Charting a Sustainable Course: Making Sustainable Choices |Panel Discussion

When: Tuesday 7^th November | 7pm (doors 6.30pm)

What?  Join the Vancouver Aquarium and OceanCanada@UBC for an engaging discussion with four leading experts. Learn how you can make sustainable choices to protect our oceans from overfishing and other harmful practices. Will be followed by a ‘Meet and Mingle’ with the experts.

Where? The Vancouver Aquarium, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2

Price? Free AND food provided(!!) –  but registration encouraged. Register here: www.vanaqua.org/experience/events/annual-and-upcoming-events/ocean-canada

Anecdotal Evidence: Science Storytelling

When: Thursday 9^th November | 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

What?   Join the Vancouver Aquarium, Anecdotal Evidence and OceanCanada@UBC to hear stories from real life Marine Scientists! Ever wondered what twists and turns in a person’s life ultimately lead to a passionate career as a scientist? Or what stories lie behind the data? Or how non-scientists experience science?

Anecdotal Evidence is a live storytelling series where people share stories of how they experience science in their lives. They are human stories around the very broad theme of science. Stories of failure, fieldwork, love, death, cosmic loneliness and more. The stories are filled with humour, humanity, and sometimes even science! To here stories from previous event check out the Anecdotal Evidence podcast here: anecdotalevidence.ca/listen

**Finger food is included in your ticket price! There will also be a cash bar.**

 

Where? The Vancouver Aquarium, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2

 

Price? $20 – food provided.  Register here but don’t leave it too late as this often sells out: www.vanaqua.org/sciencestorytelling

If you want any more information about either event email Ruth ruth.sharpe@ocean.org

Registration opens Monday, Nov 6^th at 9 AM for:

Submitting your Thesis

Webinar: Tue, Nov 14, 1-2 PM PST | www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16151-submitting-your-thesis-webinar

In person: Wed, Nov 15, 9:30-10:30 AM @ Thea Koerner House| www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16150-submitting-your-thesis  

 

Doctoral Exam Preparation

Webinar: Tue, Nov 14, 12:15-15:30 PM PST | www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16152-doctoral-exam-preparation-webinar

In person: Wed, Nov 15, 10:45 AM – 12 PM @ Thea Koerner House| www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16149-doctoral-exam-preparation

 

Essentials of Productive Teams (Mitacs training, formerly Managing Projects) @ Thea Koerner House
Thu, Nov 16, 9 AM – 5 PM | www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16284-essentials-productive-teams

 

Thesis Boot Camp (2 day writing session with opening panel with tips, advice for completing your thesis)

Sat, Nov 18 and 25, 1-5 PM @ Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Register here: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16445-thesis-boot-camp-2-day
Please note this is a two day event. There is an option to attend the panel session only, although we strongly encourage participants to stay and write.

 

Visit community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Citation Management with Mendeley, Nov 14 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3937

Tri-agency Open Access Policy, Nov 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3999

Become a Pod leader for the SMaRT Outreach program, register by Nov 19 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4160

Career Directions for Grad Students, Nov 21 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4087

Connect and Engage with a Professional Mentor, Nov 22 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4129

GSS Career Launchpad Workshop and Headshots, Nov 24 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4159

Submit an abstract for Rising Up (Conference on Indigenous Knowledge and Research) by Dec 29| community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4152

 

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/

Call for Nominations – LFS Service Awards

Nominations are now open for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems outstanding service awards, including the Shynkaryk Service Award (staff), Richards Service Award (faculty) and Graduate Student Service Award. These awards will be presented at our Faculty Holiday Party on Thursday, December 7.

LFS Shynkaryk and Richards Awards

Nominees should be LFS staff or faculty members who meet the following criteria: consistently provides excellent service to students, faculty and staff, accomplished tasks with good humour and grace, works extremely well with others, and always goes one step further on every project. Nominations should include the name of the nominator, name of nominee and 3 or more reasons for the nomination (with examples).

LFS Graduate Student Service Award 

Nominees should be graduate students who meet the following criteria: provide services and / or leadership to fellow graduate students and the LFS community at large, and serve as exemplars to fellow grad students, faculty and staff or the faculty in general. Nominations should include the name of the nominator, name of nominee and 3 or more reasons for the nomination (with examples).

Please send nominations to Melanie Train (melanie.train@ubc.ca) by Friday, November 24.

 The first opportunity is only available to graduate students, but the Focus! Climate Change Student Video Contest may be of interest to your undergrads and postdocs as well.

The Hugh C. Morris Experiential Fellowship is designed to commemorate the life work and contributions to the fields of Geosciences, Climate Change, and Mathematics in Canada by Dr. Hugh C. Morris. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Chair of the Canadian Global Change Program and Recipient of the J. Willis Ambrose Gold Medal for leadership by the Geological Association of Canada, to name just a few of his many achievements. This new Fellowship, valued at $40,000, is open to any graduate student studying in Canada who is working in a field related to earth, geosciences, environment, energy, water, climate change, social impact or design sciences related to these areas, and is designed to provide a unique experiential travel program designed by the student. 

Students apply directly to the Kimberley Foundation. 

Value: $40,000
Deadline: 28 February 2018 at 4:30 pm PST
Website: https://kimberley-foundation.org/hugh-morris-fellowship/
Questions to: info@kimberley-foundation.org

 

Kimberley Foundation has a second initiative, open to all undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. The Focus! Climate Change Student Video Contest invites students to use their imagination and video-making skills, to make a short film about climate change. 

Value: 1 x $10,000 prize; 3 x $5,000 honourable mentions
Deadline: 15 March 2018 at 4:30 pm PST
Website: https://kimberley-foundation.org/focus-video-competition/
Questions to: info@kimberley-foundation.org

Call for applications: Google PhD Fellowship

Google PhD Fellowships support graduate students as they pursue their PhD in computer science, related disciplines, or promising research areas. The fellowship provides tuition, fees and a stipend for two years, with possible extension for a third year. Recipients are also matched with a Google Research Mentor.

Application deadline: 4:00pm Thursday, November 16, 2017

Further information, including eligibility and application procedures: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/google-phd-fellowship