Dr. Sophia Frangou, this IMH PROGRESS Webinar will (a) review emerging AI tools that are transforming the way researchers draft, edit, refine and publish scientific manuscripts; and (b) discuss how researchers can leverage these technologies without compromising the core principles of academic scholarship.

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