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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program Newsletter

For the Week of July 19, 2021

PATH Student Representatives:

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) - Madeline Lauener

 Graduate Program Curriculum Committee - Vacant

Graduate Student Society - Saumadritaa Kar    PATH Awards & Recognition Committee: Amirhossein Bahreyni

PALM Wellness Ambassador: Madeline Lauener (mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca)


Students

Announcements:

In case you haven’t seen this website, there is a ton of useful information regarding return to campus activities: UBC's Return to Campus


UBC has created a number of online educational seminars regarding equity, diversity and inclusion in the STEM field. These sessions, which are offered this summer, cover a number of topics such as designing curriculum that considers equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), considering the well being of trainees and how leaders can incorporate EDI practices into their leadership. A description of the courses and how to register for the courses can be found here.


Faculty of Graduate Studies:

GradUpdate - Graduate Pathways to Success Weekly Newsletter

 


Professional Development & Workshops:

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication is developing a series of writing workshops for graduate students in STEM fields. The inaugural session is this Thursday: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3614994

Thursday, July 22, 2021 10am – 12pm PT

Writing in STEM: Foundational Workshop in Representing Things and Experiences and Ordering Information.

For more information, please visit the registration site linked above.


The National Funding Foundation is offering the Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - Virtual Online Program on September 13, 2021. Interested development professionals, administrators, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly.

Entrepreneurship @ UBC Newsletter


 

Coordinator's Corner:

*New - Helpful instructions for course registrations.


Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Student Association (PaSA)

President: Raelyn Gallant        Vice-President: Nancy Yang      VP Finance: Darcy Sutherland

Announcements:

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Upcoming Meetings & Events:

PaSA will be meeting every second Monday starting on June 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75485853351?pwd=UG8ycTd6K3krL3BMSm1BQ0dyamdvQT09

Meeting ID: 754 8585 3351

Passcode: Pathology

Everyone is welcome! Join us and get the virtual human interaction you may have been missing!