CIHR and NSERC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – 3rd call for 2015-2016

The CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students pursuing exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada and provides up to $6,000 for a period of 3-6 months.

As CIHR and NSERC will accept eligible applications on a first-come, first-served basis, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will forward complete, eligible applications as they arrive. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2016.

Consent form: Each agency requires its own consent form, and it must be signed by the applicant and included with other application materials.

For further information, please visit the Graduate Awards website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement-3rd-call

The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is Junnie Cheung (junnie.cheung@ubc.ca).

2016 Friedman Scholars Program—Competition Now Open

Deadline: Thursday, March 31st, 2016 at 4:00pm PST

The Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences are named after the first two faculty members in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Constance and Sydney Friedman believed that a full well-rounded education requires students to learn from different perspectives and learn from different cultures. The goal of the Friedman Scholar program is to provide funding to graduate students or medical residents so that they can pursue a learning opportunity outside of Western Canada to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received.

Award

Scholarships range from $25,000 to $50,000 annually and are open to renewal for one time only. The amount of the scholarship will be at the discretion of the adjudication committee within the above stated range. Each recipient of a Friedman Scholarship will be designated a “Friedman Scholar”.

Eligibility and Restrictions

The Friedman Scholars Program is open to any UBC graduate student or UBC Medical Resident Trainee in the health-related sciences. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly; the field of study not only includes the obvious fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology, nursing etc., but also includes any complementary work being done in other disciplines that relates to the promotion and dissemination of health related education (an example could be an economist working on a new funding model for health care or a botanist working on herbal remedies for a disease).

Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives and learn from experts in their fields. In order to be considered, travel must be outside of Western Canada (east of Manitoba) and beyond. Learners must engage with a leading figure or group for a minimum period of 6 months to gain new knowledge and perspectives in their field and absorb the scholarly culture of the host institution. The award funds received from this scholarship are to be used for expenses related to an opportunity to learn outside of Western Canada. None of the scholarship funds shall be used to pay down or reduce current or past educational debt, to pay a personal stipend for the learner, or to pay UBC tuition. While funds from the scholarship may be used for a research opportunity, the emphasis is on the quality of the learning experience through mentorship of a leading scholar or institution. This is not a vehicle for funding research projects.

For more information, including full guidelines and profiles of previous winners, please visit: http://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca/friedman-scholars-program/

Note that this award program is managed by the Faculty of Medicine – contact information is available in the FAQ on the website above.

CTLT is involved in a review of our programs and services, and we would like to hear from graduate students and TAs across the university as part of this innovation process. Grad students and TAs participate in many of our programs and services, and their feedback will help us ensure that we can improve our teaching, learning and technology services to them.

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We are hosting a grad student focus group on Monday, January 11 – next week 🙂 – and we’d greatly appreciate your assistance in getting the word out to the grad students and TA’s in your departments as soon as possible. I have attached a pdf flyer outlining the details to this email.

The focus group will be held in the Seminar Room, in the I.K. Barber Learning Centre, room 2.22 from noon – 1:00pm. Pizza will be provided. More details are available in the pdf attachment.

Thank you so much for your help with this – we really appreciate it!

Wishing you all the best to the New Year,
Erin —

Erin Yun | Educational Developer, Process Design and Facilitation
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver
214-1961 East Mall | Musqueam Territory

Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z1 Phone: 604-822-5153

Email: erin.yun@ubc.ca

I am very pleased to announce that the 2016 Friedman Scholars Program competition is now open. This program is open to any UBC graduate student or UBC Medical Resident Trainee in the health-related sciences (broadly interpreted). I ask that you please disseminate this announcement among the graduate students in your program:

2016 Friedman Scholars Program—Competition Now Open

Deadline: Thursday, March 31^st, 2016 at 4:00pm PST

The Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences are named after the first two faculty members in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Constance and Sydney Friedman believed that a full well-rounded education requires students to learn from different perspectives and learn from different cultures. The goal of the Friedman Scholar program is to provide funding to graduate students or medical residents so that they can pursue a learning opportunity outside of Western Canada to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received.

Award

Scholarships range from $25,000 to $50,000 annually and are open to renewal for one time only. The amount of the scholarship will be at the discretion of the adjudication committee within the above stated range. Each recipient of a Friedman Scholarship will be designated a “Friedman Scholar”.

Eligibility and Restrictions

The Friedman Scholars Program is open to any UBC graduate student or UBC Medical Resident Trainee in the health-related sciences. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly; the field of study not only includes the obvious fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology, nursing etc., but also includes any complementary work being done in other disciplines that relates to the promotion and dissemination of health related education (an example could be an economist working on a new funding model for health care or a botanist working on herbal remedies for a disease).

 

Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives and learn from experts in their fields. In order to be considered, travel must be outside of Western Canada (east of Manitoba) and beyond. Learners must engage with a leading figure or group for a minimum period of 6 months to gain new knowledge and perspectives in their field and absorb the scholarly culture of the host institution. The award funds received from this scholarship are to be used for expenses related to an opportunity to learn outside of Western Canada. None of the scholarship funds shall be used to pay down or reduce current or past educational debt, to pay a personal stipend for the learner, or to pay UBC tuition. While funds from the scholarship may be used for a research opportunity, the emphasis is on the quality of the learning experience through mentorship of a leading scholar or institution. This is not a vehicle for funding research projects.

For more information, including full guidelines and profiles of previous winners, please visit the following website: http://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca/friedman-scholars-program/

Warm regards,

Heather

Heather Muckart
(part-time: Mondays / Tuesdays / Wednesdays)
Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Coordinator | Faculty of Medicine | Dean’s Office
The University of British Columbia
317 – 2194 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver, BC  Canada V6T 1Z3
Phone 604 822 8633 | Fax 604 822 6061
med.research@ubc.ca | www.med.ubc.ca

RMES 500N: Behavioural Foundations in Public Policy

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Instructor: Jiaying Zhao

Mondays 9:00am – 12:00pm

Location: AERL 419 (Fishbowl)

Course Syllabus attached

What does psychology have to offer to future policy makers? How does behavioral science inform policy design? Decades of research suggest that successful policy depends on a thorough understanding of human behavior. This course explores how basic concepts in social and cognitive psychology, judgment and decision making, and behavioral economics can shape policy formation and implementation. This course covers a wide array of policy-relevant topics geared towards the applications of experimental findings and concepts emanating from behavioural research to the design and implementation of policy. Central themes include a detailed analysis of human judgment and decision making, and how a variety of motives and situational forces can affect people’s choices and behavior. Combined, these topics have important implications for policy design that affects individuals as well as the functioning of the organizations that determine those policies.

This course is intended to expose people who are preparing a career in public service, business leaders, legal, ethical, and health professionals, as well as students interested in societal, domestic, and international challenges, to a perspective that can shed new light, generate novel ideas, and provide effective solutions. Each weekly seminar will involve an overview of the behavioural research, and in-depth discussions of the implications and the applications of the research for policy and management.

By the end of this course, all students should be able to do the following:

1. Critically evaluate current psychological research on policy issues
   2. Identify several important policy questions to which a behavioral analysis can
   significantly contribute
   3. Evaluate the validity of the behavioral assumptions of policy
   4. Apply psychological perspectives and principles to policy design and implementation
   5. Design a behavioural intervention to promote constructive and beneficial behaviour

 

For more information on RMES courses, please go to: http://ires.ubc.ca/graduate-courses/

Lisa Johannesen MSc
Graduate Program Manager | Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)
The University of British Columbia |430 – 2202 Main Mall| Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

Tel: 604-822-9034|www.ires.ubc.ca