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Privacy in the age of AI

How much should artificial intelligence be allowed to influence consumer behaviour?

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UBC Saturday Farmers' Market now open for season

UBC Saturday Farmers’ Market now open for season

UBC Farm hosts multiple vendors, food trucks and more

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UBC Pride Connect reception brings together faculty, staff

Annual event aims to build, sustain 2SLGBTQIA+ networks

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IBPOC STEM Network hosts summer socials

Events build community for IBPOC women and gender-diverse people

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Donneil McNab, Faculty of Medicine Black Student Initiatives Manager

Campus, Teaching and Learning

Faculty of Medicine launches new admissions pathway for Black medical students

Pathway will help address the underrepresentation of Black physicians in BC

Doctoral student Jessica Schaub looking at a tank of jellyfish

Community, People, Research

This scientist is taking an international jellyfish tour to explore mucus and medusae

A doctoral student in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Jessica Schaub will explore jellyfish blooms

A photograph of Vancouver taken from a helicopter above the Stanley Park area. It shows West Georgia Street, with False Creek and Science World at the end, and East Vancouver in the background

The ideal city?

There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has shown the world an admirable model

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Community, Research

Black people in US more likely to face coercion, unconsented procedures during birth

Pregnant people of other minoritized racial identities also experience more pressure from providers

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What is the metaverse?

If you don’t understand the concept, this primer will help

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UBC experts call for proactive approach to prepare for more extreme wildfires

Frequency, intensity and burned area have increased due to climate change