Research Data Centre (RDC) Rundown

Online/Virtual Event

An overview of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) and Research Data Centre (RDC) program, including some little-known or misunderstood tidbits about access to the data, training initiatives & resources, and some of the exciting linked datasets newly available in the RDCs. Grant Gibson, Assistant Director Research & Evaluation, CRDCN This event is part […]

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Abortion to Abolition: The Path to Reproductive Health & Justice in Canada

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About the Talk In the face of the fall of Roe in the US in 2022, it is critical for people in Canada to understand the unique and progressive legal standing of abortion in this country, and recognize our greatest threats to reproductive justice. Sexual violence, criminalization of sex work, reproductive oppression of Indigenous people; […]

Exploring BC’s Community Information Tool

Online/Virtual Event

The Community Information Tool (CIT) is a central access point for data to help planners, policy makers, economic developers, researchers, and academics thrive in the digital economy. The CIT compiles over 40 data sets offering insights into regions across B.C. with integrated socio-economic, connectivity, and community assets data. The CIT assists users to better understand […]

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Community and stakeholder engagement for ethical data-driven research

Online/Virtual Event

Engagement with the individuals interested in, impacted by, and responsible for implementing the findings of research has been a methodological paradigm shift in the health research sector in the last decade and is gaining popularity in other disciplines. Embedding community, stakeholders, patients, clients, or end-users in research is an ethical approach which leads to results […]

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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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2023 McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This year's McLean Lecture events will begin on February 28 at 7:30pm in the Green College Coach House. Professor Minelle Mahtani, McLean Chair in Canadian Studies, and her Canadian Studies students will co-present their work, "Creating a Critical Canadian Studies: Dialogue-based constellations of care." Please join us for the talk and for a reception afterwards.

Introduction to web mapping with Leaflet

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

The past decade has witnessed some revolutionary technologies that have paved the way for web maps and location-aware applications we see today: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, and many other websites and services that include interactive maps. These applications have become so ubiquitous that we almost take them for granted. This workshop will first give an introduction […]

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Marlee Kline Lecture in Social Justice: Skirting Around Colonialism

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ABOUT THE LECTURE: The Marlee Kline Social Justice Lecture honours the memory of Marlee Gayle Kline. This lectureship not only recognizes Marlee's rich contribution to the law school community but also reflects her belief in the central role social justice concerns must play in legal education and law. Professor Kline died in 2001 after a […]

Beyond the Binaries: Detransition in Sexual & Gender Minority Communities

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About the Talk In this presentation, Dr. Kinnon R. MacKinnon will provide a brief overview of the state of the research on detransition. He will also share key insights learned from the Re/DeTrans Canada research study which was the first national, qualitative study into the experiences of shifting or reversing a gender transition and related care needs. […]

A two minute walk between beers: Legislative attempts to map alcohol ‘needs’ of 19th century British neighborhoods

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

Join us for an end-of-day author talk and social event! Map enthusiast Kris Bulter's The Drink Map Book: British Temperance Maps of the 1800s is due out next spring! In the midst of rapidly growing cities and soaring rates of alcohol consumption, British temperance groups faced resistance in the accepted notion of ’neighbourhood needs’ and […]

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