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Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver
Free
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver
Free
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, VancouverWeek of Events
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Overview Connecting with our oceans is more crucial today than at any time in our history. Renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle describes the Ocean as the Blue Heart of the planet. Today, due to environmental devaluing and destruction resulting in climate crisis, the world’s oceans are experiencing ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions. Following […]
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Online Book Club | Project Hail Mary
Embark upon a gripping interstellar adventure with Project Hail Mary, written by the author of The Martian. An astronaut awakens to find he’s the only survivor on a small spaceship that’s light years away from any humans. Unfortunately, he can’t remember a thing, including his assignment. Yet if he fails, the Earth and humanity are […]
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Overview Connecting with our oceans is more crucial today than at any time in our history. Renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle describes the Ocean as the Blue Heart of the planet. Today, due to environmental devaluing and destruction resulting in climate crisis, the world’s oceans are experiencing ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions. Following […]
Free
Monday, June 12, 2023
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June 12, 2023 -Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
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June 12, 2023 -Reset your Wellbeing: Rest, nourish & move this spring
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June 12, 2023 -Teaching as Research: Accessing the SoTL Research Literature – June 12, 2023
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
This ISW will be held in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying. Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email to […]
Reset your Wellbeing: Rest, nourish & move this spring
Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan Location: Zoom. Description: In this 60-minute session, come learn about the foundations of health and create your own unique plan to reset your mind and body as the season comes to a close. We will: - Begin with a 5-minute guided mindfulness […]
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Teaching as Research: Accessing the SoTL Research Literature – June 12, 2023
TAR Workshops are designed to give interns authentic teaching experiences and to apply their understanding of evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom or in an informal science education or outreach setting. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, together with their teaching partner, identify a challenge to student learning in the classroom, develop new teaching resources or […]
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Featured June 13, 2023 -Featured How Can UBC Reduce Men’s Suicide?
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June 13, 2023 -Navigating Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Classroom: Faculty Approaches
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Featured June 13, 2023 -Featured Revitalizing Indigenous language
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June 13, 2023 -Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive: Final Performance
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June 13, 2023 -Bring a Friend: Job Search Strategies
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June 13, 2023 -Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive: Final Performance
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June 13, 2023 -Thrive at Work with Emotional Intelligence
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Featured June 13, 2023 -Featured Brewing Conversations to Promote Men’s Mental Health
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How Can UBC Reduce Men’s Suicide?
In Canada, men are 3x more likely to die by suicide than women. How can we help to improve suicide prevention among our friends and peers? Hosted by our very own member of the Men's Health Research team, Matt Sha will guide our event along with our expert panelists to open up discussions on how […]
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Navigating Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Classroom: Faculty Approaches
This forum will provide a conversational space for faculty members to share the diverse approaches taken in classrooms, departments and Faculties during the Winter 2022/23 sessionon: How have instructors across UBC’s Faculties been using generative AI tools? Have departments set up guidelines or best practices? What strategies and rationales have they been using to mitigate […]
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Revitalizing Indigenous language
Language is essential to cultural identity. The health of the Nsyilxcn language is linked to the wellbeing of the Okanagan Syilx people — and in healing from colonization. That’s why Dr. Jeannette Armstrong (LLD’06) has dedicated herself to recovering and improving access to the wealth of language knowledge in oral stories. She also helped to […]
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Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive: Final Performance
Get ready for an electrifying and immersive experience as Conflict Theatre presents the Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive capstone performance. Our dynamic troupe of UBC Faculty and Staff players will perform 3 to 4 original plays, animating real-life workplace conflicts encountered at UBC. But wait, there's more! As a member of the audience, you have the chance to […]
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Bring a Friend: Job Search Strategies
Bring your friend, partner, roommate, or classmate! These small-group advising sessions will be facilitated by a career advisor, and will focus on answering questions, providing feedback, and sharing potential strategies. You might also meet other students who share the same questions
Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive: Final Performance
Join this engaging and interactive event presented by UBC's Conflict Theatre - the final performance capstone project for the Rehearsing Conflict Summer Intensive program. This event is open to all UBC faculty and staff and promises to be a unique and thought-provoking experience. The talented troupe made up of faculty and staff will showcase their original […]
Thrive at Work with Emotional Intelligence
Event Description Learn 10 critical skills for relationship success We’re facing a new world of work requiring a greater emphasis on strong interpersonal skills. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is becoming essential for leadership excellence, organizational development, recruitment and retention, product innovation, and customer experience. This keynote talk by world-renowned expert Dr. Martyn Newman will explain the […]
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Brewing Conversations to Promote Men’s Mental Health
Looking forward to Men's Health Week? So are we! Join us for a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities surrounding men's mental health. Did you know that men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women? This is a problem we need to talk about, and we're taking the time, and […]
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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June 14, 2023 -UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds
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June 14, 2023 -Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
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June 14, 2023 -Provincial Deprescribing Webinars #3
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June 14, 2023 -Work in Progress Seminar: Enhancing clinical outcomes with self compassion with Dr. Josie Geller
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June 14, 2023 -Data visualization with ggplot2
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June 14, 2023 -How to Use LinkedIn to Showcase Your Strengths and Explore Career Paths
UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, cover a […]
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
This ISW will be held in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying. Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email to […]
Provincial Deprescribing Webinars #3
Featuring Cases by: Shauna Archer, NP (F) Victoria BC – Case #1: “Can deprescribing ameliorate postural hypotension in a man with complex mental health issues?” Marc Clark MD, FCFP, Edmonton AB – Cases #2 and #3: “Back from the ‘pre-dead’ – hospice patients who bounced back after deprescribing” LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the […]
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Work in Progress Seminar: Enhancing clinical outcomes with self compassion with Dr. Josie Geller
Josie Geller, Ph.D., R.Psych. Scientist, CHÉOS Director of Research, Eating Disorders Program, St. Paul’s Hospital Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC Enhancing clinical outcomes with self-compassion Self-compassion is the capacity to attend to one’s own suffering with tenderness, nonjudgment, and understanding, and a heartfelt motivation to alleviate it. Over the past two decades, there has […]
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Data visualization with ggplot2
R is a popular free software program. This workshop will introduce concepts and tools for visualizing data in R, with emphasis on the ggplot2 package. Participants are expected to 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 learned or […]
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How to Use LinkedIn to Showcase Your Strengths and Explore Career Paths
Identify key elements to an effective profile and get practice building your profile. We will also talk about how to network and research career ideas using alumni and employer profiles.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
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June 15, 2023 -Course Design Intensive – June 2023
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Featured June 15, 2023 -Featured Partnering in Research Conference
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June 15, 2023 -Urban Forestry Webinar – Managing Complex Ecosystems
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June 15, 2023 -CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in
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June 15, 2023 -WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)
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June 15, 2023 -Digital Interventions for Men’s Mental Health
Course Design Intensive – June 2023
The CDI will be offered online in June 2023 for faculty members who want to re/design a course they will be offering in September or later. The CDI provides a framework for course design and is not specific to a particular delivery method (such as remote teaching or online delivery). The Course Design Intensive (CDI) […]
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Partnering in Research Conference
The UBC Knowledge Exchange Unit and UBC Community Engagement are excited to co-host UBC’s inaugural Partnering in Research Conference. On June 15, join us at UBC Robson Square to explore the ethical, cultural and political challenges of partnered research and develop strategies for driving real change. At UBC's Partnering in Research Conference, we're bringing together […]
Urban Forestry Webinar – Managing Complex Ecosystems
Cities are complex, interconnected systems that support habitats and livelihoods. Their outwards and upwards growth has transformed the landscape at an unprecedented rate, uprooting native species and introducing invasive ones. Human activity has altered waterways and drainage systems; the composition of flora and fauna; fire risk and the presence of heat islands; along with the […]
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in
Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just get […]
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)
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 […]
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Digital Interventions for Men’s Mental Health
For this event, our panelists will be showcasing a few innovative digital intervention programs in supporting men’s mental health. Snacks and a light dinner will be provided! Featured programs include: Men in Mind - An online training program for therapists to engage with and respond more effectively to male clients (https://meninmind.movember.com/) Headsupguys - A digital […]
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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June 16, 2023 -Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
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June 16, 2023 -Teaching as Research: TAR Application Help Drop-In – June 16, 2023
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – June 12, 14 & 16, 2023 (Preliminary Application)
This ISW will be held in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying. Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email to […]
Teaching as Research: TAR Application Help Drop-In – June 16, 2023
TAR Workshops are designed to give interns authentic teaching experiences and to apply their understanding of evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom or in an informal science education or outreach setting. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, together with their teaching partner, identify a challenge to student learning in the classroom, develop new teaching resources or […]
Saturday, June 17, 2023
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Featured June 17, 2023 -Featured Paddling Together: Building Decolonization Practices for Mobility Justice and Sustainable Cities
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Featured June 17, 2023 -Featured STEAMing Ahead: A Science Community Day
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June 17, 2023 -UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market
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June 17, 2023 -Language in Motion – French Yoga
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Paddling Together: Building Decolonization Practices for Mobility Justice and Sustainable Cities
Are you interested in learning about mobility justice, sustainable transportation, and city-building through an anti-racism lens? Join B.E.S.T. (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation) and the UBC Climate Action Mobilizers on June 17th, 2023 in a strategic planning workshop. This workshop is designed to deepen your understanding of traditional Indigenous values, decolonize the way you think about […]
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STEAMing Ahead: A Science Community Day
A day of science for all ages and a chance to meet world-class researchers and innovators, participate in hands-on experiments, and see amazing scientific demonstrations at UBC's Downtown Campus.
UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market
Join us on Saturday, June 3 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 Farmers' Market also features a variety of other […]
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Language in Motion – French Yoga
Take your French language experience to the next level by exploring the connection between heart, body and mind in this all-levels yoga series offered entirely in French for three Saturdays each term. Learn or practice your French vocabulary as it relates to movement, breath and spiritual wellbeing. This series is a perfect add-on to your Extended […]
Sunday, June 18, 2023
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