Haida Gwaii Institute summer semester cancellation
Dear students, In light of circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the Haida Gwaii Institute has cancelled its semesters this Summer. Please see below for offerings during the 2020W session. The Haida Gwaii Institute (HGI) is a community-based education and research post-secondary institute that develops and delivers transformative education inspired by Haida Gwaii. Sḵ’aadG̱a Gud ad is, a term given […]
Job Posting: MGEM Program Assistant with UBC Forestry // Deadline March 23rd
Job Title: MGEM Assistant Position Classification: Project Assistant POSITION SUMMARY: The Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) program is a 9-month, course-based graduate program within the Faculty of Forestry with curriculum focusing on landscape ecology and geospatial skills. The program has a student cohort of around 30 each year and takes place primarily in […]
Teach-in on the legal foundations of Wet’suwet’en Title and Rights // March 17th
Indigenous students, staff and faculty are invited to the Longhouse on Tuesday, March 17, 10am-noon, for a teach-in on the legal foundations of Wet’suwet’en Title and Rights and the treatment of the Wet’suwet’en land defenders and supporters in the media as a result of recent state actions taken against them. This teach-in is being organized […]
Indigenous Engagement: the Engineer’s Role in Project Design and Delivery in the era of UNDRIP
Indigenous Engagement: the Engineer’s Role in Project Design and Delivery in the era of UNDRIP March 20, 5pm in Kaiser 2020/2030. Event Description In 2019, the BC government passed legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This emphasizes Indigenous peoples’ rights to live in dignity, to maintain […]
Faculty Seminar Series: Resilient and resistant urban forests with Dr. Christina Staudhammer // March 10th
Faculty Seminar Series: March 10 Resilient and resistant urban forests: the role of statistical models in understanding forest structure and response to disturbance Dr. Christina Staudhammer University of Alabama March 10, 12 – 1 pm FSC Caseroom #2916 Abstract Hurricanes can result in extensive damage to urban forests, with uprooted and downed trees as well […]
Grad Photos for Students Graduating in May 2020
If you are planning on graduating this year, this is a reminder to book your appointment with Evangelos Photography to get your grad photo taken for the composite. There are two ways to make an appointment: […]
FUS Executive and General Elections 2020
The Forestry Undergraduate Society (FUS) is holding elections for the upcoming school year 2020-2021. If you are interested, you must sign up on the sheets outside the FUS Lounge (located on the 1st floor of the FSC) and send a blurb about yourself (i.e. your year and program, why you want to run for this […]
Focus groups and interview sessions to address transportation, wellbeing, and community
Want to have a say on your campus? Masters of Community Planning students are collaborating with Campus and Community Planning and the Alma Mater Society through the SEEDS Sustainability Program to run focus groups and interview sessions to address transportation, well-being, and community needs at UBC. These focus groups and interviews provide a fun opportunity […]
Faculty Seminar Series: Engaging Indigenous Communities Regarding Forest Biotechnologies by Dr. Phillip Wilcox // February 13th
Engaging Indigenous Communities Regarding Forest Biotechnologies: Lessons from Aotearoa, (New Zealand) Dr. Phillip Wilcox, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, New Zealand Senior Scientist, Scion Thursday, February 13 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Caseroom #2916 Coffee/tea at the table for the first 30 attendees Phil Wilcox is currently a senior scientist at […]
