GradUpdate

In this issue, Intro to Predictive Performance Assessment (stats), What’s Holding You Back? Getting Beyond Procrastination & Perfectionism (Keynote), Fireside Author Chat (Deliberate Doctorate), Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision, and more.

Registration open

Introduction to Predictive Performance Assessment
Online | Friday, Oct 20 | 10 am – 12 pm

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Special Event

National Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Online | Tuesday – Thursday, Oct 24 – 26 | 10 am – 1 pm PST
4th annual Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network event
Free, through UBC’s Sponsorship| Sessions include:

• What’s Holding You Back? Getting Beyond Procrastination & Perfectionism, by Alex Abdel-Malek, MSW, RCC (Keynote)
• Exploring Career & Professional Development Opportunities During Your Graduate Degree and Postdoc
• Networking Strategies for Events and Conferences
• Planning Your Postdoc
• “Who am I?”: Claiming Your Professional Identity
• Negotiating a Faculty Position: A Conversation with Reinhart Reithmeier by Reinhart Reithmeier
• Making the Most of Your Non-Thesis/Course-Based Master’s Degree
• Learning about the Employment Sector to Boost Career Exploration
• Yes, Just Apply. You Are Marketable!
• Interview STAR!

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Seats available

Introduction to Machine Learning
This webinar will introduce basic concepts behind the machine learning algorithms, their difference from statistical methods and the most common type of problems that can be tackled with machine learning algorithms.
Online | Friday, Oct 13 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC

The Deliberate Doctorate: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Leela Viswanathan
Join author Dr. Viswanathan in a discussion of her new book, The Deliberate Doctorate: a values-focused journey to your PhD, to learn how the activities in the book can help in your PhD journey
In person | Thursday, Oct 19 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Online | Monday, Oct 16 | 4:30 – 6 pm Register

CAREER

Employer Info Session
In person | CCI Inc | Monday, Oct 16 12:15 – 1:15 pm
In-person | RBC | Tuesday, Oct 17 12:30- 2 pm or 5:30- 7 pm
In person | Institute of International Education | Thursday, Oct 19 | Learn about fully funded master’s & PhD programs in Artificial Intelligence 12 – 1 pm

RESEARCH

Introduction to Machine Learning: Classification and Clustering
Online | Tuesday, Oct 17 | 12 – 2 pm | lectures and hands-on exercises using cloud-based platforms Register

Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories
Online | Wednesday, Oct 18 | 1 – 1:30 pm Register

Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks
Online | Wednesday, Oct 18 | 2 – 3:30 pm Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision
Hybrid | Wednesday, Oct 18 | 10 – 11:30 am Register