We are excited to share an incredible opportunity for your graduate students to engage in meaningful conversations and share their research and lived experiences through our upcoming Human Library events of the Graduate Student Society.

This initiative aims to foster knowledge exchange, real human interaction, and community building while creating a supportive space for mental well-being. By participating, students can gain new perspectives to improve their research and studies and engage in enriching discussions in a relaxed and inclusive environment.

We invite your department’s students to participate as Human Books or Readers:

???? Human Books: Share personal stories and expertise—receive a $25 honorarium per session.

???? Readers: Engage in inspiring conversations—stand a chance to win prizes and enjoy meals.

We would greatly appreciate your support in spreading the word within your department and encouraging your GAA team to promote this event among students.

Additionally, for future events and initiatives supporting graduate students, we would appreciate it if you could share your GAA’s main contact with us so that we can send them more information directly.

Attached, you will find two event posters:

???? One inviting students to become Human Books

???? One encouraging students to join as Readers to learn from Human Books

Please help us share these posters within your department and among students.

Thank you for helping us create a more connected, open, and understanding academic community!

Best regards,

Patricia Unung (She/Her/Hers)

Vice President University and Academic Affairs

E: vpacademic@gss.ubc.ca

 

Orkhon Gantogtokh

Academic Policy Assistant

E: academicpolicy@gss.ubc.ca

The UBC Arts & Culture District, UBC Department of Film and Theatre, and UBC Sustainability Hub are hosting a special Climate Emergency dialogue event this Friday, Jan 31, and are offering FREE tickets to UBC students, faculty, and staff.

Please see details below, and share with your department.

Participate in this dialogue to explore ideas about why we resist changes that would reduce climate impacts, and collectively reflect on what we can do to move beyond our complicity to take transformative climate action.
Dialogue panel featuring:

• Dr. Stephen Heatley, Director of ‘The Arsonists’ and Professor, Department of Theatre & Film
• Dr. Kathryn Harrison, Professor, Department of Political Science
• Dr. Holly Caggiano, Assistant Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning

FREE TICKETS HERE – https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5irUfJvTtVWNfv0

This event is part of UBC’s Climate Emergency Week 2025 ????. 

 

 

My name is Kelly Wang, and I am reaching out on behalf of the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS). We would like to share with you our 2025 AGM and Spring Workshop in collaboration with The BC Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI) happening on March 1st, 2025. This is a hybrid event and this year’s theme is “Soils and Data Science: Diagnosing Digital Horizons”. The spring workshop is “Wetland Delineation with Data Analysis” with Jace Standish. We are also bringing back our Student Poster Competition, open to all post-secondary students (in-person and virtually) to share their work related to soil science or has a soil science component. We are offering reimbursement for poster printing up to $45. We would love it if you could share this event with anyone who may be interested and to any students who would like to enter the poster competition. I have also attached some PDFs about the event and poster guidelines to share.

Link to registration:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/soils-and-data-science-diagnosing-digital-horizons-tickets-1207567289269?aff=oddtdtcreator

Subject: PRSSS and BCCAI 2025 AGM, Spring Workshop and Student Poster Competition

 

Dear [First Name],

The Pacific Regional Society for Soil Science (PRSSS) and The BC Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI) are excited to invite you to our 2025 AGM and Spring Workshop! This is a hybrid event and will feature up-and-coming names in soil science and data analytics, and provide hands-on learning activities for students and young professionals. There is also a student poster competition with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, as well as the People’s Choice.

 

Details

Theme: Soils and Data Science – Diagnosing Digital Horizons

Spring Workshop: “Wetland Delineation with Data Analysis” with Jace Standish

Date: March 1, 2025, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM PST

Location (in-person and online):

• In-person – Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus #250-13450 102 Avenue Room SYRC 2740 Surrey, BC V3T 0A3
• Online Link

 

Poster Competition Details

Eligibility:

• Be a post-secondary student (undergraduate or graduate)
• Plan to attend the AGM Conference and select “Yes” to the Student Poster Competition in the Google RSVP form
• Have a poster on a soil science topic or with a soil science component. Posters can include research findings, proposals, school projects, or general topics of interest.

 

All posters submitted by Saturday February 15, 2025 will enter the competition and the top 3 winners will be awarded during the 2025 AGM. Those who miss the deadline are still eligible for the People’s Choice Award which will be decided on the day of the AGM. Submit your poster as a .pdf/.pptx to prsssemail@gmail.com with the subject line: Last Name, First Name – PRSSS Poster Submission. Recommended poster size 3ft X 4ft. We are offering reimbursement for poster printing up to $45, so don’t let the cost hold you back from sharing your passion. Please include your receipt with your submission and the desired reimbursement amount.

 

Registration:

Registration for this event requires two steps

1) Pay the fee for the AGM through this Eventbrite Portal

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/soils-and-data-science-diagnosing-digital-horizons-tickets-1207567289269?aff=oddtdtcreator

1. Students: $30 (plus fees and GST)
2. Professionals: $60 (plus fees and GST)
3. Online attendees: $15 (plus fees and GST)

2) Claim your 2025/2026 PRSSS Membership through the following link. This link also contains details regarding dietary restrictions and poster competition registration:  https://forms.gle/VQvv9Wrwd87qxGH29

Thank you in advance for your support,

Kindly,

Kelly Wang

PRSSS Membership Coordinator

 

P.S. Feel free to use the following email template we have developed for this event (attached below).

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Visit us on the web: prsss.ca, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on March 15, 22 & 23, 2025.

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 March 15, 22 & 23, 2025 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-march-15-22-23-2025/

Application opens on January 31 at 9 am and closes on March 12 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
• 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

Best,

Audrey Castillo (She/Her/Hers)

Event Coordinator

Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Traditional Territory

214 – 1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6R 1Z1 Canada

audrey.castillo@ubc.ca

https://ctlt.ubc.ca/

 

Climate Conversation: The ‘Climate’ of Political Polarization and Misinformation in Canadian Politics

February 12, 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
AERL 107 (in-person)

Registration (includes button to add event to your calendar)

Co-hosted by the Climate Solutions Research Collective and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions during Climate Emergency Week.

In this tumultuous period in Canadian politics, concerns over issues like polarization as it relates to climate change, and climate misinformation are front of mind for many.  

Join colleagues from the Department of Sociology and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions for a ‘Climate Conversation’ around these topics. Dr. Emily Huddart, will share her experience in researching ideological polarization with respect to climate change, and Dr. Chris Tenove will share research he and his CSDI colleagues are doing on climate misinformation in Canada.

 

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UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
climate.collective@ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 431 AERL | 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada

The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a new UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.