The Strange Case of the Singing Toadfish and its Bizarre Mating Behaviour | Ocean Matters Lecture

Join us for a fascinating look at the Plainfin Midshipman Fish. Learn about this strange and wonderful singing toadfish that can be found on beaches right here in British Columbia! These fish have many bizarre and wonderful courtship behaviours. They also have an unusual parental care system where the males are the sole protectors of the young. If this is not interesting enough, these fish also have light emitting cells on their body that they use to hunt prey!

Dr. Sigal Balshine, a professor from McMaster University, has been studying these fish and their strange behaviour for over 10 years! She will reveal little known facts about these incredible fish and how they are helping biologists understand the evolution of mating behaviours of all animals!

This event will be signed by an ASL interpreter. For further information see ocean.org/oceanmatters or contact ruth.sharpe@ocean .org

When? Tuesday 22 May – 7pm (doors 6.30pm)
Price: Free, but register here to guarantee your seat
Accessibility: This event will be ASL signed and is wheel-chair accessible
Location: The Vancouver Aquarium
Facebook Event: Here!
Livestreaming?: Yes!! On the Vancouver Aquarium YouTube Channel

If you have any questions please let me know.

Many Thanks,

Ruth

Ruth Sharpe, PhD
Manager of Public Programs

Ruth.Sharpe@ocean.org
D 604 659 3497

There is still space for tomorrow’s:

Submitting Your Thesis | Tue, May 15

In-person: 9:30 – 10:30 AM grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16160-submitting-your-thesis

Webinar: 1:00 – 2:00 PM PDT  grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16159-submitting-your-thesis-webinar

 

The Steps of Planning Your Doctoral Exam | Tue, May 15

In-person:  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16161-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam 

Webinar: 2:15 – 3:30 PM PDT grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16158-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam-webinar

 

This is a friendly reminder that Anne Krook will be coming to UBC next Tuesday, May 22^nd for:

The Vivien M Srivastava Lecture 2018: The Non-Academic Job Search for Graduate Students and Postdocs Tues, May 22 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Locations:

·         Theatre 1, Life Sciences Institute @UBC Point Grey Campus (In-person session)

·         CHAN 2111, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (via video conferencing)

·         DHCC 1020, Vancouver General Hospital (via video conferencing)

·         Room 260, Reichwald Health Sciences Centre @UBC-O (via video conferencing)

For details and to register, visit: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16781-non-academic-job-search-graduate-students-postdocs

 

Cops in the Head: Rehearsing Courage, Enacting Confidence

Tues, May 22 | 12:30 – 2:30 PM @ Life Sciences Building, UBC Point Grey Campus

For details and to register: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16813-cops-head-rehearsing-courage-enacting-confidence 

 

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

Careers in Not For Profits May 24 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM @Brock Hall  community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4769

Early Career Grants from National Geographic (Info Session) May 31 | 3 -5 PM @ Earth Sciences Building community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4768

Job Opportunities at EA Sports Info Session, RSVP by May 14 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4771

Opportunities in Neuroprosthetics @ University of Montreal | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4764

NVivo Workshop, May 22 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4700

Citation Management using Mendeley | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4717

SPSS Workshop for Beginners, May 24 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4719

Session on Conducting Systematic Reviews, May 24 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4722

Literature Review Workshop, May 25 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4709

 

Thank you,

Jacqui. 

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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/

UBC – The Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces 

The Oral Examination for the Degree of 

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

(Human Nutrition)

CLAIRE TUGAULT-LAFLEUR

“Examining School Day Dietary Quality: An Analysis of National Dietary Data from the

2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Surveys ” 

Thursday, May 17, 2018 at  12:30 pm
Room 203 – Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road)

Latecomers will not be admitted 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE  

Chair: Prof. Jason Murray Sutherland (Population and Public Health) 

Supervisory Committee:

Prof. Jennifer Black – Research Supervisor (Human Nutrition)

Prof. Louise Masse – (Population and Public Health) 

University Examiners:

Prof. Rachel Murphy (Population and Public Health)

Prof. Jennifer Hutcheon (Reproductive and Developmental Sciences)

Tugault-Lafleur (Claire) Programme 

Everyone is welcome

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) August 19, 25, 26 2018.  The ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. In addition, graduate students in STEM departments are eligible to become CIRTL associates upon completion of the workshop.    

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must attend all three days for the complete duration of the workshop, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.  Please find attached the policy for registering in an ISW.  

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the August 19, 25, 26 2018 ISW please go to the following link and sign-up:  

https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-august-19-25-26-2018/  

Waitlist registration will close May 18.  By clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted directly by our office. 

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Sincerely, 

Elisa Herman
Events Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall  | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone: 604 827 4871
elisa.herman@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

The UBC Senate has approved updated policies and procedures relating to supervisory committees and University examiners to reflect the enhanced relationship between UBCV and UBCO faculty:  

Graduate supervision:

·        Members in good standing of the College of Graduate Studies from the UBC Okanagan campus may now co-supervise UBC-Vancouver master’s and doctoral students and/or serve on master’s and doctoral student supervisory committees without requiring approval from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.  Approval for UBC-Okanagan faculty in these roles is the responsibility of the graduate program concerned.  Note that sole supervision of UBC-Vancouver master’s and doctoral students by UBC-Okanagan faculty does require the approval of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, upon the recommendation of the graduate program concerned.  UBC-O faculty are not members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. 

This information has been added to the following page on our website:

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/policies-procedures/supervision

 and is in the draft Calendar which will be released in June 2018:

http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/proof/edit/index.cfm?tree=12,204,350,773

 University Examiners for final doctoral oral exams:

·        Members in good standing of the College of Graduate Studies from the UBC Okanagan campus who hold an appointment as a full, associate, or emeritus professor and who are formally affiliated with a graduate program there that offers the doctoral degree are now eligible to serve as University Examiners for final oral examinations for UBC-Vancouver doctoral students.  Note that quorum requires that University Examiners be physically present in the examination room, and that G+PS does not cover the travel expenses of University Examiners. 

This information has been added to the following page on our website:

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/final-doctoral-exam/selecting-university-examiners

and is on the form “Approval of University Examiners for Doctoral Dissertation”:

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/approval-university-examiners-doctoral-dissertation-form

Please don’t hesitate to contact the doctoral exams team at graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca if you have questions. 

Kind regards, 

Max Read
Associate Director, Student Academic Services
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0283
max.read@ubc.ca | http://www.grad.ubc.ca