LFS Student Services Hours of Operation Are Changing!

Please be aware, effective Wednesday, September 20th, LFS Student Services (both graduate and undergraduate) will be moving to new hours of operation as follows:

• Graduate Advising: Mondays to Fridays, 9:30am to 4:00pm*
  Work schedule:
  Lia – Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30
  Shelley – In office:  Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 8:30 to 4:30;  Working off campus:  Tuesdays and Thursdays

• Undergraduate Advising: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30am to 4:00pm and Thursdays, 9:30am to 2:30pm

 

*If you need to meet with Lia or Shelley outside of advising hours between 8:30 to 4:30, please email or call to make arrangements.

 

Genome BC is pleased to present Sharon Terry as the 2017 Don Rix Distinguished Keynote speaker. Please join us on Thursday, October 19^th for Sharon Terry’s compelling keynote: “If you are not at the table, you are on the menu: participatory science in health.”

Come hear the fascinating story of how this citizen scientist took the medical research community by storm when she forged a path to address the rare genetic condition that affects her children. Sharon Terry’s story will inspire you as she takes us through her lifelong quest to transform systems that would accelerate treatments for her children’s disease, as well as many others.  Today, Sharon Terry is at the forefront of consumer participation in genetics research, services and policy and leads the Genetic Alliance in providing programs, products and tools for ordinary people to take charge of their health.

Terry will describe the impact genomics have on society and the growing influence of public engagement reminding us to look outside the traditional research box and get involved in the process! A Q&A session with the audience and a reception with light refreshments will follow the talk. This event is free of charge but seating is limited and will reach capacity. Early registration is recommended.

Registration link: http://www.genomebc.ca/drdk

Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

Evelyn

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Community Events Coordinator

 

Email: community@ublts.com

Website: www.ubclts.com

Twitter: @ubclts

We are coordinating the Les Ecologistes seminar series in the biology department at Simon Fraser University and would like to extend an open invitation to your students and colleagues to participate. Please forward to your email list-serv at your earliest convenience and feel free to contact us with any questions. ————————————-

 Hello,  

Kate and Elissa here, the speaker coordinators for the 2017/2018 Les Ecologistes seminar series at Simon Fraser University. We are emailing you today to let you know about the upcoming seminar season.  

Les Ecologistes is a weekly seminar series hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences, presenting on topics of general ecological and evolutionary topics. Many of our speakers are researchers from here at SFU, however we have several speakers from outside the university scheduled for the upcoming season as well. Les Ecols takes place each Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30, in room B9242 at SFU Burnaby.  

Please let us know if you are interested in speaking, or if you would like to be included in our email list to receive weekly notifications about speakers. Alternatively, you can stay up to date on the schedule here: http://www.sfu.ca/biology/research/seminars-defenses/les-ecologistes.html

 Kind regards,  

Kate Mill

kmill@sfu.ca 

Elissa Sweeney-Bergen

elissas@sfu.ca

Mitacs Global Research Award

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner countries. The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines. Funding varies by destination. The current call for proposals opens on September 13 and closes on November 8, 2017.

Full details (including eligibility requirements and application materials) are available at: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-award. Please direct any questions to international@mitacs.ca.

For further information on Mitacs programs, please visit: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs.

Dan David Prize – Call for Nominations

The Dan David Prize is a joint international corporation, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. The prize recognizes and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms, and covers three time dimensions – Past, Present and Future – that represent realms of human achievement.

Three prizes of one million US dollars are awarded to individuals and institutions with prove, exceptional excellence and contribution to humanity in the sciences, arts, humanities, public service and business.

The nomination deadline is November 30, 2017. Nomination guidelines are available here.

There are also scholarships of $15,000 USD available for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The application deadline is March 10, 2018.