Good afternoon.

We invite you to learn more about the M.S. in Sustainability Management program at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies by attending a virtual information session on Thursday, March 28.

Designed for current and aspiring leaders who wish to pursue a career in management at the intersection of business and the environment, the 36-credit M.S. in Sustainability Management program provides intensive coursework, dynamic events, and the chance to tap into a global alumni network of more than 2,000 sustainability professionals from top organizations like Google, Patagonia, and Nike. Learn more about the M.S. in Sustainability Management here.

On March 5, you can see firsthand how students integrate their skills to tackle real-world sustainability challenges at the Integrative Capstone Workshop Midterm Briefings.

Whether you’re an industry professional, an academic, or simply curious about sustainability, this event is open to all.

About the Program

Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sustainability Management program features interdisciplinary training from the world’s premier sustainability academics, researchers, and practitioners. The up-to-the-minute curriculum is created by the world-leading Columbia Climate School and combines the physical dimensions of sustainability with general and financial management, economics, quantitative analysis, and policy so that graduates can thrive in the job market. Students have access to Columbia’s unparalleled resources and network of sustainability professionals, along with its global alumni base. The program is offered as both a full and part-time course of study to accommodate working professionals.

For more program insights, news, and events, please go to our website.

Please share this email with your colleagues and students who may be interested.

Sincerely,
Dr. Steven Cohen
Director, M.S. in Sustainability Management
Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies

My name is Diandra Leslie. I’m a PhD student studying in the Substance Use and Gambling Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Daniel McGrath (https://www.ucalgary.ca/labs/gamblinglab). We are collaborating on a study with Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education at the University of British Columbia (https://www.healthyfamilieslab.com/). If there is a more appropriate person to direct this email to, please forward it to them.

I’m currently working on my dissertation research, which is a study looking at substance use and gambling trends among university students across Canada. I’m sending this email to ask if you can assist me with promoting this study by sending an email to the undergraduate and graduate student listservs for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I’ve drafted the email that I’d like students to receive, and I have two attachments to include with the email that provide more detail about the study. If you are willing to send this email to students, I can send you the draft and attachments in a follow-up email.

The study in question is an online survey that takes about 15 to 25 minutes to complete. All University of British Columbia students are eligible to participate. This study has been reviewed and approved for ethical compliance by the University of Calgary Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (REB22-1540).

Please note that I am ONLY asking for an email to be sent to students. I am NOT asking to be provided with students’ contact information and I am NOT asking for anyone in your department to take on responsibilities related to managing student recruitment or answering questions about the study. If students have any questions, appropriate contact information is provided in the email I’d like students to receive.

Please let me know if you can assist me. Any help with promoting this study would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions for me, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Kind regards,

Diandra Leslie, MSc.
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PhD Student | Psychology Graduate Program
Substance Use and Gambling Lab
Department of Psychology
University of Calgary
https://www.ucalgary.ca/labs/gamblinglab

Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship

The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science at UBC.  The award is valued at $8,000 for one year, but may be extended for a second year.

Note that eligible applicants must “hold a degree from a Canadian university other than the one at which the doctoral studies will be conducted during the tenure of the fellowship” (full eligibility requirements are noted in the webpage linked below).

Application deadline: 4:00 pm PT on March 29, 2024.  Applications are submitted directly by applicants to G+PS.

Further information, including eligibility requirements and complete application procedures, is available on our website at:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/walter-c-sumner-memorial-fellowship.

The contact for this award competition is Joanne Tsui at joanne.tsui@ubc.ca.

Grading and providing feedback can be a challenge for new and experienced TAs. Come learn some strategies for success with the LFS TA Training Program and enjoy lunch, on us! 

Strategies for TA Success: Grading & Feedback

Who: New TAs, experienced TAs, prospective TAs, and any other LFS students who are interested in improving their teaching!

When: Friday, March 8th @ 10:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Michael Smith Laboratories Room 101 

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/gradingandfeedback

Plus, you can count this workshop toward your LFS Advanced TA Skills Certificate as a “Teaching Fundamentals” workshop. For more info on the Certificate: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#forms

 

For the past several months the IOF has been working to develop a “Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellow Program”, which would enable talented early-career researchers from sub-Saharan African universities and research institutes to engage with UBC researchers.

We are now ready to launch! Join us on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 9:00 am PST (5:00 pm GMT for our partners in Ghana) as Dr. William Cheung, professor and IOF Director, Dr. Daniel Pauly, Dr. Rashid Sumaila, and Dr. Denis Aheto, Director of the Center for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, announce the beginning of this program, and the opening for applications from African researchers.

To RSVP for this Zoom meeting: https://oceans.ubc.ca/africaubclaunch/

More information: https://oceans.ubc.ca/applytoafricaubcprogram/

Regards,

Katherine Came (She, Her, Hers)

Communications Manager

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory

Rm. 233, 2202 Main Mall

Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People

604-827-4325

k.came@oceans.ubc.ca

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