Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship

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These fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science at UBC. The award is valued at 8,000$ for one year but may be extended for a second year. For Further information including eligibility requirements and application procedures click the link. Application deadline: 4pm PST on March 21 2025.

LFS Scholar Seminar: Health Benefits of Optimising B-vitamin Status Across the Life Cycle and Impact of Transitioning to Healthy Diets from Sustainable Resources

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Our next Scholar seminar is just around the corner! Dr. Mary Ward will be visiting our faculty as a guest of the Human Nutrition program. She is currently a professor of Nutrition and Dietetics and Ulster University as well as Director of the Wellcome Trust-Wolfson Northern Ireland Clinical Research Facility at the City Hospital Belfast and president of the British Nutrition Society. Her research focusses on B-vitamins involved in 1-C metabolism.

When: Friday, March 14th 10am-11am.

Where: MCML 256

RSVP

Coffee and cookie social for half an hour afterwards!

Research to Impact – Skills, Tools and Practices for Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization

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  •      When: March 10
  •      Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
  •      Where: AERL 107
  •      Extras: Lunch will be provided

Led by Alia Januwalla from UBC’s Knowledge Exchange Unit. In this session Alia will introduce key concepts of Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (KxM) and explore strategies to connect research with real-world impact. You’ll gain insights into mapping knowledge users, identifying engagement opportunities, and applying frameworks to enhance the societal relevance of your research.

Plus, there’s free lunch!

Do you have specific questions for Alia? Feel free to send your questions as a response to this email so Alia can tailor the discussion to your interests.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Register now: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e9RaC45XK6YOSlo

2025 Summer LFS TA Application Window

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Coming Next Week: 2025 Summer LFS TA Application open March 3rd -March 14 only!

LFS TA Application for all 2025 Summer Terms

This summer, there are a few LFS classes with TAships available (hours will vary).
Most courses will be held in Summer Term 1, May 12 – June 19, 2025.

LFS TA Application opens Monday, March 3rd by 10:30am and
closes Friday, March 14th at 4:30pm

This is a hard deadline – If you are interested, apply early!

For more details, go to the LFS TA Application (click here).