Enhanced research data management workshops | Lit reviews workshop just added

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Check out our latest newsletter below or at:

https://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsJune152020

Since everything has moved online, our workshops fill up much more quickly. Please encourage your students to sign up for the workshops they are interested in right away. If a workshop does fill up, a great alternative is a consult. The content of the consult session is tailored to the client’s needs.

If you have any questions, please just let me know.

Take care,

Sarah Blay (she, her, hers)
Program Coordinator | UBC Library Research Commons
Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Walter C. Koerner Library | 455-1958 Main Mall | V6T 1Z2

sarah.blay@ubc.ca | researchcommons.library.ubc.ca

MFRE News post: Project Partners

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The MFRE has just published a new post regarding the Project Partners for the MFRE this summer. There are really great organization listed there that we think are worth sharing.

Please share as you deem appropriate!

MFRE 2020 Graduating Project Partners are better than ever.

Despite being forced to work mostly from home due the COVID-19 pandemic, MFRE students are fully immersed in their summer Graduating Project by performing academic research, or working with this year’s exceptional Project Partners.

Thank you!

Best,
Paulina Gonzalez Miranda  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| Musqueam Traditional Territory

paulina.gonzalez@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

GradUpdate- In this issue, webinars on academic CV, academic job market, job search strategies, and more!

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GradUpdate

In this issue, webinars on academic CV, academic job market, job search strategies, and more!
Open Registration

 

Academic CV
Tuesday, June 23 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM or 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Register, 12:30 PM

Register, 4:30 PM

Seats still available 

 

Giving and Receiving Feedback
Monday, June 15 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Online registration is now closed, Email to register

Strategies for defending the doctoral exam in a virtual environment
Tuesday, June 16 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM Learn more

Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond: Being Strategic in Graduate School
Thursday, June 18 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM or 4:30 – 6:00 PM

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

 

Open Pedagogy with Omeka: Creating Digital Exhibits
Tuesday, June 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Building a website with Github Pages and Jekyll
Tuesday, June 23 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Learn more

TI Methods Speaker Series: “Visualizing public health data: strategies and tools”
Wednesday, June 24 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more

How to tell a great story using data
Thursday, June 25 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Thursday, June 25 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more
CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Alumni Office Hours with Dr. Tony Yang – Partnerships Manager, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
Monday, June 15 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Learn more

What to do if you’re going on the academic job market
Friday, June 19 | 9:00 – 9:45 AM Learn more

Job Search Strategies (Webinar)
Monday, June 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Panic to Power: Build your Confidence (Webinar)
Thursday, June 25 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Learn more
COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Become a Mentor through the Research Experience (REX) Program, Learn more
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Supporting Student Well-being in an Online Learning Environment
Monday, June 15 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

 

US Student Loans for Graduate Students (Info Session)
Thursday, June 25 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM Register by June 24 (4 pm)

Thesis Defense – SOIL – MSc – Chanatel Chizen

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

Master of Science (SOIL Science)

Chantel Chizen

“The Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates and Planting Date on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Potato Production in Delta, British Columbia”

12:00 PM on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

Virtually
Join Zoom Meeting   https://ubc.zoom.us/j/99330776758
Meeting ID: 993 3077 6758

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. C. Chanway

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. M. Krzic – Supervisor
Dr. A. Black – Committee member
Dr. S. Smukler – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. M. Krzic – Supervisor
Dr. A. Black – Committee member
Dr. S. Smukler – Committee member
Dr. C. Prescott – External

Everyone is welcome

GradUpdate – webinars on giving and receiving feedback, defending your doctoral exam virtually, being strategic in grad school, and more

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GradUpdate

In this issue, webinars on giving and receiving feedback, defending your doctoral exam virtually, being strategic in grad school, and more
Open Registration

 

Giving and Receiving Feedback
Monday, June 15 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Register

Strategies for defending the doctoral exam in a virtual environment
Tuesday, June 16 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM

Register

Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond: Being Strategic in Graduate School
Thursday, June 18 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM or 4:30 – 6:00 PM

Register, 12:30

Register, 4:30

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

 

Introduction to R and RStudio
Wednesday, June 17 | 1:30 – 3:30 PM Learn more

Research Data Management Part 2: Preserving and Reusing Research Data
Friday, June 19 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more
CAREER EXPLORATION

 

S2BN Virtual Career Cafe – In Focus: Law & Science
Wednesday, June 10 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Learn more

Designing Your Life
Monday, June 15 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more

Alumni Office Hours with Dr. Tony Yang – Partnerships Manager, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
Monday, June 15 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Learn more

Rogers Communications Resume Session
Tuesday, June 16 | 12:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more

P/T Work Opportunity: GAA – Learning Resources to Support Ethical Engagement Practices in Indigenous Community-based Research
Apply by June 19 Learn more
HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Working from Home Full-Time
Thursday, June 11 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more

UBC Graduate Student Online Support Group
Thursdays, June 4 – July 30 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more
PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 

Quiet Leadership
Thursday, June 18 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

What Does a TAR Learning Community Look Like During COVID-19?
Tuesday, June 9 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more

Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Teaching
Tuesday, June 16 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM Learn more

What Makes for “Good” Open and Digital Education?
Thursday, June 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Citing to Communicate: Who, What, When, Where, Why
Tuesday, June 16 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more