GradUpdate In this issue, Time Management, Interviews, Doctoral Exam Procedure, Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Experience, Writing with Integrity (incl. avoiding plagiarism), Project Management, and more.

Registration now open

 

Time Management (Mitacs Training) Tuesday, Jun 1 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Register Interviews Wednesday, Jun 2 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Register Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Virtual Defence Procedure Wednesday, Jun 2 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM Register Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Experience: Designing Your Grad School Strategy Thursday, Jun 3 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Register Project Management (Mitacs Training) Monday & Tuesday, Jun 7&8 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Must commit to both full days | Registration by lottery, to be drawn Tuesday, Jun 1 @9:00 AM Register

Seats still available

 

Small Talk IQ Wednesday, May 26 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Register Resume and Cover Letter Wednesday, May 26 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Register Writing with Integrity Friday, May 28 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Discuss ethical principles in academic writing including avoiding plagiarism, proper paraphrasing, proper citation, and accurate representation of findings Register

Additional Events and Opportunities

 

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

 

Using Mendeley for Citation Management Thursday, Jun 3 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Institute for Future Legislators Apply by May 30 | Fees apply | various July/Aug dates Learn more Virtual Resume Review Thursday, Jun 3 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more UBC Virtual Job and Volunteer Fair Wednesday, Jun 9 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Featuring 50+ employers who are looking to fill openings for both paid and volunteer positions Register

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Who is in your network? Racial and linguistic diversity impact the perception of different English varieties Wednesday, May 26 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Register

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

NVivo part 2: classification and datasets Monday, May 31 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register Geocoding & Web Mapping with Python Tuesday, Jun 1 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Lay Summaries: Writing Tuesday, Jun 1 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

 

Workshops and events Services Resources

My name is Mahsa Khalili and I am part of Student Services for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network (iGSN) at UBC. The iGSN serves as a platform to connect grad students across various disciplines. We organize academic as well as social events to promote interdisciplinary mingling. We also provide travel awards to well-deserving candidates who choose to apply. You can find more information on our website: http://igsnubc.com/.

For our upcoming social event, we will gather over zoom to make mug cakes and play online games. We would love it if you could promote our event among the graduate students community of your department in an effort to educate more grads about our resources and give them an opportunity to socialize among like-minded peers. This could be a good platform for new grads to make new friends during the COVID-19 restrictions.

We appreciate it if you could please forward the following message.

Best regards,

Mahsa

iGSN Social Team

 

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Hola iGSNers!!!

Summer is coming!!! Hopefully it brings back in-person days as well. As we all wrap up work, iGSN thought it would be a good idea to have a small celebration. Why do we say celebrate??? Because we have survived more than a year of pandemic + grad school.

We welcome you all to join us for a fun night of online socializing by saying CHEERS with mugs full of cake. Yes!!! We will be enjoying the evening by making MUG CAKES followed by some online games.

Bring your friends along to know more about your fellow grad students!!!

When: May 27th, 2021 at 6 PM.

Where: Zoom of course.

Please click HERE to sign up.

If you are already following iGSN on social media. Thank you!!! If not, check out our website (http://igsnubc.com), subscribe to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram to know more about the iGSN.

Over the last year, my efforts have focused on growing my research and testing company Regenerative Waste Labs. We provide product biodegradation and ecotoxicity assessments as well as circular waste management research services to a diverse client base.

We are currently recruiting a Soil and Plant Scientist to join our team. We would appreciate it if you could share the attached job description with students and alumni from your program.

Soil and Plant Scientist Job Description

Feel free to share our contact email  info@regenwastelabs.com

Thanks in advance!

Love-Ese

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Love-Ese Chile, Ph.D
Principal Researcher and Consultant

Grey to Green Sustainable Solutions

Vancouver, BC

604-339-8493

 

Internal Deadline: June 2^nd, 2021
Please let me know about your intention of applying by May 26, 2021

Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarship

As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto offers an $18,000 graduate scholarship for a UBC graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto’s activities in mining.

Eligible research areas are: aluminum metallurgy, electrolysis of molten salts, hydrometallurgy, science of the environment, analytical technologies, modeling and control systems, and data science.

To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled or accepted in a first year Master’s or first or second year Doctoral studies in the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarship is non-renewable and students who received the scholarship in the past are not eligible to apply again.

Application internal deadline: June 2^nd, 2021

Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PST on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Further details, such as application and nomination procedures, are on our webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rio-tinto-graduate-scholarship-program

Kind regards,
Lia Maria

Lia Maria DRAGAN (She, Her, Hers)

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus /Musqueam Traditional Territory
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373
lia.maria@ubc.ca

www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/

I respectfully acknowledge that I work and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations.

Dear all,

Good morning! The LFS operations team will be clearing out all the lockers in the MCML basement as well as in the shower room by the end of the month (May 31^st, 2021). We notice that many lockers still have locks so we are emailing the MCML occupants to ensure we do not cut the lock for students, staff and faculty in the building.

The lockers in the MCML basement are managed by our LFS undergraduate society and do incur a small charge for the rental. I understand that there aren’t any signages in the locker area currently which may lead to the confusion. We’ve asked the LFSUS to ensure clear signage be posted before the fall term starts.

If you are currently using one of the lockers, please email lfs-mcm-ops@lists.ubc.ca and let us know which locker is in use and how we can help to continue the locker usage.

Please note that if no response is received by May 31, 2021, the LFS operations team will cut all the locks and empty contents of the lockers without notice. This is done in preparation for the full return of class in September 2021.

We thank you for your understanding. Thanks.

Cheers,

Imelda Cheung

Imelda Cheung
Education and Research Support Technician
Food, Nutrition and Health Program

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
230D – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 0344
Imelda.Cheung@ubc.ca
https://wiki.ubc.ca/FNH_Teaching_Lab