Terrestrial Research on Ecosystems & World-wide Education & Broadcast || An Innovative Graduate Training Program
February 2, 2015
Dr. Iain Taylor: Supervision
Thursday, February 5th
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Room MCML 170
Everyone welcome!
We will have a bring your own lunch session with Dr. Iain Taylor this Thursday. Please note the time and place.
Dr. Taylor will discuss the keys for students in making choices that will be most comfortable and that the decision will be based […]
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January 30, 2015
TerreWEB PI Dr. Suzanne Simard about her science, TerreWEB and her career. The interview and the podcast are available here:
Dr. Suzanne Simard: Getting to the Root of Underground Signaling in Forest Ecosystems
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January 26, 2015
Eric Jacobsen, Galiano Island Conservancy
Thursday, November 29th
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Room MCML 258
Everyone welcome!
Research Opportunities with the Galiano Conservancy
The conservancy is looking for researchers to become involved in conducting and communicating earth-based science on our protected lands including:
-A Permaculture Food Forest novel ecosystem
-An industrial tree farm restoration project with 15 years of data
-An impelled old […]
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January 26, 2015
Spring Seminar Schedule
Month
Day
Speaker
Topic
January
8
Welcome Back
15
CAST Paper Discussion-TerreWEB Scholars
22
CAST Paper Discussion-TerreWEB Scholars
29
Eric Jacobsen-Galiano Island Conservancy
Galiano Island Conservancy projects and how we may get involved
February
5
Dr. Iain Taylor-Emeritus-Botany
Supervision Discussion
12
Dr. Glenn Brown-Royal Roads University
Writing Workshop I
26
Clive Welham
Finding Funding
March
5
Dr. Glenn Brown
Writing Workshop II
12
Matthew Zustovic-TerreWEB Scholar
19
Christopher Carter-TerreWEB Scholar
UN COP 20 and the Craft of Policy Translation
26
Julia Amerongen-Maddison/Darrell Hoffman-TerreWEB Scholars
Internship and Travel Updates
April
2
Deon […]
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December 1, 2014
Thanks to everyone for attending our Open House last week. We had such a great time displaying our scholars work. We commend them on their efforts and are so very proud of them all. Here are a few photos from the event. We were fortunate to have had many attendees from the UBC community as […]
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November 12, 2014
TerreWEB Open House
When: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Agora Café (lower level of the H.R. MacMillan Building at UBC, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4)
TerreWEB (Terrestrial Research and Worldwide Education and Broadcast) is a NSERC CREATE 6-year graduate training program that began in 2011 and that supports graduate students, post-docs, visiting scholars and […]
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November 10, 2014
Heather Galindo, COMPASS
“Making Your Science Relevant”
Thursday, November 20th
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Room MCML 258
Everyone welcome!
Abstract
In this short, hands-on workshop you will learn to distill your research down to its core elements and talk about it in clear, lively terms. Starting with a tool called the Message Box, you will develop the basic ingredients that […]
Filed under: News And Events, Seminars, Uncategorized, Workshops
November 6, 2014
Ben Paylor, UBC Experimental Medicine
“Science Communication and Capacity Building as a Graduate Student”
Thursday, November 13th
3:30pm – 4:30pm (5:00pm for TW scholars)
Room MCML 258
Everyone welcome!
Abstract
While biomedical discoveries have profound importance to our society, just as critical are the ways in which these medical advances are perceived and utilized by society. Thus, the importance of today’s […]
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October 21, 2014
Teresa Ryan Smhayetsk
“Aboriginal ecological-social linkages legacy”
Thursday, October 30th
3:30pm – 4:30pm (5:00pm for TW scholars)
Room MCML 258
Everyone welcome!
Abstract
The advocacy for inclusion of Aboriginal knowledge systems in resource management is gaining momentum however constraints and obstacles prevent applying Ancestral knowledge in a manner that resonates with the Aboriginal domain. Several reasons exist for these challenges, not […]
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October 21, 2014
Greg Bole
“How is Teaching Like Acting?”
Thursday, October 23rd,
3:30pm – 4:30pm (5:00pm for TW scholars)
Room MCML 258
Everyone welcome!
Abstract
How is teaching like acting? Find out in the encore performance of this popular workshop. We will discuss warming up before the performance (class), and how to perform (lecture) at your best by improving your honesty, vocal control, body […]
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