Keynote Lecture: Prof. Jay L. Garfield, “Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World”

AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We are delighted to welcome Professor Jay L. Garfield (Smith College and the Harvard Divinity School), who will give a guest lecture entitled: Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World About this Event Buddhism and ahiṃsā today: Buddhist ethical thought aims at a life of ahiṃsā, usually translated as nonviolence or non-harming. Like all Buddhist […]

Free

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022

Online/Virtual Event

Workshop Overview: This 4-day workshop (24-hour) consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). […]

Free
Event Series UBC Farm Farmers’ Market

UBC Farm Farmers’ Market

UBC Farm 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Farm Farmers' Market starts in June Join us on Saturday, June 4 for the beginning of the UBC Farm Farmers' Market season. Don't miss Vancouver's only multi-vendor farmers' market located on a working farm! In addition to certified organic and farm-fresh produce, fruits, herbs, and seeds from the UBC Farm, the Saturday multi-vendor […]

Keynote Lecture: Prof. Jin Y. Park, “What Is Ethics For? A Minimalist Approach to Buddhist Ethics”

AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We are delighted to welcome Professor Jin Y. Park, who will give a guest lecture entitled: What Is Ethics For? A Minimalist Approach to Buddhist Ethics About this Event What is ethics for? The answer could vary depending on one’s worldview. In simple terms, we can define ethics as human efforts to construct environments that […]

Free

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022

Online/Virtual Event

Workshop Overview: This 4-day workshop (24-hour) consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). […]

Free