Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014Monday, 27 January 2014 The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014. Read More Two UBC PhD Students Receive Inaugural Prostate Cancer Canada Awards Thursday, 9 January 2014 Two University of British Columbia PhD students have been selected to be among the first-ever recipients of the prestigious Prostate Cancer Canada Graduate Studentship awards. Natives of British Columbia Peter Axerio-Cilies and Philip Edgcumbe will split a total of $80,000 for two research projects with the potential to transform treatment and recovery for prostate cancer survivors. Read More UBC's Aboriginal Graduate Students Receive 41 Barber ScholarshipsTuesday, 10 December 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the 41 UBC graduate students recently awarded a 2013 Irving K Barber Aboriginal Student Award. Read More Spotlight on Excellence: UBC Banting Postdocs: Part IITuesday, 10 December 2013 Dr. Jeremy Hirota is one of UBC's 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awardeesa and winner of one of two 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prizes - here we get the chance to learn more about his research into air quality and health. Read More UBC PhD Student Awarded Inaugural Ivarson Agricultural ScholarshipFriday, 6 December 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates Land and Food Systems graduate student Jovana Kovacevic on being awarded $15,000 -- the first PhD level Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship. Read More UBC Killam Award Close-up: Sabine LaguëMonday, 2 December 2013 Each year a number of UBC doctoral students achieve the singular honour of becoming Killam Doctoral Fellows. Here we have a chance to meet PhD Student Sabine Laguë, one of 2013’s outstanding young researchers. Read More UBC PhD Graduate Delivers Valedictory AddressFriday, 29 November 2013 Fall graduation is underway at UBC and for the first time in recent memory, attendees at Friday’s 11:30 a.m. convocation will be treated to a student address given by one of our newly-minted PhDs – Dr. Olga Pena, PhD Microbiology and Immunology. Read More UBC Appoints New Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesWednesday, 27 November 2013 The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic at UBC today released the following memo announcing the appointment of Dr. Susan Porter to the post of Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Read More Spotlight on Excellence: UBC 2013 Banting Postdocs: Part IWednesday, 13 November 2013 Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you our Spotlight on Excellence series - your chance to get to know a little more about UBC's Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. First up, meet Dr. Supipi Duffy, a UBC postdoctoral fellow seeking to understand if, and how, genetic changes give rise to disease states such as cancer. Read More UBC Remembers, Monday November 11thFriday, 8 November 2013 Please Note: the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office will be closed Monday, November 11, 2013 in observance of Rememberance Day. We hope to see many of you for the service at War Memorial Gym, 10:45 a.m. Lest we forget. Read More UBC Killam Award Close-up: Dr. Dory NasonThursday, 7 November 2013 The annual UBC Killam Celebration held this past month was both an opportunity to celebrate the 2013 Killam prize-winners and a chance to get to know some of them a little better. Read More Inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship AwardedTuesday, 5 November 2013 UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to congratulate PhD student Yao Xiao on being awarded the inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Scholarship. Read More U21 3 Minute Thesis Final Results!Wednesday, 30 October 2013 UBC political science PhD student Serbulent Turan, has received special acknowledgement from the judging panel in the inaugural Universitas 21 3MT Global Final. Read More Great UBC Grad Student StoriesMonday, 28 October 2013 "Connected by Commitment" - UBC's 2013 annual report--contains terrific stories about the fascinating and important research and scholarly work undertaken by some of our 10,000+ graduate students. Read More UBC Vancouver Campus Safety AlertMonday, 21 October 2013 The RCMP released a statement advising the community of a sexual assault that occurred on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the 2500 block of West Mall. This is the third reported stranger sexual assault to occur on campus since the end of September. This is a very serious concern for University RCMP and UBC Campus Security. It is critical that you take additional safety measures as well: Read More UBC President’s Staff Award: Creativity and InnovationThursday, 10 October 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is extremely pleased to congratulate our colleague Jens Locher on receiving a 2013 President’s Staff Award for creativity and innovation. Read More Grad Life Insights From UBC's 2013 Killam Doctoral ScholarsThursday, 10 October 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to introduce you to some of the recipients of the 2013 Killam Doctoral Scholarships. The awards provide financial support for Doctoral students completing advanced research at the University of British Columbia. Read More UBC's New 2013 Banting Postdoctoral FellowsWednesday, 2 October 2013 Early last week the Canadian government released the list of 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows– of the seventy outstanding researchers receiving the prestigious award, seven are conducting their postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Read More 26 UBC Graduate Students are 2013 Vanier ScholarsMonday, 30 September 2013 Monday, September 23, 2013 the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State, Science and Technology, announced the awarding of 165 prestigious Vanier Scholarships to some of Canada’s finest graduate student scholars. Of this year’s honourees, 26 pursue their graduate studies at UBC. Read More Pages« first ‹ previous … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014Monday, 27 January 2014 The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014. Read More
Two UBC PhD Students Receive Inaugural Prostate Cancer Canada Awards Thursday, 9 January 2014 Two University of British Columbia PhD students have been selected to be among the first-ever recipients of the prestigious Prostate Cancer Canada Graduate Studentship awards. Natives of British Columbia Peter Axerio-Cilies and Philip Edgcumbe will split a total of $80,000 for two research projects with the potential to transform treatment and recovery for prostate cancer survivors. Read More
UBC's Aboriginal Graduate Students Receive 41 Barber ScholarshipsTuesday, 10 December 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the 41 UBC graduate students recently awarded a 2013 Irving K Barber Aboriginal Student Award. Read More
Spotlight on Excellence: UBC Banting Postdocs: Part IITuesday, 10 December 2013 Dr. Jeremy Hirota is one of UBC's 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awardeesa and winner of one of two 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prizes - here we get the chance to learn more about his research into air quality and health. Read More
UBC PhD Student Awarded Inaugural Ivarson Agricultural ScholarshipFriday, 6 December 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates Land and Food Systems graduate student Jovana Kovacevic on being awarded $15,000 -- the first PhD level Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship. Read More
UBC Killam Award Close-up: Sabine LaguëMonday, 2 December 2013 Each year a number of UBC doctoral students achieve the singular honour of becoming Killam Doctoral Fellows. Here we have a chance to meet PhD Student Sabine Laguë, one of 2013’s outstanding young researchers. Read More
UBC PhD Graduate Delivers Valedictory AddressFriday, 29 November 2013 Fall graduation is underway at UBC and for the first time in recent memory, attendees at Friday’s 11:30 a.m. convocation will be treated to a student address given by one of our newly-minted PhDs – Dr. Olga Pena, PhD Microbiology and Immunology. Read More
UBC Appoints New Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesWednesday, 27 November 2013 The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic at UBC today released the following memo announcing the appointment of Dr. Susan Porter to the post of Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Read More
Spotlight on Excellence: UBC 2013 Banting Postdocs: Part IWednesday, 13 November 2013 Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you our Spotlight on Excellence series - your chance to get to know a little more about UBC's Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. First up, meet Dr. Supipi Duffy, a UBC postdoctoral fellow seeking to understand if, and how, genetic changes give rise to disease states such as cancer. Read More
UBC Remembers, Monday November 11thFriday, 8 November 2013 Please Note: the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office will be closed Monday, November 11, 2013 in observance of Rememberance Day. We hope to see many of you for the service at War Memorial Gym, 10:45 a.m. Lest we forget. Read More
UBC Killam Award Close-up: Dr. Dory NasonThursday, 7 November 2013 The annual UBC Killam Celebration held this past month was both an opportunity to celebrate the 2013 Killam prize-winners and a chance to get to know some of them a little better. Read More
Inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship AwardedTuesday, 5 November 2013 UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to congratulate PhD student Yao Xiao on being awarded the inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Scholarship. Read More
U21 3 Minute Thesis Final Results!Wednesday, 30 October 2013 UBC political science PhD student Serbulent Turan, has received special acknowledgement from the judging panel in the inaugural Universitas 21 3MT Global Final. Read More
Great UBC Grad Student StoriesMonday, 28 October 2013 "Connected by Commitment" - UBC's 2013 annual report--contains terrific stories about the fascinating and important research and scholarly work undertaken by some of our 10,000+ graduate students. Read More
UBC Vancouver Campus Safety AlertMonday, 21 October 2013 The RCMP released a statement advising the community of a sexual assault that occurred on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the 2500 block of West Mall. This is the third reported stranger sexual assault to occur on campus since the end of September. This is a very serious concern for University RCMP and UBC Campus Security. It is critical that you take additional safety measures as well: Read More
UBC President’s Staff Award: Creativity and InnovationThursday, 10 October 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is extremely pleased to congratulate our colleague Jens Locher on receiving a 2013 President’s Staff Award for creativity and innovation. Read More
Grad Life Insights From UBC's 2013 Killam Doctoral ScholarsThursday, 10 October 2013 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to introduce you to some of the recipients of the 2013 Killam Doctoral Scholarships. The awards provide financial support for Doctoral students completing advanced research at the University of British Columbia. Read More
UBC's New 2013 Banting Postdoctoral FellowsWednesday, 2 October 2013 Early last week the Canadian government released the list of 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows– of the seventy outstanding researchers receiving the prestigious award, seven are conducting their postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Read More
26 UBC Graduate Students are 2013 Vanier ScholarsMonday, 30 September 2013 Monday, September 23, 2013 the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State, Science and Technology, announced the awarding of 165 prestigious Vanier Scholarships to some of Canada’s finest graduate student scholars. Of this year’s honourees, 26 pursue their graduate studies at UBC. Read More