Writing a Statement of Intent or Purpose: Crafting Your Scholarly Identity

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Graduate school applications typically include a statement of intent or purpose, whereby prospective students describe their research background and expertise and begin to map out a research plan. But how do emerging scholars craft their identity in this high-stakes document? Research shows that the scholarly identity prospective students construct in these statements must demonstrate the […]

Event Series UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Looking to improve your public speaking skills? Join our UBC Staff Toastmasters Meetup! If you’re looking to improve your communications and public speaking skills, boost your confidence, and connect with colleagues across campus, come to our next Toastmasters meeting. We gather every other Thursday from 12:05 to 12:50 pm via Zoom and in-person. Sign up […]

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CHSPR Seminar | Evolving Strategies for Ovarian Cancer Prevention: Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy

School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Alex Lukey, PhD Candidate, School of Population and Public Health Growing confidence in both the origins of ovarian cancer and the safety and effectiveness of salpingectomy as a preventive strategy has led to increased adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy in clinical practice. Although current guidelines only recommend salpingectomy opportunistically, the greatest reduction in mortality and […]

Writing a Literature Review: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation

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Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars writing up their research study, or research story, in order to summarize the scholarly conversation. In the introduction to a research article, research paper, or thesis chapter, for example, writers review research in order to provide readers with relevant background context to situate the current study. But how […]

Event Series UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Looking to improve your public speaking skills? Join our UBC Staff Toastmasters Meetup! If you’re looking to improve your communications and public speaking skills, boost your confidence, and connect with colleagues across campus, come to our next Toastmasters meeting. We gather every other Thursday from 12:05 to 12:50 pm via Zoom and in-person. Sign up […]

Free
Event Series UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

UBC Staff Toastmasters Club!

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Looking to improve your public speaking skills? Join our UBC Staff Toastmasters Meetup! If you’re looking to improve your communications and public speaking skills, boost your confidence, and connect with colleagues across campus, come to our next Toastmasters meeting. We gather every other Thursday from 12:05 to 12:50 pm via Zoom and in-person. Sign up […]

Free