Upcoming Event: Undergraduate Research Day

To celebrate the research done by undergraduate students, FGSR is hosting the Undergraduate Research Day on August 18 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Students have the opportunity to share their research with an oral presentation or a poster. Graduate students and postdocs are invited to serve as mentors during this event; if you are interested contact grad.engagement@uregina.ca.

Hiring Graduate Writing Tutors

Looking for a great job? FGSR, in partnership with the Student Success Centre, is hiring graduate students to serve as writing tutors. If you have a spare three hours a week, strong writing skills, and like helping people improve their work this may be for you. The job will be for the Fall and Winter semesters; time is flexible but afternoons, evenings and weekends are preferred. The job will be posted in the next few weeks as the position starts in September. We are looking for people from all disciplines. If you want to be notified when the job is posted, please email grad.engagement@uregina.ca 

Research in Action Photo Contest

Have you ever wanted to say that you are a professional model? We can make that happen. We are creating an inventory of graduate students doing research. This is for all fields, whether you are on a mountain, in a library, behind a microscope, or a computer. The photos will be used in promotional material such as the Grad Digest, social media, and marketing material so you should to be comfortable with that. We have some prizes for the best photos. If you would like to submit a photo please send it to grad.engagement@uregina.ca with:

• Your name
• Name(s) of people in the photo
• Contact info for the other people in the photo (we need their permission too)
• Description of what is happening

Professional Development from Mitacs EDGE Training

Education, Development, Growth, Engagement (EDGE) by Mitacs Training offers courses that complement your education and enhance your research experience by providing you with skills that are in-demand from today’s workforce. To register, students need to create an account or log in on EDGE. For any questions, please contact us at training@mitacs.ca

Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project

August 9, 2022 1:00pm - 3:30pm 

Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building

August 10, 2022 1:00pm - 3:30pm 

Mastering the elevator pitch

August 11, 2022 7:00am - 10:00am 

Refined project communication plan

August 15, 2022 12:00pm - 2:00pm 

Building your project network map

August 17, 2022 10:00am - 12:00pm 

Project and time management

August 18, 2022 11:00am - 1:00pm 

Project and time management

August 22, 2022 1:00pm - 3:00pm 

Framing your project in a masterful presentation

August 24, 2022 11:00am - 2:00pm 

Mastering the elevator pitch

August 25, 2022 12:30pm – 3:00pm 

Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project

August 26, 2022 10:00am - 12:00pm

Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building

August 29, 2022 9:00am - 12:30pm

Refined project communication plan

August 30, 2022 8:00am - 10:00pm

Building your project network map

August 31, 2022 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Workshops

Fake News: Evaluating Information

Date: August 9

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Zoom

Register here

Discover YoUR Library

Date: August 10

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Zoom

Register here

Technology Training and Support Workshops (TTS)

Qualtrics 1 (Survey Software)

Date: August 9

Time: 1:30-2:30 PM

Location: Online

Register here

Qualtrics 2 (Survey Software)

Date: August 11

Time: 1:30-2:30 PM

Location: Online

Register here

U of R Career Webinars - Schedule & Registration

Job Search, Resumes, Interviews, Educational/Career Planning - For U of R Students, Staff and Alumni

Seeking summer, part-time or full-time work? Re-evaluating your educational/career direction? Get inspired! See their schedule for free career webinars

After your registration has been processed, check your email with a unique Zoom link for joining the meeting. Each session is tailored to questions of the attendees.

Culture and Diversity Calendar

1 – Lammas (Christian)

6 – Tishah B’av* (Judaism)

6 – Transfiguration of Christ (Christianity)

9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

11 – Raksha Bandhan (Hinduism)

12 – International Youth day

13 to 15 – Obon Festival (Buddhism- Shinto)

18 to 19- Krishna Janmashtami (Hindism)

19 – World Humanitarian Day

7 to 8 – Ashura (Islam)

23 – International Day of the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

23 – Paryushana Parva (Jain)

28 – Gur-gaddi Guru Granth Sahib (Sikhism)

30 – Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism)

For more information on other culturally significant days, please visit FGSR Diversity Calendar.

Grad Spotlight

3MT National Finalist

After competing in the Western Regional Competition in Winnipeg, Kwaku Ayisi will be moving on to the National Competition in Montreal in November. Congratulations Kwaku, who is working on his Master of Public Policy. His thesis answers the following question: How did Cowessess First Nation develop and implement the Miyo Pimatisowin Act in a de-colonized, culturally centered way with the goal of providing the best quality of life for their children? Good luck in November. 

Fellowship Winner from the The Native American Journalists Association

Congratulations to the winner of the 2022 Native American Journalists Association Fellow, Priscilla Wolf, who is one of seven recipents in North America! The 2022 class of fellows will participate in a virtual curriculum with selected mentors representing broadcast, radio, print and digital media. This innovative experience will be designed to leverage the advantages of a digital newsroom while allowing fellows to strengthen reporting skills, pitch stories to news outlets, participate in the National Native Media Conference, and network with other Indigenous journalists.

Please join us in congratulating fellow graduate students who have successfully defended their PhD dissertations: 

Ali Hosseinnia 

Title: Genetic interaction landscape of the Escherichia coli transcriptional factor machinery

Supervisor: Dr Mohan Babu, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Uwakwe Nkochi Kalu

Title: Intergenerational knowledge transfer in traditional herbal medicine (THM) practices among the Igbo tribe in Nigeria: A qualitative study

Supervisors: Dr Abu Bockarie and Dr Douglas Brown, Faculty of Education

Yueming Liu

Title: Exploring Chinese instructors’ perceptions and practices of integrating culture into tertiary-level English education: A case study

Supervisors: Dr Abu Bockarie, Faculty of Education and Dr Dongyan Blachford, Department of International Languages

Residence Move In Volunteer

We are pleased to welcome first-year students moving into our campus housing for the fall term! To make this a success and help our students feel welcome and supported, we rely on the campus community to assist. Please consider taking an important role in welcoming our next wave of first-year students, taking place Friday, August 26. This year, more than ever, we are in need of assistance as our campus volunteer programs work to re-build their student totals. All volunteers will be provided with a free lunch for their time. Please note that brief training is set for 7:30 am the morning of move in with the goal of starting at 8 am.

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the google form below by Friday, August 12. If you have any questions or concerns about move-in volunteering, please email bryan.wilson@uregina.ca.

Google Form:

https://forms.gle/KwGotRbuswWSDCGM8

Universities Canada Research Award

Universities Canada is pleased to announce the launching of the 2022 IDRC International Development Research Awards (IDRA). (https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/idrc-international-doctoral-research-awards/) . The program is intended to build capacity and develop research skills in Canada and the Global South to improve the lives of people in the developing world.

The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of emerging researchers at Canadian universities, growing the cohort of researchers able to design, lead and carry out high-quality research that contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals and specific development outcome areas of particular interest to IDRC.

This call for applications is open to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. Awards will cover the costs of field research conducted for a doctoral dissertation in one or more countries in the Global South.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, August 31, 2022

The Geological Survey of Canada

Geological Survey of Canada has just started a recruitment campaign to hire up to 12 new Research Scientists to support our growing research program on Critical Minerals. The links to the English and French posters are below – many of these positions will be based in Ottawa, but the intent is to hire some RESs who could also be located in other GSC offices across the country. The closing date is 22 August 2022. for more information, please visit: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1791892&toggleLanguage=en

Seeds for Change

SEEDS for Change, in partnership with Global Classrooms and the Dept. of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto, invite you to join the political pedagogical summer series on Anti-Discriminatory Education for six weeks. This is part of the Learning Without Borders and Teaching Beyond the Binary initiatives anchored in ancestral knowledge and pedagogies of the land. Anyone who is interested in learning what anti-discrimination looks like through a decolonizing approach beyond the stagnated piles of theories sitting on desks without going nowhere.

Online participants from the global community

When: Every Thursday (July 7^th - August 11th)

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST Canada

To register click here

Mitacs, Open Projects Request for Graduate Researchers

Open Projects or (Request for Researchers (RFRs) service at Mitacs is dedicated to Businesses and not-for-profit organizations looking for the right researcher to support them in their innovation projects. Mitacs works with domestic and international partners to circulate your opportunity throughout our post-secondary networks to find you candidates who are the best fit and put their skills and knowledge into practice. If you find the right project, Mitacs will connect you to the company to discuss and develop the Mitacs research proposal. If you are a researcher (undergrad, grad student or postdoc), explore the available projects using the filters, and apply using the link at the end of the project description. If you are a faculty member at a Canadian or foreign academic institution and are interested in one of these projects, please contact Fatima Dargah fdargah@mitacs.ca

Reopening with Mitacs Globalink Research Award - open all year:

1. Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI) (India - travel to Canada and/or travel from Canada)

• Deadline: Open all year
• Intern level: Full-time master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
• Themes: All disciplines
• Eligible institutions: Full list of eligible Indian institutions available here. Full list of Canadian eligible universities available here.
• Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
• Award amount: $6,000
• Duration: 12-24 weeks
• Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
• Note: Projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada and up to 5 interns.

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