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Managing Student Loan Repayment | Webinar | May 16 (1:00 – 2:00 PM PDT)

UBC Vancouver Campus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Register here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQeKbnzs5J57s0u Join UBC Enrolment Services Advisors at this webinar for students whose Canadian student loans are due to go into repayment. These topics will be covered: - When you have to begin repaying your student loan - Understanding the student loan repayment process - Negotiating your repayment terms - What your options are […]

Event Series Introduction to Docker

Introduction to Docker

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop is meant to introduce you to the set of virtualization tools referred to as Docker, which allow you to use, create, and share container images. Containers create small reproducible computing workspaces on your computer. We'll cover the basics of Docker containerization and the platform of tools surrounding it. We'll also cover Docker's relevance to both general […]

Free

Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students

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

Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM Thursdays. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in […]

Machine Learning: Finding pre-trained models for transfer learning

Online/Virtual Event

Abstract: Training models from scratch requires way too much data, time, and computing power (or money) to be a practical option. This is why transfer learning has become such a common practice: by starting with models trained on related problems, you are saving time and achieving good results with little data. Now, where do you […]

Free

Our Continued Search: Honouring Our Stolen Relatives

Online/Virtual Event

Sign up free online: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/05/08/honouring-our-stolen-relatives/ ========== The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with the UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation on the impacts of “Our Stolen Relatives”. This workshop will look harm reduction and the on-going human rights crisis of the gendered and race-based violence in Canada. The session will […]

Free

Data manipulation with dplyr

Online/Virtual Event

Data manipulation is a crucial part of data visualization and analysis. This workshop introduces common functions in the dplyr package to manipulate rows and columns. Participants are expected to already be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. The workshop is one hour, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period to reinforce what you […]

Free
Event Series Introduction to Machine Learning

Introduction to Machine Learning

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop is designed to provide participants with a foundational understanding of the concepts, techniques, and tools used in machine learning. Through a series of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will learn about types of learning and get practical experience with some of the most popular machine learning algorithms and techniques such as regression, clustering, and […]

Free

Designing Your Life and Career

Online/Virtual Event

Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer – to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career.

Introduction to Oxygen XML editor

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

Oxygen is a popular tool for editing and publishing XML documents and is frequently used to create Digital Editions when working with TEI XML. This workshop will provide a basic introduction to Oxygen and best practices around editing scholarly XML documents. At the end of this workshop participants will be able to: Idenfity features of […]

Free

Financial Fundamentals for Domestic Undergraduate Students | Webinar | Jun 8 (4:00 – 5:00 PM PDT)

UBC Vancouver Campus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Register: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e53dJA4vddw6xjU Join Enrolment Services Advisors and Career Advisors at this webinar to help you understand some basics of planning your finances while at UBC. We will cover: - Costs of attending UBC - Resources for funding (Student loans, awards and bursaries) - Creating a financial plan - Resources to support finding employment - Enrolment […]