This message is sent on behalf of the student committee of Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). Due to the Corvid-19 situation, the annual meeting for CSHS will be held online this year, exclusively for graduate students.

CSHS Conference Poster- English

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network (iGSN) is a graduate student-led group dedicated to fostering the interdisciplinary experience at UBC. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge-sharing between graduate students from different disciplines and departments.

The iGSN is looking for graduate students at UBC to join our executive committee! We are looking to fill the positions of:

• Assistant VP Social
• Assistant VP Student Services (Sports)
• Assistant VP Finance
• Assistant VP Academics
• Assistant VP Communications
• Assistant VP Social Media and Marketing

Assistant Vice-Presidents (VP) support the duties performed by executives. This provides a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the graduate student community, learn about the iGSN, and prepare for more executive responsibilities in the future.

For more information regarding the roles and open positions, please contact us via email: igsn.news@gmail.com

Thank you!

The iGSN Executive Committee

The MFRE has just published a new post regarding MFRE Graduating Projects contributing to the efforts addressing the pandemic of COVID-19. Two of our students are doing research in order to understand and control the situation better.

Please share as your see appropriate!

CONTRIBUTING TO MITIGATE THE PANDEMIC THROUGH GRADUATING PROJECTS

This summer, MFRE students are contributing to mitigate the current global pandemic by performing research on COVID-19 related topics for their Graduating Project.

Thank you!

Best,
Paulina Gonzalez Miranda  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| Musqueam Traditional Territory

paulina.gonzalez@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

GradUpdate In this issue, webinars on lay summaries, introduction to Docker, LinkedIn, and more!

Seats still available

 

Academic CV Tuesday, June 23 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM or 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Additional Events and Opportunities

 

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

 

Lay Summaries: Writing Tuesday, June 30 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more Introduction to Docker Tuesday, June 30 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Feeling Stuck or Unsure Thursday, July 2 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Learn more LinkedIn Friday, July 3 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Learn more Career Coaching Opportunity, Book an appointment Postdoc Opportunity – UBC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Learn more Mitacs research and innovation opportunities, Learn more CYD Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research (Switzerland) 2nd call for proposals is now open, Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Why local Indigenous voices are essential to global forest commitments Thursday, June 25 | 09:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more Leadership and Representation: Connecting with communities and amplifying voices Thursday, June 25 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM Learn more Volunteer for the Science Communication Podcast Learn more