Adapting Nav-CARE to support caregivers of people living with dementia: a pilot study

Online virtual event

Nav-CARE is a program that utilizes trained volunteer navigators to support older adults living in the community with life limiting illnesses. An adaptation of Nav-CARE was developed through a modified e-Delphi method and pilot study. The adaptation focuses on supporting caregivers of people living with dementia. This webinar will provide a discussion of the adaptation […]

Starting a Conversation: Disposession of Baha’is in Iran w. Pegah Behroozi Nobar

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This talk explores the historical and ideological particularities of the animosity of the Islamic Republic Regime of Iran against the Baha'is , while emphasizing that the experiences of the Baha'is in Iran are part of the wider struggle for democracy and the full rights of citizenship that all sectors of Iranian society are now engagedi in.

International Student Experiences with Nature and Climate Change: Focus Group

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join a master's study to create story maps about your experience with climate change and the outdoors. Share your story and enjoy some pizza, other food, and good company. Participation involves attending a 2-hour focus group session in ICER (ART 368), using artistic methods (sketch mapping, drawing, creative writing) to tell your story about climate change, […]

Free

International Student Experiences with Nature and Climate Change: Focus Group

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join a master's study to create story maps about your experience with climate change and the outdoors. Share your story and enjoy some pizza, other food, and good company. Participation involves attending a 2-hour focus group session in ICER (ART 368), using artistic methods (sketch mapping, drawing, creative writing) to tell your story about climate change, […]

Free

International Student Experiences with Nature and Climate Change: Focus Group

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join a master's study to create story maps about your experience with climate change and the outdoors. Share your story and enjoy some pizza, other food, and good company. Participation involves attending a 2-hour focus group session in ICER (ART 368), using artistic methods (sketch mapping, drawing, creative writing) to tell your story about climate change, […]

Free

Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: What’s next?

Online virtual event

Join us during CMHA Mental Health Week for a presentation on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will discuss the results of several studies on the mental health of Canadian families and university students during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also raise questions about mental health going forward and cover some […]

Combatting tokenism in research: advancing the science and practice of meaningful engagement

Online virtual event

Research partnerships span diverse research disciplines, identities, locations, and/or contexts with a strong focus on research that serves equity-deserving groups. Despite calls for meaningful engagement in research, concerns about tokenism in research partnerships have been raised. To ensure research is diverse, equitable, inclusive and impactful, research that advances best practices for meaningfully engaging partners throughout […]

Postponed POSTPONED – Research Orientation

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Learn about the many people and resources available to support you in achieving your research goals at UBC Okanagan.

Climate Solutions Research Collective Welcome & Launch

Engineering, Management, and Education Building (EME) 1137 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join the launch of UBC’s new pan-university initiative to connect researchers on climate change solutions.