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| @DCS UPDATE | October 16, 2015 |
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| NEWS |
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| Alumni panel shares tips on How to Interview for Jobs in Computing |
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On October 13, Ruppi Rana (BSc 2010), Software Engineer Field iD; Rebecca Dreezer (MScAC 2012), Software Engineer, Zynga; Diane Horton, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Benjamin Wan (BSc 2002), IT Business Analyst, Self-Employed; and Chris Kaknevicius (BSc 2003), Director of Test Engineering, PointClickCare were part of a panel discussion on how to interview for jobs in computing.
This is an annual undergraduate event, now in its fourth year. Over 40 students attended the talk. This year's panel was also promoted as part of the Faculty of Arts & Science's backpack to Briefcase series (b2B).
Thank you to our alumni volunteers!
If you have any questions about this or future b2B events, please contact alumni@cs.toronto.edu. |
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| EVENTS |
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| Fall Campus Day |
An opportunity for prospective students to visit our campus and meet Computer Science representatives including current undergraduates. David Liu, Lecturer will present "Tech Talk: A Future in Computer Science".
Date: Saturday, October 17
Learn more
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| 2015 Undergraduate Awards Reception |
This annual event recognizes those exceptional students who were recipients of scholarships and awards in 2014-2015.
Date: Thursday, October 22. For more information contact ugevents@cs.toronto.edu.
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| Open Access Week: Navigating the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy |
U of T Copyright Outreach Librarians Stephanie Orfano and Nelly Cancilla from the Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office will share their expertise about the Tri-Agency OA Policy with you:
- How the policy impacts your applications for grants
- How to retain copyright of your research paper
- How to archive your research paper in TSpace, U of T's institutional
repository
Date: Thursday, October 22
Time: 3 to 5 PM
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| Graduate Studies |
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| PhD student Jonathan Lung Awarded OBI Entrepreneurs Fellowship |
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Jonathan Lung is currently completing his PhD in human decision making. His company, Sojourn Labs, is developing an electric bicycle with the form factor of a car with a unique design: the pedals are not connected to the wheels; the wheels are computer-controlled. This gives great flexibility for control systems that can handle irregular movements such as bradykinesia, spastic motions, and freezing. This lets people with neurological conditions affecting motor skills (such as Parkinson's Disease or post-stroke individuals) drive safely and independently.
The program will provide up to $50,000 to help post-graduate students to focus full-time, over a one year period, on commercialization activities related to a neuroscience-based opportunity. OBI Entrepreneur's will be assigned industry based mentors, and a dedicated point of contact at the OBI for professional and personal support throughout the year, as well as preparation for follow-on funding. |
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| Fellowships & Awards |
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| Mitacs: International Reserach Opportunities |
Mitacs is now accepting applications for competitive international research opportunities, including student travel to and from Canada. The deadline to apply is November 20, 2015, at 5 p.m. PST.
For students in Canada to do research abroad:
For students in France to do research in Canada:
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OneStart |
OneStart, the world's largest life sciences and healthcare accelerator program. Offering young entrepreneurs the chance to win $150k (USD), free lab space and on-going advice from our extensive mentor network drawn from McKinsey and Co., Johnson and Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, SR One, Takeda Ventures, and more.
Learn more
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| Grad Room & GPS News |
Some of the Grad Room & GPS upcoming highlights include safeTALK suicide-alart training, "A Change Would Do You Good" by Connaught Scholar Liza Futerman, Online Tools for Collaboration, and the launch of our Opening Doors panel series.
Read more |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| About @DCS Update |
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| Job Opportunities |
Yahoo Labs is looking for outstanding PhD interns for Summer 2016. Candidates must have a strong background and implementation skill in visualization and data mining. The candidates will have the opportunity to work with web-scale data to research and to solve real world problem.
The internships will be based at the Lab's New York location near Times Square.
University of Manitoba
Department of Computer Science
Two tenure-track faculty positions
University of British Columbia
Department of Computer Science (Vancouver campus)
One or more tenure-track faculty teaching positions
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| PDAD&C and CPAD Memos |
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