Science Literacy Week – Please join us!

Science Literacy Week – Please join us!

Get hands-on with UBC science and technology at Science Literacy Week (September 17-23, 2018)! Science Expo Come explore robots, experiments, 3D printers, crafts, the Seed Lending Library, and more. Includes children’s activities and light refreshments. UBC Farm Workshop & Science Expo Get started with a seed saving workshop at UBC Farm (Seed Library members contact […]

Draw for “seedy” gift basket

Draw for “seedy” gift basket

The Seed Lending Library works because borrowers return their seeds at the end of the season. With that in mind, we encourage you to save some seeds from your garden and return them to the UBC Seed Lending Library. *** September seed donors can enter their name in a draw for a seedy gift basket! […]

“And there’s the humour of it” display

The exhibition, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the four humors, will run from June 4 to July 14, 2018 at UBC

Earth Day @ Wesbrook Community Centre

Earth Day @ Wesbrook Community Centre

When: Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Wesbrook Community Centre Lounge, 3335 Webber Lane Join the UBC Seed Lending Library for an Earth Day celebration. “Borrow”  a few seeds to get your garden started, enjoy a storytime performance and family friendly planting activities. Borrow picture books and gardening books from […]

Body Snatching & the Roots of Anatomy

Body Snatching & the Roots of Anatomy

    Body Snatching & the Roots of Anatomy Woodward Library, Memorial Room Sept 18 – Nov 3, 2017   Andreas Vesalius’s great anatomical atlases allowed us to see inside the human body in revolutionary ways. His focus on human anatomy changed the way we practice medicine by encouraging anatomists, physicians, and students to gain […]

NEW! UBC Seed Lending Library located at Woodward and Education Libraries!

Come and borrow seeds from the new UBC Seed Lending Library located at Woodward and Education Libraries! http://guides.library.ubc.ca/seedlendinglibrary The UBC Seed Lending Library allows anyone to “borrow” seeds free of charge, and provides opportunities to learn about gardening, seed saving, and agricultural research and teaching at UBC.

Celebrate Science Literacy Week 2016 Sept 19-25

Celebrate Science Literacy Week 2016 Sept 19-25

      Canada celebrates Science Literacy Week from September 19-25, 2016. Join UBC Library, in partnership with SFU and BCIT and attend one of these free events. Detailed information is available on the Library Guide to Science Literacy Week. No registration is required. All events take place at Woodward Library (2198 Health Science Malls, UBC Vancouver […]

Charles Woodward Memorial Room now open for silent study

Charles Woodward Memorial Room now open for silent study

Woodward Library invites UBC students, staff, faculty and the community to use their newly-reopened Charles Woodward Memorial Room for silent study. The Memorial Room joins other spaces at UBC Library available for group and individual study. A full listing of these spaces offered is available online.         Tapestries with a rich history The room’s […]

Health Information Series Presents: Harnessing the Immune System to Treat Infection, Autoimmune Disorders and Cancer

“Harnessing the Immune System to Treat Infection, Autoimmune Disorders and Cancer” May 27, 2014 6:00-8:00pm at Vancouver Public Library.  For full details, see:  http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/harnessing-the-immune-system-to-treat-infection-autoimmune-disorders-and-cancer/

Upcoming Workshops @ Woodward Library Sept-Oct 2013

Registration: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/85 Or under “Workshops & Events” on the UBC Library Website http://library.ubc.ca Unless otherwise noted all workshops take place in Woodward Library Computer Lab (Room B25)   Introduction to Searching Pubmed Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM Pubmed is a free interface to Medline, which is the premier database for the health sciences. […]