UBC’s BeeHIVE Research Excellence Cluster is pleased to host a public talk by Dr. Jeff Pettis, President of Apimondia (International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations), and retired USDA entomologist.

Tickets are available at beehive3.eventbrite.ca.

Please see the poster below for event details.

BeeHIVE is headed by Dr. Dominique Weis (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences), and the research cluster’s mission is to improve bee and pollinator health through academic research and community involvement.

 

Please find our UBC Library Research Commons October 2019 update for your students below. If you prefer to share a link, please find it here:

http://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsOct2019

Your continued help in spreading the word about the UBC Library Research Commons is greatly appreciated!

Hope this message finds you all well and enjoying autumn at UBC.

Warmly,

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

This week’s guest for the MFRE Speaker Series is Steve Roosdahl from The Oppenheimer Group.

Topic: Fruits and Vegetables: Supply Chain and Sustainability

Date & Time: Friday, October 4, 3:00pm

Venue: MCML 160

The Oppenheimer Group is a marketer and distributor of fresh fruits & vegetables sourced from 27 countries supplying over 50 million cartons of fresh produce to retailers across North America. Steve is responsible for the operations, quality control, manufacturing, inventory control, and transportation departments providing efficient distribution through the supply chain. Prior to supply chain, Steve started with Oppenheimer in the IT department designing and implementing the software systems used to support the supply chain. Steve is a member of a number of industry committees with goals to resolve industry issues around technology, traceability and government policy, these committees include chair of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) Technology Committee, member of the CPMA Government Committee, chair of the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Implementation Working Group, and Director of Produce Supply Industry Committee.

In this talk, Steve will discuss some of the top current topics in the industry, such as plastic packaging, food waste, food safety, labeling, traceability and much more.

Attention: Women in PhD programs

Note: both of these awards are externally administered, so interested applicants should contact the PEO directly for any questions.

PEO Scholar Award

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/peo-scholar-award

The PEO Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs. These awards provide partial support for study and research.

Value: $15,000
Deadline: November 20*

*Deadline for a PEO chapter to nominate the applicant.  The first stage of the application requires the applicant to contact their local PEO chapter to be considered for a nomination, so interested applicants are recommended to start the application process several weeks before the November deadline.

PEO International Peace Scholarship

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/peo-international-peace-scholarship

The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada.

Value: Up to $12,500
Deadline: December 15

Application procedures and eligibility requirements are outlined in the links above.

Registration is now open for:

Statistics I: Data Exploration through Descriptive Statistics and Graphics (via Webinar) | Tues, Oct 08 | 10 AM – 12:00 PM | Register here

Overcoming Perfectionism | Thurs, Oct 10 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Register here

 

There are still seats remaining in this week’s:

Mitacs Internship Info Session: Finding Non-academic Collaborations to Advance Your Career | Oct 1 | 5:30 – 7 pm | Register here

The Steps of Planning your Doctoral Exam| Oct 3 | In-Person: 10:30 – 11:45 am | Webinar: 1:30 – 2:45 pm

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including: 

 

Graduate School Success

Graduate Supervision and Wellbeing Workshop Theatre Performances (various Oct,Nov dates including sessions for staff and faculty, see attached poster), call for facilitators and attendees

Visit a Graduate Wellness Peer, fall drop-in hours (various days, times)

Call for Editors and Writers for ISGP magazine

Master’s Writing Retreat |Oct 8 | 10 AM – 4 PM

Intro to Web Maps | Oct 10 | 1 – 3 PM

Lay Summaries: Writing Workshop | Oct 11 | 10 AM – 12 PM

 

Career Building

Gov’t of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Info Session | Oct 8 | 12:30 PM
Career Days | Oct 8 & 9

Employer On Campus: CGG | Oct 10 | 12 – 2  PM

alumniUBC’s Job Seeker to Industry Professional Networking Event | Oct 16 | 6 – 9 PM

 

Please let me know if you have questions.

Thank you,
Jacqui.

 

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/