Considering grad school? The Centre for Biomedical Research is hosting a graduate student panel discussion where undergrads can learn everything they need to know about what grad school is really like! Panelists will share candid stories about everything from applying for grad school to presenting their work, the good and the bad.

The event takes place on Friday, February 15^th from 12-1pm in ECS 660.

There will be free pizza provided! RSVP to cfbr@uvic.ca

If there are any questions don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thanks,

Laila Abelseth

Assistant to the Director, Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 Stn. CSC,  Victoria, V8W 2Y2/  Phone: (250) 472-4067; Fax: (250) 472-4075: Email:  cfbr@uvic.ca;  Website: cbr.uvic.ca

Come meet your professors and fellow students!

Ever wanted to talk to your professors, but were always a little too intimidated to ask questions after class? This is your opportunity to talk to your biology professors and fellow students in a low-pressure environment, and also learn a bit about the Biology Undergraduate Society and what we can help you with during your degree! Join us on February 6th from 5:30-7:30 in Cunningham 146. There will be tea, coffee, and snacks provided! Check out the facebook event for more updates as they come: https://www.facebook.com/events/393938651413004/. 

Hatching Health would like to present The Great Hatch 2019 hosted at the UBC Engineering Design Centre, March 1-3. The Great Hatch is a medical innovation event that focuses on the collaboration of healthcare providers, designers, engineers, and other related fields to solve real-life problems in healthcare. During the hatching weekend, participants will engage in networking, mentorship, brainstorming, problem-solving, prototyping, and have the chance to make an impact in the healthcare field. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to meet like-minded people, make connections, and build lasting projects with the potential to be carried forward post-hatch. A total of over $6000 worth of funding will be given to winning teams! If you enjoy a good challenge, love putting your skills to the test, or have a problem you would like to work towards solving, please apply! Applications are due February 2nd. Anyone who is interested can visit our website (hatchinghealth.ca) or follow us on social media @hatchinghealth

 

 

Hatching Health would like to present The Great Hatch 2019 hosted at the UBC Engineering Design Centre, March 1-3. The Great Hatch is a medical innovation event that focuses on the collaboration of healthcare providers, designers, engineers, and other related fields to solve real-life problems in healthcare. During the hatching weekend, participants will engage in networking, mentorship, brainstorming, problem-solving, prototyping, and have the chance to make an impact in the healthcare field. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to meet like-minded people, make connections, and build lasting projects with the potential to be carried forward post-hatch. A total of over $6000 worth of funding will be given to winning teams! If you enjoy a good challenge, love putting your skills to the test, or have a problem you would like to work towards solving, please apply! Applications are due January 26. Anyone who is interested can visit our website (hatchinghealth.ca) or follow us on social media @hatchinghealth

 

Please see the Tools for change: Preventing Sexualized Violence at UVic from the Sexualized Violence office of EQHR. This training is geared towards students.

 

We are currently recruiting students for executive roles on our national Science Communication team and I was wondering if you would be able to share our call for applications with your students. Our Science Communication division comprises the STEM Fellowship Journal (SFJ) – an open-access peer-reviewed journal supported by Canadian Science Publishing, a national high school scholarly writing competition, scientific editing certification and interactive scholarly communication workshops that have been delivered to over 500 students across Canada. Roles for Science Communication Executive Members include editing manuscripts submitted by students to the SFJ, developing scholarly writing workshops, conducting outreach to academic institutions to develop partnerships for the SFJ and collaborating with our existing partners (including Youth Science Canada, Digital Science, The Knowledge Society, and SciNet) to implement various initiatives relating to Science Communication. Our call for applications is linked below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N4XEjZyUOq46B0shYNjcsloiEr95sJxh/view?usp=sharing

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or require any further information. The deadline for applications is January 11, 2019.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Fazeela Mulji
President-Elect University of Calgary STEM Fellowship
fazeela.mulji@stemfellowship.org
www.stemfellowship.org

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