Faculty of Art
Connecting Minds: Exploring the Intersection of AI and the Social Sciences
DATE: Thu, September 19, 2024 – 11:00 am LOCATION: Walter C. Koerner Library (UBC ID needed for entry), Research Commons’ Presentation Room (548/552), Vancouver Campus DETAILS Join us on September 19th at 11:00am at the Walter C. Koerner Library (UBC ID needed for entry), Research Commons’ Presentation Room (548/552), for “Connecting Minds: Exploring the Intersection […]
CCSS Co-sponsored Event
This coming October, researchers from the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at UBC in conjunction with The Connected Past Research Group and the Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions will host a workshop and conference on the application of network analysis to archaeology and history. This event will bring students, early career, and […]
Register for Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute 2024
Discover the Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute 2024! Immerse yourself in the world of text analysis and data skills with the Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute. Whether you’re an educator looking to enhance your teaching methods or a librarian eager for new insights, TAP Institute provides an extensive array of free courses and webinars relevant […]
Bytes & Bites
Bytes & Bites is a monthly meetup held at the Law Cafe on the first Thursday of each month at noon. It provides an informal gathering for individuals interested in discussing computation and its applications in the human and social sciences. Attendees have the opportunity to engage in conversations about topics such as computational methods, […]
NASA TOPS Opportunity
What is TOPS? In celebration of the Year of Open Science, NASA and the White House have launched the Transform to Open Science training (TOPSt) initiative! With a mission to make science more accessible, transparent, and reproducible, NASA has awarded Don’t Use This Code a grant to train 20,000 researchers and scientists. What is a […]
Call for Graduate Student Fellows
The Centre for Computational Social Science (CCSS) is excited to announce a call for Graduate Student Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. About CCSS: Based in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia, CCSS serves as a vibrant hub for interdisciplinary scholarship. Our focus is on understanding the intersection of data, technology, […]
Querying AI Symposium
Querying AI symposium asks how AI may shape research, society, and democracy On October 27, the symposium Querying AI: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives on AI in Research and Society brought together faculty and students from UBC departments to engage in training and critical discussions. The symposium addressed three broad questions: How can social science and humanities […]
Workshop on Journalism, Disinformation and AI – CSDI
Thank you to the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions for hosting an engaging workshop about journalism, disinformation and artificial intelligence.
CCSS Event | Dr. Zack Almquist
The Department of Sociology and the Centre for Computational Social Science are excited to host Dr. Zack W. Almquist for the Department of Sociology’s 2023-24 Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr. Almquist, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, will present a lecture titled “Big and Small Data for Understanding the Demographics and Health of People Experiencing […]
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