The minor's website calls the program interdisciplinary and interdepartmental, with a goal of helping students to perform data science tasks in conjunction with their major.
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After a year that involved careful planning and consultations with Indigenous peoples, the faculty of medicine released its report, "Reckoning with the Truth, Working Together for a Better Future."
The Mood Disorders Clinic is currently looking for participants for the Mood and Cognition Study. An undergraduate research assistant on this project discussed the study — and what it can mean for those suffering from a mood disorder.
UBC and the AMS have implemented new policies to help second-year students who have never been to campus or Vancouver find on- or off-campus housing.
During the lecture, Naqvi analyzed the current prejudices and misconceptions about what it means to be an Afghan.
Two UBC professors said they are planning to teach their courses online until the number of COVID-19 cases decrease and additional safety measures are adopted by BC, despite a return to in-person learning.
The fee is not only waived for those individuals who hold citizenship, but also those with a permanent address in Afghanistan.
When asked about the advantages of being a student candidate, Binda said his youth, excitement and dedication were a few positives.
The AMS announcement comes as BC endures its sixth year of its public health emergency due to the overdose crisis. The emergency was declared back in April 2016.
A major concern this election season for students (besides COVID-19) is the scrapping of the Vote on Campus initiative that allowed them to vote at their universities in 2019.
UBC itself has not seen any such public reports since the start of classes, but both the AMS’s Sexual Assault Support Centre and UBC’s Sexual Violence Prevention Office are aware of the risks on campus right now.
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Gallo also said that she would like to improve the involvement of students. She plans on doing so by collecting their opinions through Qualtrics surveys.
As a former student, Prost acknowledged the challenges that students face with housing, and looks forward to improving land use development.
Halfway through the year, AMS VP academic and university affairs Eshana Bhangu has made progress on most of her goals — but some of the outcome of her advocacy has yet to be seen.