Deadlines & important upcoming dates

ONGOING - Black faculty in Environmental Science search:

Please submit your feedback by June 5, 2024!

May 14-15 - Muhammed Oyinlola

May 16-17 - Kendall L. Calhoun

May 21-22 - Alexandra Davis

May 23-24 - Sandra Klemet-N'Guessan

May 30-31 - Jacob K. Moutouama
 

Candidate CVs, research seminars, chalk talks and feedeback surveys (CWL login)

⏰ Reminder: next Faculty Meeting 🗓️

          Day: June 18, 2024
          Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
          In-person location: MSL 101
          Remote location:
          https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65473041594?pwd=85K8P0iRly9ecrtfNVoQaEFvU39Bo7.1
          Meeting ID: 654 7304 1594     Password: 728347

    Staff - In Memoriam of

    Faculty - news

🖥️  ZCU TIP 💽

Stay vigilant and be suspicious of messages that:

• Feature a [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email] banner posing as an internal UBC email.
• Are job scams pretending to be another organization.
• Ask for personal information (e.g., login credentials, credit card number).
• Ask you to click on links that don't match the displayed text (hover over the link to check).
• Ask you to open an attachment.

If you fall for a phishing email:

• Change your password immediately if you’ve entered it.
• Report the incident by forwarding the email as an attachment to security@ubc.ca.
  • Follow the steps here:
    https://zcu.zoology.ubc.ca:442/wiki/index.php/Forwarding_email_as_attachments UBC Cybersecurity will block the offending address and add it to campus spam filters.
• Delete the email.
• Run a full virus scan on the device you used to click the link. If you need assistance, contact zoology.support@ubc.ca.

To learn more, register for workshops at:

• https://privacymatters.ubc.ca/monthly-workshops
• or visit Privacy Matters' phishing page at:
  https://privacymatters.ubc.ca/content/phishing-emails

⛑️  Safety TIPs ☣️

Safety Day 2024 – Save the Date – Wednesday, Oct 16, in the Great Hall at the AMS Student Nest. More information regarding registration and the agenda for the day will be sent out in mid-June as we are in the final stages of confirming the details.

Staying safe around coyotes

• Do not approach or interact with coyotes (or any wild animals), including taking close photos or feeding them.
   
• Coyotes tend to be curious but not aggressive and will usually mind their own business if left alone. If they approach you or seem aggressive, follow the advice from the BC Conservation Officer Service (COS):
  • Make yourself look as large as possible.
  • Wave your arms and shout at the coyote in a loud, aggressive voice.
  • If the coyote continues to approach, don't run or turn your back. Continue to exaggerate the above gestures and slowly back away to safety.
  • If you are walking your dog, make sure to keep it on a leash. Follow the steps above while moving yourself and your dog away from the coyote. Pick up small dogs if possible.
  • If a coyote poses an immediate threat or danger to public safety, call the COS Call Centre at 1-877-952-7277.

Committees and other units - updates

Graduate Program

• Zoology Graduate Student Handbook in a new and hopefully easier to navigate format! You can find it:
  • https://blogs.ubc.ca/zoolgradhandbook/
  • Zoology website Graduate Program page under Current Students:
    https://zoology.ubc.ca/graduate-program/current-students

Reminders/new initiatives

Check www.zoology.ubc.ca
for news, events, resources & more

Zoology event calendar