Human motion remains a hard puzzle for animators. Help is on the way with DeepLoco, a new machine learning algorithm that helps animated characters learn how to move in realistic environments. It still faceplants a lot, though.
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As stated in the documents, the goal of Ono’s apology will be to “acknowledge the university’s responsibilities and strengthened commitment to collaborative relations with Indigenous people in BC and Canada.”
UBC’s reputation as a sustainable campus was recently recognized with a Sustainability Innovation Award in Facilities Management, awarded by APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities. This marks the second time that UBC has been honoured by APPA.
We had no idea what we were in for, but we continued to train even more than before — I headed out on the water two, sometimes three, times a day. Our dragon boat practices began to have a state of urgency: there was no more dilly-dallying.
In 2011, Warner Brothers approached Schreyer to develop the Kryptonian language for Man of Steel. Her background in reviving and protecting endangered languages made her the perfect candidate to create an imaginary language.
The AMA will give anyone the chance to give Ono their opinion on their issues with campus, ask questions and provide suggestions on what can be improved and what future plans are in the works. Questions have already started pouring in on Reddit.
A large crowd of onlookers assembled at UBC yesterday to witness the extremely rare solar phenomenon, and they’ve uploaded some good pictures of it onto Instagram. Take a look at some of the best shots below.
Their success, as Snowden said, is “because they appeal to a wider audience … they appeal to kids, but also combine the adult nostalgia with entertainment as well as introducing the story to new audiences.”
Announced informally over Twitter last week by a handful of professors, the move marks the final step in Gupta’s transition out of UBC since holding a visiting position at the University of Toronto since October 2015.
Intensive non-heritage Chinese courses (which includes CHIN 134, CHIN 234, CHIN 334 and CHIN 338) are targeted for students with no previous Chinese exposure or knowledge of Cantonese. Starting this September, they will no longer be offered.
Organized by an ad hoc group called Stand Up to Racism Metro Vancouver, the protest featured a carnival band and nearly 20 speakers. Over three hours, they offered different perspectives on the concepts of identity and discrimination.
Professors responded with disgust after poetry prof Stephen Guy-Bray tweeted an image of a note that was slipped under his office door Thursday evening. The student who wrote it says he knows how to end the “campus culture wars.”
“What we want to be spearheading … is trying to set up a collegiate league for triathlon in western Canada or potentially here [on] the west coast, even including some of the US schools,” said Heinkel.
“Opportunities change plans. Job offers introduce new cities. Friends move and jobs stay. The future is flexible. You're not going to ruin anything by not setting anything in stone yet. You still have a year left.”
With an $117.6 million investment, between 15 and 35 researchers are expected to be hired and maintained for seven years. This depends on the number of candidates who are eligible for either $350,000 or $1 million per year.