Week of Events
Weaving Belonging: Stories from Unceded Territories
UBC Centre for Migration Studies is delighted to invite you to a series of events with artist Aaniya Asrani, focusing on understanding our relationship to belonging on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Workshop – July 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Storytelling Session: The evening will begin with a […]
Using Zotero for Citation Management
Using Zotero for Citation Management
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. During this session, participants will: Learn the best ways to use Zotero to […]
Introduction to Web Mapping with Leaflet
Introduction to Web Mapping with Leaflet
This workshop will first give an introduction to web maps, including the differences between digital maps and web maps, their structure, and how they work. The second part of the […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ESA)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ESA)
With the start of the Summer session, the Indigenous Student Support Team from Enrolment Services will be switching back to online drop-in advising for Indigenous students via Zoom. From 12:00 […]
Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories
Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for directory structure conventions and directory names that will help organize your files in a way that is meaningful to both you and others. Location: ONLINE (A zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before event start.)
Designing Web Maps with Mapbox
Designing Web Maps with Mapbox
This workshop is intended for anyone with a basic understanding of web mapping who wishes to expand their skillset and design more customizable maps. There are 3 main sections: an […]
Tuesday Evening Market at the UBC Farm
Tuesday Evening Market at the UBC Farm
The UBC Farm Tuesday evening market features our farm-fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and seeds. Stop by and pick up some fresh ingredients for dinner! Cash, Interac, Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
UBC Blueberry Fest
UBC Blueberry Fest
Celebrate BC Blueberries! Free Admission Pancake breakfast with Ethical Bean coffee Daily Chef Demo at noon Blueberry baked goods Sample blueberry creations from local businesses, Snow Crest, Plant Veda and more Live band Bulk blueberries from Mandair Farm Follow us @ubcfoodie for more
Preparing excellent fellowship applications
Preparing excellent fellowship applications
Writing grant applications is an important part of research and of your development as researchers. The first opportunity to put together something like a grant application for many graduate students is to apply for fellowships. But, why do these fellowships even exist? How do they relate to my time at UBC and my career? How […]
Wednesday Bookstore Market
Wednesday Bookstore Market
The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm produce.
World Brain Day 2024: Protecting Our Future
World Brain Day 2024: Protecting Our Future
The BC Brain Wellness Program invites you to join our annual celebration of World Brain Day! The World Federation of Neurology has selected the theme "Brain Health and Prevention” for this year, which aligns with our vision and mission at the Brain Wellness Program. Join Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, Cynthia Friesen, and Tara Gaertner as they […]
Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Climate Walk
Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Climate Walk
Join the Move U Crew for this week's free 45-minute Wellbeing Walk & Roll for an opportunity to identify climate impacts and existing assets on campus.
World Brain Day 2024: Protecting Our Future
World Brain Day 2024: Protecting Our Future
The BC Brain Wellness Program invites you to join our annual celebration of World Brain Day! The World Federation of Neurology has selected the theme "Brain Health and Prevention” for this year, which aligns with our vision and mission at the Brain Wellness Program. Join Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, Cynthia Friesen, and Tara Gaertner as they […]
July Climate Conversation
July Climate Conversation
At our next Climate Conversation on July 24th, join Kathy Harrison (Political Science) and Michael Brauer (Medicine) in a discussion on greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry, such as recent disingenuous claims about LNG's emission reduction potential and related calls for restrictions on advertising. Find us in the courtyard behind the Beaty Biodiversity Museum for […]
Generative AI Studios
Generative AI Studios
Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each session is broken into 3 parts. First, a weekly insights […]
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
This workshop focuses on Large Language Models (LLM) to provide participants with a foundational understanding of LLM, their working, and how to fine-tune a pre-trained LLM for your own data. In this workshop, we will use cloud-based platforms, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure that you have a Google Colaboratory […]
Student Loans: Busting myths around a useful tool – for Indigenous students
Student Loans: Busting myths around a useful tool – for Indigenous students
Learn more about government student loans and grants, what benefits they can offer to help you reach your academic goals, and hopefully remove some of the stigma from ‘borrowing money’. Learn how to leverage your student loans to achieve additional financial support (like the UBC Bursary) and understand the repayment process. Open to all UBC […]
BranchingOUT 2024: A Celebration of Plants, Pride and LGBTQ2S+ Community
BranchingOUT 2024: A Celebration of Plants, Pride and LGBTQ2S+ Community
Enjoy an evening at UBC Botanical Garden celebrating the LGBTQ2S+ community, meeting like-minded people curious about nature as a warmup for the Vancouver Pride Festival! Participants will learn from Garden staff on guided tours through the collection, explore the Garden from new heights on the GreenHeart TreeWalk. Light snacks and drinks will be provided, and alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (while supplies last). Entrance to this […]
UBC Blueberry Fest
UBC Blueberry Fest
Celebrate BC Blueberries! Free Admission Pancake breakfast with Ethical Bean coffee Daily Chef Demo at noon Blueberry baked goods Sample blueberry creations from local businesses, Snow Crest, Plant Veda and more Live band Bulk blueberries from Mandair Farm Follow us @ubcfoodie for more
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In)
Online 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 […]
UBC Blueberry Fest
UBC Blueberry Fest
Celebrate BC Blueberries! Free Admission Pancake breakfast with Ethical Bean coffee Daily Chef Demo at noon Blueberry baked goods Sample blueberry creations from local businesses, Snow Crest, Plant Veda and more Live band Bulk blueberries from Mandair Farm Follow us @ubcfoodie for more
Saturday Multi-vendor UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
Saturday Multi-vendor UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
Don’t miss the only multi-vendor farmers’ market in Vancouver located on a working farm! It’s our biggest weekly event on the Farm, bringing in dozens of vendors selling local fruits, vegetables, meats, baked goods, beverages, mushrooms, coffee and food trucks, alcohol, treats, crafts and prepared foods, as well as – of course! – the certified organic, […]