December 2023: Issue 35

Event

Last Grad Night of 2023

Let's celebrate the end of the fall term and the much-deserved upcoming winter break! Graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to join us in the Lazy Owl in the Riddell Centre:

Wednesday Dec. 6

4-6 p.m.

Nachos are on us!

Spotlight

Congratulations to Winners of the INSPIRE Research Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. It was a great success. It showcased the diversity and high-calibre of U of R student research.

Poster Presentation:

Amara Kohlert, Psychology(1st)

Laura Schnell, Biology(2nd)

Mohammed Quraishi, Biology(3rd)

Data Blitz:

Stephanie Flaman, Biology(1st),

Emma Blanken, Biology(2nd)

Riley Herman, Computer Science(3rd)

Paper Presentation:

Zohra Zahir, Biology(1st)

Ashlyn Kirk, Biology(2nd)

Colin Rieger, Bio-Chemistry(3rd)

Spotlight

Congratulations to FGSR's Academic All-Canadians

Cody Ellingson (Football), Kelsey Haczkewicz (Women's Track & Field), Kaila Neigum (Women's Track & Field) and Jenna Merk (Women's Hockey) have demonstrated discipline and decidation to both sports and studies, with averages surpassing 80 per cent. Keep excelling in all your endeavors!

Event

Three-Minute Thesis 2024

Get ready for U of R's annual 3MT competition, where graduate students showcase their research and its broader impact in an under-three-minute presentation using just one static slide.

The stakes are high with cash prizes:

1st Prize - $1,500

2nd Prize - $1,000

3rd Prize - $500,

People's Choice - $500

The champion will represent the University of Regina at the regional contest in the spring.

Don't miss the information session on Jan. 18!

Miranda Field (Education, supervised by Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose)

Rooted in place: The intersection of healing and learning within Indigenous mental health

Qihang Huang (Environmental Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr Shahid Azam)

Thesis: Modeling of volumetric changes in cracked expansive soils

Kwan Tsz (Mabel) Yu (Clinical Psychology , supervised by Dr Shadi Beshai)

Thesis: Efficacy of an Internet-delivered self-compassion intervention in preventing depressive relapse and recurrence: A randomized controlled trial in a clinical sample

Reminders

Thesis submission deadlines:

Winter term PhD thesis submission deadline: February 2, 2024.

Winter term Master’s thesis submission deadline: February 16, 2024.

Convocation:

2024 Spring (June) Convocation application deadline: Jan. 31, 2024.

For more information:

grad.defense@uregina.ca

Thesis Thursdays:

Dec. 7, 2-4 p.m.

Meet virtually with the Grad Thesis Co-ordinator to ask questions about thesis submission and defense or attend virtual writing sessions designed to help you stay on track as you write your thesis.

Opportunities

Opportunities

December is a busy time with finals and the holidays, but it is never too early to plan for next year’s scholarships. Find out more information about upcoming scholarship reminders and deadlines at the links below:

Upcoming scholarship reminders and deadlines:

• Tips for Funding and Scholarships
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Senior Women in Academic Administrators of Canada (SWACC) Graduate Student Award of Merit - Deadline for applications Noon, Dec. 12
• Strategic Master's Award Funding from CIHR – Deadline for applications Dec. 14
• Sistering Indigenous and Western Science (SINEWS) Project - Deadline for applications Dec. 31
• Winter Scholarship Competition- Opens Feb. 1- Check out GAP for available scholarships