Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) January 14, 15 & 21, 2023 application opens November 25!

Hello,

Please forward the following information to your graduate students:

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on January 14, 15 & 21, 2023.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all face-to-face sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for January 14, 15 & 21, 2023 ISW sign up here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-january-14-15-21-2023-preliminary-application/

Application opens on November 25 and closes on January 11, 2023 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

not a graduate student at UBC
a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
elisa.herman@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

Accepting Applications: Agriculture and Energy Fellowship at Harvard Belfer Center

The Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs are pleased to offer predoctoral, postdoctoral, and professional fellowship opportunities in the area of agriculture and energy policy. The application period for the 2023–2024 academic year will close on December 1, 2022. We hope that you will share this call for applications with your networks and mentees.

Agriculture and Energy Policy Fellowship

Will greater dependence on biofuels and biomass impact food production? Some experts argue that population growth will increase the competition between food crops and energy crops, and climate change impacts including rainfall patterns and higher temperatures may reduce food supplies even further. Other experts argue that increased biofuel production will not appreciably impact food supplies, as improved agricultural practices can increase yields, while feedstocks for biofuels become more varied and can be grown on land that has been less productive. Fellows will explore topics related to the tension between food and fuel. We are interested in a broad menu of topics ranging from future uses of biomass for energy in sectors such as shipping, heavy trucks, and aviation to agricultural practices that enhance the capacity of soils to absorb and retain carbon.

This fellowship is open to doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D. recipients, faculty members, and mid-career professionals from the public and private sectors. The Center is committed to recruiting a highly diverse group of fellows and ensuring that our appointments and selection procedures consciously identify and evaluate people from underrepresented groups.

We hope that you will consider forwarding this opportunity to individuals within your networks who may be interested in pursuing a fellowship at the Belfer Center this year or in future application cycles. For more fellowship descriptions and application requirements, please visit our fellowship page. For questions related to our program’s fellowship opportunities, please contact Paul Sherman (paul_sherman@hks.harvard.edu).

Sincerely,

Henry Lee

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Jassim M. Jaidah Family Director
Environment and Natural Resources Program
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Kennedy School

MFRE Speaker: Cheenar Shah, Taking Root

Durability in Forest Carbon and Voluntary Carbon Market

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM

Location: MCML 160

Cheenar leads the implementation of Taking Root’s Forest carbon projects in Africa. She has worked on policy and program development with a focus on climate adaptation with smallholder farmers, for both the BC provincial government and the United Nations. Cheenar is an alumna of the Master of Food and Resource Economics from the University of British Columbia and holds a BSc in Ag. & Environmental Science from McGill University

Many Thanks!

Olivier

Thesis Defense – Plant Science – MSc – Vanessa Jones

Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(Plant Science)

Vanessa Jones

“ UNDERSTANDING PLANT-SOIL-MANAGEMENT INTERACTIONS OF REYNOUTRIA SPP. (KNOTWEEDS) TO INFORM ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION “

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 – 10:00 AM

Virtually

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69799796345?pwd=SG1KbldmN2hVbURTQ3N5RldzdGRUdz09

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. J. Carrillo

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Grenz – Supervisor
Dr. D. Clements – Co-supervisor
Dr. M. Upadhyaya – Committee member
Dr. J. Bae – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Grenz – Supervisor
Dr. D. Clements – Co-supervisor
Dr. J. Bae – Committee member
Dr. T. Martin – External

IRES Seminar Series: Thurs, Nov 17 with Sara Ghebremusse

Hi IRES sister departments and faculties,

Please circulate the event email below within your unit.

Thank you!

Bonnie

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Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249

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Hello everyone,

Our next IRES Seminar is in the Beaty Museum Theatre. Reminder: No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.

November 17, 2022: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sara Ghebremusse

Corporate Control Over Human Rights: Barrick Gold’s North Mara Grievance Mechanism

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Location: Beaty Museum Theatre (2212 Main Mall)

Click here to register in advance to receive a Zoom link

Talk summary:

Implementing an operational-level grievance mechanism is considered an effective remedy to address human rights violations that a business may commit. In accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, these mechanisms can support the identification and remediation of adverse human rights violations. Barrick Gold Corporation, first through its affiliate Acacia Mining and then on its own, has managed an operational-level grievance mechanism to address the violence and other human rights violations alleged by local communities near its North Mara mine in Tanzania. Since its implementation, the mechanism has been criticized for falling short of international standards and failing to redress community grievances. This presentation will discuss the history and shortcomings of Barrick Gold’s grievance mechanism, with a particular focus on how corporate control over human rights violations at the mine has transformed elements of Tanzania’s approach to mining governance.

Dr. Sara Ghebremusse, Assistant Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law

Bio:

Dr. Sara Ghebremusse is an Assistant Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. She writes, researches, and teaches in the areas of African mining, law and development, transnational law, and human rights. She has published in all these fields and has presented her research at conferences around the world. Dr. Ghebremusse is the Principal Investigator of a SSHRC Insight Development Grant-funded project examining how Canadian mining conflicts in Tanzania and Zambia have contributed to institutional transformation in the two countries. She has also supported the development of the Allard School of Law’s Executive Learning Program in Mining Law and Sustainability.

See you Thursday in the Beaty Museum Theatre!