Year: 2019

New Dept of Geography Graduate Course for Spring 2020

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Good afternoon,

The Department of Geography is excited to announce a new ecology, graduate-level course offered this spring by Dr. Jennifer Williams and we invite students from across campus to register.  We hope you can help us in spreading the word.  Thanks.

Population dynamics in time and space: models, data and application
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 12:30, in Spring 2020 (2019 W2)

Offered as GEOB 507A Section 202: Topics in Geographical Sciences 

Course Description: Underlying much of population ecology are models using different approaches to describe how population dynamics change through time and space. Goals of this course are to 1) assess the role of modeling in answering fundamental questions in population ecology; 2) articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the quantitative approaches presented for modeling population dynamics in time and space; 3) successfully implement mathematical models (in R) to describe population dynamics and spatial spread, and provide a clear interpretation of the results. Course will be a mix of lecture, discussion, hands-on labs in R, and an independent project to analyze your own or someone else’s data. Complementary to Biology 548M (Fundamentals of Population Ecology).

Evaluated on:

–      Participation: 20%
–      4 assignments (build on weekly in-class activities): 30%
–      Project (analysis of your own or someone else’s data) – proposal + small steps showing progress + presentation + short paper: 50%

Weekly readings from: Morris & Doak 2002 (Quantitative Conservation Biology), Ellner, Childs & Rees 2016 (Data-driven Modelling of Structured Populations: A Practical Guide to the Integral Projection Model), Vandermeer & Goldberg 2002 (Population Ecology), Gotelli (Population Ecology) and relevant papers drawn from the literature

For any questions or to see a tentative schedule, email: jennifer.williams@geog.ubc.ca

Thesis Defense – MSc – HUNU

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

MASTER OF SCIENCE

(HUMAN NUTRITION)

 

AMY TAN

“Maternal vitamin B12  status in early pregnancy and its association
with birth outcomes and newborn vitamin B12  status” 

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 at 9:30 am
Room 220 – FNH Building 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE  

Chair:

Dr. J. Black

 Supervisory Committee:

Dr. Y. Lamers – Supervisor

Dr. G. Sinclair – Committee member

Dr. J. Hutcheon – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition

Dr. Y. Lamers – Supervisor

Dr. G. Sinclair – Committee member

Dr. J. Hutcheon – Committee member

Dr. M. Jessri – External

Everyone is welcome

Annual Office Inspection at MacMillan

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Annual Office Inspection at MacMillan JUN 10th – 12th

Hi! The LFS operations team will be knocking on your doors from June 10th to 12th to conduct annual office inspections.
You are not required to attend the inspection; however, we will send out a report to the respective room occupants if any changes need to be made to comply with safety regulations.

Thank you for your cooperation.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email kimberley.dy@alumni.ubc.ca or imelda.cheung@ubc.ca

Sincerely,
Imelda Cheung

Imelda Cheung
Education and Research Support Technician
Food, Nutrition and Health Program

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
230D – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 0344
Imelda.Cheung@ubc.ca
https://wiki.ubc.ca/FNH_Teaching_Lab

What can the MFRE program teach you? – Learn more about the business-based Graduating Projects taking place this year

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What can the MFRE program teach you? – Learn more about the business-based Graduating Projects taking place this year

https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/2019/05/27/what-can-mfre-teach-you-manage-and-market-a-business/news-and-events/news/

What Can MFRE Teach You? – Manage and Market a Business | UBC

mfre.landfood.ubc.ca

During term 3 of the MFRE program, students undertake a Graduating Project in which they apply the concepts and skills they’ve acquired in their courses during term one and two.

Regards,

Shristee

 

Shristee Rahman  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Land and Food Systems | Master of Food and Resource Economics
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
348A-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
shristee.rahman@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca