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Marine Heatwave-Driven Transformation of Coral Reef Ecosystems

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

Speaker: Dr. Julia K. Baum Professor and President’s Chair, Ocean Ecology and Global Change, University of Victoria Climate change-amplified marine heatwaves now pose an imminent threat to the world’s tropical coral reefs. On almost all coral reefs, however, climate change is superimposed on a suite of local anthropogenic stressors, and available evidence suggests that these […]

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Genomics of Sex-Specific Phenotypic Varation

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The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship to faculty, students, and community members across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social impacts on women’s health […]

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Event Series UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds

UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds

Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Health Education Centre 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, cover a […]

Salmon Futures: Science and Stewardship of Salmon Systems in an Era of Rapid Change

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

Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Moore Professor; Liber Ero Chair of Coastal Science and Management, Simon Fraser University In watersheds of western North America, migratory salmon support ecosystems, economies, and cultures. However, these fish and their fisheries are threatened by climate change and multiple stressors. How do we steward salmon systems in this era of rapid change? […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Seminar: ‘Acting’ Old(er): How Theatre and Performance Help Us Re-imagine Possibilities for “Healthy Aging”

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cultural discourses shape our understandings of what it means to age and be old(er) – they can open up possibilities or limit our imaginations by telling us what is acceptable, possible, or shameful in old(er) age, and what “healthy aging” might mean. Theatre and performance are particularly rich sites for conveying cultural age narratives. They […]

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Preventing Online Harm

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As youth online usage increases, what can we do to curb social media abuse and misuse? Find out from experts at this series about online safety and digital wellness for youth. At the first session, hear from educator and advocate Carol Todd, whose daughter Amanda took her own life after enduring sextortion and harassment, and […]

VanBUG Bioinformatics Seminar

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Our seminar is ~1.5 hour long followed by networking over light refreshments. If you are interested in attending this seminar in person (or the meet-the-speaker session before the seminar at 5PM), please fill out our RSVP form. Location: Cullen Family Lecture Theatre (Room 1477) * Providence Building, Level 1 St. Paul's Hospital 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z […]

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The role of sociality in cetacean ecology, evolution, and conservation

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Speaker: Dr. Amy M. Van Cise Assistant Professor, University of Washington Sociality – the suite of socially learned behaviors specific to a group of animals – is increasingly recognized as a survival strategy that is integral to the evolutionary ecology of many non-human animals. This is especially true in marine environments, where there are few […]

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Biomaterials: The future of food packaging and single-use plastics

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Lettuce in a bag, plastic wrapped mushrooms, yogurt containers, berries in plastic clamshells. Food production is tied to the use and disposal of single-use plastics, but could biomaterials be a sustainable alternative? How do we, as consumers, discern what is truly compostable from what could end up polluting our soils? On Thursday, February 23 join […]

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Black History Month: Tyler Prize Laureates Drs Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila interviewed by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

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On February 27, marine biologist and climate policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will be in conversation with the co-recipients of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement: UBC's Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila. Join us for this special virtual conversation. Together, these leaders and advocates will discuss their environmental achievement through the lens of Black History; the […]

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Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus: A Panel Discussion

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tuesday, February 27, 2023 5:00-6:00 PM, Reception with lights refreshments to follow Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) Theatre, 2202 Main Mall RSVP: https://forms.gle/WoR2o1X6wTsXWRap9 The ocean’s capacity to sustain life and support human wellbeing is increasingly threatened by intensifying climate change that exacerbates other non-climatic human stressors such as overfishing, pollution, and invasive species. The world […]

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Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) 899 W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series is sponsored by the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and the the UBC School of Kinesiology and supported by the Providence Health Care Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series. On February 27th we are pleased to welcome Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte! Lecture […]

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