Grad School Self-Care Strategies for Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
Graduate school can be both an exciting and stressful time for many students. Supporting and caring for one’s health and wellbeing is important to learning and completing your degree, as […]
Beyond the Pressure to Thrive: Teachings from the Medicine Basket
What does it mean to thrive in a world that so often asks us to do more, carry more, and become more? In this year’s Thrive keynote, Coast Salish educator, […]
Men’s Mental Health: with five UBC researchers and practitioners
What shapes men’s mental health? And what can we do to create healthy, supportive communities? As part of Thrive Month and Movember, students, faculty, and staff are invited to join […]
Caring for place and ourselves Amy Charles
How are our relationships with land and water linked to our personal well-being? This discussion delves into eco-anxiety, environmental change, and how our connections to place and community can enhance […]
UBC CCEL Community Grants for Student Projects
UBC CCEL community grants for student projects! Accepting applications November 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027! Up to $10,000 of funding is available per student-led project. We support you in co-designing […]
Climate Change and Older Adults’ Mental Health: A Travelling Photo Exhibition
Join us on October 1 for International Day of Older Persons: We will be launching this travelling exhibition, featuring photographs by older adults in British Columbia exploring how climate change […]
Strong Mind, Supported Spirit: Naturopathic Approaches to Mental Wellness with Dr. Sarah Connors
A strengths-based session focused on building capacity rather than “fixing” symptoms. This webinar explores practical tools for managing anxiety and low mood while reinforcing the importance of connection, self-awareness, and […]
Translating Plant Biodiversity Studies to Impact Health and Medicine
A special lecture by Dr. Bin T. Teh, Director of the Singhealth Duke-NUS Institute of Biodiversity Medicine (BD-MED), titled ‘Translating Plant Biodiversity Studies to Impact Health and Medicine’ will place on […]
An Evening with Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most trusted authorities on addiction, trauma, and childhood development. For more than a decade, he worked as a physician in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, […]
Telling Stories of Nature in Times of Darkness
In this talk, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Ed Yong shares how he became a birder. After becoming burnt out from years of pandemic reporting, Yong turned to birdwatching […]
