Add to Calendar 2026-02-28T08:00:00 2026-02-28T18:00:00 48th Physics Olympics Event Information: UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy is proud to present the 48th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 on UBC-V campus. This multi-event competition will host 84 teams of students from high schools around the province in an energetic, intellectual and hands-on building and testing challenge, showcasing creative physics and engineering talents! Competition Highlights Competition participants will engage in teams across six events: Two pre-build events Two mystery labs  One Fermi questions event (order-of-magnitude questions) Quizzics!, a physics game-show-style event The team with the highest overall score receives a trophy for their school, as well as other awards. Up to five students from a team can participate in any given event, and different students from a team can participate in different events. As such, teams may have between 1 and 30 students. For students and their teachers & coaches, this is the greatest amount of competitive physics fun and games in one event in the country!  We wish all participating teams the best of luck! See you all at the competition! Event Location: UBC-V campus

Add to Calendar 2026-03-03T11:00:00 2026-03-03T12:00:00 PHAS Tuesday Tea! Event Information: Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA! This is a super friendly physics community tea event. We hope you join us! This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats. We welcome all new summer students, new grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues, catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.  Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200

Add to Calendar 2026-03-05T17:30:00 2026-03-05T18:30:00 Screening Saves Lives Event Information: The UBC Medical Imaging Club invited you to Screening Saves Lives, a free in-person event with Dr. Leipsic, Head of the Department of Radiology at UBC and faculty in Radiology and Cardiology. This presentation will review why routine image screening matters and explore current BC screening programs, including for breast, cervix, colon and lung cancer. Food will be provided for free, and all students are welcome to attend regardless of club membership. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Leipsic, an internationally recognized leader in cardiac imaging with over 800 peer-reviewed publications. We will also be hosting a radiology-themed Kahoot to encourage interaction across different majors.   Event Location: AMS [room location TBD and will be updated here before the event]

Add to Calendar 2026-03-09T12:30:00 2026-03-09T13:50:00 The Climate Brink: On the Brink of Disaster and the Brink of Salvation Event Information: The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate    Abstract: While the physics of climate change is well-established, the complexity of its impact on human systems remains our greatest uncertainty. During this talk, the speaker will examine the tension between climate reality and the political power of fossil fuel interests, concluding with a look at how this friction manifests in the public debate over science—including current efforts to challenge the EPA’s endangerment finding. Ultimately, the "brink" we stand on is less about scientific capability and more about the political will to act on what we already know.  Bio: Professor Andrew Dessler (Texas A&M), is a climate scientist studying both the science and politics of climate change. He is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and director of Texas A&M’s Texas Center for Climate Studies. His scientific research revolves around climate feedbacks, in particular how water vapor and clouds act to amplify warming from the carbon dioxide that humans emit.  He is also interested in the intersection of climate change and human society, with the goal of helping us better cope with the impacts of climate change.   He co-authored the book The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate which is now in its second edition and authored the textbook Introduction to Modern Climate Change which is now in its third edition. He has written op-eds and has communicated on climate change and government policy to diverse audiences through multiple forms of media. Notably, he helped lead and coordinate a 434-page rebuttal of the July 2025 US Department of Energy’s report A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the US Climate in August 2025.  Event Location: Buchanan A | Room 104 | Livestream Option

Add to Calendar 2026-03-10T11:00:00 2026-03-10T12:00:00 PHAS Tuesday Tea! Event Information: Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA! This is a super friendly physics community tea event. We hope you join us! This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats. We welcome all new summer students, new grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues, catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.  Event Location: in the atrium outside of HENN 200

Add to Calendar 2026-03-10T19:00:00 2026-03-10T20:00:00 Intro to AI in Medical Imaging Event Information: The UBC Medical Imaging Club invites you to "Intro to AI in Medical Imaging", a free online event featuring post-doctoral radiology fellows about how artificial intelligence is being used in medical imaging to support screening, diagnosis, and clinical decision-making. All students are welcome to attend regardless of club membership.  Event Location: Zoom

Add to Calendar 2026-03-17T11:00:00 2026-03-17T12:00:00 PHAS Tuesday Tea! Event Information: Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA! This is a super friendly physics community tea event. We hope you join us! This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats. We welcome all new summer students, new grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues, catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.  Event Location: in the atrium outside of HENN 200

Add to Calendar 2026-03-24T11:00:00 2026-03-24T12:00:00 PHAS Tuesday Tea! Event Information: Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA! This is a super friendly physics community tea event. We hope you join us! This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats. We welcome all new summer students, new grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues, catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.  Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200

Add to Calendar 2026-03-31T11:00:00 2026-03-31T12:00:00 PHAS Tuesday Tea! Event Information: Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA! This is a super friendly physics community tea event. We hope you join us! This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats. We welcome all new summer students, new grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues, catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.  Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200