Announcing our 2022 Pride webinar series: Pride @ SARAVYC As part of Pride, SARAVYC is hosting three webinars discussing the results of research at our centre on the experiences of gender and sexual minority youth. Each webinar focuses on a different project and discusses a diverse range of 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiences. Learn more about each […]
Announcing our 2022 Pride webinar series: Pride @ SARAVYC As part of Pride, SARAVYC is hosting three webinars discussing the results of research at our centre on the experiences of gender and sexual minority youth. Each webinar focuses on a different project and discusses a diverse range of 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiences. Learn more about each […]
Announcing our 2022 Pride webinar series: Pride @ SARAVYC As part of Pride, SARAVYC is hosting three webinars discussing the results of research at our centre on the experiences of gender and sexual minority youth. Each webinar focuses on a different project and discusses a diverse range of 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiences. Learn more about each […]
CGSHE presents a World Sexual Health Day Lunch & Learn with Dr. Samantha Dawson, CGSHE and UBC Psychology faculty member and Director of the Sexual Well-being (SWELL) Lab at the University of British Columbia. Alighed with WSHD 2022's theme, Let's Talk Pleasure, Dr. Dawson will discuss current research on sexual health and pleasure conducted by […]
The Faculty of Medicine Translational Medicine Rounds (FoM TM Rounds) is an initiative for UBC faculty members conducting translational research as well as their colleagues, hosted by the Academy of Translational Medicine (ATM). The Rounds serve to form the foundation of the new collaborative ATM community and provide a forum where early-career interdisciplinary researchers can: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. This talk will discuss the plight of communities that were exposed to this fallout, while also examining the colonialism(s) with which nuclear weapon states “select the irradiated,” the political use of […]
Travel to Hawaii during your reading week while getting credits towards your degree! This 9‐day 3‐credit intensive course offers students an opportunity to visit and experience Hawaiian land, ecosystems, and communities first hand. You'll hear perspectives from locals and local experts on contemporary and historic factors influencing the Hawaiian system. Meet the teaching team and […]
Dr. Sofia Bartlett will explore the evidence for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection (STBBI) testing and linkage to care interventions in correctional centres, and discuss the need to provide person-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care for STBBIs in these settings. She will present the framework developed at the BC Centre for Disease Control to co-design […]
How can UBC boldly confront the housing affordability crisis? Join Dr. Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and Founder of Generation Squeeze, for a presentation and moderated Q&A session on a campus for everyone, in the context of living in one of the least affordable cities in the […]
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 […]
