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Am I My Brain?

Join us for a dialogue about the impact of the growth in neurocentric thinking- the worldview that situates the brain as the key organ that provides meaning to our lives. The event begins with a dance performance and will be followed by an interactive conversation between the audience. Admission is free – all that you need to do is bring your brain!

Roundtable on First Round UBC MOOC Offerings

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What Happens On The Bus Doesn’t Stay On The Bus: The Reproduction of Coercion and Rape Culture

Attention throughout Canada has recently focused on undergraduate student chants of “Y.O.U.N.G.”, which has been associated with the perpetuation of rape culture in Canadian society. While few have defended such behaviour, some may wonder why this has become a big deal, especially when such activity has been going on continuously for many years. I will overview a few of the recent events on the UBC campus (and elsewhere), and then say a bit about how research I have done on coercion and social power helps explain some of the problems with these sorts of rituals. At least half of the time for this event will be available for discussion with audience members.

Best Practices for Experiential Teaching – From Field Schools to Service Learning

Experiential teaching describes a broad range of methods that have been employed in professional disciplines for many years. Recent research in pedagogical methods have resulted in a wealth of information on practices that are more and less effective at achieving learning objectives. Join our discussion of the spectrum of approaches that are used and recommendations that have been made for best practices in experiential teaching.

Roots of Healing

Roots of Healing

Medicinal plants workshop, tea tasting, display of images, storytelling.

Competency-Based Curricular Design

Please join us for a presentation on competency-based curricular design, with special guests Dr. Nancy Winslade and Dr. Gurdeep Parhar. Dr. Winslade will focus on assessment while Dr. Parhar will address the challenges of incorporating qualities such as advocacy and empathy into a curriculum that has a strong focus on technical knowledge and ability. All welcome.

MSL/CHiBi Poster Session

The Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) and The Centre for High-Throughput Biology (CHiBi) will be highlighting the interdisciplinary research conducted by our diverse group of world-class researchers and teaching faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and research associates. This Poster Session will provide an overview of the research conducted by many of the 22 groups who make up the MSL and CHiBi. Including research in medical and animal molecular genetics; statistics, genomics and experimental evolution; bioengineering and bioanalytical/process technologies; and plant and forestry molecular genetics.

UBC Jazz Ensemble II

UBC Jazz Ensemble I
Directed by Fred Stride

Wednesday Noon Hours: Julia Nolan (Saxophone) and Jane Hayes (Piano)

Wednesday Noon Hours: Julia Nolan (Saxophone) and Jane Hayes (Piano)

Recent works by Fred Stride, Matthew Emery, Jacquie Leggatt, Colin MacDonald, Dorothy Chang, and Piet Swerts.

Visualizing and Quantifying How Language Is Layered and Ordered In Time

Human language is a complex and sequentially-ordered behavior. This talk presents recurrence quantification as a central tool in understanding the processes that underlie linguistic behavior.