Students
Announcements :
Hello fellow PALM graduate students!
I hope you are all having a good start to the year, and are also taking some time for yourself, as I know the start of term can be a very stressful time for us all.
I wanted to share a few links for UBC wellness and health resources in case they may be helpful to you now or later on in the term.
However, I know the many resources available can be daunting, so the below links may be useful for narrowing down your search for specific resources.
- The “Finding health support” tool at students.ubc.ca/health
- Wellness Center Info Desk : UBC Life Building, or Zoom drop-in hours
Other Wellness Center Offerings:
- Indigenous, Black, and People of Color (IBPOC) Wellness Mentors - Trained UBC students will provide peer-based mentorship conversations in one-on-one and group settings that center IBPOC experiences of student health and wellbeing. The mentors will be available Monday-Thursday 11am-2pm for one-on-one and group mentoring conversations. Join them for Wellness & Chill every Wednesday from 4:30-6pm.
- Ask the Info Desk - Explore health and wellbeing resources with our Wellness Center Assistants. Students can drop by Wellness Center Info Desk to ask about the services and supports available for UBC students, email us , or drop-in virtually via the ZoomRoom Tuesday & Friday 9: 30-11am .
- Wellness Centre: Online - Self-Enroll on Canvas to learn about health-related resources and strategies for your wellbeing, as well as upcoming wellness events and services.
- Nurse on Campus – Chat with a nurse from Student Health Services to answer health-related questions for free, no appointment required, four days a week.
- The Shop - Access safer, low-cost sex toys and sexual health products and learn more about sexual health with trained Peer Health Educators. The Shop will be open Monday-Wednesday 2-4pm and Friday 11am-4pm.
If anyone has any questions about these or other resources available for helping in student health, wellbeing, and success please feel free to email me anytime at mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca
Takecare,
Madeline
As of December 15, the Canadian Government has reintroduced a global travel advisory warning against non-essential travel due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. With this update, UBC has made the decision to pause university travel outside of Canada for students while the global travel advisory is in place. This includes travel for co-op work terms, conferences and programs by OVPI Go Global like exchange and study abroad.
Per UBC's Student Safety Abroad Policy , any student planning academic travel to destinations with travel advisories of “avoid non-essential travel” or “avoid all travel” requires an exemption through the high-risk travel protocol managed by our Student Safety Abroad team. Our Safety Abroad team will continue to support graduate students with academically necessary research outside of Canada that can no longer be delayed to apply for exemption. Our Student Safety Abroad Manager reviews each application before forwarding it to a designated department head for final approval.
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies :
Deadline Reminder - Spring 2022 Graduation
Saturday, 26 February – Last day for application for May graduation
Friday, March 25 – Last day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination
Friday, 22 April – Acceptance of final, approved master's theses and doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
GradUpdate - In this issue: Academic CV, Citing to Communicate, Articulating your Key Messages, Effective Mentorship of Racialized Grad Students, Rock Your Profile with LinkedIn Learning, and more.
Tuition Engagement Survey
Graduate students can review the information and participate in a Tuition Engagement Suvey via G+PS until February 18, 2022 on this website:
https://consultations.students.ubc.ca/consultations/tuition-engagement-202223
Faculty of Medicine :
Save the Date - Spring Virtual Showcase March 1, 2022
Professional Development & Workshops :
The Academy of Translational Medicine is conducting a series of micro-courses for PhDs, Postdocs and PIs. The next workshop is taking place on February 28th (preparation materials will become available on February 14th). If you think the workshop could be relevant to these audiences in your department (details are below), is there any chance you would be able to share this invite with your community?
Link to the event details: Entrepreneurship Micro-Courses | Academy of Translational Medicine (ubc.ca)
HLI Knowledge Translation and Mobilization Training Program
The HLI has put together a great training program in Knowledge Translation and Mobilization. The various sessions can be viewed here .
You can register at the following link: https://forms.gle/T8SppBmaGAbEsJpc9
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Awards :
PALM Trainee Virtual Conference Attendance Awards 2022 - Call for cycle 1 Apps
Due to COVID, these awards have been temporarily revised to reimburse students for virtual conferences where a registration fee was paid. The applications for cycle 1 (January - June, 2022) are due by e-mail to heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca by Friday, April 1, 2022 at 4:00PM. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to Pathology graduate students irrespective of citizenship or residency status in Canada who are registered in the PhD Program, and are in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th year of their program.
The conference must be identified as an international conference, but it may take place in Canada.
If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Heather Cheadle for clarification.
A complete application includes:
1) Completed PALM Trainee Virtual Conference Awards Application found here
2) Submitted Conference Abstract.
3) Latest Annual Report.
4) Evidence of Abstract acceptance at Conference for Poster/Podium Presentation.
Reimbursement of this award will occur by funds transfer from G+PS Graduate Awards.
Applications will be adjudicated by a Departmental Awards Committee, and the results of this competition will be announced in July 2022.
Coordinator's Corner :
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.