Students
Awards:
Spring Graduate Awards Competition
A number of university awards for the upcoming academic year are available to current and incoming graduate students. The maximum value of funding that can be offered to a student is $16,000, or $22,000 for the #6495 Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology. Applicants will apply via their graduate programs with a single application that may be considered for as many of the Spring Graduate Awards as they are eligible for, taking note of the following important considerations:
- Eligibility: To be eligible to receive funding, applicants must meet both the overall eligibility requirements as outlined on the award webpage (ex. months of study) and all of the eligibility requirements for each individual Spring Graduate Award they apply for. Applicants will not be considered for an award if they do not clearly meet the criteria for the award.
- Selection: While award recipients will be selected based on the evaluation criteria, priority will be given to eligible candidates who do not hold significant scholarship funding (i.e., $16,000 or higher) for the 2022/23 academic year (September 2022 to August 2023). If a student is offered Spring Awards funding, and later receives other scholarship funding of $16,000 or higher for the same period, the Spring Awards funding offer would normally be rescinded.
- Exception: Some of the Spring Graduate Awards have very niche award descriptions (eligibility requirements). For example, the #6362 award ‘James and Setsuko Thurlow Scholarship in Peace and Disarmament Studies’. If a Spring Graduate Award receives a very low number of eligible applications, it may be awarded to a student who already has significant scholarship funding.
- Application deadline: The deadline for submission of your complete application is 4 p.m. on Monday, May 2nd, 2022.
For more information, such as the complete eligibility requirements and application materials, please refer to: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/spring-graduate-awards-competition.
Announcements:
Extended Mask Mandate
Over the last number of weeks, changes have been made to Public Health Orders to reflect the evolution of COVID-19 to a communicable disease, including the end of the requirement to wear masks for some activities and events.
As there are now signs of further Omicron variants and increased case numbers, experts have indicated that BC is about to enter into a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of these factors, UBC has made the decision to maintain the requirement to wear masks until June 30, 2022.
As a reminder, masks are required in all indoor public spaces on both UBC campuses. You can learn more by reading the UBC COVID-19 Campus Rules at https://srs.ubc.ca/covid-19/ubc-campus-rules-guidance-documents/. Students, faculty and staff who take part in academic activities outside of university campuses are still required to wear a mask if mandated by a Public Health Order; for example, in health care settings.
Available TA Positions
The Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences is now accepting TA applications for 2022-23 Fall/Winter!
Please view the Job posting and application form . (Also available on our career page )
To apply for the positions, please complete and submit the application form to our administrator, Zaira Khan , ta.biocaps@ubc.ca .
A paragraph outlining your background and your transcript are also required if you have never TAed within the dept of Cellular & Physiological Sciences.
You may indicate your course preference in your email. The application deadline is June 30th, 2022.
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies :
GradUpdate - In this issue: From the Editor’s Desk: The Ins and Outs of Publishing, Virtual Job Fair, In person Instructional Skills, Grad Students in Teaching Conference (+ more for Celebrate Learning Week), Citation Management, and more.
Deadline Reminder for August 31 2022 Program Completion
FRIDAY, 10 JUNE 2022 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination
FRIDAY, 26 AUGUST – Acceptance of final, approved master's theses and doctoral dissertations by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Faculty of Medicine:
Virtual Symposium by the Office of REDI
Registration is now open for the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) inaugural virtual symposium: “Race Ideology: Historical Perspectives, Current Realities and Re-imagining the Future.” on May 25, 2022 from 8:30am - 1:00pm.
Professional Development & Workshops :
Academy of Translational Medicine
The Academy of Translational Medicine its final module of the series of micro-courses for PhDs, Postdocs and PIs with an in-person workshop at DHCC on May 2nd.
Topic: How healthcare buys and what this means for translational researchers.
Description: In this module, you’ll learn some of the fundamental principles that inform how Healthcare buys. This links back to the module 1 concept on customer hierarchy, but in this module, we “follow the money.” Key differences are highlighted between therapeutics where pharmaceutical companies are involved versus diagnostics and devices, and also between public payer and private insurance models. At the end of this workshop, you will understand the players that impact the economics and cost structure of the category in which you will participate and the implications for decision-making at different stages of development.
Link to the event details including links to materials and registration forms: Entrepreneurship Micro-Courses | Academy of Translational Medicine (ubc.ca)
Pathology Day 2022
The Pathology Day Committee is planning to hold Pathology Day on Friday May 27, 2022. The event will be held in person at the Holiday Inn Vancouver on Broadway and Heather Street.
The link below will take you to the registration page for Pathology Day 2022:
https://pathology-payment.med.ubc.ca/pathology-day/
This year the Program will cover the cost of your PATH Day Registration if you choose to attend the Canape/Awards portion and are not presenting (this is the only portion for which there is a fee). Any guests will be expected to pay.
Free Statistical Software
As a member of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine you are invited to use the statistical software JMPPro v16 from SAS institute. This software is made available for academic purposes only and is licensed annually. For more information on the capabilities of JMP, please see the website www.jmp.com . Interested parties must contact Steve Kalloger at kalloger@mail.ubc.ca to acquire the software.
Coordinator's Corner :
Mandatory Graduation Requirement - RCR Course
The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is mandatory for all biomedical research graduate students within the Faculty of Medicine. It is offered three times each academic year and is comprised of two face-to-face sessions and an online component that is to be completed between these two sessions.
The online RCR course can be accessed at: www.citiprogram.org (registering under the University of British Columbia). Note: the online component is intended to be completed midway between the two face-to-face sessions.
Registration for 2021-2022 is now closed. If you wish to inquire about course registration for the current academic year, please write med.research@ubc.ca .
Registration Open for PATH 521
PATH 521 (3 Credits) will be running at St. Paul's Hospital from June 7th to July 21st, 2022. The course syllabus can be viewed here . Email Heather at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca if you would like to register.
New PhD Dissertation Examination Timeline
We have created a new PhD Dissertation Examination Timeline with an explanation of each step and links to the required forms here .
We are accepting feature photo submissions for upcoming newsletters! Email Heather with your photo at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca .
If you have changed your email address since the start of your Program, please email it to me to ensure you continue to receive Program Communications . Please also be sure to update your email in SIS to continue to receive important communications including awards notifications.
