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FISH 507: Grand Challenges in Ocean Leadership

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FISH 507: Grand Challenges in Ocean Leadership 

We are excited to offer FISH 507: Grand Challenges in Ocean Leadership for the 2018/19 academic year. Please find a description attached and feel free to email any questions to ocean.leaders@ubc.ca 

Grand Challenges in Ocean Leadership helps students gain the skills and knowledge necessary to translate research into policy and management innovations. Students are mentored on a variety of professional development skills by faculty in UBC’s Ocean Leaders program and off-campus collaborators.  

Class exercises include scenario planning, science communication and knowledge translation, collective leadership, and strategies for working with stakeholders including governments, NGOs and the broader community 

As part of the course, students work in interdisciplinary groups on local marine and coastal challenges with community partners. Recent projects included: 

·         Making False Creek swimmable

·         UBC plastic use and its ocean impacts

·         Managing shoreline waste

 Wednesdays 2–4 pm

Terms 1 and 2 

Meets eight times a semester 

Regards,

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IOF Communications

IOFCommunications@ubc.ca

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory

@UBCOceans   |   facebook.com/UBCOceans   |    oceans.ubc.ca

ECOSCOPE Info Session/Mixer – May 15

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We are hosting a combination info session/mixer for the ECOSCOPE Graduate Training Program on Tuesday, May 15 at 2:00 pm (see enclosed). Join us for afternoon refreshments and an opportunity to find out more about the ECOSCOPE program. Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ecoscope-info-mixer-may-2018-tickets-45822617683 or bonderof@mail.ubc.ca.

The Ecosystem Services, Commercialization Platforms and Entrepreneurship (ECOSCOPE) industrial stream NSERC CREATE training program provides UBC students and post-docs with the skills needed to translate environmental sequence information derived from studying microbial communities in natural and engineered ecosystems into commercial and entrepreneurial activities. Visit ecoscope.ubc.ca for more information.

2018.05.15_ECOSCOPE_mixer

Jennifer Bonderoff, Ph.D
ECOSCOPE Network Coordinator
The University of British Columbia
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Life Sciences Institute
2505-2350 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
604-827-4216

Anne Krook event

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2018-05-22 – Non-Academic Job Search – Graduate Pathways to Success

The Vivien M Srivastava Lecture 2018

The Non-Academic Job Search for Graduate Students and Postdocs  (Graduate program staff welcome).

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

 

 

Best,

Tim

Shian (Tim) Yu

Ambassador | Graduate Pathways to Success

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada

graduate.gpsambassador@ubc.ca

(Please note that I am only in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays)

Waitlist Registration is now OPEN for August 19, 25, 26 2018 Grad ISW

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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 on Friday at 4:30pm. 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