What to expect? The workshop will begin with a introduction to Decolonized Research Methods (DRM) from Dr. Nora Angeles, Associate Professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning. Then, Dawn Hoogeveen, a postdoc at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, will share her experiences using DRM in her research in a Q&A session. The event will close with Dawn Morrison, Founder, Chair and Coordinator of the B.C. Food Systems Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, sharing her experience straddling between the worlds of community organizing and academia and offering insights for engaging in this work.

You can also expect some delicious refreshments from Doughgirls.

Please RSVP to amber.heckelman@gmail.com. We will send a short list of suggested readings by Friday, Sept 8 so that everyone has the option of doing a bit of preparation leading up to the workshop.

Help us grow our network! This event is open to all and the Food Systems Network (FSN) would like to expand its reach to students in many faculties and disciplines across campus, so feel free to share this invite with friends.

In solidarity,

The FSN team — Amber, Dana, Tori, and Laura

http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/global-networks/

———————————————— Amber A. Heckelman PhD Candidate Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada Cell 778 325 2220  aheckelm@mail.ubc.ca  http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca

 

Vancouver Community Science Celebration 2017 Are you looking to start off your year with a fun and exciting volunteering opportunity! We have just the event for you! UBC Let’s Talk Science and Genome BC are recruiting volunteers to help run two booths at this year’s annual Vancouver Community Science Celebration on September 16th and 17th! You can help children explore the magic (*Ahem* science) of DNA by making DNA Bracelets or Edible DNA and extracting DNA from kiwi fruit at the Genome BC booth or joining the LTS team in making Slime, exploring salmon migration, or running Chromatography Demos.

This event brings lots of families to Science World for a busy, fun and exciting two days, but we’ll need need many volunteers to make this event a success!
When: Saturday, September 16th and/or Sunday, September 17th 9:00am to 6:30pm
Where: Telus World of Science (1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver)
Who: Children of all ages Interested volunteers can sign up here or email Chantal (Genome BC booth: trips@ubclts.com) or Andrew (LTS booth: community@ubclts.com ) directly. Please specify which day(s) you are available, whether you’d prefer a morning, mid-day or afternoon shift and if you have a booth preference.

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Evelyn–

Community Events Coordinator

Email: community@ublts.com

Website: www.ubclts.com

Twitter: @ubclts

Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships

Value: $40,000 stipend plus $20,000 travel allowance per year, for up to 4 years

UBC applicant deadline: 11:59pm (Vancouver time) on Monday, 23 October 2017

Up to 15 Trudeau Scholarships are awarded each year to support doctoral students pursuing research related to one of its four founding themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada in the World, and People and their Natural Environment. Trudeau Scholars are highly gifted individuals who are actively engaged in their fields and expected to become leading national and international figures.

Eligibility

·         Candidates must be applying into the first year of a PhD at UBC, or be registered in the first or second year of a PhD at UBC.

·         Although priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, up to one scholar in four per given year may be a foreign national registered full-time in a doctoral program at a Canadian institution. This applies in particular to students from emerging nations.

Applications are submitted via the Trudeau Foundation application portal:

·         Create an account online at: https://trudeaufdn.fluxx.io/apply/scholars

·         For University Name, enter “The University of British Columbia”

·         For Faculty or Department, enter the chosen UBC graduate program

·         Registrants will receive a username and password in 2-3 business days (check the spam folder)

·         Once access is granted, complete the application form, request three letters of recommendation, and upload transcripts

·         Detailed application procedures are available here: http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/en/programs/scholarships/become-scholar

Please note that there is no graduate program nomination process. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will convene an adjudication committee composed of UBC faculty members to review applications and select UBC’s nominees to the national competition.

For further information, please visit our website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/trudeau-foundation-doctoral-scholarship

DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Study Scholarships and Research Grants are available for highly qualified graduate students, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral researchers in all disciplines to study and carry out research at universities or research institutes in Germany. These scholarship provide funds for a period of study and/or research in Germany.

Complete applications are to be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by 4:00pm on Friday, 29 September 2017. The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is Angela Rizzo (angela.rizzo@ubc.ca).

Further information (including additional funding programs) is available on the DAAD website (https://www.daad.org/en/).

 

Registration is still open for next week’s Scholarships and Awards sessions:

Monday, September 11

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (in person): www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16237-scholarship-award-opportunities-graduate-students

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (via webinar): www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16238-scholarship-award-opportunities-graduate-students-webinar

 

Orientation events continue including:

Sept 08: GSS Speed Friending + Social

Sept 10: Family Fun at Acadia Park, with the GSS

Sept 11: GSS Pancake Breakfast

Sept 12: Graduate Student Orientation to the Library

For more information, visit: http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/events/event/

 

Late Arrival International Student Orientations: (learn important information on required immigration documents and health insurance)

September 8 | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM or 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

September 12 | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM or 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

September 18 | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM or 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

For more information, http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/events/event/late-arrival-international-student-orientations/

 

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/