We are pleased to invite you to join the cohort of Tech Entrepreneurship 2024, who are having Demo Day this coming Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm. Please join us in the David Lam Learning Labs to witness the final deliverables of this class. There is no RSVP to his event, simply come on out. We’ve prepped some information on the presenting teams to pique your interest! If you are interested in taking Tech Entrepreneurship in future years, this is a great way to see what the class is all about.

Graduate students in science and technology related fields may be interested in learning more about the course and opportunities.  See the course website for background information (application starts in mid-September 2024):  https://blogs.ubc.ca/baen506apsc541techentrepreneurship/
Date: Wednesday, April 10th
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Location: DL005/009 (David Lam Learning Labs*)

*The David Lam Learning Labs are located in the basement of the UBC Sauder Building, below Tim Hortons and White Spot. While the Labs are in the UBC Sauder compound, access cannot be gained from the main building. To access the learning labs, enter the Robert H. Lee Graduate School doors to the left of the restaurants (not the main UBC Sauder entrances) and take the stairs or the elevator down to the basement. Alternatively, you can walk around the back of the building past White Spot (West on Agricultural Road) and take the first pathway at the back of the building down into the learning labs.

 

For further information, contact Jon Nakane (jon.nakane@ubc.ca)

See you there!

Jon

__Jon Nakane, PhD PEng   jon.nakane@ubc.caProgram Director, UBC Integrated EngineeringAssistant Professor of Teaching, UBC Materials EngineeringRm 106A, Frank Forward Bldg, 6350 Stores Rd.  604-822-0794

On behalf of Dr. Thomas Netticadan, CCARM Team Leader, please post the attached poster, forward to everyone in your departments, and forward to anyone else that may be interested, 

Sukhinder Cheema, PhD, University Research Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University, St. John’s Newfoundland, will be giving a virtual seminar on Monday, April 8, 2024, from 9:30 am – 10:30 pm (Central Standard Time-CST) and 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (NL Time) 

Her seminar is entitled, “Omega-3 fatty acids in maternal and offspring health: what did we learn in two decades?” 

Everyone is invited to attend.

Use the link below to join the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/816248557 40?pwd=Z1BJczJwYjZpRE9vbGJ6MT VCWUtIZz09

If link above does not work, go into Zoom website, click Join:

Meeting ID: 816 2485 5740

Passcode: 765359

 Julie Schoffner

Administrative Assistant
Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
& University of Manitoba
Room R2019 – 351 Taché  Avenue
Winnipeg, MB  R2H 2A6  CANADA

Email:  jschoffner2@sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3455     Fax: 204.237.4018

UBC – LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(ISLFS)

Stephanie Lin

“Indigenous Land Stewards in BC: Ways of Caring for the Land”

Friday, April 5, 2024 – 1:00 PM

 Exam Location: McMillan 139

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. H. Wittman

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. T. Martens – Supervisor
Dr. A. Reid– Committee member
Dr. J. Black – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. T. Martens – Supervisor
Dr. A. Reid– Committee member
Dr. J. Black – Committee member
Dr. D. Ignace – External Examiner

 

The next IRES Seminar is this Thursday.  In the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre.
April 4, 2024: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Dr. Mark Drever
Wildlife Science in the federal government: Western Sandpipers, intertidal biofilm, and ecosystem health in the Fraser River estuary

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall). Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs.

No food and drinks in the Theatre.

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar.

Talk summary:

This talk will detail ongoing research on Western Sandpipers and their reliance on essential nutrients available on intertidal biofilm, a thin layer of microalgae and other organisms found on surface sediments of intertidal mudflats.  It will cover a bit of what life is like working as a research scientist for the Canadian federal government, and the interface between science and policy on conservation and development in one of Canada’s busiest working estuaries.

  Dr. Mark Drever, Research Scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada

Bio:

Dr. Mark Drever is a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) working on ecology and conservation of coastal birds. He received his PhD from the University of Guelph in 2005 and worked as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow with Kathy Martin in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC.  Since signing on to ECCC in 2010, he has developed a research program on sandpipers using estuaries as migratory stopovers, including their foraging on intertidal microalgae. This program involves shorebird tracking, chemical analyses, and drone technology to look at how coastal mudflats provide essential nutrients for long-distance migration of shorebirds.

See you on Thursday in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre!

_______________________________________________________________________________

Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

 

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on May 11, 12 & 19, 2024.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for May 11, 12 & 19, 2024 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-may-11-12-19-2024-preliminary-application-2/

Application opens on March 29 at 9 am and closes on May 8 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
  • Winter Session Term 1 (September-December), Term 2 (January-April); Summer Session Term 1 (May-June), Term 2 (July-August)
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca