Scholarships 101: Awards for Indigenous students at UBC and Beyond

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Explore award opportunities both at UBC and beyond! Learn more about what award programs are looking for, ways to harness your individual strengths to stand out from the crowd, and how to translate your information for multiple award opportunities. Open to all UBC Indigenous students of all year levels. For any questions, please contact our […]

Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop focuses on regression models to provide participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, techniques, and tools used for linear and nonlinear regression. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with regression algorithms, one of the most popular machine-learning techniques. The workshop begins with an overview […]

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Webinar – Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling

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This event is online with simultaneous translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, and can be attended via Zoom. This webinar is part of Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society “Be Well” lecture series The Guide to Buddhist Counseling (Routledge, 2023) is a go-to book in Buddhist counseling, this book is a valuable resource for Buddhist chaplains, […]

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Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories

Online/Virtual Event

Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for directory structure conventions and directory names that will help organize your files in a way that is meaningful to both you and others.

Free

Student Loans: Busting myths around a useful tool – for Indigenous students

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Learn more about government student loans and grants, what benefits they can offer to help you reach your academic goals, and hopefully remove some of the stigma from ‘borrowing money’. Learn how to leverage your student loans to achieve additional financial support (like the UBC Bursary) and understand the repayment process. Open to all UBC […]

Introduction to Machine Learning: Classification and Clustering

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This workshop offers an exploration of machine learning models for clustering and classification. With the increasing availability of large datasets, these models play a crucial role in extracting valuable insights and making informed decisions. In this workshop, participants will gain insight into clustering algorithms such as K-means, explore popular classification algorithms like decision trees, and […]

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Understanding elder care: what you need to know to care for an elderly loved one

Online/Virtual Event

Date: Monday, July 31, 2023  Time: 2 – 3 pm PST  Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan  Location: Zoom.  About this workshop:  With an aging population, elder care responsibilities are now becoming a reality for an increasing number of Canadians. Caregiving is a multifaceted role, and quite different from any other; many individuals may find it very challenging to investigate […]

Data Bites – Introduction to depositing datasets in Borealis

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Do you struggle with depositing research data for publications? This 45-minute workshop covers practical techniques and steps for depositing and describing research data in Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada,

Free

Introduction to R and RStudio (beginner)

Online/Virtual Event

R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is suitable for people with little or no R experience. It will help you decide whether R is the right tool for your data analysis needs and introduce R terminology using the RStudio interface. The workshop is one hour, followed […]

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Financial Planning: Budgeting and the Student Service Centre – for Indigenous students

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Nothing beats a plan. With solid financial understanding, you can concentrate on what’s important – which is not worrying about money! Being able to budget confidently and learning the ins and outs of the UBC SSC, you should feel more confident about the financial aspects of your time at UBC. Open to all UBC Indigenous […]

Student Feedback Session for Video Needs

Online/Virtual Event

The Enterprise Video Platform (EVP) project is hosting an online feedback session for UBC students, to explore their needs and preferences for a UBC video platform. This session will let students share their desires for learning with educational videos and classroom recordings. The feedback session will focus on the features and functionalities that support learning […]