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  1. June 12, 2018

    Animal Care Services will migrate to Canvas on July 1

    VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program

    The University of British Columbia selected Canvas in 2017 as its next learning management system. Canvas will be the officially supported learning management system and will fully replace Connect (Blackboard Learn). Animal Care Services (ACS) will be fully transitioning our training content…

  2. March 12, 2018

    Canadian Bioinformatics Helpdesk Launched

    VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

    Compute Canada has launched the Canadian Bioinformatics Helpdesk.This online community forum is a free service that aims to provide support for the national bioinformatics community with bioinformatics experts from across the country - using its forum, training and education workshops, and…

  3. March 12, 2018

    Summer Work Learn Position - Advanced Research Computing (ARC)

    VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

    Come join our team!  UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is hiring a Student Assistant for the Summer term under the UBC Work Learn Program. Please see Job ID 848993 on the CareersOnline website.  UBC ARC is a joint initiative of the Vice President Research Office…

  4. January 23, 2018

    Genomics projects led by UBC researchers get $101M boost

    VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

    Ten projects being led and co-led by UBC researchers have been awarded $101m through Genome Canada and Genome BC in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, provincial government and project co-funding partners, through the Large Scale Applied Research and the Genomics…

  5. December 22, 2017

    New Training Registration System Now Live

    VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program

    We are pleased to announce that the new Animal Care Services training registration system – ePly and ePayment – is now live. For detailed information about the training course enrollment process, please visit the Animal Care Services Training Frequently Asked Questions webpage. The…

  6. November 27, 2017

    ACS Training: ePayment and Registration Renewal Project Information

    VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program

    To better serve researchers, users, and industry partners, a new process for course enrollment in the Connect online Learning Management System will be implemented. We will: Offer a new course registration process which allows credit card payments. Remove cheques as a payment method. …

  7. October 24, 2017

    CANARIE - funding programs for research software

    VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

    October 24, 2017 11:00AM - 1:00PM Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Dodson Room (Map) Refreshments will be provided REGISTER HERE CANARIE strengthens Canadian leadership in science and technology by delivering digital infrastructure to support world-class research that directly…

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