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  • Unlocking the Blue Revolution: aquatic food systems as the next frontier for food, climate, and equity

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

    Speaker: Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General, WorldFish, CGIAR’s Senior Director of Aquatic Food Systems. Moderator: Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC, University Killam Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) & School of Public Policy and Glbal Affairs (SPPGA) Location: AERL Theatre Please note: this is an in-person event only. Abstract As the world confronts the intertwined crises […]

  • The Man with 12 Brains

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

    The Chagos brain coral, Ctenella chagius, is ostensibly the world’s rarest coral. A once common denizen of the shallow reefs around the Chagos Archipelago, recent decades have seen populations of this iconic species crash to the very brink of extinction. The only member of its genus and endemic to this utterly remote island chain, it was […]

  • A Reading and Conversation in Celebration of Daphne Marlatt (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa)

    Buchanan Tower 1873 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Please join the UBC Department of English Language & Literatures in celebrating Daphne Marlatt on the occasion of the awarding of an Honourary Degree (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa). We are thrilled to be able to recognize the career of this distinguished poet, critic, public intellectual, and teacher with an intimate conversation and reading in BUTO. […]

  • CHSPR Seminar | When AI Sounds Right but Gets Research Wrong: Demonstrations from Health Research Workflows

    Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    Speaker: M. Ehsan Karim, UBC School of Population and Public Health   AI tools are increasingly acting like research assistants: finding papers, summarizing evidence, writing code, and drafting/reviewing manuscripts. Their outputs can be fast, polished, and persuasive — but sometimes the most convincing answer is the one that most needs checking. This seminar uses concrete […]

  • Protecting Your Research, Part II: Cybersecurity Hygiene

    Online/Virtual Event

    Following our previous webinar led by UBC’s Advanced Research Computing (ARC) Research Cybersecurity and Compliance team, this session will take a deeper dive into practical cybersecurity hygiene. Through institutional-policy-agnostic and practical suggestions, learn more about what you can do to protect yourself and your team within and outside the work environment. Participants are encouraged to […]

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  • CAE Public Seminar | Can You Tell My Story? Exploring Ethical Storytelling in Documentary Film Making

    Henry Angus Building 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    Speaker: Viveka Melki, Melki Films Documentary filmmaking has the power to shape public understanding, influence policy, and transform how societies perceive people and communities. Yet with this influence comes profound ethical responsibility. How can filmmakers move beyond simply telling stories about people to creating stories with them? What does it mean to practice ethical storywork […]