In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Speak About Youth Climate Cases, Part 2 – La Rose v Canada

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Centre for Law and the Environment’s four-part series, In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Speak About Leading Youth Climate Cases, covers four leading cases from Canada and the US in which youth are demanding climate accountability and action from their government. Each session in the series will delve into a particular case […]

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Contract Faculty CoP: Pedagogical Practices Together

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Multi-access Welcome to the start of a new term and start of a new year! In this first session of 2024, our Community of Practice will focus on building our strengths and resilience. Please come with some of your own teaching tips and tricks if you can, but you’re very welcome to come to work […]

In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Speak About Youth Climate Cases, Part 1 – Mathur v Ontario

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Centre for Law and the Environment’s four-part series, In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Speak About Leading Youth Climate Cases, covers four leading cases from Canada and the US in which youth are demanding climate accountability and action from their government. Each session in the series will delve into a particular case […]

Free

Contract Faculty End-of-Term Marking Party

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Multi-access The end of term brings many hours of grading final assignments, which can be overwhelming and isolating. Why not come and spend some of your grading hours in the company of your contract faculty colleagues in our last Community of Practice event of 2023? We’ll have a large, light-filled and quiet room, snacks, a […]

in/relation: Supporting New Learners with Indigenous Topics at UBC – Project Launch

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Are you wondering how to support new learners to Indigenous topics? Are you a new learner yourself? Join us on November 23rd for the premiere of  in/relation: Supporting new learners in Indigenous with Indigenous topics at UBC. in/relation is an educational resource for UBC’s teaching and learning community who are interested in exploring Indigenous histories and contexts at UBC […]

Faculty of Medicine Data Management Day 2023

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Connect with colleagues, learn about cutting edge Faculty of Medicine research projects and the technologies supporting them at the inaugural UBC Medicine Data Management Day in-person or online on Tuesday, November 21. Presented by the Faculty of Medicine Digital Solutions Data Management Team, Faculty of Medicine researchers will share how they use Data Management team-supported […]

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Studio Session: Decoding Generative AI and Assignment Design Strategies

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of the Teaching and Learning with GenAI Symposium. In this 1.5-hour studio, join faculty experts in the field of Generative AI for an interactive exploration of these innovative models and their transformative role in higher education. Designed as a hands-on experience, this studio provides a collaborative setting where you can craft an […]

Physical environmental evaluation of a care village in Comox, British Columbia: Pre-relocation findings.

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Habib Chaudhury, PhD, FGSA Scientist, Advancing Health Professor, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University Ziyang Zhang Ph.D. Candidate in Gerontology at Simon Fraser University This talk will look at the physical environment in the existing traditional care home and planned post-relocation evaluation in the new village-model based home. In the current facility, design challenges and […]

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Critical Data Studies Meets Data Governance

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Please register for in-person or virtual attendance. Dr Tracey Lauriault, Associate Professor of Critical Media and Big Data at the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication, will speak in-person. This lecture will introduce the field of critical data studies (CDS) and will argue that data governance as a practice ought to be informed by […]

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Critical Data Studies Meets Data Governance

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tracey Lauriault, Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication This lecture will introduce the field of critical data studies (CDS) and will argue that data governance as a practice ought to be informed by CDS theoretical approaches such as social and technological assemblages, dynamic nominalism and technological citizenship. The lecture will provide illustrative examples from […]

2023 Vancouver Gairdner National Symposium

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Vancouver Gairdner High School & National Symposium is held each fall to give students, teachers, and the academic community the opportunity to hear from two Gairdner award-winning scientists and learn about the BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities. Hosted by Drs. Michael Hayden & Bruce Verchere, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, this inspiring public […]

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Advanced Models and Solutions for Mitigating the Impact of Ship Noise on Marine Mammals

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In the scientific community, it is now well recognized that anthropogenic noise poses serious threats to marine mammals. The main noise sources come from large commercial vessels such as cargo ships, tankers, cruise ships and ferries to small-size watercrafts such as motorized boats, fishing vessels and tugboats. Propeller cavitation, hull vibration and onboard machinery are […]