UBC – The Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science (FOOD)

Marlen Petersen

“Rapid determination of viable but non-culturable Campylobacter jejuni in agri-food products by loop-mediated isothermal amplification coupling propidium monoazide treatment”

9:00 AM on Wednesday, August 4^th, 2021

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EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. Z. Xu

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. X. Lu – Supervisor
Dr. C. Scaman – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M. Chiao – Committee member
Dr. S. Hallam – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. X. Lu – Supervisor
Dr. S. Hallam – Committee member
Dr. S. Castellarin – External

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Attention graduate students who are hoping to graduate in November 2021.

The application for November graduation will be available on the Student Service Centre until Friday, September 10, 2021.

You must apply to be considered for graduation.  There is no downside to applying if they are close to completing.  If you end up missing the November deadlines then you would need to apply for May graduation later in the year.

The Program Completion / Dissertation submission deadline is Friday October 22, 2021.  This is the day you must have submitted your dissertation or had your program enter your completion date for.  This deadline has to be met to considered for November graduation.

STEP 1- Apply to graduate in the SSC by Friday Sept 10, 21.

STEP 2 – Have your program competed (either by thesis or program completion memo) by Friday Oct 22, 21.

 

Other deadlines: Deadline Centre | Graduate School at The University of British Columbia (UBC)

 

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date	Friday, 27 August 2021	Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date	Friday, 27 August 2021	Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2021 Winter Session Term 1.

 Kind regards,

Lia Maria

Lia Maria DRAGAN (She, Her, Hers)

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Faculty of Land and Food Systems

University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus /Musqueam Traditional Territory
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373
lia.maria@ubc.ca

www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/

 

I respectfully acknowledge that I work and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations.

GradUpdate In this issue, Academic CVs, CGS-Master’s Scholarship Workshop on Writing the Research Proposal, The Art of Saying No, Part-time work opportunities, Black Futures, and more.

Registration now open

 

Academic CV Wednesday, Jul 7 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Register

Seats still available

 

COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market Conference Board of Canada presentation | *RESCHEDULED* Wednesday, Jun 30 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM Register Preparing Excellent Fellowship Applications Wednesday, Jun 30 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Register

Additional Events and Opportunities

 

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

 

The Art of Saying No Thursday, Jul 8 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Learn more Using Mendeley for Citation Management Thursday, Jul 8 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Black Futures Monday, Jul 5 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT Learn more GSS is hiring an Advocacy Coordinator Paid, part-time position | Apply by July 6 Learn more Writing Consultant Positions, Sept to April Paid, part-time with the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication | Apply now (and no later than July 30) Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Metadata basics: describing research data Tuesday, Jul 6 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Register Introduction to R and RStudio Friday, July 9 | 12:00 – 2:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop August 9, 14, 21 & 28 | various times, Registration opens June 28 WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In) Thursday, Jul 8 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Registration

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

CGS-Master’s Scholarship Workshop: Writing the Research Proposal Tuesday, Jul 6 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Register

 

Workshops and events Services Resources

Re:  Email address for 2021-2022 LFS Major Awards

Hi everyone:

Please note – the email address to send your intent to apply (deadline June 30), reference and completed application (noon, July 7) is:  lfs.gradasst@ubc.ca

Thank you.

Shelley