Are you enthusiastic about UBC, the experiences you’ve had, and the wonderful connections you’ve made? We’re looking for current UBC graduate students who are interested in sharing their experiences as graduate students, helping prospective students make the right decision, and welcoming newly admitted students on their #UBCGradJourney. Join our amazing team of graduate student ambassadors and build your leadership and communication skills. Learn more about program and application details and meet our current ambassadors.

  Application deadline: February 26

 

Thanks,

Diana Canals
Senior Recruitment Ambassador
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
graduate.outreach@ubc.ca

This is a reminder about the ongoing teaching and research seminars plus graduate student roundtables for the Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation position. Please register for the seminars using the links below. The seminars are recorded and more information can be found here: https://biodiversity.ubc.ca/ibios

Coming up: Dr. Yuta J. Masuda, Senior Sustainable Development and Behavior Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, Global Science

 

Research Seminar: Warming from tropical deforestation adversely impacts human health and well-being
February 18, 9:00-10:30am
Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L7dTFlIaQxuORaKSF7Zs_A    

Teaching Seminar: Using Instrumental Variables for Causal Inference
February 19, 9:30-11:00am
Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MqcuqppzgjHNerJw2LvtBqeECh79DCyygQ   

Grad Student Roundtable
Open to graduate students from Biodiversity Research Centre, IRES, and Land and Food Systems
February 19, 2:00-2:45pm
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69006164065?pwd=L2djWkY5WFlSRHU1NzNHbFBtL0ZFQT09

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science (Applied Animal Biology – AABI)

Maria Chen

“Employee management and animal care: ethnographies of 2 large-scale dairy farms in China”

9:30 AM on Monday, March 8, 2021

Virtually

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/2308874363?pwd=M1dhSkh0Ny9yYlkrSmFJNlBKUWJrUT09

Meeting ID: 230 887 4363

Passcode: 278317

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. A. Protopopova

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. D. Weary – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. S. Magliocco  – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. D. Weary – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. S. Magliocco  – Committee member
Dr. S. Cox – External

GradUpdate In this issue, 3MT Open Heats, Writing Abstracts, Using RefWorks, Jobs and Volunteer Expo, Black UBC current student and alumni career and panel events, and more.

Registration now open

 

Three Minute Thesis Open Heats For all disciplines | Share your research with the broader academic community Tuesday, Feb 23 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM or Wednesday, Feb 24 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Register Join as an audience member, vote for People’s Choice Watch Feb 23 Watch Feb 24

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 RefWorks for Citation Management Thursday, Feb 25 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more Systematic & Scoping Review Workshop Series: Tools, Screening Criteria, and Appraisal ONLINE Thursday, Feb 25 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more Panel: Black Experiences in Graduate Education Thursday, Feb 25 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Employer Virtual Information Session: RBC Royal Bank of Canada Thursday, Feb 25 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more 4 Things to consider if you want to start a business or be a freelancer A Beyond Prof event | Friday, Feb 26 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more West Coast Virtual Fair – Jobs and Volunteer Expo 80+ Employers | Tuesday & Wednesday, Mar 2&3 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

The Phil Lind Initiative Anne Applebaum | part of The Anti-Democratic Turn series Thursday, Feb 25 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM – Panel Discussion Learn more Community Connection Series: Career Conversations with Black UBC Alumni Thursday, Feb 25 | 3:30 – 4:20 PM – Panel Discussion (Open to all UBC students) | 4:20 – 5:00 PM – Breakout Room Networking (Open to Students who identify as Black) Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Why filing taxes in Canada is a good idea Tuesday, Feb 23 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Register by Feb 22 at 3 PM | Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Introduction to Docker Monday, Feb 22 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more Geocoding & Web Mapping with Python Monday, Feb 22 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Learn more NVivo part 2: classification and datasets Monday, Feb 22 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Learn more Geospatial Analysis & Visualization with Python Tuesday, Feb 23 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Learn more Visualization with R Friday, Feb 26 | 12:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more Understanding Spatial Data: Map Projections Friday, Feb 26 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Qualtrics Studio Monday, Feb 22 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Learn more Exploring Zoom Tuesday, Feb 23 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos Wednesday, Feb 24 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more Teaching Online With Canvas Thursday, Feb 25 | 12:00 – 1:15 PM Learn more

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Abstracts: Writing Tuesday, Feb 23 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more Literature Reviews for Humanities, Social Sciences and Education A how-to-conduct session | Wednesday, Feb 24 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM Learn more

UBC _ Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Animal Biology)

Yangfan Zhang

“Interpreting Species, Intraspecific and Intra-Individual Variability by Comprehensively Characterizing a Fish’s Respiratory Phenotype With Reliable Measures of Oxygen Uptake”

9:00 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Virtually

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. J. Road

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. A. Farrell – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. D. Chabot – Committee member
Dr. G. Claireaux – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. A. Farrell – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. D. Chabot – Committee member
Dr. J. Richards – University Examiner
Dr. W. Sheel– University Examiner