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Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, VancouverIndigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverIndigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverThe environmental footprint of global food production
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverIndigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverIndigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverWeek of Events
The Willful Plot exhibition
The Willful Plot exhibition
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is open from Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 pm; and closed Mondays and holidays. Derya Akay and Vivienne Bessette, Gabi Dao, Derek Jarman, Charmian Johnson, Glenn Lewis, Mike MacDonald, Rehab Nazzal, Dana Qaddah The Willful Plot brings together […]
Indigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
Indigenous Worldviews, Indigenous Law Revitalization & Self-determination as Critical Responses to Climate and Nature Emergency
part of the PWIAS Catalyst Program Panel Discussion with Dr. Robert Clifford, Allard Law School and Dr. Jocelyn Stacey, Allard Law School Moderated by Dr. Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Emeritus College Cohort Robert Clifford will highlight how the project of Indigenous law revitalization and the reality of climate crisis necessarily interact, so that Indigenous theories and methodologies for Indigenous law revitalization and […]
Diving deeper with Esri StoryMaps
Diving deeper with Esri StoryMaps
Esri StoryMaps are a map-based presentation tool from the GIS software distributor Esri. Anyone with an ArcGIS Online account can create a StoryMap, and they are a good way to tell a story with maps, pictures, videos, and text. They can be used in place of PowerPoint, especially for those who would like to incorporate […]
Creating digital exhibits: A survey of tools
Creating digital exhibits: A survey of tools
This workshop will cover an assortment of digital-exhibit and storytelling tools, such as Omeka, Scalar, static-site generators (CollectionBuilder and Wax), and narrative tools, such as Timeline.js and Storymaps from Knight Lab. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: List common tools and what they might be useful for Identify hosting resources […]
Designing web maps with Mapbox
Designing web maps with Mapbox
This workshop is intended for anyone with a basic understanding of web mapping who wishes to expand their skillset and design more customizable maps. There are 3 main sections: an introduction to Mapbox and its products, a guided developer environment set-up, and a hands-on portion where we will modify given code to design an interactive […]
Feeling welcomed: Creating space for Indigenous voices in brain and mental health research
Feeling welcomed: Creating space for Indigenous voices in brain and mental health research
Research on Indigenous communities has historically been conducted using a one-sided approach, with researchers having little knowledge of Indigenous culture, minimal concerns surrounding community needs or desires, and without giving back to the community. In this lecture intended for people from all backgrounds and professions, Dr. Melissa L. Perreault will discuss how this is the […]
Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay
Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay
Research Talk Title: "Cognability: An ecological theory of neighborhoods and cognitive aging" Summary: Individuals and families in every city, town, and rural area feel the impacts of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. While a growing body of evidence points to potentially modifiable individual risk factors for dementia, the everyday environments in which people develop and navigate cognitive […]
Literature reviews: Searching and keeping track
Literature reviews: Searching and keeping track
New to literature reviews? Looking to brush up your skills? This is the workshop for you! We will cover the purposes of literature reviews; the different types of reviews; finding the right databases; developing effective search strategies; locating scholarly articles, theses/dissertations, books, and more; and resources to help you keep track of your research. There […]
Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students
Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students
Meet the people that make UBC a top-40 research university and explore how you can get involved.
The environmental footprint of global food production
The environmental footprint of global food production
Speaker: Dr. Ben Halpern Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara Director, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Feeding humanity puts enormous environmental pressure on our planet. Most studies focused on this critical issue have addressed it piecemeal, one group of foods or one environmental pressure at a time. Dr. […]