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Programs and Events

BSc Honours Thesis Presentation and Poster Session, ENVR/EOSC 449

Museum Lobby, EOS-Main
Honours Thesis Presentation: April 4, Thursday 1:00 - 3:30 PM
Poster Session: April 3-4, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Please mark your calendars! ENVR/EOSC 449 BSc Honours Thesis poster presentations will be held on Thursday, April 4 in the Museum lobby, EOS Main. Please come support our BSc Thesis students and enjoy the breadth of undergraduate research being done in EOAS.

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Programs and Events


Sea Sick, The Global Ocean in Crisis

Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell’s critically acclaimed and Dora-nominated production about the state of the global ocean, premiered at The Theatre Centre in 2014 and has since toured across Canada and the world. Mitchell is an award-winning Canadian journalist and author who writes about science and social trends specializing in investigative reporting. Sea Sick is inspired by her international bestselling and award-winning book of the same name.

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Programs and Events

Volunteer Opportunity in Community Science Outreach: Summer 2019

Science 101 is a non-credit, barrier free Science community outreach program offered to adult residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and other inner-city communities. The program includes a variety of lectures, tutorials, and field trips to inspire curiosity and appreciation for science.

Volunteers are an important part of Science 101 and are given a variety of responsibilities both inside and outside the classroom such as:

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Employment Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellow Hydrogeology Group / Energy and Environment Research Initiative

The Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a Post-doctoral Fellow in the field of contaminant hydrogeology or geochemistry to join our Energy and Environment Research initiative (http://eeri.ubc.ca).

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Programs and Events


Upcoming Deadlines: PIMS Workshop on Mathematical Sciences and Clean Energy Applications

This is a reminder of the upcoming deadlines for the Math and Clean Energy workshop:

-- Applications for funding: Feb. 25

-- Submission of poster abstracts:  Feb. 25

-- Early-bird registration: March 25

Please consult our website for information on speakers, topics, accommodations and anything else.

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Employment Opportunities

SUMMER 2019 MITACS INTERNSHIPS WITH THE HAKAI INSTITUTE JUVENILE SALMON PROGRAM ON QUADRA ISLAND

The Hakai Institute Juvenile Salmon Program and the Pelagic Ecosystems Laboratory (UBC, Institute for the Oceans & Fisheries) are looking for three full time interns for their 2019 salmon field program. Interns will be based at Hakai Institute’s Quadra Island Research Station. The position will entail oceanographic and salmon sampling in the Discovery Islands, laboratory processing, and data management.