Posted by: becky | January 14, 2013
The UBC Chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honour Society in Psychology, is now accepting applications for the Spring 2013 membership cycle. There are numerous benefits associated with joining UBC’s chapter of Psi Chi, including: – recognition for your outstanding academic performance, as only the top 35% of students qualify for membership. – eligibility for [...]
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Posted by: becky | January 11, 2013
Dr. Peter Danielson has been awarded a financial award through UBC’s 2013 Dean’s Innovation Fund for his project entitled “Auto Canon: Autonomous Interdisciplinary Course Text Generator”. The funds will be used to develop a new curriculum for the Cognitive Systems Program’s COGS 300 course. Congratulations Dr. Danielson!
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Posted by: becky | January 8, 2013
Mobify is a local company based in Gastown focused on responsive web design for mobile and tablet devices. Peter McLachlan, co-founder of the company and UBC alumnus, will be giving a talk to interested students on January 14th, 2013. Date: Monday, January 14th, 2013 Time: 5:30-6:30 PM Location: DMP 110 Title: From idea to reality, the [...]
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Posted by: becky | December 17, 2012
Beginning in 2013S, COGS 402 (Research in Cognitive Systems) will be offered as a 12-week course from May till August. This will replace the 2013W Term 1 section, as COGS 402 officially transitions to being offered only during the summer and second term of each academic year. Note that this will be especially beneficial to [...]
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Posted by: becky | November 28, 2012
Operation Groundswell is a youth-led non-profit organization that takes young adults out of the classroom and into the world for some hands-on learning and meaningful volunteer experience. We’re looking for students who want to backpack with a purpose! If you’re into cultural exchange, fulfilling community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure, be sure to apply before our [...]
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Posted by: becky | November 27, 2012
Ayogo seeks a Psychologist or Behavioural Scientist to ensure that our technology-based health interventions are always informed by the latest research in psychology and persuasive technology. The Designer will coordinate research and also oversee the design and evaluation of web-based and mobile interventions. Requirements: * Knowledge of persuasive technology, including all of the latest research [...]
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Posted by: eric | November 8, 2012
When: 3:30-5:00 pm Where: Rm. 103 UBC LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENT 2613 West Mall Totem Field Studios Details here (http://www.linguistics.ubc.ca/node/824)
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Posted by: eric | November 6, 2012
Speaker: Judea Pearl, UCLA Professor and ACM Turing Award Winner Home page: http://bayes.cs.ucla.edu/jp_home.html Title: The Mathematics of Cause and Effect Date/Time: Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 3:30pm New Location: Earth Sciences Building (2207 Main Mall), Room 1013 Hosts: Nando De Freitas and David Poole Abstract: Recent developments in graphical models and the logic of causation [...]
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Posted by: becky | September 27, 2012
Go Global will be hosting the Go Global Showcase in Irving K. Barber on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 12 noon to 6 pm. Come out and learn more about how you can take advantage of the international opportunities that exist at UBC.
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Posted by: becky | September 19, 2012
The Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics invites all UBC students and faculty to attend the open doors event of the Andrew Wade Visual Analytics Challenge Program on Monday, October 1st, 12:00pm in the Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Center. The Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA) is a joint SFU/UBC initiative to promote Visual Analytics (“the science [...]
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