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Thesis Defense
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Wednesday, March 29
Faride Grace Unda, will be defending her thesis entitled, Agrobacterium - mediated transformation of Exacum Styer Group. Everyone is welcome.
Room 318D; MacMillan Bldg. 10:30 a.m.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 12:39 PM on March 17, 2006
Summer Student Positions
Category(-ies): Opportunities
Four summer student positions are available for the summer of 2006.
Students are hired for available summer positions at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research based on the following criteria:
Employment is limited to returning first, second and third year students enrolled in a recognized Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture or Plant Biology program at UBC or another university/college, and to returning UBC Masters of Landscape Architecture students.
Preference will be given to UBC students, and to students who have not had previous summer employment at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research.
The term of employment is generally May to August.
Please apply directly with resume and covering letter by closing date (April 11, 2006) to:
Ingrid Hoff
c/o UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
6804 Southwest Marine Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z4
Please mark clearly on the envelope: “Summer Student Job Application”
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:40 PM on March 15, 2006
UBC Botanical Garden Lunchtime Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Monday, March 20
Linda Jennings, Curator, Botany Dept. Herbarium, Female botanists,
Where are all the ladies in the Garden? UBC Botanical Garden has recently named thirty new Asian Garden trails and twelve new Carolinian Forest beds, all after male botanists. To help restore some balance, Linda will be sharing the names and stories of female botanists possibly worthy of recognition for the next round of trail names. Sure to be full of humour and history.
Botanical Garden Reception Centre, 12:00 pm. (Note: a $5.00 fee will be collected at the door)
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:35 PM on March 15, 2006
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Tuesday, March 21
Ravi Kumar, Ph.D. Candidate, UBC Dept. of Botany, The role of Arabidopsis SAWTOOTH genes in leaf morphogenesis.
MSL Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:33 PM on March 15, 2006
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Thursday, March 23
Stacey Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate, UBC Dept. of Botany, Sub-arctic sex and virgin births: Mating dynamics and genetic structure of diploid and polyploid Townsendia.
MSL Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:29 PM on March 15, 2006
Orchid Expedition
Category(-ies): Volunteer
May 2006.
Orchid Volunteering Expedition in Spain. The purpose of this expedition is to monitor orchid populations in several places, count and measure them, take photos and look for pollinators.
For more information visit Orchids of Spain.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:25 PM on March 15, 2006
Biodiversity Education and Conservation Colloquium
Category(-ies): Centre for Plant Research News , Seminars/Workshops
April 12 to 14, 2006
UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research and VanDusen Botanical Garden are hosting the 2nd Biennial Biodiversity Education and Conservation Colloquium.
Join fellow environmental educators, botanical garden professionals and conservation biologists from across Canada to exchange experiences and innovative ideas for engaging the public in conservation.
For more information visit BGCI Canada.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:19 PM on March 15, 2006
VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDENS LECTURE
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Thursday, March 16
Benjamin Hall of the University of Washington, Seattle will present a talk entitled, So many rhododendrons: how they came to be and how they have moved about at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens.
VanDusen Botanical Gardens - 5251 Oak Sreet
7:30pm
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 9:46 AM on March 14, 2006
BGSA Graduate Students' Symposium
Category(-ies): Conferences , Seminars/Workshops
The BGSA will be presenting the annual Graduate Students' Symposium on Friday, March 24, in the Michael Smith Auditorium. This event is open to graduate students in Botany and its associated departments: Plant Science, Forestry, and Zoology.
The symposium is a yearly event that provides a forum for botany and plant science grad students to share their planned, in progress, or completed research with their peers. This is an excellent opportunity to get some mileage out of a talk or poster that you've given in the last year, to present your research proposal to a wider audience, or to put together a new talk in anticipation of the upcoming conference season.
Students: this is an excellent opportunity to practice your public speaking skills, let us know about your research, and attempt to cram five years' worth of research into a 10-12 minute PowerPoint presentation. You can present your latest paper, your thesis results or progress, or even a summary of your thesis proposal. No data - no excuse!
Supervisors: "encourage" your students to participate - no graduate education is complete without the aforementioned cramming of complex scientific concepts into a short talk given to a general audience! We likewise encourage you (without quotation marks) to drop by the symposium to support your students and see what interesting things are going on in the rest of the department. We also have coffee.
Please submit abstracts to Jeff Saarela (jsaarela@interchange.ubc.ca) by Friday, March 17th. If you have a poster, bring it (please let us know beforehand). Questions regarding the symposium should be directed to Jeff Saarela or Chris Sears (sears@interchange.ubc.ca).
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:30 PM on March 13, 2006
UBC Botanical Garden Lunchtime Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Monday, March 13
David Tarrant, Seasonal Blooms for the Garden
Botanical Garden Reception Centre, 12:00pm (Note: a $5.00 fee will be collected at the door).
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 3:52 PM on March 8, 2006
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Tuesday, March 14
Shannon Wright, M.Sc. Candidate, UBC, Dept. of Botany, Long-term effect of fertilization on ectomycorrhizal biodiversity
Host: Mary Berbee
Michael Smith Lab Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 3:49 PM on March 8, 2006
Vancouver Natural History Society
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Thursday, March 16
Paul Kroeger, The Mushrooms of Haida Gwaii,
Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut St., 7:30 pm.
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 3:45 PM on March 8, 2006
UBC Botanical Garden Lunchtime Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
On Monday, March 6, Daniel Mosquin and Eric LaFountain will be presenting a lunchtime lecture about the Botanical Garden Forums.
Come and learn how the garden’s web forums can help you learn about plants and provide a space for you to ask your gardening questions. Daniel and Eric will lead an entertaining and informative tutorial on this pillar of the garden’s web site.
Botanical Garden Reception Centre, 12:00pm (Note: a $5.00 fee will be collected at the door).
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:12 PM on March 3, 2006
Botany Seminar - Cancelled
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
SEMINAR CANCELLED
Thursday, March 9
Lauchlan Fraser, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Natural Resource Science, Thompson Rivers University, will present Plant Traits, Community Composition and Ecosystem Function in Temperate Grasslands,
Host: Roy Turkington, MSL Auditorium, 12:30pm
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 3:21 PM on March 3, 2006
Evolution Discussion Group
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Friday, March 10
Keith Adams, Title: TBA.
Ralf Yorque Rm. Hut B8, 12:00 noon
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 2:29 PM on March 3, 2006
SCI TREK
Category(-ies): Research Tools
At the 1st Science and Research Related Show - "Sci Trek" on March 8th, during UBC's Celebrate Research Week. Come out and visit UBC's Major Suppliers, discover new scientific products and services and make new contacts.
UBC Scientific Suppliers Land at Life Sciences Institute (West Atrium)
Weds. March 8, 10am – 4pm.
For more information visit: SCI TREK 2006
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 1:32 PM on March 3, 2006
VanDusen Botanical Garden - Accessions Clerk
Category(-ies): Opportunities
The accession clerk works closely with VanDusen’s Interpretation Coordinator (botanist). The accessions clerk will be responsible for keeping the Plant Collection Records, VanDusen's custom database, up to date. This will include: accessioning new plant acquisitions, researching correct taxonomy, scientific and common names, family, and nativity; updating records to reflect new plantings, nursery propagations, bed renovations and the results of bed inventories; and producing reports from the Plant Collection Records for various parties. In addition, he/she will manufacture laminated display labels for the Plants-to-See display, and at times he/she will manufacture metal accession tags using Fotofoil metal etching technology, and make plastic display labels for plants in the garden using a Brother P-touch electronic label machine.
Required skills:
The ideal candidate for this job will have completed some course work in botany or horticulture. They should have excellent plant identification skills (or, alternatively, demonstrated observation/research skills), a good understanding of botany, botanical nomenclature and careful spelling. They should be competent with either Word or WordPerfect. Personally, he or she needs excellent attention to detail, the ability to work independently but to follow instructions carefully, and excellent communication skills.
$16.30 per hour plus 16% in lieu of benefits. CUPE 15 classification: Clerk II.
Funded by the Park Board, City of Vancouver.
Part-time, one day per week throughout the year (somewhat flexible).
Start date as soon as possible.
*Preference will be given to Candidates interested in accepting both positions (Labelling Assistant and Accessions Clerk) as there is considerable overlap in duties. Posted: Feb. 24/06.
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Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:49 PM on March 2, 2006
VanDusen Botanical Garden - Labelling Assistant
Category(-ies): Opportunities
The labelling technician works closely with VanDusen’s Interpretation Coordinator (botanist). The labelling assistant is responsible for: manufacturing metal accession tags using Fotofoil metal etching technology; making plastic display labels for plants in the garden using a Brother P-touch electronic label machine; labelling plants in the garden and VanDusen's nursery; conducting bed inventories out in the garden and identifying plants; researching and writing interpretive brochures and signs for the garden. He/she will work in the office, in the labelling lab and out in the garden. The labelling technician will also work with VanDusen’s labelling volunteers, to help coordinate the volunteer schedule, answer questions, and help train new volunteer labeller recruits.
Required skills:
The ideal candidate for this job will have completed some course work in botany or horticulture. They should have excellent plant identification skills (or, alternatively, demonstrated observation/research skills), a good understanding of botany, botanical nomenclature and careful spelling. They should be competent with either Word or WordPerfect. Personally, he or she needs excellent attention to detail, the ability to work independently but to follow instructions carefully, and excellent communication skills.
$15 per hour. Funded by the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association.
Part-time from April 2006 to September 2006 or later.
Start date: April 1st or as soon as possible. The position may extend into fall depending on applicant's availability.
*Preference will be given to Candidates interested in accepting both positions (Labelling Assistant and Accessions Clerk) as there is considerable overlap in duties. Posted: Feb. 24/06.
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Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:46 PM on March 2, 2006
Summer Research Internships for Undergraduates
Category(-ies): Opportunities
Are you interested in plant evolution and development?
The MORPH (Molecular and Organismic Research in Plant History) Research Coordination Network provides funding for 10-week summer research internships in plant evolution and development. You may work in a lab of your choice.
Evaluation of training grant applications will begin on April 1/06. Successful applicants will be notified no later than April 15. Applications will continue to be accepted until all annual funds have been committed.
For further information and how to apply see: "MORPH Research Coordination Network" or contact Professor William (Ned) Friedman: ned@colorado.edu or Dr. Quentin Cronk quentin.cronk@ubc.ca
Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:41 PM on March 2, 2006
