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Week of Events
Academic Integrity Week
Join us for our fourth annual Academic Integrity Week from October 15-18 2024 as we work to promote academic integrity at UBC and beyond. Academic Integrity Week will feature a range of events such as workshops and presentations aimed at sparking conversation and raising awareness of the importance of academic integrity. Academic Integrity Week coincides with the […]
Free
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UBC Engineering Open House – Online
Discover UBC Engineering through presentations, panel discussions and virtual booths. You’ll learn about: our 14 engineering programs from the UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses, our innovative first year curriculum, degree options, including minors and dual degrees, admissions and so much more!
UBC CPD: Therapeutics Initiative: Bringing Best Evidence to Clinicians
Registration now open Oct. 18–19 (Fri–Sat) | Vancouver, BC | Hybrid Conference Audience: family physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, policy makers, residents, and pharmacy and medical students. Overview: This year's conference takes on a unique format — join us in person on Friday, followed by hybrid sessions on Saturday at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver. […]
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Monday, October 14, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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October 15, 2024 -Introduction to the Unix Shell
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Featured October 15, 2024 -Featured Strategic Plan Refresh: Pop-up Events at UBC Vancouver
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October 15, 2024 -CHSPR Seminar | Can Causal Inference be Enhanced by Leveraging Machine Learning?
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October 15, 2024 -Tuesday Evening Market at the UBC Farm
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October 15, 2024 -Employer on Campus: Metro Vancouver Regional District
Introduction to the Unix Shell
This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. Most of the time we click on things and select options with a cursor through a graphical user interface (GUI). A command line is […]
Free
Strategic Plan Refresh: Pop-up Events at UBC Vancouver
Stop by a pop-up event at the Vancouver campus and share your input on UBC’s 25-year vision. No registration required.
CHSPR Seminar | Can Causal Inference be Enhanced by Leveraging Machine Learning?
Insights from Real-world Health Data Analyses Speaker: Ehsan Karim, UBC School of Population and Public Health This talk will explore the distinct methodological approaches for prediction versus causal questions, highlighting the recent excitement around integrating prediction and machine learning tools into causal inference. We will demonstrate their application using real-world databases to address challenges such […]
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.
Employer on Campus: Metro Vancouver Regional District
You’ve completed a demanding degree. And now you’re ready to start your career in engineering. From the moment you join Metro Vancouver as an Engineer-in-Training, you’ll be contributing meaningful work on diverse, innovative and challenging projects while sharing our vision for delivering services and solutions for a livable region now and into the future. Our […]
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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October 16, 2024 -Climate in the BC Election
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October 16, 2024 -Wednesday Bookstore Market
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October 16, 2024 -Tools for Designing Interactive Courses: H5P
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October 16, 2024 -Academic Integrity Hub & AMS Academic Resources Fair
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October 16, 2024 -Generative AI Studios
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October 16, 2024 -Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the Undergraduate Research Awards (USRA)
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October 16, 2024 -Ask Me Anything: Post-Career Fair
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October 16, 2024 -Climate in the BC Election
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October 16, 2024 -Talking to Strangers: Rhea Tregebov in Conversation with Sheryda Warrener
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October 16, 2024 -Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
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October 16, 2024 -Employer on Campus: RJC Engineers
Climate in the BC Election
https://climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-events/events/climate-bc-election October 16, 2024, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm BC Hydro Theater (CIRS Building - UBC Vancouver) | EME 4218 (UBC Okanagan) Climate is a hot topic in the upcoming provincial election in BC. But where do policy and platforms stand where climate intersects with energy, forestry, housing and other critical issues? Join the Climate […]
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.
Tools for Designing Interactive Courses: H5P
Student engagement is a critical factor known to significantly enhance student learning outcomes. Learning technologies can play an important role in fostering this engagement. H5P, a free and open-source tool, empowers users to create a wide array of interactive elements designed to enrich student engagement within learning management systems like Canvas. Recently launched by UBC, […]
Academic Integrity Hub & AMS Academic Resources Fair
Discover the many resources available to support your academic success and to promote academic integrity at UBC! Come by the AMS Nest (first floor) to connect with representatives from a variety of academic, wellness and advocacy supports and to ask your academic integrity questions. Find the list of expected exhibitors below. This exciting new event […]
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Generative AI Studios
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 presentation […]
Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the Undergraduate Research Awards (USRA)
Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the CIHR/SSHRC/NSERC USRAs USRA = Undergraduate Research Awards (USRA) Registration link: tinyurl.com/usrabkstd Please Note: Students attending will need approved access for the Black Student Space https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/black-student-space Undergraduate Research Awards are opportunities for undergraduate students to consider graduate studies and/or a research career by providing research work experience that complements their […]
Ask Me Anything: Post-Career Fair
Join us for a session to ask any questions post career fair- how to make a connection with an employer you saw? Getting your application ready to apply for an opening you saw and any other questions that you have after connecting with various companies and employers.
Climate in the BC Election
https://climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-events/events/climate-bc-election October 16, 2024, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm BC Hydro Theater (CIRS Building - UBC Vancouver) | EME 4218 (UBC Okanagan) Climate is a hot topic in the upcoming provincial election in BC. But where do policy and platforms stand where climate intersects with energy, forestry, housing and other critical issues? Join the Climate […]
Talking to Strangers: Rhea Tregebov in Conversation with Sheryda Warrener
Green College Special Event Rhea Tregebov, poet and novelist; Creative Writing; with Sheryda Warrener, poet and editor; Creative Writing Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, October 16, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow Rhea Tregebov and Sheryda Warrener will be discussing Tregebov’s latest collection of poetry, Talking to Strangers. The Montreal Review of […]
Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
Join Grapes to Glass – a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series presented by the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Tour the UBC Wine Library – home to 4,000 unique bottles […]
Employer on Campus: RJC Engineers
RJC is a structural engineering firm specializing in Building Science / Restoration and Structural Projects. We are looking to meet 3rd and 4th year Civil Engineering students to chat about co-op and full-time new graduate opportunities. Attending Representative: Tayte Gossling, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Thursday, October 17, 2024
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October 17, 2024 -Ask Us Anything: Academic Integrity
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October 17, 2024 -BIPOC Coffee Hour
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October 17, 2024 -Tax and benefits information for Indigenous peoples
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October 17, 2024 -R Showcase: Statistics Canada Microdata
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October 17, 2024 -Data Bites – Best Practices for File Formatting
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October 17, 2024 -WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In)
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October 17, 2024 -IRP Student Transition and Beyond: Community-wide Town Hall
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October 17, 2024 -Alumni Office Hours with Alex Sangha – Founder of Sher Vancouver, Documentary Film Producer, Social Worker & Counsellor | Finding Purpose: A Journey from Social Worker to Social Justice Filmmaker
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October 17, 2024 -Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
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October 17, 2024 -Employer on Campus: Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
Ask Us Anything: Academic Integrity
Are you an instructor and want to know more about what resources are available to you around academic integrity or how to design courses and learning activities with academic integrity in mind? Are you a student wanting to learn about academic integrity or academic misconduct at UBC Vancouver? Join a team of academic integrity specialists […]
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BIPOC Coffee Hour
The Anthropology Department is happy to host this ongoing opportunity for BIPOC students in Anthropology and other units to make connections and get to know one another. Light refreshments will be provided. The BIPOC coffee hour will be a recurring event, happening the 3rd Thursday each month beginning September 2024. RSVPs required for catering purposes. […]
Tax and benefits information for Indigenous peoples
This webinar will go over the benefits and credit payments that Indigenous people could be eligible for and how to apply for them. Additionally, it will also cover how filing your taxes each year helps to ensure that you keep getting these benefits.
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R Showcase: Statistics Canada Microdata
Information for Participants Statistics Canada releases Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) for the Census and many of its surveys. These de-identified files contain responses at the individual level and are a rich source of data for researchers. This workshop demonstrates how to access, explore, and analyze Statistics Canada microdata using R. We will work with […]
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Data Bites – Best Practices for File Formatting
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for file formatting. Join us to learn more about data formats, data access, and data preservation. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before the event starts.)
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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 […]
IRP Student Transition and Beyond: Community-wide Town Hall
UBC has now fully transitioned to Workday Student - our renewed student information system. On November 30, 2024, IRP Student will come to an end and the IRP Student Completion project will commence. Attend this Virtual Town Hall to: Learn more about what to expect after November 30 Look back on the SIS Transition Find […]
Alumni Office Hours with Alex Sangha – Founder of Sher Vancouver, Documentary Film Producer, Social Worker & Counsellor | Finding Purpose: A Journey from Social Worker to Social Justice Filmmaker
The UBC Career Centre is excited to bring you a virtual mentorship and networking opportunity to connect with UBC alum, Alex Sangha. This event is open to all students and alumni. Please prepare one question for Alex's Office Hour and email it to connie.huang@ubc.ca. You will also be given an opportunity to ask your questions […]
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
CS Distinguished Lectures are free and open to everyone. No registration is required. Location: Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Speaker: Dr. Radhika Nagpal, Princeton University Title: Taming the Swarm In nature, thousands of individuals can cooperate to achieve complex goals from local interactions -- from cells that form complex organisms, to social […]
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Employer on Campus: Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
Imagine your life in Japan with the JET Programme. Find out how you can gain valuable overseas work experience, learn about Japanese culture, and meet people from around the world, while contributing to language education and international understanding. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme offers a minimum, one-year opportunity to experience Japan as an […]
Friday, October 18, 2024
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October 18, 2024 -Coffee Chat 101
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October 18, 2024 -Drivers of Success and Performance in Fisheries Moving Towards MSC Certification
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October 18, 2024 -Allard’s Centre for Law and the Environment Presents: Sustainable Development, International Law, and a Turn to African Legal Cosmologies
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October 18, 2024 -Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks
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Featured October 18, 2024 -Featured Strategic Plan Refresh: Pop-up Events at UBC Vancouver
Coffee Chat 101
Thinking of attending a networking event? Grabbing coffee with someone to learn about their job? Crafting LinkedIn DMs or emails to connect with professionals in your industry? Pop by this open Q&A to ask any questions you have about how to prepare, what to write, or anything else you are curious about! We recommend attending […]
Drivers of Success and Performance in Fisheries Moving Towards MSC Certification
Speaker: Jennifer Rasal is a Senior Data Science Officer, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) With growing concerns about global overfishing, market-based eco-certification programs like the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) can incentivise adoption of sustainable practices. The MSC is an international non-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) which sets a Fisheries Standard for environmentally sustainable fishing. Fishing fleets are […]
Allard’s Centre for Law and the Environment Presents: Sustainable Development, International Law, and a Turn to African Legal Cosmologies
This talk by Godwin Dzah focuses on his pioneering book which analyzes and reimagines the concept of sustainable development in international law from a non-Western legal perspective. Built upon the intersection of law, politics, and history in the context of Africa, its peoples and their experiences, customary law and other legal cosmologies, this ground-breaking study […]
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Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks
In this workshop, participants will dive into the fascinating world of neural networks. Neural networks have emerged as powerful models for solving complex and nonlinear problems. This workshop begins with an introduction to neural networks, covering their architecture, activation functions, and training algorithms. Participants will gain insights into how neural networks can effectively capture and […]
Free
Strategic Plan Refresh: Pop-up Events at UBC Vancouver
Stop by a pop-up event at the Vancouver campus and share your input on UBC’s 25-year vision. No registration required.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
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October 19, 2024 -FREE Indigenous Youth Basketball Clinic
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Featured October 19, 2024 -Featured Saturday Multi-vendor UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
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October 19, 2024 -Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day
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Featured October 19, 2024 -Featured UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival 2024
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October 19, 2024 -StudentStrolls: Guided Tours
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October 19, 2024 -StudentStrolls: Guided Tours
FREE Indigenous Youth Basketball Clinic
MEND Canada will be running a FREE Indigenous Youth Basketball Clinic on October 19, 2024 from 9:00am – 3:00pm, for youth aged 13-18. The event will be focused on engaging Indigenous youth through sport and community, and will feature fun drills and games delivered by BC Basketball and UBC Active Kids. Join us for a […]
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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, […]
Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day
The Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day is an event that is designed for everyone—breast cancer survivors, medical professionals, and those simply interested in learning more about breast reconstruction. The event will include presentations by breast surgeons from the UBC Division of Plastic Surgery, viewings of post-operative outcomes on live models and the chance to interact […]
UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival 2024
UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival is back for our 33rd year celebrating one of BC’s favourite fruits! This family-friendly day out at the garden includes the sale of over 33,000lbs of apples – all listed by variety and grown right here in British Columbia. At the event, you’ll find a myriad of local food vendors, […]
$11
StudentStrolls: Guided Tours
Are you a first-year newcomer student at the University of British Columbia? Join a student-run walkthrough of UBC's campus and discover iconic spots with rich historical and Indigenous significance! Connect with fellow students and get some local tips while exploring UBC’s beautiful campus with us. Prioritizing international students. Registration is first-come, first-served.
Free
StudentStrolls: Guided Tours
Are you a first-year newcomer student at the University of British Columbia? Join a student-run walkthrough of UBC's campus and discover iconic spots with rich historical and Indigenous significance! Connect with fellow students and get some local tips while exploring UBC’s beautiful campus with us. Prioritizing international students. Registration is first-come, first-served.
Free
Sunday, October 20, 2024
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Featured October 20, 2024 -Featured UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival 2024
UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival 2024
UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival is back for our 33rd year celebrating one of BC’s favourite fruits! This family-friendly day out at the garden includes the sale of over 33,000lbs of apples – all listed by variety and grown right here in British Columbia. At the event, you’ll find a myriad of local food vendors, […]
$11
