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Jacqui Brinkman, (hear it pronounced ) MSc (She,Hers)
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578
Dear graduate program staff, with cc to advisors,
Please forward this weeks’ GradUpdate to your graduate students.
Please also note the GradStart webinars and events continue this week and information, including registration, is available here: https://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/events/ . Event highlights include:
Sep 12, 6 pm: Ask Me Anything: GSS Grad Student Panel
Sep 13, 9:30 am: Keys to Flourishing in Grad School including Career Planning from the Start (PhDs)
Sep 13, 12 pm: Navigating Your Health at UBC and Beyond
Sep 14, 12 pm: The Ins and Outs of Academic and Scholarly Integrity at UBC
Sep 15, 3 pm: Indigenous Graduate Student Welcome
Sep 14, 4 pm: GSS event: All Things Health & Dental Plan (StudentCare Q&A)
…and more.
Have a wonderful week,
Jacqui.
In this issue, Exploring career options for students in research-based programs, Fraud awareness for international students, Common academic expressions in English, and more.
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Jacqui Brinkman, (hear it pronounced ) MSc (She,Hers)
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578
Are you a UBC graduate student interested in . . .
Apply to be a UBC Sustainability Scholar and contribute to advancing the environmental, social, and economic sustainability goals of organizations across the region.
Applications are due September 18, 2022 at midnight.
For information on available projects and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars website.
Natalie Hawryshkewich (She, Her, Hers)
Communication and Engagement Specialist
Sustainability Hub
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability 2260 West Mall, 2nd Floor | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4
Phone 604 827 2606
natalie.haw@ubc.ca
https://sustain.ubc.ca/hub | http://climateemergency.ubc.ca/
The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
Learn more about our vision for a just and sustainable world, and our 5-year plan to bring it to life. sustain.ubc.ca/hub
IFT’s Education, Extension and Outreach Division (EEOD) is seeking new members to join it’s leadership team, especially students and early-career professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity for those who are or who may be interested in pursuing a career in academia as an instructor or faculty member with teaching or extension responsibilities.
The EEOD strives to provide food science students and educators with helpful teaching and mentoring resources, inspiration for enhancing student learning in their classrooms, and a space to connect and learn from one another.
To join our friendly community, please fill out the short survey found here.
Leadership member activities include:
· Attending bi-monthly meetings to plan division activities
· Participating in one or more working groups such as:
o IFT First EEOD session planning
o Fall and spring seminar/workshop planning
o Student support – mentorship, workshops, competitions
o Quarterly newsletter planning
o Grant application support
o Fundraising
· Promoting EEOD activities
Graduate students will benefit from:
· One on one mentoring with esteemed food science professors
o Mentoring will relate to how to achieve and what it’s like to have a career in academia
· Gaining international leadership and organizational skills
· Networking with like-minded people passionate about food science education
· Learning more about best teaching and learning practices in food science education
Thank you!
EEOD Leadership
Patricia Hingston, PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Food Science | Food, Nutrition and Health Program | Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 223 – MacMillan Building – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Office: (604) 827-1604 | Cell: (604) 363-2110
Announces
The Oral Examination for the Degree of
Master of Science
(Applied Animal Biology)
Jessica Cristina Dos Santos Marques
“ The impact of plasma concentrations of progesterone during superovulation on estrous behavior, and ovarian and early embryonic development in Holstein heifers. ”
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 – 12:30 PM
Virtually
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63611502819?pwd=WUl3MHlBUXFvYThXM2daUVp0RzkxUT09
EXAMINING COMMITTEE
Chair: Dr. G. Brar
Supervisory Committee:
Dr. R. Cerri – Supervisor
Dr. A. Beristain – Committee member
Dr. A. Protopopova – Committee member
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Defense Committee Composition
Dr. R. Cerri – Supervisor
Dr. A. Beristain – Committee member
Dr. A. Protopopova – Committee member
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Dr. B. Stefanska – External