Working Towards Change: MPPGA Alumni Confront the COVID-19 CrisisWednesday, 29 April 2020 Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) alumni are responding to the COVID-19聽situation with policies, recommendations, and actions in professional roles that span the聽public and private sectors, and non-governmental agencies. We heard from twelve聽MPPGA alumni about what their current policy work entails and how is it impacting their聽organization and key stakeholders, both in Canada and across the world. Read More 亚洲天堂 doctoral student wins the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation ScholarshipMonday, 6 April 2020 Jennifer Lavalley is聽a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies exploring the experiences of Indigenous people who use drugs. Read More On this International Women鈥檚 Day, meet our amazing grad studentsSunday, 8 March 2020 In honour of this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to highlight some of the amazing research by our graduate students. From studying聽socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality, to practicing empowerment journalism, to mapping Indigenous sovereignty through assurgency, the breadth and range of research projects is vast.聽 Read More Interview with G+PS Dean on why and how doctoral education needs to changeMonday, 3 February 2020 Dr.聽Susan聽Porter, past President of the聽Canadian Association for Graduate Studies聽and Dean & Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the聽University of British Columbia(亚洲天堂),聽shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the 21st century, at聽the聽4th UKCGE International Conference on Doctoral Education and Training. Read More Happy Holidays from G+PS!Friday, 13 December 2019 Everyone at 亚洲天堂 Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More Congratulations to this fall's graduating master鈥檚 and doctoral students!Wednesday, 27 November 2019 From November 27 to November 29, 亚洲天堂 holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Some of these year鈥檚 graduates include: Read More Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fifth Year!Thursday, 17 October 2019 亚洲天堂鈥檚 groundbreaking聽Public Scholars聽Initiative聽has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019聽with a new cohort of 34聽students!聽聽 Read More Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training and Support Program launchedTuesday, 10 September 2019 The purpose of the all-day training program is to build the capacity of graduate students to become a Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador (GSWA) for their peers, and to provide health information and resource support to graduate students in order to improve their overall wellbeing. Read More G+PS staff member receives 2019 President鈥檚 Staff AwardMonday, 26 August 2019 Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kelli Kadokawa on receiving the 2019 President鈥檚 Staff Award under the Community Engagement category. The President鈥檚 Staff Awards recognize contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion, community engagement, creativity and innovation, emerging leadership, enhancing the 亚洲天堂 experience, leadership and wellbeing.聽 Read More Recipient of Killam Connection 2019-2020 announcedThursday, 15 August 2019 The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019-2020聽Killam聽Connection competition is the聽鈥淗ealthy Aging: From Cells to Societies鈥漜ourse proposed by Dr. Eli Puterman (CRC in Physical Activity and Health) from the School of Kinesiology.聽 Read More New support group series for graduate student mental health and wellbeingFriday, 9 August 2019 We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate聽students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with. Read More 2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship announcedTuesday, 16 July 2019 Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $285 million for over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. Read More 2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 11 June 2019 Eight graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year鈥檚 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More Congratulations to the 2019 graduating master鈥檚 and doctoral students!Wednesday, 22 May 2019 From May 22 to May 30, 亚洲天堂 is holding graduation ceremonies to honour thousands of students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this spring has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More Congratulations to this year's #GreatSupervisorsWednesday, 22 May 2019 May 6-12, 2019聽was the third annual Great Supervisor Week at 亚洲天堂, when students were invited to give kudos to their graduate supervisors using the hashtags #GreatSupervisor and #亚洲天堂. These are just a few of the ways our students feel their faculty are helping mentor them: Read More Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 16 May 2019 Twenty-three doctoral students at 亚洲天堂 have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and four postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More 亚洲天堂 professor wins 2019 CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate MentorshipWednesday, 15 May 2019 Matei Ripeanu, 亚洲天堂 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the Faculty of Applied Science, is the winner of the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship, given by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. The award recognizes graduate faculty members with a record of outstanding mentorship of graduate students under their supervision. Read More Two 亚洲天堂 students are finalists in the 2019 SSHRC鈥檚 Storyteller challengeMonday, 15 April 2019 Miriam Miller, a doctoral student in Human Development, Learning and Culture program, in the Faculty of Education, and SIQI Xiao, a masters student in Sociology program, in the Faculty of Arts, are among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)'s 2019 Storytellers challenge. Read More PhDs Go Public Research Talks are back in 2019!Wednesday, 13 February 2019 The聽PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series聽returns once again in 2019聽with four exciting talks, where doctoral students tell their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes. Read More Six Strategic Plan projects will directly impact grad students and postdocsMonday, 7 January 2019 Graduate students and postdocs will directly benefit from at least six of the recently funded 亚洲天堂 pilot projects and change initiatives. Read More G+PS wishes you Happy Holidays!Monday, 10 December 2018 Everyone at 亚洲天堂 Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More Congratulations to the master鈥檚 and doctoral students graduating this November!Tuesday, 27 November 2018 From November 28 to November 30, 亚洲天堂 holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is launchedTuesday, 9 October 2018 What is the U21/PwC competition?聽This online competition challenges U21 students to respond to contemporary, globally-important work-related issues (set by PwC) via a short three-minute video. The videos are judged by PwC and their clients, who are leaders in graduate career development. The challenge offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to 鈥榬eal-world鈥 situations and reflect on their own experiences. Read More 亚洲天堂 Psychology and PSI alumna awarded the 2018 CAGS Distinguished Dissertation AwardThursday, 4 October 2018 亚洲天堂 psychology graduate and Public Scholar alumna, Dr. Ashley Whillans, has received the 2018 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Distinguished Dissertation Award.聽 Read More The Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fourth Year! Monday, 24 September 2018 亚洲天堂鈥檚 groundbreaking聽Public Scholars聽Initiative聽has launched its fourth year on September 21, 2018聽with a new cohort of 35 students!聽聽 Read More 2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 6 September 2018 Twenty-one doctoral students at 亚洲天堂 have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and nine postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More Province to support 亚洲天堂鈥檚 graduate students with new scholarshipsWednesday, 25 July 2018 The University of British Columbia will be receiving a $6 million graduate student scholarship fund, as part of an effort to encourage research and innovation in the province.聽 Read More Congratulations to this year's Vanier Scholarship recipientsThursday, 19 July 2018 The federal government announced the 2018聽recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Of the 167聽recipients, 21 are pursuing graduate degrees at 亚洲天堂. Read More Winners of Friedman Award for Scholars in Health announcedTuesday, 3 July 2018 Nine graduate students聽doing research in the field of health have received this year鈥檚 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health.聽 Read More 亚洲天堂 Doctoral Students Awarded 2018 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral ScholarshipThursday, 21 June 2018 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the most recent recipients of the 2018 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, Mohammad Karamouzian and Grace Nosek.聽 Read More Pages芦 first 鈥 previous 鈥 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 next 鈥 last 禄
Working Towards Change: MPPGA Alumni Confront the COVID-19 CrisisWednesday, 29 April 2020 Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) alumni are responding to the COVID-19聽situation with policies, recommendations, and actions in professional roles that span the聽public and private sectors, and non-governmental agencies. We heard from twelve聽MPPGA alumni about what their current policy work entails and how is it impacting their聽organization and key stakeholders, both in Canada and across the world. Read More
亚洲天堂 doctoral student wins the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation ScholarshipMonday, 6 April 2020 Jennifer Lavalley is聽a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies exploring the experiences of Indigenous people who use drugs. Read More
On this International Women鈥檚 Day, meet our amazing grad studentsSunday, 8 March 2020 In honour of this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to highlight some of the amazing research by our graduate students. From studying聽socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality, to practicing empowerment journalism, to mapping Indigenous sovereignty through assurgency, the breadth and range of research projects is vast.聽 Read More
Interview with G+PS Dean on why and how doctoral education needs to changeMonday, 3 February 2020 Dr.聽Susan聽Porter, past President of the聽Canadian Association for Graduate Studies聽and Dean & Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the聽University of British Columbia(亚洲天堂),聽shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the 21st century, at聽the聽4th UKCGE International Conference on Doctoral Education and Training. Read More
Happy Holidays from G+PS!Friday, 13 December 2019 Everyone at 亚洲天堂 Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More
Congratulations to this fall's graduating master鈥檚 and doctoral students!Wednesday, 27 November 2019 From November 27 to November 29, 亚洲天堂 holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Some of these year鈥檚 graduates include: Read More
Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fifth Year!Thursday, 17 October 2019 亚洲天堂鈥檚 groundbreaking聽Public Scholars聽Initiative聽has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019聽with a new cohort of 34聽students!聽聽 Read More
Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training and Support Program launchedTuesday, 10 September 2019 The purpose of the all-day training program is to build the capacity of graduate students to become a Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador (GSWA) for their peers, and to provide health information and resource support to graduate students in order to improve their overall wellbeing. Read More
G+PS staff member receives 2019 President鈥檚 Staff AwardMonday, 26 August 2019 Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kelli Kadokawa on receiving the 2019 President鈥檚 Staff Award under the Community Engagement category. The President鈥檚 Staff Awards recognize contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion, community engagement, creativity and innovation, emerging leadership, enhancing the 亚洲天堂 experience, leadership and wellbeing.聽 Read More
Recipient of Killam Connection 2019-2020 announcedThursday, 15 August 2019 The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019-2020聽Killam聽Connection competition is the聽鈥淗ealthy Aging: From Cells to Societies鈥漜ourse proposed by Dr. Eli Puterman (CRC in Physical Activity and Health) from the School of Kinesiology.聽 Read More
New support group series for graduate student mental health and wellbeingFriday, 9 August 2019 We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate聽students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with. Read More
2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship announcedTuesday, 16 July 2019 Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $285 million for over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. Read More
2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 11 June 2019 Eight graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year鈥檚 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More
Congratulations to the 2019 graduating master鈥檚 and doctoral students!Wednesday, 22 May 2019 From May 22 to May 30, 亚洲天堂 is holding graduation ceremonies to honour thousands of students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this spring has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More
Congratulations to this year's #GreatSupervisorsWednesday, 22 May 2019 May 6-12, 2019聽was the third annual Great Supervisor Week at 亚洲天堂, when students were invited to give kudos to their graduate supervisors using the hashtags #GreatSupervisor and #亚洲天堂. These are just a few of the ways our students feel their faculty are helping mentor them: Read More
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 16 May 2019 Twenty-three doctoral students at 亚洲天堂 have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and four postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More
亚洲天堂 professor wins 2019 CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate MentorshipWednesday, 15 May 2019 Matei Ripeanu, 亚洲天堂 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the Faculty of Applied Science, is the winner of the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship, given by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. The award recognizes graduate faculty members with a record of outstanding mentorship of graduate students under their supervision. Read More
Two 亚洲天堂 students are finalists in the 2019 SSHRC鈥檚 Storyteller challengeMonday, 15 April 2019 Miriam Miller, a doctoral student in Human Development, Learning and Culture program, in the Faculty of Education, and SIQI Xiao, a masters student in Sociology program, in the Faculty of Arts, are among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)'s 2019 Storytellers challenge. Read More
PhDs Go Public Research Talks are back in 2019!Wednesday, 13 February 2019 The聽PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series聽returns once again in 2019聽with four exciting talks, where doctoral students tell their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes. Read More
Six Strategic Plan projects will directly impact grad students and postdocsMonday, 7 January 2019 Graduate students and postdocs will directly benefit from at least six of the recently funded 亚洲天堂 pilot projects and change initiatives. Read More
G+PS wishes you Happy Holidays!Monday, 10 December 2018 Everyone at 亚洲天堂 Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More
Congratulations to the master鈥檚 and doctoral students graduating this November!Tuesday, 27 November 2018 From November 28 to November 30, 亚洲天堂 holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More
U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is launchedTuesday, 9 October 2018 What is the U21/PwC competition?聽This online competition challenges U21 students to respond to contemporary, globally-important work-related issues (set by PwC) via a short three-minute video. The videos are judged by PwC and their clients, who are leaders in graduate career development. The challenge offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to 鈥榬eal-world鈥 situations and reflect on their own experiences. Read More
亚洲天堂 Psychology and PSI alumna awarded the 2018 CAGS Distinguished Dissertation AwardThursday, 4 October 2018 亚洲天堂 psychology graduate and Public Scholar alumna, Dr. Ashley Whillans, has received the 2018 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Distinguished Dissertation Award.聽 Read More
The Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fourth Year! Monday, 24 September 2018 亚洲天堂鈥檚 groundbreaking聽Public Scholars聽Initiative聽has launched its fourth year on September 21, 2018聽with a new cohort of 35 students!聽聽 Read More
2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 6 September 2018 Twenty-one doctoral students at 亚洲天堂 have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and nine postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More
Province to support 亚洲天堂鈥檚 graduate students with new scholarshipsWednesday, 25 July 2018 The University of British Columbia will be receiving a $6 million graduate student scholarship fund, as part of an effort to encourage research and innovation in the province.聽 Read More
Congratulations to this year's Vanier Scholarship recipientsThursday, 19 July 2018 The federal government announced the 2018聽recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Of the 167聽recipients, 21 are pursuing graduate degrees at 亚洲天堂. Read More
Winners of Friedman Award for Scholars in Health announcedTuesday, 3 July 2018 Nine graduate students聽doing research in the field of health have received this year鈥檚 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health.聽 Read More
亚洲天堂 Doctoral Students Awarded 2018 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral ScholarshipThursday, 21 June 2018 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the most recent recipients of the 2018 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, Mohammad Karamouzian and Grace Nosek.聽 Read More
