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Starting soon! Come on by Koerner Library to see the beautiful research posters, the gorgeous views, yummy charcuterie and bevys, and, as a bonus, MDR.
A line of beautiful posters showcasing graduate student digital and computational research. Pinned onto white felt. View from the showcase room, with still bare trees in the foreground, university buildings, a hint of mountains in the background, and bluesky Charcuterie and bevys Office number plate: MACRODATA REFINEMENT
April 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Arts Graduate Student Showcase on Digital and Computational Scholarship

Friday, April 11 from 2pm - 5pm
UBC Research Commons
5th Floor of Koerner Library

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April 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Call for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Fellows, 2025-2026! We want to give you money to do cutting-edge computational research. Apply by May 1, 2025.

Details here: ccss.arts.ubc.ca/opportunitie...
Call for Fellows Poster, with a black rotary phone in the background, a royal blue color scheme. University of British Columbia Centre for Computational Social Science Call for Fellows, 2025-2026. Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students in the Faculty of Arts. $2,500 - $5,000 stipend. Deadline to apply: May 1, 2025.
March 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Missed the launch of our new report, Municipal Matters? Watch it here! The CSDI team was joined by special guests Amber Bennett (Re.Climate) and Rosalind Donald (American University) to discuss paths forward for local governments facing climate change misinformation.
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Webinar | Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations
YouTube video by Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
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March 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Happening today! Learn a powerful tool to collect and analyze text data.
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Funding opportunity! Canada-based ECRs:

Postdoctoral fellowship program for grants of up to $250,000 USD to support early career researchers in the social sciences and humanities who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem.
Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship -
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March 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Join CCSS, @ubcdisa.bsky.social and the Centre for Migration Studies for a workshop on Analyzing Text Data with Discover Text. Absolutely no coding required - bring your laptop and gain some skills.

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Analyzing Text Data with DiscoverText - Centre for Migration Studies
Learn to analyze text data with DiscoverText in this hands-on workshop—no coding required. March 7, 1–3 PM. Bring your laptop!
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March 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Vancouver and UBC - come out!
ccss-ubc.bsky.social UBC Centre for Computational Social Science @ccss-ubc.bsky.social · Mar 5
Tomorrow! The Public Humanities Noted Scholar Lecture Series hosts @alexhanna.bsky.social and Prof. Beth Coleman to discuss Generative AI, race, and postcolonial computing. In person and on Zoom.

Co-sponsored by us and the Public Humanities Hub.

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The Politics of Freedom: Generative AI, Race as Technology, and Postcolonial Computing Thursday, March 6 / 12:30 - 2:00pm Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd & livestreamed Dr. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and has published widely in top-tier venues across the social sciences, including the journals Mobilization, American Behavioral Scientist, and Big Data & Society, and top-tier computer science conferences such as CSCW, FAcct, and NeurIPS. Dr. Hanna isSenior Fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, and sits on the advisory board for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and the Scholars Council for the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. Dr. Beth Coleman is Associate Professor of Data & Cities at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (UTM) and the Faculty of Information, where she directs the City as Platform lab. Working in the disciplines of Science and Technology Studies, generative aesthetics, and Black poesis, her research focuses on smart technology & machine learning, urban data and civic engagement, and generative arts. Dr. Coleman is the inaugural director of the U of T’s Black Research Network. She is the author of Hello Avatar and multiple articles, including “Race as Technology.” She was a 2021 Google Artists and Machines Intelligence awardee and is a continuing Senior visiting researcher with Google Brain and Responsible AI. The event is co-hosted by the Public Humanities Hub.
March 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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UBC arts grad students: showcase your work! Submit a proposal here 👇
ubcdisa.bsky.social UBC Digital Scholarship in Arts (DiSA) @ubcdisa.bsky.social · Mar 5
📣 Calling all #UBCArts grad students! We are accepting proposals for projects to feature in our upcoming Arts Graduate Student Showcase on Digital and Computational Scholarship. Submit by March 17: disa.arts.ubc.ca/events/event...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Tomorrow! The Public Humanities Noted Scholar Lecture Series hosts @alexhanna.bsky.social and Prof. Beth Coleman to discuss Generative AI, race, and postcolonial computing. In person and on Zoom.

Co-sponsored by us and the Public Humanities Hub.

publichumanities.ubc.ca/events/event...
The Politics of Freedom: Generative AI, Race as Technology, and Postcolonial Computing Thursday, March 6 / 12:30 - 2:00pm Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd & livestreamed Dr. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and has published widely in top-tier venues across the social sciences, including the journals Mobilization, American Behavioral Scientist, and Big Data & Society, and top-tier computer science conferences such as CSCW, FAcct, and NeurIPS. Dr. Hanna isSenior Fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, and sits on the advisory board for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and the Scholars Council for the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. Dr. Beth Coleman is Associate Professor of Data & Cities at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (UTM) and the Faculty of Information, where she directs the City as Platform lab. Working in the disciplines of Science and Technology Studies, generative aesthetics, and Black poesis, her research focuses on smart technology & machine learning, urban data and civic engagement, and generative arts. Dr. Coleman is the inaugural director of the U of T’s Black Research Network. She is the author of Hello Avatar and multiple articles, including “Race as Technology.” She was a 2021 Google Artists and Machines Intelligence awardee and is a continuing Senior visiting researcher with Google Brain and Responsible AI. The event is co-hosted by the Public Humanities Hub.
March 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Join @ccss-ubc.bsky.social and CAIDA caida.ubc.ca on Sept 19, 11 am at UBC Walter C. Koerner Library for "Connecting Minds: Exploring AI & Social Sciences." Lightning talks + networking lunch! Don't miss out—register now! #AI #SocialSciences #UBC #Research #Tech
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August 31, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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University of British Columbia sociology is hiring this year! UBC Vancouver campus invites applications for a tenure-stream assistant professor faculty position in Family Sociology. Our family sociology program is large and vibrant. Vancouver is neat.

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Call for Applications: Assistant Professor in Family Sociology - Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track), with anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.
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July 23, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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CCSS is co-sponsoring an event with UBC’s Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, The Connected Past Research Group, and Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions on network analysis in archaeology and history.

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CCSS Co-sponsored Event - Centre for Computational Social Science
This coming October, researchers from the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at UBC in conjunction with The Connected Past Research Group and the Society for Ancient Mediterr...
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July 28, 2024 at 2:29 AM