Past Events
Educational, Public Lecture
AI Is Here. How Can We Help All the Humans? Answer: Math, With a Twist.
November 9, 2024
University of British Columbia
PIMS welcomes Professor Po-Shen Loh to UBC on November 9th for a FREE talk titled "AI is Here. How Can We Help All the Humans? Answer: Math, With a Twist". Researchers and companies are racing to be the first to create Artificial General Intelligence...
Educational, Workshop
Math Circles
November 4, 2024
SWING 105
Students of grades 5 to 7 are invited to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills at the Math Circle Workshops. This is an enrichment program for students organized by the faculty members of the Department of Mathematics at the...
Educational, Workshop
Math Circles
October 28, 2024
SWING 105
Students of grades 5 to 7 are invited to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills at the Math Circle Workshops. Students of grades 5 to 7 are invited to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills at the Math Circle...
Educational, Summer School
Mathematics - Number Ninjas
July 22–26, 2024
University of British Columbia
Calling all aspiring mathematicians! This math enrichment program invites campers to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills. The goal of this program is to convey the importance of mathematics in the real world and showcase how...
Educational, Summer School
Mathematics - Number Ninjas
July 15–19, 2024
University of British Columbia
Calling all aspiring mathematicians! This math enrichment program invites campers to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills. The goal of this program is to convey the importance of mathematics in the real world and showcase how...
Educational, Summer School
UBC Girls in Data Science Summer Camp
July 8–10, 2024
University of British Columbia
The Department of Statistics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is thrilled to announce our upcoming Girls in Data Science Camp this summer. This is an excellent opportunity for students to explore the world of data science and statistics...
Educational, Public Lecture
Future Proofing Our Children
July 6, 2024
University of British Columbia
As AI advances at shocking speed, what is the future of humanity? How should people develop skills that will still be useful in a world filled with automation? The speaker, Carnegie Mellon math professor Po-Shen Loh, traveled to 100 cities last year...
Educational, Summer School
Mathematics - Number Ninjas
July 2–5, 2024
University of British Columbia
Calling all aspiring mathematicians! This math enrichment program invites campers to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills. The goal of this program is to convey the importance of mathematics in the real world and showcase how...
Educational, Workshop
ELMACON & Math Challengers Question Seminar
May 25, 2024
University of British Columbia
On May 25th, Math Challengers and ELMACON are inviting volunteers to come to UBC for a workshop on creating new problems for these two contests. For over 20 years, these contests have challenged students with creative and innovative questions, aiming...
Educational, Conference
Changing the Culture 2024
May 17, 2024
The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...