Solving the World’s Most Pressing Issues: MFRE Professor Frederik Noack Receives Grant for Rural-Urban Migration Research

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Solving the World’s Most Pressing Issues: MFRE Professor Frederik Noack Receives Grant for Rural-Urban Migration Research

In March of this year, MFRE Assistant Professor Frederik Noack received a $250,000 grant by the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) which is sponsored by the Government of Canada. This grant will support his research on Rural-Urban Migration (RUM) and the associated economic and environmental effects.

Read more about the research project here

Solving the World’s Most Pressing Issues: Frederik Noack Receives Grant for Rural-Urban Migration Research | UBC

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Congratulations to Dr. Frederik Noack on receiving the NFRF grant for his innovative research on rural-urban migration. In March of this year, MFRE assistant professor Frederik Noack received a $250,000 grant by the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) sponsored by the Government of Canada.

LFS Faculty BBQ

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Date change – LFS Faculty BBQ

Please note the date of the LFS Faculty BBQ has changed to Wednesday, July 10  from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m at the FNH Building Courtyard, 2205 East Mall.  Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details.  If you would like to be part of the volunteer team, please contact Rebecca at dean.landfood@ubc.ca.

 

Rebecca Lee

Dean’s Office Coordinator | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | 248-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604.822.1219 | Fax 604.822.6394

Dean.landfood@ubc.ca | @ubcLFS
www.landfood.ubc.ca | www.facebook.com/ubcLFS

GPS Update: Succeeding in Graduate School and Beyond

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There are seats remaining in:

Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond.  Do you have a strategy to complete your program? Does your committee know? Do you know your intended career path? This session will get provide guidance on developing your own grad school success plan.
June 20 | In-Person: 9:30 am – 12 pm, Register here | Webinar: 1 – 2:30 pm, Register here

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

Career

PhD Research Assistant Opportunity, (SSHRC funded research project, Risk taking behaviours, alternative healthcare)

Application now open for Ohio State Uni College of Medicine Postdoc Recruitment Fair

 Volunteer

Volunteer for the Graduate Wellness Peer Program (Apply by July 5th)

 Grad School Success

Introduction to SPSS for statistical analysis | Jun 26

Events

IRSI’s June Speaker Series: Deana Nyce on “Bringing Higher Education Home”- the Nisga’a Nation’s success story | Jun 28

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/

 

 

GSS NEWS

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All’s Well That Ends Well

Enjoy this exciting new production of  Shakespeare’s classic play with the GSS

This new production is set in India during the waning days of British occupation and the cusp of Indian independence. Helena, a privileged young Indian woman, secretly loves Bertram, an officer in the British Army.  Cultural, social and political barriers stand between them – but Helena doesn’t give up, and her journey takes her into the heart of her own culture and identity as this tumultuous love story unfolds against a backdrop of dramatic societal change.

 

Your Last Chance to Complete the GSS Survey

The GSS Survey Closes today

  • The survey results are one of the most important tools we have to help us direct our advocacy, events and resources to things that matter. This makes getting the most representative sample very important.
  • The results are something that show how the grad student experience changes over time, so we want the best data.

You hope you’ll take 15 minutes to complete the survey. It makes our work for you more effective.

 

Softball is in full swing…


2019 softball is well underway. In week 2. Last year’s champions the  Commerce Cubs got off to a winning start against Microballology and there were also wins for the Glueball and Psychotics. You can keep up to date with pics and results on our Facebook page.

The Graduate Student Society and the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are looking for participants in focus groups with graduate students in research-based programs to identify challenges and successes that students with disability have been experiencing navigating UBC campus and how they perceive UBC accessibility.

N.B: Any response to or sharing of this post may result in that individual being associated with this study.

 

GSS Committees
Proposed Policy Changes
The GSS is proposing a number of changes to policies to be considered at the at the next GSS Council Meeting on June 20th.

  • Appendix VI, Council Agenda
  • Policy 8.8.2, Ex Officio members of the Services Committee
  • Policy 15.1.4, Names of Advocates
  • Policy16, Capital Projects Improvement Fund

 

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Upcoming Events

  • Registration is now open for: Foundations of Project Management I (Mitacs Training, 2 days)| June 18 & 19 | 9 – 5 pm. Event and Registration details: here
  • Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond | June 20 | In-Person: 9:30 am – 12 pm, Register here | Webinar: 1 – 2:30 pm, Register here
  • Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including: Career Graduate Academic Assistantships,

 

Stadium Neighbourhood Update

Over the last 18+ months, UBC has undertaken the Stadium Neighbourhood planning process; an opportunity to shape the University’s next neighbourhood.

Visit the Stadium Neighbourhood project website to learn more and read the June 2019 Stadium Neighbourhood Plan Update which includes a summary of the plan concept, next steps and an FAQ.


Volunteer at UBC Climate Hub

The on-campus student initiative UBC Climate Hub is currently accepting volunteer applications for Summer 2019 to assist with a number of positions! Please check out the descriptions of roles we are recruiting for, and if something interests you, feel free to fill out an application form. More information on the Facebook page!

 

Debakan Scholar Seminar on June 19

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Dr. Sliwowska Seminar_June 19

Title: Reproductive dysfunctions in obesity and diabetes: Neurobiological perspective

Speaker: Joanna Śliwowska, PhD, D.Sc. Associate Professor, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Life Sciences in Poznan, Poland

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Time: Noon – 1 p.m.

Location: Rudy North Lecture Theatre (Rm 101), Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, 2215 Westbrook Mall

 

Joanna Śliwowska leads the Laboratory of Neurobiology, where she conducts research on the impact of diabetes and obesity on reproductive function. Her research interest includes how environmental factors such as diet influence neuroendocrine systems, in particular the brain, and how obesity and diabetes cause disruptions of the reproductive system.

 

Barbara Stefanska from the Food, Nutrition and Health Program in LFS is hosting the seminar, which is supported by the Dr. and Mrs. Dekaban Foundation. For more information, contact Barbara: barbara.stefanska@ubc.ca.