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Archives 4.0: Artificial Intelligence for Trust in Records and Archives

Archives 4.0: Artificial Intelligence for Trust in Records and Archives

Congratulations to Dr. Duranti and Dr. Abdul-Mageed on receiving a $2.5 million 5-year SSHRC Partnership Grant for this project, commonly referred to as “I Trust AI”.

Our Own Labels: LGBT2QIA+ Representation in Catalogue Records

Our Own Labels: LGBT2QIA+ Representation in Catalogue Records

A SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant has been awarded to this project, submitted by Dr. Julia Bullard and Out On The Shelves, a local, independent LGBT2QIA+ library.

Duty to Document

Duty to Document

InterPARES Trust and the Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies invite you to this documentary premiere, followed by an interactive panel and Q&A session.

Re-envisioning the First Nations Curriculum Concentration

Re-envisioning the First Nations Curriculum Concentration

Funded by UBC’s Academic Excellence Funds, this one-year project will focus on reimagining and strengthening the School’s First Nations Curriculum Concentration (FNCC).

Dr. Richard Arias-Hernandez receives Arts Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership

Dr. Richard Arias-Hernandez receives Arts Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership

Eight assistant and associate professors of teaching have received the award, designed to support faculty’s leadership development and advance the Arts’ Strategic Plan.

Social media and the pandemic: What we’re learning from the Twitterverse

Social media and the pandemic: What we’re learning from the Twitterverse

Dr. Abdul-Mageed talks about his recent research project and how the pandemic changed the usual patterns of communication on Twitter.

Expanding access to digital research infrastructure at UBC

Expanding access to digital research infrastructure at UBC

Learn more about UBC ARC Sockeye and how this platform is providing researchers across UBC with the advanced research computing support they need.

Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and Digital World

Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and Digital World

This interdisciplinary research team, including Assistant Professor Dr. Abdul-Mageed, is studying how literacy is changing in a digital, multicultural, and Covid-hit world.

Dr. Heather O’Brien named Leader in Open Learning at UBC

Dr. Heather O’Brien named Leader in Open Learning at UBC

This distinction recognizes UBC faculty and staff members and their efforts to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials.

Dr. Abdul-Mageed receives CFI grants for Deep Learning Research Infrastructure

Dr. Abdul-Mageed receives CFI grants for Deep Learning Research Infrastructure

These CFI funds provide researchers with the highly specialized infrastructure they need to be leaders in their field.