Welcome to February, geographers, and to your weekly department listserv. | | - Cookies & Tea
- MUGS Presents: A Romantic Skating Experience
- MUGS Toques
- Python & Java Tutorials
- Field Notes Submissions
- The GEOSPIEL
- Geospectives
- ESRI Scholarship
- CCARG Scholarship
- Sustainability Research Symposium
- Undergrad Global Health Award
- Faculty of Arts Awards
- Cool Thing of the Week
| | | 1. Cookies & Tea Join us again Tuesday, February 2nd – and every Tuesday – for cookies and tea in the Lounge! Aside - this image is a dessert from the White House titled 'Chocolate Freedom,' which Zach Galifanakis sheds light on. | | | 2. MUGS Presents: A Romantic Skating Experience Tired of raging face? Wanting to capitalize on the pockets of MTL's winter-wonderland-ness? We've got you covered. MUGS presents our cutest event of the year: A Romantic Skating Experience in Parc Lafontaine. The event begins Thursday, February 11th at 8 p.m. at the park's rink and is free and open to all! Skates are available at the rink, and there will be treats/surprises/magic in the air. Please RSVP on our Facebook event – we hope to see many of your smiling faces and rosy cheeks out there! | | 3. MUGS Toques Burgundy, Teal, and Tan "Geography" toques are back! Stay warm and rep your dep't. Toques cost $15. Email Will Gleckner or MUGS to pre-order today! Shout out to our model, Amelia --> | | 4. Python & Java Tutorials
Python and Java Tutorials are back! Come by the MUGS Lounge Thursdays from 1 – 3 p.m. to ask Ruth Berkow – our enormously knowledgeable tutor – questions about python, java, and life. If you've got an ongoing project, or have questions from classes – bring them by and find a helping hand.
| | 5. Field Notes Submissions Field Notes 2015-2016 is open for submissions, which are due February 15th! There are no official guidelines – all submissions of any length will be reviewed! Preferred topics of papers pertain to areas of critical geography such as feminist geography, subaltern geography, colonial geographies, and queer geographies. Nevertheless, feel free to submit papers on environment, health, GIS, urban, and human geography. We are also accepting photo submissions for the cover, so send over your geo-pics! | | 6. The GEOSPIEL MUGS and GGS would like to invite all geographers and associated wannabes to join us at this year's GEOSPIEL. This curling event is taking place Saturday, February 13th from 1-6pm at the Baie d'Urfe Curling Club, accessible on the 211 bus from Lionel Groulx. Everything – rocks, brooms, sliders – are provided. Wear warm, layered clothing so you can cool off when the brushing gets really intense. Also, it is imperative that you bring (not wear) clean grippy running shoes. The afternoon costs $10 for ice and food. Also bring a few bucks if you want to reminisce over the hilarious times you just had over a post-ice drink. To sign up, email the lovely Robyn and get her your $10 by February 5th , 2016. | | 7. Geospectives This Friday, February 5th, from 1-2 p.m. is another Geospectives lecture in BURN 426. When one day a human rights attorney stumbled upon an archite of the National Police, a cabinet of atrocaties – conspiracy, surveillance, intimidation, abduction, torture, murder – against the Guatemalan people. Join Prof. W. George Lovell of Queen's Department of Georaphy in their lecture "The Archive That Never Was: State Terror and Historical Memory in Guatemala" to learn the story. | | 8. ESRI Scholarship
What is the shortest path to some financial assistance for your research and a sick rep? ESRI Canada is offering a GIS Scholarship to undergraduate students. The winner is awarded $2000, a permanent ArcGIS license and several ESRI book materials. To apply for the award, you must submit the following by February 16th, 2016:
- Resume. Include all course work and research conducted using ESRI technology.
- Academic Transcript with a minimum 3.3 CGPA.
- A one-page proposal of how you will use ArcGIS for your research. Projects that have clear objectives and could be finished by May 15th, 2016 will be favoured. Once finished, you must submit a report poster to ESRI Canada.
- A letter of support from a faculty advisor willing to supervise your project.
To submit the application, send the above information as a single PDF – titled lastname_esriaward – to Pablo Arroyo with the subject "ESRI Award." The advisor can send their recommendation directly to Pablo. For questions, see the award website or email Pablo. | | 9. CCARG Summer Internships The Climate Change Adaptation Research Group ( @ccadapt) of McGill is offering paid summer internships. The group is working at the forefront of research that seeks to understand the risks posed by climate change, identify opportunities for adaptation, and track adaptation progress at regional to global scales. Internships are available in the following areas: - Evaluating current policies and programs in northern Canada (or Uganda or Peru) from the perspective of reducing vulnerability to the health effects of climate change
- Examining how health adaptation is being addressed in global climate policy
- Examining specific UN-funded adaptation projects
- Tracking adaptation in the private sector
- Conducting content analysis of the presentation of indigenous issues in the media
- Examining adaptation projects that target Indigenous communities.
What a smorgasbord of opportunities! Two interns will join the cutting-edge team from mid-April until the end of August and be compensated $6,000. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, have strong writing skills, have proven academic excellence, and be dedicated to furthering understanding of the human dimensions of climate change. Interns will be expected to complete a publishable quality report on their project. To apply, please send Michelle Maillet: your CV, a copy of your transcripts, and a cover letter outlining which of the internship topics appeals to you and why you are qualified to address it – ASAP. | | 10. Sustainability Research Symposium The 6 th annual Sustainability Research Symposium will be held on March 9th, 2016. This year's theme is "Technology for Sustainability" and will feature several guest speakers, a poster session, talks showcasing student research, and a networking session. They are inviting abstract submissions from graduate and undergraduate students across all faculties that are carrying out research related to sustainability. To register to attend, to submit an abstract, or for more info, check out their site! | | 11. Undergraduate Global Health Award McGill is launching the Undergraduate Global Health Award: A Summer Mentored Research Opportunity in Global Health. The award – given by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendations of the Director of Global Health Programs - will be given to three to five undergrads to undertake a mentored research project with an international component. Applicants can choose from a range of projects including researching HIV diagnostic tools in India, air pollution in China, and malaria control in South Africa, for which they will receive travel costs and a stipend for the 4-6 weeks of the project. For details on the award, programs, and application process, check out their website. | | 12. Faculty of Arts Awards The Faculty of Arts offers internship (deadline March 14 th) and research (deadline March 30 th) awards to students undertaking work and projects. If this is you and you could use some cash-dolla, check them out! | | 13. Cool Thing of the Week Think of trade relations; think of inequality; think of pop culture. What if the world was not as it is but as it were – how different things would be. See: this map of Pangaea with current international border. | | That's all, folks.
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Katie Keyes
VP Communications
McGill Undergraduate Geography Society | | | | | |
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