MFRE Speaker Series

 Speaker: Dr. Sean Smukler

Topic: Agriculture and Climate Change

Date & Time: Friday, March 23rd, 3:30 PM

Venue: ORCH 1001 

About the Speaker:

Originally from Berkeley, California, Smukler earned a PhD in Ecology at the University of California, Davis (2008) – where he spent time working on the UC Davis student farm – and an MSc in Forest Soils at the University of Washington in Seattle (2003).

Prior to joining our Faculty in January 2012, Smukler spent three years at The Earth Institute at Columbia University as a Post Doctoral Fellow and then an Associate Research Scientist in the Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program. His research was focused on the Millennium Village project, a large-scale development project mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where he evaluated the environmental impacts of interventions at project sites in Tanzania and Kenya and helped in the baseline analysis of a new site in Haiti. 

Excerpt taken from: http://reachout.landfood.ubc.ca/2012/sean-smukler/

 All are welcome! 

Best regards,

Shristee

 

Shristee Rahman  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Land and Food Systems | Master of Food and Resource Economics
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
348A-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
shristee.rahman@ubc.ca
http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) May 28, 29, 31 2018.  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.   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.

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must be able to attend all three days, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop. 

 Grad ISW FAQs

 

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the May 28, 29, 31 2018 ISW please go to the following link and sign-up: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-may-28-29-31-2018/ . 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,

Julia 

Julia Levasseur
Senior Events Program Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall  | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 822 0064
julia.levasseur@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca/

 

There is a free event at The Vancouver Aquarium that your students might be interested in! Details below and poster attached.

OceanMattersLecture_Poster_March2018

Event: How to Tell Good Climate Science from Bad | Ocean Matters March Lecture
Date: Tuesday 27 March
Time: 7pm (doors 6.30pm)
Price: Free, but register to guarantee your seat
Location: The Vancouver Aquarium
Description: Watching TV or browsing social media we are constantly bombarded with facts and statistics about climate change, the environment and what we should to do to reduce our environmental impact. These seem to change from day to day, so it can seem impossible to know what is really going on. This lecture will demonstrate how some of these statistics and facts are obtained and how you can use scientific critical thinking to decide how reliable they are. Everyone is welcome, whether you have never taken a science class or just want to learn some skills to improve your critical thinking.
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Sharpe | Ruth is the Public Programs Manager at Ocean Wise. She earned her PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia in August 2017 and is a passionate science communicator.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible and ASL signed.
Webpage: vanaqua.org/oceanmatters

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

Seats still available for this week’s sessions: 

Submitting your Thesis

In-person session: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (9:30 – 10:30 am) www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16153-submitting-your-thesis 

Webinar: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (1:00 – 2:00 pm) www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16156-submitting-your-thesis-webinar

 

The Steps to Planning your Doctoral Exam

In-person session: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (10:45 am – 12:00 pm) www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16154-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam

Webinar: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (2:15 – 3:30 pm) www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16157-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam-webinar

 

Essentials of Productive Teams: (this Mitacs workshop will hone your people skills and improve your ability to work with, and manage, others)

Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 | 9 am – 4 pm ; www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16377-essentials-productive-teams  

 

Applying for a Grant (Applying for the upcoming Public Scholars Award or another grant involving community-based research?  Improve your grant by learning how to prepare your budget, project purpose and plan) Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 | 3 – 5 pm  www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16729-applying-grant 

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

Help plan new grad student space in Koerner Library | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4579

Work Learn Opportunities @G+PS | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4583

Science Leadership & Mgmt Workshop Series (this week is “how to be an effective mentor and team leader”)| community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4576

Session on Post-Graduate Work Permits, Mar 22 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4528

Career Directions for Social Science, Mar 23 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4350

Eat Well to Live Well (Workshop on Nutrition and Mental Health), Mar 28 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4568

UNA-Canada Internship Programme, apply by Apr 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4577

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/

 

Dear UBC Graduate Students, 

Help plan a new space for graduate students in Koerner Library! 

UBC Library is re-developing two upper floors in Koerner Library into a Research Commons.  The plans include a large work space reserved for graduate student use.   

We invite you to attend a one-hour focus group to inform the layout, facilities, and furnishings of this new space.  To participate please indicate your availability at http://bit.ly/koerner-planning

We look forward to hearing your preferences for this graduate-focused space. 

Regards, 

Anne Olsen, MLIS
Head, Walter C. Koerner Library | UBC Library
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
1958 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Office: 604 822 3018 | Mobile: 604 445 9601
anne.olsen@ubc.ca | @LibarinaAnne | Pronouns: she/her/hers

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