My name is Flora and I am reaching out again on behalf of the AMS-constituted UBC Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) club that runs the Research EXperience (REX) program! REX pairs undergraduate students with post-doctoral and graduate students to design a research project.

We kindly ask you to forward this email to the graduate students in your department to encourage them to take part in this great opportunity. We sincerely appreciate your help in supporting undergraduate research at the University of British Columbia.

We are currently looking for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are interested in committing a minimum of 4 hours each month to act as a mentor. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to gain mentorship, leadership, and management skills.

What is REX?

REX is a six month long program designed to help undergraduate students build essential research skills through a proposed research project (no results required). As a REX mentor you will guide a team of undergraduate students through a mini proposed research project within your field of expertise. URO provides workshops on the basics of research methodology to ease the students’ transition into the program. As a mentor, you will take a supervisory role in the students’ projects, and it is recommended you commit a minimum of 4 hours each month for 6 months (October to March).

At the end of the REX program, the undergraduate students present their finished projects at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC), one of BC’s largest undergraduate research conferences. The 2023-2024 REX program saw the participation of over 70 mentors and 240 mentees. This program provides enthusiastic undergraduates with a low-barrier and accessible avenue to engage with research early in their academic careers, a valuable opportunity that many may otherwise not be able to experience.

If this opportunity interests you and you would like to become a mentor, please fill out the initial registration form here by 11:59PM on Monday, August 5th 2024! We will be in contact shortly afterwards with the final registration confirmation and mentor biography submission forms. Further information about the REX program can be found in this year’s REX Mentor Brochure.

If you have any questions, comments or other inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us at rex.uro.ubc@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Flora Su

Research EXperience Committee Co-Chair

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

University of British Columbia

GradUpdate

In this issue, Developing and Sustaining Your Academic Writing Practice, Introduction to Machine Learning: Classification and Clustering, Data Visualization for Teaching and Learning, and more.

 

Registration open

Developing and Sustaining Your Academic Writing Practice Online | Thursday, Jul 18 | 10 am – 1 pm Register

 

Seats available

Write to Flourish, Write with Flourish: An On-Campus Writing Retreat In-person | Wednesday, Jul 10 | 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Register

 

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

 

RESEARCH

Introduction to the Unix Shell Online | Tuesday, Jul 9 | 1 – 3 pm Register Introduction to Machine Learning: Classification and Clustering Online | Wednesday, Jul 10 | 1 – 3 pm Register

 

TEACHING

Data Visualization for Teaching and Learning Online | Wednesday, Jul 10 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

 

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

14-Day Writing Challenge Online | Jul 15 – 28 | An opportunity to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. Join NCFDD through UBC’s subscription, then register by Jul 5.

Dear LFS graduate students,

The Applied Biology Program will be interviewing the 3^rd candidate for the Assistant Professor in Plant Science position (see Ad) in July. We would like to invite all graduate students to lunch with the candidate, Dr. Mark Paul Selda Rivarez, on Thursday, July 11, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, McM 350.

Please RSVP to Harini Aiyer (harini.aiyer@ubc.ca) and include any dietary restrictions by 12pm on Monday, June 8.

We’d also welcome your feedback following the lunch, using the Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aftjzl5JwfQw2TI

 

You are also invited to attend his research and teaching seminars, as below.

Dr. Mark Paul Selda Rivarez (July 10-11)

Research Seminar

July 10, 10:00am, MacMillan 158

Registration Link: TBC

 

Teaching Seminar

July 11, 11:00am, MacMillan 158

Registration Link: TBC

 

Thank you and best regards,

Melanie

 

 

Melanie Train

Human Resources Manager (Faculty) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

248-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604-822-3105 | Fax 604-822-6394

Email:  melanie.train@ubc.ca

Office: M/W/F: Remote: T/Th

Dear graduate students,

Hello! We hope everyone are enjoying the summer. Thanks to those who have already filled out the survey. We’re emailing again to ensure we reach all of you for feedback and comments.

The graduate student space desk assignment proposal has been adopted for almost 2 years and it is time to perform another quick review of how this arrangement has worked for you.

Just a quick recap, the proposal basically assigns desks to each PI proportionally to their student enrollment, in hope to offer flexibility of desk use while encouraging sharing of limited resources.

We would love to hear your feedback so will greatly appreciate if you could spend some time to fill out the below survey. You can either click on the link below or scan the QR code to partake. We’ve also sent out a separate survey to your PIs to collect their valuable feedback as well.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rWhpPrhypPGpBI

We also continue to offer ways for PIs and students to provide feedback in these graduate student shared spaces. We have included them below for your reference.

• LFS Open Feedback Channel (Anonymous) continues to be available:

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0xslqMad9vS1iB

• Any concerns/feedback can also be sent to:

lfs.facilities@ubc.ca

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we navigate a better and more efficient use of limited graduate student space.

 

Cheers,

Imelda Cheung

 

Imelda Cheung
Education and Research Support Technician
Food, Nutrition and Health Program

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
230D – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 0344
Imelda.Cheung@ubc.ca
https://wiki.ubc.ca/FNH_Teaching_Lab