Learn about the development of the English language from the earliest incarnation of Old English (500-1066), to the contemporary language used by millions of people today. Leslie Arnovick is a professor...

Determine what is appropriate to share on social media, and where and when to share it. Learn to make smart social media decisions. Alfred Hermida is an associate professor of...

The UBC Centennial Emerging Research Workshop on Epigenetics will be held on April 27-29, 2016. This workshop aims to bring together researchers across UBC in this relatively new but...

The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative is pleased to present an evening with world-renown global health expert, Dr. Peter J. Hotez. He is Dean of the National School of Tropical...

On May 3rd & 4th, 2016, the UBC Learning Exchange is organizing a unique conference that will bring together community members, faculty and students to experience, share, and reflect on...

Free event.  Registration is required. For assistance, please contact Sukhi Ghuman at sukhi.ghuman@ubc.ca.  Live event webcast In this keynote address, Annie Murphy Paul refutes the idea that intelligence is...

Free event. Registration is required. For assistance, please contact Sukhi Ghuman at sukhi.ghuman@ubc.ca.  Live event webcast Higher education, both at UBC and more broadly, has changed dramatically over the past...

Explore space on scales larger than galaxies, learn about the evolution of the universe from “the beginning” until now, and ponder what some theories tell us about the long-term...

In 2012, UBC was awarded a $3 million grant to explore the cultural evolutionary origins of religion, the role that religion has played in human cooperation and conflict, and...

The afternoon begins with a celebration of the graduating class of UBC’s new Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program with keynote speaker Elder Larry Grant, followed by a...