Go Global Okanagan is trying to reach a larger pool of graduate students for a Global Seminar Program run out of our Okanagan campus with a focus around sustainability. The seminar will occur from Sept 20 – 29, 2018 and will have students go to Kluane Lake in the Yukon to explore, in short, how historical and contemporary interactions between humans and the environment have shaped the present landscape. 

Our hope is that you will be able to promote this opportunity to students through e-mail communication more effectively than we are able to. Students can reference our webpage for further information. If you would like any further information to assist in any promotions, please do not hesitate to ask. The deadline to apply is May 30, 2018 and we hope to have a mix of students from the Okanagan and Vancouver! 

For any promotions that are sent out, you can use the following excerpt: 

“Using the Kluane Lake region, Yukon Territory as our study area, you will be exploring how historical and contemporary interactions between humans and the environment have shaped the present landscape.  You will also explore how environmental and social drivers of change shape the landscape over scales of space and time, and discuss future resilience and vulnerability in this context. The field component of the course will cover present-day perspectives and visions of the landscape and use by different groups, as well as historical and contemporary natural resource management governance systems & approaches by First Nations, Parks Canada, and the territorial government. 

Please go to http://students.ok.ubc.ca/global/outgoing/gsp/current-programs/Landscapes_as_Complex_Social-Ecological_Systems__Kluane_Lake__Yukon.html for more information. The deadline to apply is May 30, 2018.” 

Thank you very much for your time and any assistance you can provide!  

Matt Harling
Go Global Advisor
Advising & Involvement Centre
The University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus
UNC 207 – 3272 University Way | Kelowna British Columbia | V1V 1V7 Canada
Phone 250 807 9763
matt.harling@ubc.ca | @GoGlobalUBCO
http://students.ok.ubc.ca/global/welcome.html

We are looking for a QA technician to hire for our meat processing facility (Federally registered). Just wondering if it is the right place to get connected with the interested UBC students or other interested personnel. 

Job description is attached. Interested candidate could send their resume to me. Thank you for your time.

QA Technician, KML Meat Processors, 

Best Regards 

Shaila Wadud
Quality Assurance Manager

KML Meat Processors
6478 Kamloops-Vernon HWY
Westwold B.C. V0E 3B1
PH# 250-375-2388
Fax# 250-375-2387
www.naturalwestbeef.com

Dear Colleagues, 

My previous boss from Purdue University and a friend of many of you, Dr. Connie Weaver, is coming to Vancouver and kindly agreed to give a seminar at UBC. She is an internationally-known in calcium metabolism, mineral bioavailability, botanicals and bone health. She will specifically talk about sodium and potassium and their impact on heart and bone health. The seminar will be held in FNH building, room 60 at 3-4 pm on Thursday, May 10.

Please find enclosed the flyer.

 Connie Weaver_May 10

I am sure everyone in human nutrition field heard about Connie. I encourage you to attend the event and take the opportunity to meet her and listen to her latest research. She is a wonderful person and I was very fortunate to have her as my mentor. 

Please encourage your students and other colleagues to attend. Let’s show our community spirit and welcome Connie to UBC.  

Thank you,

Barbara   

Barbara Stefanska, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Nutritional Epigenomics and Cancer Epigenetics

Food, Nutrition and Health

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus
2205 East Mall, FNH 248

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone: 604 822 2524

Fax: 604 822 6394

Email:     barbara.stefanska@ubc.ca

Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/barbara-stefanska/

Coming up in May, G+PS will be presenting our second annual Supervisor Appreciation Week! From May 7-13, we invite UBC graduate students to tell the world about their great supervisors through social media and an online submission form. 

Graduate students will be invited to offer kudos using #GreatSupervisor #UBC on Twitter and Facebook.  

#GreatSupervisor week started at the University of Calgary in 2014, and we are grateful to them for their inspiration and support in this initiative. Visit grad.ubc.ca/greatsupervisor to see what students said during last year’s Supervisor Appreciation Week. 

Emi Sasagawa 


Communications Manager


Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies


The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory


170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada


Phone 604 822 3747


emi.sasagawa@ubc.ca| www.grad.ubc.ca

Registration is now open for:

Roadmap to Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond

Tue, May 8 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM @ Thea Koerner House

For details and to register, visit: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16600-roadmap-resilience-graduate-school-beyond

Overcoming Perfectionism

Thu, May 10 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM @ Thea Koerner House

For details and to register, visit: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16744-overcoming-perfectionism

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

Connections Café @VGH, May 17 (meet fellow graduate students from neighbouring research centres)| community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4733

2018 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Showcase, May 3 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4653

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists, apply by Jul 15 (for PhDs who graduated in 2016 or 17) | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4732

 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/