Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships

The Mackenzie King Open Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) graduate study (master’s or doctoral) in any field, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. The value has lately been $12,000 but is subject to change. 

The Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) graduate study (master’s or doctoral) in the United States or the United Kingdom, of international relations or industrial relations (including the international or industrial relations aspects of law, history, politics and economics).  Four Travelling Scholarships of $13,500 have lately been awarded annually, but the number and value of scholarships are subject to change.

Eligible applicants must be a graduate (holder of a degree) of a Canadian university when tenure of the scholarship begins (September 2023).

Applications must be made to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the applicant’s home university. This is the Canadian university from which the applicant most recently graduated or at which the applicant is currently enrolled.

UBC application deadline: 1 February 2023 at 4:00 pm PT

For more information, including detailed application procedures and eligibility requirements, please see this link: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/mackenzie-king-memorial-scholarships.

Under the supervision of Statistics professors, Statistics students will provide free project-specific data analysis, including a formal written report, as part of their STAT 450 and 550 practicum consulting courses that will run next term. The submission deadline of Dec 15 is only a few weeks away! To apply, send a 1-page project description (see sample) to asda@stat.ubc.ca.  For more information on the courses, please visit the Dept. of Statistics website.

Warm regards,

Kelli 

Kelli Kiyomi Kadokawa (She, Her, Hers)
Graduate Program Support Manager
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Office of the Dean
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 6475
kelli.kadokawa@ubc.ca | www.grad.ubc.ca

Jean Philippe Gervais, Vice president and Economist of Farm Credit Canada will speak to the MFRE Students this Friday, Nov 25 about Economics and Valuation. Everyone is invited!

Economics and Valuations

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM

Location: MCML 160

 

J.P. Gervais is Vice-President and Chief Agricultural Economist at FCC. He has over 20 years of experience analyzing domestic and international agricultural policies and markets, and his insights help guide strategy and monitor risk throughout the corporation. He’s frequently a featured speaker at national and international conferences, addressing global trends and the linkages to agri-food markets. In addition to acting as an FCC spokesperson on economic matters, J.P. provides commentary on the agriculture industry through videos and the FCC Ag Economist blog.

Prior to joining FCC in 2010, J.P. was a professor of agricultural economics at North Carolina State University and Laval University. He also held the Canada Research Chair in Agri-Industries and International Trade at Laval. J.P. is Past-President of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University in 1999

Topics covered during the seminar: the role of FCC and its offerings, the role of an economist at a financial institution, and the type of economic research the ag-econ FCC research group does

 

Many thanks!

Olivier

Olivier Ntwali, MFRE
Academic Program Manager
Master of Food and Resource Economics| Land and Food System
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Macmillan Building – 348A- 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone: 6047718961| olivier.ntwali@ubc.ca| http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry

The Ecosystems and Global Change Group (www.ecosystemchange.com) at Trent University jointly led by Prof Andrew Tanentzap (Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Northern Ecosystems) and Dr Erik Emilson (Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service sector of Natural Resources Canada, https://glfc-wet.github.io) is recruiting up to 5 funded positions for Autumn 2023 at the intersect of ecosystem ecology, microbiology, and geochemistry in northern waters and soils.

Trent postgrad postdoc opportunities

Thank you so much

Andrew

Andrew J Tanentzap

Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Northern Ecosystems Head of Ecosystems and Global Change Group School of the Environment Trent University

** Learn about our work at www.ecosystemchange.com **

** @ecochangegroup on Twitter and Instagram **

Register Now! Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Postbiotics: distinctive features and role in human health Thursday, December 1, 2022 | 12:00 – 13:00 ET CNS invites you to join us for our upcoming webinar “Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Postbiotics: distinctive features and role in human health” taking place Thursday, December 1st, with guest speaker, Dr. Elena M Comelli from the University of Toronto. The gut microbiome has emerged as a dietary target to sustain health. Administration of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics is among the available strategies. This webinar will discuss shared and distinctive mechanisms of action of these -biotics, host responses and substantiated benefits. Featured Speaker: Elena M Comelli, PhD – University of Toronto

Learning Objectives: Understand the qualifications of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics Understand how prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics interact with the intestinal Understand the use of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics in clinical practice. ecosystem and affect host health

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