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Mindfulness Matters

Speaker: Dr. Ishan Shivanand

Date & Time:  March 27th at 7pm 

Location: Chemical and Biological Engineering Building (CHBE) - Room 101

Talk Description: Embark on a journey to inner peace and mental resilience with "Mindfulness Matters @ UBC" featuring Dr. Ishan Shivanand. You will not only benefit from his expertise, but also enjoy complimentary refreshments, exciting prizes, and interactive games designed to learn, connect, and rejuvenate mind and body in a fun and supportive environment.

Explore strategies for enhancing mental resilience, overcoming anxiety, and finding inner peace in the face of life's challenges. Whether it's navigating career paths, dealing with setbacks, or managing academic stress, this event aims to empower attendees with practical tools for self-care and empowerment.

Dr. Shivanand is a renowned mental health researcher and professor specializing in non-pharmaceutical, non-invasive meditative techniques. His techniques are derived from ancient yogic wisdom and healing sciences of India integrating breathwork, yogic techniques, and cognitive and emotional stimulation to promote holistic wellness.

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2024 BSc Honours Thesis (ENVR/EOSC 449) Presentation - EOAS, UBC

The BSc Honours Thesis Students (ENVR/EOSC 449) will be presenting their Thesis at a (Poster) Presentation in the ESB Atrium on April 3-4 Wednesday to Thursday.

Posters will be up for 3 days, April 2-4

Wednesday, April 3

1) 10:20 AM ELLY THISTLETHWAITE

"Deciphering the Source and Composition of Deep Mantle Heterogeneities with Trace Element Compositions in Hawai'i Volcanoes"

Supervisor: Prof. Dominique Weis

2) 11:00 AM SASHA UBHI

"Building 3D Models of Conodont Distribution from Micro-CT Scans; Implications for Conodont Taphonomy"

Supervisor: Dr. Martyn Golding

3) 11:20 AM JOAQUIN GUTIERREZ DIAZ

"British Columbia's new forest carbon offset program: A comparison"

Supervisors: Prof. Amanda Giang and Prof. Milind Kandlikar

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Thursday, April 4

4) 10:00 AM HELEN KOPYSTECKI

"Stable isotopes in hydrated volcanic glass indicate long-lived high elevations in the central Altiplano"

Supervisor: Prof. Joel Saylor

5) 10:20 AM MUHAMMAD RAFEEZA

"Evaluating Models for Foreland to Hinterland Basin Transition in the Central Andean Plateau using Detrital Zircon Geochronology"

Supervisor: Prof. Joel Saylor 

6) 11:00 AM RYAN LESSARD

"A Paleohydraulic Reconstruction of the Quadra Sands"

Supervisors: Prof. Mitch D'Arcy and Prof. Jason Yeung 

7) 11:20 AM PHILIA ZHANG

"A New Interactive Subduction Zone Web App for an Undergraduate Metamorphic Petrology Course: Impacts on Student Learning"

Supervisors: Prof. Laura Lukes and Prof. Simon Peacock

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8) 2:00 PM AMELIA O'KEEFE

"Relative Amplitude Moment Tensor Inversion Applied to a Cluster of Seismicity near Haida Gwaii"

Supervisor: Prof. Michael Bostock 

9) 2:20 PM JOSHUA DYER

"Divergence and convergence of competitive differences via character displacement"

Supervisor: Prof. Rachel Germain

10) 2:40 PM VICTORIA WINDSOR

"Spatial Scales of Chemical Equilibrium in Serpentinized Ultramafic Rocks"

Supervisor: Prof. Simon Peacock