Events
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Apr 9
Design and Innovation Day 2026
2:00pm - 5:00pm | 2350 Health Science Mall, 2332 Main Mall, 2360 East Mall
UBC Engineering students undertake capstone, design, and research projects that offer innovative solutions to real-world problems. Connect with Engineering students through interactive exhibits and hands-on demonstrations at our largest showcase of the year. We invite UBC students, staff, faculty, high school youth, friends, family members, and the community to join us on Thursday, April 9th, 2026, for our annual Design and Innovation Day event to experience world-class design and research projects by senior students in UBC Engineering.
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Apr 17
Kairos Blanket Exercise
10:00pm - 12:00pm | UBC Farm (3461 Ross Drive; University Endowment Lands)
The Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship JEDI team is delighted to host the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, facilitated by Moontide Reconciliation, an official KAIROS team. This event is supported by APSC EDI.I Office. This event is offered as part of the IDEAL and the Cascades of Change: Inclusive Leadership and Respectful Engagement programs. However, this session is open to all members of the UBC community.The Blanket Exercise is an experiential learning opportunity to immerse yourself in 400 years of Canadian colonial history told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. Participants have shared that they found the experience deeply moving, essential to understanding Canadian history and highly recommended.Wear: Appropriate clothing and footwear for an open field, if sunny bring a hat and sunscreen. Shade is limited.
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May 6
Dai Pai Dong with the Dean
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Join us this May at Dai Pai Dong with the Dean, an event rooted in one of Hong Kong's most beloved traditions. Enjoy an evening of signature Dai Pai Dong dishes, drinks and wonderful conversations with fellow Applied Science alumni and friends.Space is limited, so early registration is highly encouraged.
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May 27
Combating anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia: Toward a Model of Pandemic Anti-racism Education in Post-Covid-19 Canada
12:00pm - 2:00pm | 6250 Applied Science Lane
Image Canada is often positioned as a global model of multiculturalism, but what happens when that narrative is disrupted?In this talk, Dr. Shibao Guo will examine how COVID-19 reignited anti-Asian racism and xenophobia, particularly targeting Chinese Canadians. Using critical discourse analysis, this presentation critically analyses incidents against Chinese Canadians who were reported in popular press during the pandemic pertaining to anti-Asian and anti-Chinese racism and xenophobia in multicultural Canada. To combat and eliminate racism, he will propose a framework of pandemic anti-racism education for the purpose of achieving social justice in post-COVID-19 Canada.The event will begin with a presentation, followed by a Q&A session, and conclude with an informal networking period for attendees to connect with Dr. Guo. Refreshments will be provided. This session aims to advance anti-racist awareness and action across campus and is therefore open to all members of the UBC community.Speaker Bio:Dr. Shibao Guo is Professor at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. He is specialized in transnational migration and diaspora studies, internationalization of higher education, international student mobility, and lifelong learning. Dr. Guo has over 250 publications, including books, journal articles, and book chapters. His latest book is: Reimagining Chinese diasporas in a transnational world (Routledge, 2024). He is former president of the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada and Canadian Ethnic Studies Association. Currently he is co-editor of Canadian Ethnic Studies. Since 2023 Dr. Guo has been named among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientist in the Stanford/Elsevier rankings.