- Events
- Subject – Learning And Research – Science And Technology
- No events scheduled for March 13, 2023.
Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, VancouverThe environmental footprint of global food production
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver- No events scheduled for March 18, 2023.
- No events scheduled for March 19, 2023.
Week of Events
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 […]
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. […]