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    Language Science Talks - Dr. Elena Nicoladis on "When cows and pencils are boys: English speakers’ intuitions about the gender of things"

    1961 E Mall
    Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
    Canada

    November 22, 2022

    Join us at the Dodson Room in The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, from 12:00-1:00 pm for the next Language Sciences Talk featuring Dr. Elena Nicoladis. Dr. Janet Werker, Language Sciences Co-Director, will be moderating this event. 

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  2. abstract writing workshop

    LSURC Abstract Workshop

    Virtual (Zoom)
    Vancouver BC V6T1Z4
    Canada

    November 4, 2022

    Ask questions and get advice on abstract writing with LSURC on Friday, Nov. 4th at 5:00pm PST!

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  3. Policy intersects with almost every academic field. Many research or knowledge products can effect greater change if they are also communicated to non-academic audiences in the policy world. This 90-minute workshop facilitated by Dr. Heidi Tworek and KJ Sharan will introduce participants to strategies of policy communication and communications as an advocacy tool. Topics include the purpose of policy communication, choosing the right format, op-ends, policy briefs, identifying your audiences, writing tips.

    Policy Communication Workshop

    1873 E Mall
    Buchanan Tower 323
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
    Canada

    November 1, 2022

    Director of CSDI, Professor Heidi Tworek and CSDI’s operations and strategy lead KJ Sharan will lead a workshop on the different strategies of policy communication and how to use communication as an advocacy tool. We will discuss how to create and disseminate effective, inclusive, and powerful policy products.

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  6. Two language sciences members sit at a table, discussing research at a recent member event. One of them, a woman with long dark hair, glasses, and a dark-colored long-sleeved shirt, gestures while speaking, while the other, a woman with light-coloured hair pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a dark-coloured short-sleeved shirt, writes down notes on a large flipchart on the table in front of them. Other language sciences members can be seen conversing in the background.

    LangSci Fall 2022 Member Event

    1961 East Mall
    Room 302 - Dodson Room
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
    Canada

    September 27, 2022

    Join us for the Language Sciences Institute's Fall 2022 Member Event!   We will be holding a hybrid event, featuring flash talks by six members on their research.  This event is open to all LangSci members, as well as members of the public. Speakers include:

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  7. Language Technology for Research and Education

    Virtual (Zoom)
    Vancouver BC V6T1Z4
    Canada

    July 15, 2022

    On Friday on July 15th, hosted by the Cantonese Language Program with the Department of Asian Studies, Dr. Joanna Sio and Dr. Luis Morgado from the Asian Studies Department of Palacký University Olomouc at the Czech Republic will be visiting UBC and presenting on "Language Technology for Research and Education“. 

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  10. NIRx fNIRS Workshop

    Douglas T Kenny Building
    Room 4001
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
    Canada

    May 19 - May 20, 2022

    The Ensuring Full Literacy team invites you to attend a 2-day fNIRS Training Workshop with NIRx Medical Technologies, hosted by the Werker and Emberson Labs.

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