Volunteer Opportunity: Let’s Talk Science!
Let’s Talk Science (LTS) is a national, charitable organization, focused on science outreach to support youth development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Let’s Talk Science at UBC strives to engage youth (kindergarten to grade 12) with hands-on/minds-on activities. Take your love of science into the community and join us on Sept. 23rd at […]
People of the Land: Dialogue series with the Mapuche Territorial Alliance
People of the Land: Dialogue series with the Mapuche Territorial Alliance will bring together two Indigenous leaders from the Mapuche Nation –Alberto Curamil and Miguel Melin– with Indigenous activists and scholars from North America to exchange ideas and share experiences about land recuperation, opposition to extractive industries on their traditional territories, customary law, and Indigenous […]
Lecture by Gayatri Gopinath at GRSJ UBC
The Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice would like to draw your attention to an upcoming event that is part of our year-long GRSJ lunchtime Lecture Series. On Tuesday, September 23rd from 12-1pm there will be a lecture by Dr. Gayatri Gopinath titled Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora. She is […]
Candidate Q&A Session: Royal Canadian Legion Professorship in Group Counselling and Trauma
As part of the internal chairs & professorships search process, candidates participate in a Q&A Session with the Faculty of Education community. All are invited to attend and provide feedback. CV’s and Vision Statements of the candidates are available prior to the event on the OGPR website http://www.ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/ga-session-rcl/ Candidate: Dr. Marla Buchanan Date and time: […]
Graduate Research Assistant – UBC
The UBC Learning Exchange (http://learningexchange.ubc.ca/) is seeking a graduate research assistant (GRA) at Masters or PhD level to be the evaluator for a new three-year initiative, Seniors Thrive. Working under the direction of the Learning Exchange Academic Director and an advisory group, the GRA is expected to: Conduct a literature search on research related to […]
Call for Nominations: 2015-2016 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by offering them a significant financial award to assist them during their studies at Canadian universities. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, […]
Applied Science CBEL Assistant – UBC
Position type: Part-time Student Staff Position Pay rate: $26.81/hour Hours per week: 15 Length of Term: April 20, 2016 The APSC CBEL Assistant will work directly with the APSC CBEL Officer, and will liaise with other members of the Centre and APSC as needed. This part-time student staff role will focus primarily on supporting students […]
An Overview of Comprehensive Applications of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS®)
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism presents a lecture by Joan Broto, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Behaviour Consultant and Associate at Semiahmoo Behaviour Analysts, Inc. WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 TIME: 10:30 – 12:00 WHERE: Neville Scarfe 304A The guiding principle of the CABAS® system is that “The student is always right!” This presentation will […]
In Their Own Words: The Experiences of Students with High-Functioning Autism Attending College or University
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism presents a lecture by Rashmeen Nirmal, Ph.D., Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Children’s Hospital. WHEN: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 TIME: 1:30 – 3:00 WHERE: Neville Scarfe 310 With the increasing prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder and, in particular, high-functioning autism (HFA), more students with […]
“Dotted or Horse Spotted”: Adventures in Pragmatics
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism presents a lecture by Joanne Volden, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Alberta. WHEN: Thursday, October 29, 2015 TIME: 10:30 – 12:00 WHERE: Neville Scarfe Room 310 This presentation will describe the research in pragmatics in autism spectrum disorder over the past […]