GradUpdate

In this issue, National Career Symposium, Teaching with Integrity, Writing with Integrity (Fundamentals and Citing), Networking in a hybrid world, Research Ethics Advising, and more.

Registration Open

 

6 Feet Together: Professional Networking in a Hybrid World Online | Wednesday, Oct 19 | 9 am – 12 pm Register Teaching with Integrity: Methods and Strategies for Fostering Academic Integrity in Your Classroom or Laboratory Online | Thursday, Oct 20 | 9 – 11:00 am Register

Special Event

 

Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Online | Oct 25, 26, & 27 | 10 am – 1 pm daily A Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network 3-day event, featuring: The Streetsmart Researcher – Building and leveraging an impactful career narrative from day one Skills for Innovation: Insights from Industry and Intern Skills Surveys Career Storytelling for the Job Search Using Informational Interviews to Boost Your Career Optimizing Power Skills in Interdisciplinary, Diverse & Innovative Academic Networks Know and Show Your Value How the Recruiter’s Eyes Move on Your Resume Planning in grad school: being strategic and intentional Register  Event Program

Seats available

 

Intro to Reproducible Research Tools Join UBC Statistics for this new free webinar for the best practices and tools for creating reproducible workflows for your statistical analyses. Online | Wednesday, Oct 12 | 10 am – 12 pm Register The Inquiring Mind This evidence-based program will address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in an educational setting In person | Thursday, Oct 13 | 9 am – 12:30 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

 

Research Ethics: Drop-In Advising In person | Wednesdays 12 – 3:30 pm | Library Research Commons room 495 Learn more or book a time slot. CCEL Community Grants Virtual Info Session Learn more about the Connect to Community grants for masters students Online | Friday, October 14 | 12 – 1 PM Register

CAREER

 

Employer Info Sessions Island Health | Online | Monday, Oct 17 | 12 – 1 pm Register Metro Vancouver | In person | Tuesday, Oct 18 | 5:30 – 7 pm Register TATA Consultancy Services | In person | Wednesday, Oct 19 | 12 – 1 pm Register BrainStation | In person | Monday, Oct 17 | 12 – 1 pm Register Alumni Office Hours: Western Canada Sales Lead, Danone The Journey of Personal and Professional Growth with one Organization Online | Monday, Oct 17 | 12 – 1 pm Register

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

 

Building back from burnout alumniUBC event | Online | Tuesday, Oct 18 | 12 – 1 pm Register

RESEARCH

 

Visualization with R Online | Thursday, Oct 20 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

TEACHING

 

Inclusive Teaching: An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility Practices For instructors | Online | Friday, Oct 21 | 10:30 am – 12 pm Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Writing with Integrity: Fundamentals for Emerging Scholars In person and online | Tuesday, Oct 18 | 10:30 am – 12 pm Register Writing with Integrity: Citing Like an Insider In-person and online | Wednesday, Oct 19 | 10:30 am – 12 pm Register

Hello!

My name is Jasmin Kern, and I am a senior at MIT and the director of the Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon — the 1st international hackathon focused on cellular agriculture and precision fermentation for the food industry! We are looking for students (undergrad and grad) interested in applying their unique knowledge and skills to revolutionize our food system and build a sustainable future for our planet. All interested students are encouraged to apply regardless of their knowledge of cellular agriculture, as we will provide all necessary education.

Applications close on October 25th, and students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Students have the option to compete in one of two tracks for a $2000 cash prize:

1. Track 1: Build an advertising strategy and scientific communication platform for a novel cultured food product with mentoring from a pioneer in one of the industry’s leading start-ups 

2. Track 2: Create a research proposal and analysis of a potential ingredient, material, or novel technology that can improve the production of a novel cell-cultured or fermented product with mentoring from a leading researcher at one of the industry’s tech start-ups.

The hacking period will take place from January 15 – March 20 (all virtual), and the final event will take place in April. We want to attract as many students from across the US as possible and hope you will forward this event to any mailing lists, departments or other student groups that may be interested in partaking in this event. This is a chance to become immersed in a rapidly growing industry and change the future of food!

Here is our website for more information and application form: https://www.cultivate-tmrw.com/

Cultivate Tomorrow | Cultivate Tomorrow The Cultivate Tomorrow hackathon is the only student-run organization focused solely on cellular agriculture and cell cultured food. Students compete in teams to tackle some of cellular agriculture’s most pressing problems. www.cultivate-tmrw.com

Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon Student Flyer (1)

I attached a brief flier outlining this event for students. Please email me if you have any further questions. Thank you so much for your support, we hope that this event will help bring students together to work on building a better future.

Best,

Jasmin Kern

MIT Chemistry (Class 2023)

LinkedIn

Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon Director

CHANGE TO GRADUATION APPLICATION FOR November 2022

We have a change to this year’s online application deadline for graduation in November 2022.  That is the date your student can apply in the SSC for graduation.

The online application will be open until Friday October 21, 2022.

PLEASE NOTE – This is only for students who are in G+PS administered programs.

Previously we would put up a paper application on our website when the online application closed.  We won’t be doing that this year as the online application has been extended for us.  A student must apply to be eligible for graduation.

If you have any chance of graduating this November, please register!

There is NO penalty if you register and do not graduate, but you cannot graduate if you do NOT apply for graduation. 

OTHER DEADLINES TO KNOW CONCERNING GRADUATION

Friday October 21, 2022

Online Application – as mentioned above last day to apply to graduate for November 2022.

Thesis Submission – last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for November graduation.

Degree Completion Memo – Latest date the program can place on the DCM for the student to be eligible for November 2022 graduation.

 

Friday November 4, 2022

Last Day! – this is your final day to submit any missing requirements to G+PS.  The lists have to be finalized by 4pm on that day.

Wednesday November 16, 2022

Senate – meets and confers the degrees for our students.

Wed November 23 to Friday November 25, 2022

Congregation – UBC graduation ceremonies happen during this time frame.

We will be having a graduation training session for GPO’s closer to the deadlines with details to follow.

Please email me if you have any questions.

ADDITIONAL NOTE

UBC is hosting additional on-campus graduation ceremonies from Monday November 14 to Tuesday November 22, 2022 for those students who graduated in 2020 / 2021.  Graduation during the pandemic years was held online exclusively, so this is a chance for those folks to celebrate on-campus with their families.  If you need further information about these ceremonies please contact Enrolment Services or the Ceremonies team.

Regards,

Rockne Hewko
Academic Support Manager
Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Rd | Vancouver BC | V6T1Z2 Canada
rockne.hewko@ubc.ca | grad.ubc.ca

 

Attention: doctoral students

Note that applicants apply directly to the Trudeau Foundation; departments and UBC do not submit nominations.

Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program offers a three-year leadership program designed to train Engaged Leaders, equipping doctoral candidates with the skills to translate their ideas into action, for the betterment of their communities, Canada, and the world.  At least 12 doctoral Scholars are selected each year and receive generous funding for their studies.

The Foundation welcomes applications from candidates across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, in business schools, public health and law. Candidates’ research must be related to one or more of the Foundation’s four central themes: Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; and, People and their Natural Environment.

• Value: Up to $40,000 stipend plus up to $20,000 research and travel allowance per year for three years
• Application Deadline: 2 December 2022 at 2:00 pm PT (5:00 pm ET)

Reminder: As of the 2020 award competition year, interested applicants apply directly to the Trudeau Foundation to be considered in the national competition; all interested and eligible applicants may apply.
The University of British Columbia no longer nominates a subset of applicants to the national competition (there is no department-level or university-level adjudication).

For further information, such as detailed eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and application procedures, please visit our webpage:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/trudeau-foundation-doctoral-scholarship or
the Trudeau Foundation webpage: https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/become-scholar.

Questions about this scholarship should be directed to the Trudeau Foundation at scholarships@trudeaufoundation.ca.

The CEA is hosting a number of mentoring events this fall, aimed at graduate students on the job market this year or in the coming years.  We hope to have a few focussed panels, Q&A sessions with job market candidates from previous years and those who have served on hiring committees.  We are also planning workshops to help job market candidates perfect their 3-minute “elevator speech” about their research.

Our first meeting will be held on October 12, at 8PM Eastern.  This will be a casual Meet & Greet and information gathering session.  We will provide a short overview of the job market and where to find resources, introduce the mentoring committee and gather information about issues and questions that attendees would like to explore further.

Please forward this registration link to all PhD Students who may be on the market this year or next.

To register as an attendee at the CEA Economics Job Market Mentoring Events, please complete the following form.  Zoom links and information will be sent prior to each event.

https://forms.gle/FRhGJ8dGo2WWLpgX9

CEA/CDEC/CWEC Mentoring for Economics Job Market Candidates 2022/2023 If you are a PhD student at a Canadian university and/or a member of the Canadian Economics Association, we invite you to join us for a number of mentoring events to discuss issues surrounding the economics job market. We are planning a few panels and Q&A sessions on topics related to the academic and non-academic market, as well as workshops to help polish your 3-minute ‘elevator speech.’ Register below to receive information on mentoring events during the 2022/2023 job market. Registrants will receive zoom links and reminders sent to their emails. Our first event will be held on October 12, at 8PM Eastern. This will be a casual Meet & Greet and information gathering session. We will provide a short overview of the job market and where you can find resources, introduce you to the mentoring committee, and gather information from you about issues or questions you would like to explore further. We hope to see you there! forms.gle

Questions may be directed to the co-chairs of the mentoring committee:  Janice Compton (Janice.Compton@umanitoba.ca) or Michelle Alexopoulos  (m.alexopoulos@utoronto.ca)

Thank you.

Janice

Janice Compton

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
515 Fletcher Argue Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3T5V5
(204)474-8471