War at sea is still a rare event, but declining fish stock and growing geopolitical tensions are rapidly pushing maritime security up the international agenda. Ocean governance systems have become more complex, setting important norms and institutions but also giving way to new injustices, grievances, and territorial claims.The scope and scale of ‘fish wars’ and […]
The UBC Student Recovery Community, the UBC Food Hub, and the UBC Wellness Centre present: Encounters of Hope: Lived experiences of disordered eating and recovery. Join us Wednesday April 6th at 5pm for an engaging panel discussion featuring four members of our UBC community who will share their lived experiences and journey of living with […]
The Ming military institutions played a significant and enduring role in Chinese society from the late imperial period to the present. The garrisons of the Ming are often collectively referred to as Guards and Battalions (weisuo),which were established in the early Ming and eventually abolished in the Qing. The empire-wide institutions had a powerful impact […]
As the first and main point of access to services, primary care acts as a “front door” to health care systems in Canada. Inequities in access to primary care undermine access throughout health systems. Provinces have implemented varied primary care reforms, but equity in access was not typically a policy focus and equity impacts have […]
Talk: Translating ideas into future therapies and building a biotech ecosystem SBME is proud to host Dr. Alborz Mahdavi for a special talk. Dr. Alborz Mahdavi is currently Vice President and head of Protomer Technologies at Eli Lilly. He founded Protomer Technologies in 2015, and the company was acquired by Eli Lilly in July 2021 […]
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: […]
While digital government has been a well embedded feature of many mature public service models around the world, Canadian uptake of it was relatively limited until the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The need to physically distance from each other and for many, work remotely, necessitated the rapid automation and digitization of service delivery models and administration. […]
Everyday, the interaction between light and matter is giving us information about the world that we live in through our eyes. But the range of frequencies that our eyes are sensitive to -- visible light -- is extremely limited. How does light interact with matter on other frequencies? And how can we leverage light-matter interaction […]
Reading + Conversation Thursday, 19 May 2022, 17:00–18:30 PDT The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination Sam Cheuk and Julia Lin Moderated by Allan Cho via Zoom A City Reassembled and explorASIAN Festival event Registration required The world of Hong Kong and Taiwanese literature is obviously not limited to literary works written […]
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: […]
Come join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss the latest in different approaches to spinal cord repair! PANELISTS: Andrea Townson, MD, FRCPC Medical Co-Chair, Regional Rehab Program, VCHA Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia John Madden, PhD, PEng Director, Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory Professor Department of Electrical […]
Join us for a conversation about supporting Indigenous peoples’ wellness and self-determination in the areas of genomics and brain wellness. Hear perspectives from Krystal Tsosie, co-founder of the first U.S. Indigenous-led biobank, and from members of a working group that convened this past fall to explore the meanings of brain wellness in an Indigenous health […]
