Next CERC research seminar:

Date: January 22, 2019

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: 202- 2360 East Mall, Vancouver (CHBE building)

Speaker: Arturo Vaca Durán, Board Director of the World Energy Council Mexico and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers/Energy Committee

Title: Public Policy Design to promote a sustainable and resilient national electric system – The Mexican case

Please see attached poster for more details.

Arturo Vaca Duran – CERC Seminar January FINAL VERSION

We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday!

Regards
Sarah

*Please feel free to forward to anyone who will be interested.  Thank you.

 Sarah Chen
Administrator
Clean Energy Research Centre
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
2360 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 827 4342
sarah@cerc.ubc.ca
http://www.cerc.ubc.ca

The 9^th annual Summer Soil Institute (SSI) is being offered June 16-29, 2019 through the Natural Resource Ecology Lab at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.  Applications will be accepted through April 15, 2019.  Please see the attached flier for information and feel free to share it with graduate students and faculty who may be interested in attending. More information can be found at the SSI website, soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu.

Thank you!

Amanda and the SSI 2019 Planning Committee

Amanda Morrison

Research and K-12 Coordinator

Natural Resource Ecology Lab

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO 80523

Amanda.j.morrison@colostate.edu

INTERNAL deadline March 11, 2019 – please notify our office about your intention of applying by March 1^st, 2019

 

SSHRC Talent Award – 2019 Competition

The SSHRC Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on April 1, 2019, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship. The Talent Award ($50,000 value) is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization, and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector. One Talent Award will be awarded by SSHRC from the nominations submitted by Canadian universities.

The Talent Award may be taken up as a fellowship to fund the recipient’s doctoral or postdoctoral research over a one-year period, or may be used, within one year of receiving the award, as a grant to support research, knowledge mobilization or other research-related activities. At least 10 per cent of the award funds must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements.

Eligibility: A nominee must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada at the time of nomination, must be an active social sciences and humanities researcher or student, and must hold a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship on April 1, 2019.

Nomination Deadline: Complete nomination packages must be received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2019.

For nomination procedures, please consult the G+PS website (https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/sshrc-talent-award). The contact for this funding opportunity is Junnie Cheung (junnie.cheung@ubc.ca).

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Lia Maria Dragan
Graduate Programs Office
Faculty of Land and Food Systems The University of British Columbia
344-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone 604.822.8373 | Fax 604.822.4400

At UBC, Asian female students have lower levels of physical activity compared to many of their peers. To address this and encourage regular exercise, the Physical Activity Office is introducing a new 6-week subsidized program for self-identified Asian female students. The program includes two weekly sessions: an interactive education session discussing health-related topics, as well as a variety of private group physical activities.

Can you help us share this program with your networks? Below is a link to out Webpage and Registration site that can be shared via email and/or via social media:

https://recreation.ubc.ca/get-moving/move-more-learn-more/

Registration deadline is February 3.

Please let us know if you have any questions, and if this is something you can help us promote.

 

Thank you,

­­­­Julia Rudecki

Physical Activity Office

Registration is now open for:

Foundations of Project Management I (2-Days, participants MUST commit to both days)

Mon & Tue, Jan 21&22 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm @Thea Koerner House

Event and registration details:  grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16882-foundations-project-management-i-2-days

 

Overcoming Perfectionism

Thu, Jan 24 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm @Thea Koerner House

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16990-overcoming-perfectionism

 

Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of it

Thu, Jan 31 | 4:00 – 6:00 pm (In person @Point Grey with Videoconferencing to BC Children’s and UBC-Okanagan)

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17276-why-capable-people-suffer-impostor-syndrome-how-thrive-spite-it

 

Changing the World through Research: A Panel of Scholars Who Are Making a Difference

Mon, Jan 28, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17302-changing-world-through-research-panel-scholars-who-are-making-difference

 

There are a few spaces remaining for this week’s: The Nuts and Bolts of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

Thu, Jan 17 | 9:00 am – 12:30 pm @Thea Koerner House grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17220-nuts-bolts-intellectual-property-technology-transfer

 

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

Career Building

Interview Preparation Strategies for Grad Students, Jan 21 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5521

Industry-ready resumes for Grad Students, Jan 23 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5522

Arts Career Conversations, Jan 24 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5525

 

Work and Volunteer Opportunities

Employers on Campus: Canadian Security Intelligence Services and Workday Jan 28 | community.grad.ubc.ca/calendar

Employer on Campus: Electronic Arts Jan 29 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5492

Become a Graduate Wellness Peer, Application open until Jan 31 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5566

 

Graduate School Success

Friedman Award Info Session Jan 18 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5577

Thesis Formatting: tips, tricks, and resources, Jan 28 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5536

Nexus Interdisciplinary Conference, Abstract due Jan 31 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5565

Yale-UBC Fox International Fellowship Program Application due Jan 31 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5578

49^th St. Gallen Symposium Essay Competition Application due Feb 1 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5568

Community-building

GSS Cooking Class Jan 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5571

GSS Zumba and Flow Yoga Classes Starting Jan 30 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5573

GSS French Classes Jan-April 2019 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5574

 

Thank you,

Jacqui.

 

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director of Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus |  Musqueam Traditional Territory
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/