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From Afghanistan to Lapland Via UBC

New UBC PhD heads to postdoctoral work at the edge of the arctic circle. Written by Elizabeth Wallace. Photo of the University of Lapland courtesy Oliver Belcher. Even from as far away as Lapland, UBC inspires. In fact, according to Oliver Belcher who will receive his doctoral degree in May 2013, “There is no better setting to…

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3 Minute Thesis UBC 2014 Results

This year more than 80 University of British Columbia (UBC) graduate students took up the challenge of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with the aim of effectively expressing their thesis research as a three-minute speech for a general audience. While each and every one of them deserves a round of applause, yesterday at the Graduate…

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3MT@UBC Semi-final Results

UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis Semi-Finalists - here are the top finishers from the two heats held March 11, 2014.

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It's Time: 3 Minute Thesis Semi-final and Final

Please join the audience - attendance is free - and prepare to be intrigued, amazed and inspired as UBC graduate students deliver a fascinating 3 minute presentation about their graduate student research. Three Minute Thesis @ UBC semi-final and final rounds take place this week at the Ballroom, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent…

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UBC PhD at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

How does it feel to be competing as a cross-country skiing guide in the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, and then graduating with a PhD from UBC a few weeks later? Andrea Bundon knows. And no-one will be surprised to hear that she’s “very excited”. Andrea (pictured right) first met Paralympian Margarita Gorbounova (pictured left) at the 2010…

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014

The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014.

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Two UBC PhD Students Receive Inaugural Prostate Cancer Canada Awards

Two University of British Columbia PhD students have been selected to be among the first-ever recipients of the prestigious Prostate Cancer Canada Graduate Studentship awards. Natives of British Columbia Peter Axerio-Cilies and Philip Edgcumbe will split a total of $80,000 for two research projects with the potential to transform…

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Spotlight on Excellence: UBC Banting Postdocs: Part II

Dr. Jeremy Hirota is one of UBC's 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awardeesa and winner of one of two 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prizes  - here we get the chance to learn more about his research into air quality and health. Written by Cloe Scott and used with permission. Air quality is a hot topic, yet we know…

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UBC's Aboriginal Graduate Students Receive 41 Barber Scholarships

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the 41 UBC graduate students recently awarded a 2013 Irving K Barber Aboriginal Student Award. UBC's First Nations Longhouse is a resource centre for aboriginal students. Announced in Victoria last month, the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society granted a record 265…

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UBC PhD Student Awarded Inaugural Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates Land and Food Systems graduate student Jovana Kovacevic on being awarded $15,000 -- the first PhD level Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship.   In Ottawa earlier this week the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation (AICF) announced the first recipients of the prestigious Dr. Karl…

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UBC Killam Award Close-up: Sabine Laguë

Each year a number of UBC doctoral students achieve the singular honour of becoming Killam Doctoral Fellows. Here we have a chance to meet PhD Student Sabine Laguë, one of 2013’s outstanding young researchers. Sabine pursues her research toward a PhD in Zoology under the guidance of Dr. William K. Milsom and Dr. Anthony P.…

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UBC PhD Graduate Delivers Valedictory Address

Fall graduation is underway at UBC and for the first time in recent memory, attendees at Friday’s 11:30 a.m. convocation will be treated to a student address given by one of our newly-minted PhDs – Dr. Olga Pena, PhD Microbiology and Immunology. As a graduate student within Dr. Robert Hancock’s lab at the Center for Microbial…

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UBC Appoints New Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic at UBC today released the following memo announcing the appointment of Dr. Susan Porter to the post of Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. To: All members of the UBC Vancouver community – faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and staff From: David H.…

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Spotlight on Excellence: UBC 2013 Banting Postdocs: Part I

Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you our Spotlight on Excellence series - your chance to get to know a little more about UBC's Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. First up, meet Dr. Supipi Duffy, a UBC postdoctoral fellow seeking to understand if, and how, genetic changes give rise to disease states such as cancer. Dr. Duffy…

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UBC Remembers, Monday November 11th

Please Note: the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office will be closed Monday, November 11, 2013 in observance of Rememberance Day. We hope to see many of you for the service at War Memorial Gym, 10:45 a.m. Lest we forget. The office resumes regular business hours 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

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UBC Killam Award Close-up: Dr. Dory Nason

The annual UBC Killam Celebration held this past month was both an opportunity to celebrate the 2013 Killam prize-winners and a chance to get to know some of them a little better. Among the 23 outstanding University of British Columbia (UBC) faculty whose teaching excellence was recognized by a Killam Teaching Prize in 2013, is Dr.…

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Inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship Awarded

UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to congratulate PhD student Yao Xiao on being awarded the inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Scholarship. This annual scholarship has been endowed by Mr. Hanson Lau specifically to provide support for a Master’s or Doctoral student conducting research into the significant contributions…

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U21 3 Minute Thesis Final Results!

UBC political science PhD student Serbulent Turan, has received special acknowledgement from the judging panel in the inaugural Universitas 21 3MT Global Final.

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Great UBC Grad Student Stories

"Connected by Commitment" - UBC's 2013 annual report--contains terrific stories about the fascinating and important research and scholarly work undertaken by some of our 10,000+ graduate students.

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UBC Vancouver Campus Safety Alert

The RCMP released a statement advising the community of a sexual assault that occurred on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the 2500 block of West Mall. This is the third reported stranger sexual assault to occur on campus since the end of September.   This is a very serious concern for University RCMP and UBC Campus Security. It is…

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Grad Life Insights From UBC's 2013 Killam Doctoral Scholars

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to introduce you to some of the recipients of the 2013 Killam Doctoral Scholarships. The awards provide financial support for Doctoral students completing advanced research at the University of British Columbia. The Killam Doctoral Scholarships recognize some of UBC's most outstanding…

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UBC President’s Staff Award: Creativity and Innovation

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is extremely pleased to congratulate our colleague Jens Locher on receiving a 2013 President’s Staff Award for creativity and innovation. Jens works as Manager, Web Strategy and Student Recruitment Initiatives in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada.…

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UBC's New 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows

Early last week the Canadian government released the list of 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows– of the seventy outstanding researchers receiving the prestigious award, seven are conducting their postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

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26 UBC Graduate Students are 2013 Vanier Scholars

Monday, September 23, 2013 the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State, Science and Technology, announced the awarding of 165 prestigious Vanier Scholarships to some of Canada’s finest graduate student scholars. Of this year’s honourees, 26 pursue their graduate studies at UBC.

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