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Thematic meeting with Planet

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of a series being offered by the Planet team. More information about this series can be found at https://gis.ubc.ca/carousel/planet-workshops-and-consultations-coming-in-august-2022/. Thematic meetings are designed to promote conversation on current or potential use of Planet imagery. We want to know how you are using or planning to use Planet imagery in your research […]

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Introduction to Planet’s Satellite Constellations and Science Applications

Forest Sciences Centre 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Planet operates the largest fleet of Earth observing satellites in history, with multiple constellations imaging the world at high and medium resolution. Dr. Tanya Harrison, Planet's Director of Strategic Science Initiatives, will take you on a tour of the current and planned constellations, and showcase applications of the data from the global science community. From […]

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APRU 2022 MetaGame Conference

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The APRU Metagame Conference 2022 on August 27, 2022 incorporates the full ecosystem of Esports. This metaverse experience includes high-level policy discussions, expert insights, next-generation learning, student competitions, and gaming. The APRU Metagame Conference 2022 will examine the ways that an international network of esports leaders can further its scope within universities including edutainment, collegiate […]

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Tinkers, seeders and squishy lobster: Science in support of Treaty fisheries

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

In September 2021, Dr. Megan Bailey (UBC alum and Associate Professor, Dalhousie University) spent time on board the “Mamma Ain’t Happy”, a Sipekne’katik-owned fishing vessel harvesting lobster under Food, Social, and Ceremonial tags. She was working with community members to record lobster data, notably, ‘tinkers’, ‘seeders’ and squishy lobster. How Dr. Bailey came to be […]

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Science Literacy Week

Online/Virtual Event

Science Literacy Week (September 19-25, 2022) showcases the many ways people of all ages can explore and enjoy the diversity of Canadian science. This year’s theme is mathematics, the language in which science is written. In its oldest forms, mathematics studies trajectories in space, solves equations, calculates probabilities, generates statistics, and much, much more. UBC […]

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Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Python programming language was first introduced to the ArcGIS community in 2004, with the release of ArcGIS version 9.0, as one of the scripting languages that provides access to the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework. Since then, Python has become the language of choice for scripting and automation among ArcGIS users, and indeed many other applications. […]

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Recent tensions between productive opportunities and conservation risks: case studies on fish, fisheries and aquaculture in southern Patagonia

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

Speaker: Dr. Facundo Llompart Researcher, Austral Center for Scientific Research (CADIC) Argentina is experiencing a growing footprint of human activities on natural ecosystems. Pressure for economic growth, energy supply, and urban development has recently extended to isolated and almost pristine habitats in southern Patagonia. The main focus of this seminar is to present two study […]

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Event Series Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Online/Virtual Event

Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]

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Seizing Hope: High Tech Journeys in Pediatric Epilepsy

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Please join us for a special screening of Seizing Hope: High Tech Journeys in Pediatric Epilepsy! Free admission - everyone is welcome! Can new technology bring hope to children who have drug-resistant epilepsy? More than 500,000 children in Canada and the USA have epilepsy. About a third of those children continue to have seizures despite […]

Colloquium with Dr. Mariam Aly on ‘How hippocampal memory shapes, and is shaped by, attention’.

Online/Virtual Event

Join UBC Psychology for an online colloquium with Dr. Mariam Aly, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Dr. Aly will present on: How hippocampal memory shapes, and is shaped by, attention. ABSTRACT: Attention modulates what we see and remember. Memory affects what we attend to and perceive. Despite this connection in behavior, little is […]

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Event Series Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Online/Virtual Event

Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]

Event Series Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Online/Virtual Event

Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]