Colloquium with Dr. Mark Brandt, Michigan State University

Douglas T. Kenny Building 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics. Join […]

Free
Event Series WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

Online/Virtual Event

The Drop-In Clinics are open for administrators of UBC weblogs or websites to get one-on-one support in WordPress and Wiki for Teaching and Learning or Administrative purposes. Participants should come prepared with a list of questions specific to their sites when attending this session. Specialists at the clinic will assist you in addressing and resolving […]

Free

Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students

Online/Virtual Event

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 […]

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UBC CPD Webinar: Celebrating Indigenous Physicians in BC: Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism from Indigenous Physicians’ Perspectives

In honour of the 20th anniversary of the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous program, this webinar will celebrate the successes of Indigenous physicians working across the province. Through story-telling and practical advice, you will share successes with alumni of the program, learn about the importance of cultural safety, and how to incorporate this into your […]

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UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni and Friends Victoria Social

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Join the UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni Engagement Office for this autumn get-together with fellow alumni and friends in downtown Victoria on November 3rd! This causal evening of mingling, appies, and drinks is the ideal occasion to celebrate fall, make new acquaintances, and reunite with familiar faces. We’re so glad to have this opportunity to […]

On the Origin of Modern Species – Biodiversity Lecture Series

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Why are there so many species on earth? Do they evolve by natural selection as Darwin claimed? How do they evolve, persist, and go extinct? Can humans create new species? Biology has come a long way since Darwin, and he would be astonished at some of the answers to these questions. Dr. Dolph Schluter will […]

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BIG Difference BC conference

Online/Virtual Event

BIG Difference BC 2022 Conference Friday, November 4, 2022 BIG Difference BC is an annual online conference that celebrates using the behavioural and decision sciences to have a positive, lasting impact across a wide range of topics and sectors in BC and beyond. This year we are excited to feature: Keynote on behavioural science and […]

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Event Series Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions

Online/Virtual Event

Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]

IBPOC Voices: A Conversation with Dr. Adrian Yee

Online/Virtual Event

Join us virtually on Friday, November 4th, 2022 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (PST), for “IBPOC Voices: A Conversation with Dr. Adrian Yee”. IBPOC Voices is a new monthly series led by Dr. Neila Miled the Anti-racism Advisor. It is an opportunity to meet and have a conversation with guests who identify as Indigenous, […]

What format to choose to save your data

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

Which file format should you use when saving your research dataset? Besides the obvious question of how to encode your data structures in a file, you might also want to consider portability (the ability to write/read data across different operating systems and different programming languages and libraries), the inclusion of metadata (data description), I/O bandwidth […]

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Peko Produce- Reducing Carbon Emission through saving peculiar & surplus groceries

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This Friday, November 04th, 2022, Arielle Lok, Co-founder of Peko produce, will speak to the UBC Master of Food and Resource Economics -MFRE students about Peko’s effort to reduce carbon emissions through saving peculiar & surplus groceries. Date: Friday, November 04, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:30 PM Location: MCML 160   Arielle is the co-founder of Peko […]

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