Hello LFS Grad Students!

There is still time to submit your abstracts for the 2024 LFS Grad Student Conference, taking place February 28th, 2024 at the GSS loft.

Deadline January 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm. No late abstracts will be accepted.

Also, don’t forget to register for the conference by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

You can find more information on the conference here, and guidelines for presenters here.

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Faculty of Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Council

lfsgrads@gmail.com

From: Williams, Jennifer (Geography) <jennifer.williams@geog.ubc.ca>
Sent: January 8, 2024 11:39 AM

Population dynamics in time and space: models, data and application (Geos 506, 3 credits, 2023 W2) on Thursdays, 9:30-12:30 in Geography Room 223.

Course Description: Underlying much of population ecology are models using different approaches to describe how population dynamics change through time and space. Goals of this course are to 1) assess the role of modeling in answering fundamental questions in population ecology; 2) articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the quantitative approaches presented for modeling population dynamics in time and space; 3) successfully implement mathematical models (in R) to describe population dynamics and spatial spread, and provide a clear interpretation of the results. Course will be a mix of lecture, discussion, hands-on labs in R, and an independent project to analyze your own or someone else’s data.

Happy to answer questions or send the syllabus to interested students in advance (or come on Thursday).

cheers,

Jennifer

 

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Jennifer Williams
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
University of British Columbia
office phone: +1 604 827-1592
email: jennifer.williams@geog.ubc.ca
website: https://www.geog.ubc.ca/persons/jennifer-williams/

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – UBC SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARS (PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS) 

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The UBC Sustainability Hub is pleased to offer UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability internship projects.

We are currently accepting applications for over 60 internships that will commence May 1, 2024. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply.

Successful candidates work under the guidance of a mentor at one of our partner organizations, and are immersed in real world learning where they can apply their research skills and contribute to advancing sustainability and climate action across the region. Each Scholar receives $27.50 per hour to complete 250 hours of work.

For more information on the available projects and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars Program website.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm Sunday January 28.

We also appreciate your help in circulating this notice to anyone in your grad student network that may be interested!

SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION

Want to learn more? If you are you interested in . . .

• applying your research skills to solving real-world sustainability questions and challenges?
• getting paid while gaining valuable professional work experience?
• developing applied sustainability skills and knowledge under the guidance of a mentor?
• building a professional network of sustainability practitioners?

. . . please attend the online Sustainability Scholars Program information session on January 17 at 12:00 pm or January 18 at 5:00 pm. At the January 18 session representatives from several of our partner organizations will speak about the kinds of opportunities Scholars can have while working in the program. We will also have former scholars there to answer your questions about what you can expect as a Scholar and what kinds of opportunities the program offers in terms of skills and job prospects.

Details and to register: https://sustain.ubc.ca/scholars-program-events

 

 

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Karen Taylor  MA (she, her)
Senior Manager, Sustainability Scholars & Strategic Implementation | Sustainability Hub
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2343 – 2260 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 9362 | karen.taylor@ubc.ca | https://sustain.ubc.ca/scholars

 

 

Good day,

The deadline is approaching, but it is still time to engage in the 2023–2024 edition of the National Student Paper Competition (NSPC)! The Canada School of Public Service organizes this annual initiative to attract talented Canadian graduate students to improve public service excellence.   

How to participate: Submit a 1500-word policy paper by January 15^th. 

Benefits for the winner:

• apply academic expertise to inform public policies
• network opportunities within the federal public service and academia
• a possibility of a 4-month internship with the Canadian federal public service

Please follow the CSPS on social media, visit the NSPC webpage for detailed information about the submission steps, and contact us with questions.

Thank you for your engagement in fostering the next generation of Canadian public policy leaders.

The NSPC team