Day: March 4, 2014

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Funding and Awards

Canadian Student Health Research Forum‏

if anyone believes that s/he is eligible to apply for this award ASAP. Thank you, Basia

The 2014 Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) will be held June 10-12, 2014 in Winnipeg. The aim of the CSHRF is to provide a venue for the networking, research exposure and recognition of Canada’s most promising research trainees in the health sciences.

We expect that we will be invited to nominate our top 5% of PhD students in health sciences for participation in the forum, with a limited number of them receiving approximately $1,000 in the form of a travel award from CIHR. Travel funding is also available from UBC via the Graduate Student Travel Fund: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/graduate-student-travel-fund

Upon receiving the official competition announcement, we expect the following to be the competition details (please note that the Graduate Studies website will not be updated for this competition until we have the official details):

“The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will collect nominations on behalf of UBC to forward to the CSHRF Coordinator. Graduate programs are invited to nominate their top PhD students in health sciences to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Graduate programs may nominate up to 5% of their PhD students in health sciences (for instance, if a program has 40 PhD students in health sciences, it could submit up to 2 nominees). Appropriate selection criteria are to be determined by the graduate programs. Please note that the symposium theme rotates from year to year and should not bias student selection.

Deadlines

Abstracts uploaded to CSHRF website: 15 March, 2014

Graduate program nominations to G+PS: 24 March, 2014

Graduate programs are asked to submit the following by e-mail to graduate.awards@ubc.ca

1. completed nomination form http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/conferences/research_days/media/CIHR_Nomination_Form.pdf

2. one-page abstract for each nominee (abstract guidelines available at:  http://www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days/faqs2.html#abstractguidelines)

Students must also apply to present at the forum (1 April, 2014 deadline): https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSHRF2014National

Further information is available at:

• our website – http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canadian-student-health-research-forum-cshrf-travel-award

• the CSHRF website – http://www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days/

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Department Events Speakers

March 14 Research Seminar by Dr. Hannah Spector

Date:            Friday, March 14th 2014

Venue:         Scarfe Room 1107

Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Title:             Hannah Arendt’s Political Ethics and the Question of Totalitarianism

Speaker:       Dr. Hannah Spector, Pennsylvania State University

Light lunch served at noon in Scarfe 1223.  The Lecture commences at 12:30 pm in Scarfe 1107. 

There is no need to RSVP.

Abstract:

This paper considers the ways in which Hannah Arendt’s writings on totalitarianism acts as a warning sign for current political and miseducational circumstances in the United States. Because the term totalitarianism has been used imprudently (largely in the mass media) to express repressive conditions in so-called models of democracy, this paper seeks to both clarify and raise questions concerning its meaning as a form of nation-state sanctioned power and/or economic-technological force. This analysis draws largely from Arendt’s definition of totalitarianism expressed as an antipolitical phenomenon characterized by terror-ruled ideological indoctrination which destroys both the public realm and private identities. I contend that analyses of twentieth century totalitarianism are significant to today’s unprecedented questions and circumstances germinating in and having significance beyond the United States. I also describe the difficulty of action under extreme conditions. In the last analysis, I deliberate on the site of education as a totalitarian coercion.

Bio:

Hannah Spector is an Assistant Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University, Capital College. She teaches courses in curriculum foundations and social and cultural factors in education. Drawing largely from the writings of Hannah Arendt, her primary research interest involves the interplay between politics, ethics, and education.

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Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

Research Commons Workshops and Events

Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Upcoming Workshops:

Thursday, March 13th, 2pm-4pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4725
Monday March 17th, 12pm-3pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4619
Thursday March 29th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4721


Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/

Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley here.

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

Upcoming Workshops:

Zotero: Thursday March 13th:, 10am-2pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4658
RefWorks: Monday, March 17th, 2pm-4pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4637
Mendeley: Wednesday March 26th, 10am-12:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4638

SPSS

Workshop 1- Basic SPSS

Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.

No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.

Tuesday, March 11th, 1pm-3pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4655

Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management

Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.

Wednesday March 19th, 12pm-2pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4616

Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS

Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!

Wednesday March 26th, 12:00pm-2:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4625

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at research.commons@ubc.ca

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Graduate Program Opportunities Office of Graduate Programs - FoE Speakers

March 13 Education Research and Teacher Practice

Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators Series

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 | Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Where: Neville Scarfe Building, Room 310

Sponsored by the OGPR as part of the Year of Teacher Education.

Join the conversation and become inspired by the amazing research that is taking place in our Faculty of Education. Open to interested graduate students, BEd students, sessionals, and faculty members.

Light refreshments will be served. RSVP

Panelists:

Dr. Jan Hare, Professorship in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education
Dr. Lynn Miller, Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in Counselling Psychology
Dr. Nancy Perry, Professorship in Struggling Youth
Dr. Jordan Tinney, Superintendent of Schools/CEO of Surrey School District

 

Contact: Adriana Briseno-Garzon (adriana.briseno@ubc.ca).

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