Navigate the publishing ecosystem in this new workshop!

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See how a TLEF grant has changed the way the UBC Research Commons creates and delivers content

The success of this project was made possible by partnerships with Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Emerging Media Lab (EML), Public Humanities Hub (PHH), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS).

Read the full story here

Open Scholarship in practice: Call for speakers

UBC Library and CTLT are hosting Lightning Talks for graduate students for our annual Open Scholarship in Practice event (November 1 – 5, 2021). 

If you are working on an area of Open Scholarship and are interested in promoting your work, please fill out the form.

 

SFU and UBC team up again to celebrate GIS Day

If you use GIS, you don’t want to miss GIS Day 2021. Better yet, why not share your GIS-related research or project with the SFU and UBC communities. The organizing team is currently seeking presenters for this special event. Submit your proposal here.

Change the way you work with your research data.

The Research Data Management Fall 2021 series continues. Learn about REDCap, sensitive data, Indigenous data, Unix shell, and High-Performance Computing (HPC).

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Containers with Docker demystified

Learn Docker containerization for reproducible Digital Scholarship research.

Introduction to Docker

Tuesday, October 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

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Not sure which tool to use for Citation Management?

In this workshop, we compare tools so you can pick the best one for your research.

Choosing the right citation management tool for your research

Monday, October 4 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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NVivo workshops are back!

Join us for Part 1, 2, or both.

 

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo

Wednesday, September 29 from 4 to 6 p.m.

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NVivo part 2: classification and datasets

Wednesday, October 6 from 4 to 6 p.m.

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Multi-processing in Julia: Part 1

Thursday, October 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Introduction to Voyant

Friday, October 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

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Getting started with Jupyter and other computational notebooks

Thursday, October 7 from 1 to 2 p.m.

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Profits, predators, and prestige: Understanding the modern academic publishing ecosystem

Monday, October 4 from 1 to 2 p.m.

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Creating and managing your academic profile

Thursday, October 7 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Lay Summaries: Going public with your research

Wednesday, October 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Other writing workshops for graduate students

Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.

Book a one-on-one consultation

For subjects such as:

▸ NVivo, R

▸ GitHub, Docker, UNIX

▸ GIS, APIs, OSF

▸ Citation management

+ lots more

Workshop materials

Self-directed learning resources for:

▸ Core skills – such as APIs and GitHub

▸ Data analysis and management

▸ Geographic information systems (GIS)
…just to name a few

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Request to help with LFS 450 TA recruitment

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I am writing you to ask for your help in sharing a position advertisement with graduate students.  I am teaching LFS 450 in Jan, and just learned that I don’t have a TA!

Are you able to share the attached advertisement to grad students and any one else in your network?

Virginia is posting in the TA portal again and suggested I connect with you as well.

LFS 450_TA_Advertisement

Cheers,
Liska

Liska Richer

Manager, SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program

Community Development & Engagement | Campus + Community Planning

Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Cell 604 722 5056

Email: Liska.richer@ubc.ca

Mandatory Annual Check-in

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Friendly reminder 

On Behalf of the LFS Graduate & Postdoctoral Office

To:  LFS Graduate Students

We hope this email finds you well, safe and healthy!

The LFS Graduate & Postdoctoral Office is offering mandatory Annual Check in’s with all research-based students (these check-in’s are also available for all professional program students as well, on a voluntary basis).  These individual zoom meetings will cover several topics including academic progress, funding, and wellbeing.

As access to our office has been restricted due to COVID,  it’s important that you feel supported by us and that you are aware of resources and services available to you, even if some of you still aren’t on campus.

You can book your appointment through Canvas (instructions attached).  The available appointments for October are now posted. Additional appointments will be scheduled as needed.

We hope you will find these meetings valuable.  Please don’t ever hesitate to contact us if you need anything.  We are here to help you.

Sincerely,

Sean, Shelley, Lia and Iris

The LFS Graduate & Postdoctoral Office

 

(newly added links)

Student Health – this link includes an online navigation tool that can help you find the most appropriate resource/service based on your location and symptoms

Getting through Grad School with Grace and Grit Online Support Group – led by Dr. Karen Flood (RPsych) from UBC Counselling Services

Free EDI training….organized by App Sci for students this Wednesday, Sept. 29

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Hello folks, just a heads up that Sheryl Staub-French (AD- Diversity and Equity in Applied Science) has extended an invite to interested undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Science to attend EDI training run by Bakau Consulting (formerly Cicely Blain Consulting).

There is still about 100 spots left on this Wednesday’s session (Sept 29th) on “Fundamentals of Anti-Oppression”. There is also a session in October.

Please forward this on to the students in your units who might be interested.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4qFO6sHzwmZSaq.

Thanks a lot,

Mai

I am now using a larger text size for inclusion and accessibility.

Maï Yasué (Pronunciation)  Ph.D. (She, Her, Hers)

Equity Strategist (Science)

Skylight, Science Centre for Learning and Teaching| Equity & Inclusion Office

​xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Traditional, Ancestral and Unceded Territory

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

British Columbia | Canada

Cell Phone 604 848 4390 | mai.yasue@ubc.ca | https://equity.ubc.ca

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mai_Yasue

Thesis Defense – Human Nutrition – MSc – Svilena Lazarova

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(Human Nutrition)

Svilena Lazarova

“Evaluating the association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk in Canadian adults:
evidence from the Canadian community health survey-nutrition”

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 – 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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Join Zoom Meeting

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wkcumprT4iGNeH8WdCHuPk40kM6LEKwySl

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. B. Stefanska

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. M. Jessri  – Supervisor
Dr. Y. Lamers – Committee member
Dr. N. Ramakutty – Committee member
Dr. J. Sutherland – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. M. Jessri  – Supervisor
Dr. Y. Lamers – Committee member
Dr. J. Sutherland – Committee member
Dr. K. S. Joseph – External