📣 We invite students and faculty members to our first Data Science Catalyst Program Poster Session on Tuesday, April 28 from 1pm in ESB 5104! Five project teams will showcase their work and share insights from their collaborations ✨ tinyurl.com/3cjyz33u @science.ubc.ca
Sharing an exciting opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students interested in working with real-world data and making a meaningful impact in our society, with prizes to be won! Deadline to apply: April 1, 2026. See below for the details 👇 @science.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca
Dr. Raymond Ng introducing Dr. Lovedeep Gondara to the audience
Dr. Gondara speaking to the audience
Thank you to Dr. Lovedeep Gondara from Vanguard for his insightful talk on AI transparency in the healthcare and finance sectors! Sharing real-world case studies, Dr. Gondara explored how healthcare and finance can learn from one another in building more trustworthy AI systems. 👏
See you next Monday at 5pm for a talk by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D at Vanguard! RSVP in the link below if you haven't had a chance yet! 👇 @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
With one week remaining until the proposal submission deadline on Monday, March 2, we encourage faculty members to participate in our Data Science Catalyst Program, generously supported by the Faculty of Science! 👇 @science.ubc.ca
Turn health data into insights. 📊🩺
UBC Natural Language Processing to Improve Patient Care Micro-Certificate Program Information Session
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Join us for a talk titled "The Importance of Trustworthy AI in Heavily Regulated Domains" by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D at Vanguard - Monday, March 2 at 5pm - ESB 5104. Please RSVP 👉my.cs.ubc.ca/event/2026/03/dsi-talk-i... @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca
Data Science for Social Good Program application deadline is this Saturday, January 31 at 11:45pm (PST) ⏰If you are a UBC student looking for a paid summer opportunity to advance your data science skills with real-world social impact, check out our DSSG 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science...
Now accepting project proposals from PIs in Faculty of Science for our Data Science Catalyst Program. For further info 👉https://dsi.ubc.ca/data-science-catalyst-program Submission deadline is Monday, March 2. We look fwd to receiving projects from all disciplines in the Faculty! @science.ubc.ca
🗓️ Application deadline for the Data Science for Social Good Program is Saturday, January 31 at 11:45pm! Eligible students from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply ☺️For more info: dsi.ubc.ca/data-science...
Patient records and clinical notes hold valuable insights. The UBC Micro-certificate in Natural Language Processing to Improve Patient Care helps healthcare professionals use AI, NLP, and LLMs to turn text into actionable knowledge.
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Join Women In Data Science (WiDS) x Lululemon: Solidarity in Practice—Launching Your Data Science Career!
Connect with women in tech, enjoy mindful movement, IDEA exercises, a fireside chat & win Lululemon swag.
📍KAIS 2020/2030
📆 Jan 15
🕞3:30–5 PM
‼️RSVP by Jan 10 👉 tinyurl.com/yw7dwz8u
Huge thanks to all our collaborators and partners for a great 2025. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright year ahead! 🤩 @science.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @datahealthubc.bsky.social
Learn how to leverage pre-trained language models for automated table extraction from various types of documents for research. Join C2E2 on Jan. 19 for a spotlight session featuring Dr. Raymond Ng: https://ow.ly/UxFS50XHxvy UBC Data Science Institute UBC Data Science & Health Cluster (DASH)
📣Applications for the 2026 Data Science for Social Good Program now open! If you are passionate about leveraging data to create meaningful social impact and meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to apply✨ dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @stat.ubc.ca @science.ubc.ca @arts.ubc.ca
REMINDER: Our “A Glimpse into the Work of a Mathematical Statistician” presentation takes place on Mon, Oct 20 at 11 AM.
If you ever wondered how mathematical statistics is used at Statistics Canada, this presentation is for you!
📍ANGU 254 (2053 Main Mall)
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⏰ Don’t miss the Early Bird rates (ends Oct 15)!
AI & the Future of Medicine
📅 Nov 15–16 | 📍 UBC Vancouver
Day 1: Free
Day 2: $15 (academics) / $150 (industry)
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DSSG Fellows wrapped up their 14-week program with final presentations last week! Throughout the summer, Fellows gained hands-on experience in data science, expanded their knowledge in new domains, and built strong team connections. tinyurl.com/4z2aa4fa Congratulations!! 🎉👏🥳 @science.ubc.ca
🤖💙 Machine Learning & Health: Predict, Diagnose, Innovate for Better Care
📅 Thu, Aug 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | Online
JBCCHR & WHRI for a rapid-fire panel on ML in healthcare — from real-world use cases to ethical, scalable solutions.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2kk45wv3
📢 The UBC AI & Health Network Fellows Program is now accepting applications! $100K to support postdocs in AI & health, incl. a cancer-specific stream. Apply by Sept 8, 2025 at noon. Early career PIs encouraged!
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Discover the power of health data analytics with UBC’s Micro-certificate!
3 online courses + live sessions designed for health pros & researchers.
Funding up to $3,500 via StrongerBC Future Skills Grant.
Join our info session to learn more! 👩🏫
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Our DSSG fellows returned from 2-week visit to University of Hong Kong (HKU), thanks to their generous support! This is the first time collaborating with a university outside North America in our 9-year history of DSSG and we look forward to welcoming HKU team to UBC in August!🤩 @science.ubc.ca
Led by Dr. Raymond Ng and Dr. Anita Palepu, Head of UBC Medicine, UBC’s new AI and Health Network unites top minds and partners to transform care across B.C. and Canada.
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Huge congrats to Data Science for Social Good team from 2019 presenting at Int'l Workshop on Data-Driven Smart Cities workshop held during the IEEE Int'l Conference on Data Engineering in Hong Kong last week! 👏More info: tinyurl.com/5f5aeje4 & tinyurl.com/3yeutume 🥳
Considering a minor? #DataScience may be for you!
Visit datascience.ubc.ca/minor for more information.
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The deadline for Data Science Catalyst Program proposal submission has been extended to Sunday, June 1 at 11pm. Please reach out to us if you have any questions!
We are excited to share that 2025 Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program officially kicked off this week! ✨We are incredibly grateful to @science.ubc.ca, UBC Career Center, and CIFAR for their generous support for making this program possible 🤩 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science...
📣 Join us May 15 @UBC for “AI & Digital Health in Rural Communities” – an interactive event exploring strategies for developing and integrating AI and digital health tools into rural and indigenous health system. Register now. Limited space! #RuralHealth #AIinHealth
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We participated in UBC Sports Day last Friday - what a beautiful, sunny day filled with fun and engaging activities! A huge thank you to UBC HR, UBC Rec, UBC Kinesiology, UBC Wellness Ctr, and all the volunteers for making it happen! 🤩