GradUpdate

In this issue, Self-care Strategies for Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout, Stats: Correlation & Linear Regression, P/T work on campus, LinkedIn Learning, Literature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation, and more.

Registration now open

Caring for Yourself in Grad School: Self-care Strategies for Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
Grad Wellness Series session | Wednesday, Jan 26 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM

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Introduction to Statistical Concepts IV: Correlation and Linear Regression
Thursday, Jan 27 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM

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Soft Skills for Working in a Diverse Environment
Wednesday, Jan 19 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM Register

Interviews
Wednesday, Jan 19 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Register

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures
Thursday, Jan 20 | 2:00 - 3:15 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.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Fellowship opportunities, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Tuesday, Jan 25 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

Rock Your Profile with LinkedIn Learning
Tuesday, Jan 25 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM Register
Learn more about how to access LinkedIN Learning as a UBC student here.

Q&A with Corvyn Steel, The Firelight Group
Arts Amplifier Event | Tuesday, Jan 25 | 12:30 - 1:20 PM Register

Develop Your Own Mitacs Internship
Arts Amplifier Event for Social Sciences and Humanities | Wednesday, Jan 26 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM Register

P/T work with Grad Studies: Marketing and Recruitment Assistant
Work learn position | Available immediately | $18.93/hr | 10 hrs week until Apr with possibility of extension Learn more

Position: Sound Editor for Podcast
Starts April 1 | 80 - 100 hours total | $25/hr Learn more

Research and Innovation Opportunities through Mitacs
Various programs including internships Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Visualizing Data in ArcGIS Online
Tuesday, Jan 25 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM Register

Everything you wanted to know (and more) about PyTorch tensors
Thursday, Jan 27 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
Mar 1, 6, 13, & 19 | various days and times | Register by Feb 23
Learn about additional upcoming sessions.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Framing Your Project in a Masterful Presentation (Mitacs Training)
Wednesday, Jan 26 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM | Asynchronous components to complete prior to synchronous session Learn more

DIY Media Support Drop-In Session
Wednesday, Jan 26 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM Learn more.

Literature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
Wednesday, Jan 26 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Register