In STEM writing, researchers and their audiences value objectivity. However, in academic writing, objectivity is not the same as neutrality. For example, STEM writers must evaluate the existing literature, methods, and findings of others as accurate/inaccurate; positive/negative; strong/weak; and so on. This workshop looks at how STEM writers evaluate others while preserving a stance of […]
Esri StoryMaps are a map-based presentation tool from the GIS software distributor Esri. Anyone with an ArcGIS Online account can create a StoryMap, and they are a good way to tell a story with maps, pictures, videos, and text. They can be used in place of PowerPoint, especially for those who would like to incorporate […]
Join us as we celebrate our third annual university-wide Giving Day. For just 24-hours, our community will come together to raise funds to support UBC students and causes. Join us and help celebrate the contributions that donors make to UBC every day. Activities Include: Games, snacks, prizes and giveaways Giving Day Trivia – test your […]
The UBC Vancouver Campus and community are constantly changing, and Campus Security is reviewing its service model to make sure it is meeting the needs of students, faculty, and staff. We are committed to listening, doing the research, and designing a security model that will serve the community who lives, works, learns and plays on […]
The Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) is presenting a hybrid Work in Progress seminar with Associate Director Dr. Amy Salmon and Program Head of Patient-Reported Outcomes Dr. Rick Sawatzky looking at novel methods for equitable people-centred health measurement. It is widely recognized that social inequities are associated with health outcomes. There has […]
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
