Join us for an interactive design studio exploring new tools for enhancing student learning with Generative AI. This hands-on session will include an introduction to the latest AI tools, a show-and-tell of real-world applications, and opportunities to brainstorm how these tools can support student study plans and time management. In small groups, participants will experiment […]

Jan. 20, 2025 Speaker(s): IBioS Program Coordinator Dr. Conny Scheffler + IBioS Student Ambassador Tatiana Chamorro 12-1 PM in the AERL Building, Room 107 (2202 Main Mall). Register here! Are you feeling overwhelmed with graduate school? Need help to plan your future? Our interactive session guides you through the elements of an Individualized Development Plan […]

The EDI Scholars-in-Residence program is hosting a Disability Justice Book Club across Winter Term 2. The club, led by Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, will explore themes of disability justice, ableism, allyship, and what it means to be disabled in academia. We will read a selection of texts each month before meeting to discuss takeaways. This club […]

In this session with UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, we will share resources to help refine supervision practices for seasoned faculty members. This will include a framework to guide deeper and more meaningful supervisor and graduate student relationships and space for you to reflect on your supervisory practices to date. The session is designed for […]

Grapes to Glass is a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series. You will use your senses as you learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Over the course of these sessions, you will taste over a dozen unique wines and […]

Blue Monday doesn’t have to be so blue! Join us for Dance Away the Blues—two free, instructor-led ballroom dance sessions to lift your spirits and get you moving. Event Highlights: Two locations: Vancouver and New Westminster Beginner-friendly: Perfect for all skill levels Live instruction: Learn fun, easy moves from a professional dance instructor No dancing partner needed: Our dance event […]

We welcome you to attend one of CTLT Indigenous Initiatives’ monthly Virtual Coffee Hours. They are an informal space to connect with consultants on the team and other colleagues across the university. We are always excited to hear about a project you are working on or a new resource you found, peer-to-peer sharing is highly […]

The growth of social media and networked technologies has allowed for new and interactive ways for scholars to circulate their research, expand their scholarly networks, and track their research impact. Understanding how your academic identity and your research outputs (articles, books, patents, conference proceedings, posters, data contributions, videos, blog posts, etc.) are tracked and showcased […]

Learn how countries worldwide are using national action plans to coordinate action towards reducing the burden of sepsis globally, and how we can leverage this progress to improve sepsis care in BC and Canada. This webinar is part of the UBC Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Intercity Rounds, and can be attended in-person […]

Speaker: Amanda Sears, PhD Student, UBC School of Population and Public Health This presentation will critically explore the ethical dimensions of routine pregnancy testing in acute clinical care through the framework of epistemic injustice. Using data from close- and open-ended survey questions, this talk will present the results of a thematic analysis to examine the […]

With the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term as President on January 20, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for an informal conversation with faculty experts who will lead us in a dialogue around: - Executive Orders impacting […]

The University of Pennsylvania's International Master of Public Administration (I-MPA) Program is a one-academic-year, graduate professional program. The I-MPA program educates, equips, and empowers ethical and effective, principled but pragmatic, problem-solving leaders who are dedicated to promoting human well-being locally, nationally, and globally. This program is designed for future leaders who are most likely to […]

Recruiting Session with Hydro One  Hydro One, Ontario's leading electricity transmission and distribution service provider, is powered by a dedicated team of 10,000 employees. We are passionate about energizing the next generation of talent through our extensive co-op program, new grad program, and early talent roles, which offer hundreds of opportunities for individuals from diverse […]

Green College Special Lecture Margaret F. (Meg) Gibson, Renison University College, University of Waterloo; Julia Bullard, School of Information, UBC; Hannah Kia, School of Social Work, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, January 21, 5-6:30 pm Social justice and related terms are notoriously unstable objects of analysis and intervention. Liberal responses to […]

Become a parliamentary guide!   Are you a bilingual student attending a Canadian university?  The Parliamentary Tour Program offers full-time student jobs in the summer season. As a Parliamentary Guide, you will work in the heart of Canadian democracy by leading guided tours, facilitating programming, and welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to Parliament.   Join us […]

One of the major challenges that academic writers encounter is making connections within the text, for example, making comparisons and drawing conclusions. Rather than counting on readers to figure out the meaning of a difficult text, academic writing requires writers to make clear connections between ideas. In this workshop, we introduce a variety of academic […]

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, […]

Become a parliamentary guide!   Are you a bilingual student attending a Canadian university?  The Parliamentary Tour Program offers full-time student jobs in the summer season. As a Parliamentary Guide, you will work in the heart of Canadian democracy by leading guided tours, facilitating programming, and welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to Parliament.   Join us […]

Nick Ainsworth, MD Clinical Fellow, Psychiatry, UBC Major depressive disorder (depression) is a common condition affecting older adults, also called late-life depression (LLD), and can negatively impact overall health, including by increasing the risk for dementia and of poor outcomes from physical health conditions. Older adults whose depression does not respond to initial treatment are […]

Please join us on Wednesday, January 22nd, from 12:00–2:00pm at the Sty-wet-tan Great Hall in the First Nations House of Learning (The Longhouse) for an Indigenous STEM student welcome lunch. This is an opportunity for you to meet other Indigenous students, faculty, and staff; learn more about what supports and resources are available to you in pursuing […]

The EDI Scholars-in-Residence program is hosting a Disability Justice Book Club across Winter Term 2. The club, led by Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, will explore themes of disability justice, ableism, allyship, and what it means to be disabled in academia. We will read a selection of texts each month before meeting to discuss takeaways. This club […]

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 […]

An elegant debut collection that illuminates the contours of un/belonging. Dayo: a Tagalog word referring to someone who exists in a place not their own. A wanderer, migrant worker, exile or simply a stranger. At its core, the poems in Dayo interrogate whether belonging can exist in a society suffused with violence. Here, the poet, […]

Looking to improve your public speaking skills? Join our UBC Staff Toastmasters Meetup! If you’re looking to improve your communications and public speaking skills, boost your confidence, and connect with colleagues across campus, come to our next Toastmasters meeting. We gather every other Thursday from 12:05 to 12:50 pm via Zoom and in-person. Sign up […]

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 […]

Join our GenAI Staff Community of Practice! Are you a UBC staff member from CTLT, LTHub, or involved in the teaching and learning space, such as instructional designers, educational developers, and faculty support. Are you curious about Generative AI or eager to share your experiences with these tools? We invite you to join our monthly […]

The UBC Career Centre is excited to bring you a virtual mentorship and networking opportunity to connect with UBC alum, Isabel Peng. This event is open to all students and alumni. Registration for the event is on CareersOnline here. Please prepare one question for Isabel's Office Hour and email it to connie.huang@ubc.ca. You will also […]

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management is a global investment manager based in Vancouver, Canada. We have been successfully managing quantitative strategies for over two decades and currently manage over $42 billion in quantitative assets. Quantitative investment strategies are at the intersection of finance and technology; investment decisions are made exclusively through the use of […]

Michelle Buchholz has built her practice up to incorporate her own Wet’suwet’en ways of knowing and being and refers to graphic recording as witnessing. She has joined hundreds of gatherings to witness her client’s stories, truths, successes and hardships, most of which being with Indigenous communities. She will share her witnessing methodology and how visuals […]

Learn the best ways to look for work online and in-person, and decide which strategies will help you to access the hidden job market.

Today’s youth makes up a significant portion of the global population yet they hold the least power— institutionally speaking. As climate change threatens the sake of our futures, it is important more than ever to get youth involved in the the climate movement and ocean sciences. By learning ways to encourage, support, and uplift youth […]

In this It Starts With Us session, we will discuss reimagining conflict in medical education, clinical practice, leadership and EDI through restorative justice. The panelists, including leaders, healthcare professionals, faculty, and staff, will explore the potential limitations of retributive justice. and the transformative potential of alternative conflict engagement practices, and how these concepts can be […]

Welcome back to UBC Botanical Garden’s Annual Lunar New Year Market, celebrating the Year of the Snake. All are invited to experience the cultural traditions and connect with the Asian Garden, with something for everyone of all backgrounds to enjoy. Our market will feature over 40 local makers and food trucks. UBC Botanical Garden will also […]