Quick: tell us about your biodiversity related graduate thesis in three minutes!

That is the point of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) academic competition that assists current graduate students by fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience.

 

3MT was developed by The University of Queensland in 2008. UBC was one of the first universities in North America to host a competition, when it held its inaugural 3MT @UBC in 2011, and now these competitions are held at many countries around the world.

 

2023 Competition

This year, UBC is holding its preliminary Heats between February 22 and March 9. A special Biodiversity focused heat has been scheduled, for graduate students in the biodiversity/sustainability/conservation fields (IOF, IRES, SPGGA, Biology, Botany, Land and Food Systems, Geography, etc.). It will be held on:

 

UBC BIODIVERSITY HEAT

Wednesday March 1, 2023 5:00-7:00 pm

AERL Theatre (2202 Main Mall), UBC

 

Sign up to participate here! https://oceans.ubc.ca/3mt-participant-sign-up-2023-biodiversity-heat/

And be sure to invite your academic colleagues, friends and family to watch you present!

 

Please circulate to your UBC graduate student network!

 

 

Regards,

—

IOF Communications

IOFCommunications@oceans.ubc.ca

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia

Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People

@UBCOceans   |   facebook.com/UBCOceans   |    oceans.ubc.ca

 

 

 

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2023 Summer Terms – LFS TA Application opens next week – 10 business days only!

The LFS TA Application will soon be open for students to apply to TA for all LFS 2023 Summer Term courses.

There are expected to be around 12-13 courses offered overall by LFS, counting all terms (S1, S2 & S1+2).

 

The LFS TA Application will be open for students to apply for ten business days only.

It will open by 10am on March 2^nd and close by 4:30pm on March 15, 2023.

(This ten-day limit is mandated by the agreement between CUPE 2278/UBC.)

 

Instructors determine how many TAs to assign to their course. TA hours assigned to each TA will also vary.

 

To log in to the LFS TA Application from off-campus, use the UBC VPN.

For help navigating the TA Application, email Virginia Frankian at lfs.ta@ubc.ca.

 

For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca

Good afternoon,

 

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend! A few weeks ago, we requested the contact information of the individual who works with Indigenous students in your program so we are better able to communicate Indigenous-specific events and supports to students. As we have two Indigenous student events coming up over the next month, we hope that you can send these events to the Indigenous students in your program and others who can help with distribution. Please find the posters for these events attached.

 

Event Details:

 

UBC 23 24 Indigenous Student Community Time (Vancouver In-person Event)

UBC 23 24 Indigenous Student Virtual Lunch

Date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Location: School of Population and Public Health, Room 424   The UBC 23 24 team is excited to invite Indigenous students from all Health Science programs to join us to sit in community, share some food and make Medicine bags! Indigenous students completing Q2 and Q3 of UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety are also welcome to bring any thoughts, concerns or questions they may have to discuss during our crafting time. All Medicine bags and beading supplies will be provided for the event.   Please find the event registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_enVIlI45iH731lA

Date: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Online (Zoom)   The UBC 23 24 team is excited to extend an invitation to Indigenous students from all Health Professional programs to come together and share a virtual meal. During this time, we welcome any thoughts, concerns, or questions you may have about the ICS Q2 and Q3 online modules. A SkiptheDishes gift card will be sent to your email before the event.   Please find the event registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_enVIlI45iH731lA

 

You can also find information about these events and future events on our website: https://ubc2324.med.ubc.ca/events/

 

Thank you so much for your help in connecting us to Indigenous students to better support them while they engage with the UBC 23 24 curriculum. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Warm regards,

 

UBC 23 24 Team
Faculty of Medicine | Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2206 East Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z3 Canada
23.24@ubc.ca
https://health.aboriginal.ubc.ca/programming/ubc23-24/

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

 

 

 

 

 

A couple of events to share (Karen and our comms team are sharing on our social too):

1. Desiree Nielsen, LFS Alumna, speaking at online event on Feb 28  When food becomes medicine – alumni UBC (Free event)
2. Abeera Irfan, LFS Student speaking on March 4 TEDxUBC (@tedx.ubc) • Instagram photos and videos (ticketed – but there are usually a recording, so I can share this when it comes out too)

Best,

Niki

Niki Glenning (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)
Alumni Relations Manager

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

Phone: Cell 604 561 0504 | Fax 604 822 6394

@ubclfs www.facebook.com/ubcLFS