How to succeed in science (Jonathan Yewdell)

www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v9/n5/pdf/nrm2389.pdf

Some acynical advice for grad students (Ray Huey)

www.indiana.edu/~halllab/GradRes/Huey_ReplytoStearnsMA.pdf

Catalyzing the transition from student to scientist

www.indiana.edu/~halllab/GradRes/Isaak&Hubert_1999_Bioscience.pdf

On being a successful graduate student in the sciences

http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/thompson/StudentSuccess.pdf

How to be a good grad student (Marie des Jardins)

www.cs.indiana.edu/HTMLit/how.2b/how.2b.html

So long, and thanks for the PhD! (Ron Azuma)

www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html

Grad student resources on the web (Dan Horn)

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/graduate.html

Professional Advancement Workshops

UBC Graduate Student Professional Development

The Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Professional Development Program offers guides and workshops for graduate students to help them succeed academically and plan for a career after graduation.
www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success

MITACS Skills Enhancement Program

In support of MITACS mandate to bridge the academic and industry communities, the network has developed the MITACS Skills Enhancement Program (SEP). This program aims to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the MITACS network position themselves as Canada’s future innovators and entrepreneurs by building on existing technical and ‘soft’ skill sets and providing opportunities for them to connect with potential, future employers and collaborators.
http://mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000394&pid=317

Eligibility of Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows for Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

UBC Graduate Studies Policies and Procedures: Leaves

www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/policies-procedures

Paid Parental Leave for Students and Post-doctoral Fellows

Information on parental leave supplements for eligible students and post-doctoral fellows who are paid out of NSERC or CIHR grants (SSHRC grants not eligible). More at:
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide-GuideAd...

More specific details on eligibility for paid parental leaves of students and post-doctoral fellows can be found at:
www.science.ubc.ca/faculty/parental

Fellowship Opportunities

Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science (SDE/GWIS) Fellowships Program

The SDE/GWIS Fellowships Program aims to increase knowledge in the fundamental sciences and encourage research careers in the sciences by women.
All women scientists who are conducting research in the natural sciences (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows or early-stage junior faculty) and demonstrate financial need for continuation or completion of their research are eligible for application for any of the SDE/GWIS Fellowships.
http://www.gwis.org/programs.html#information

Communicating and Presenting

Presentation Zen: Blog on giving presentations and making slides

www.presentationzen.com

Beyond Bullets Blog

www.beyondbullets.com

Why PowerPoint is Evil (Edward Tufte)

www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html

More Presentation Skills (Jennifer Gardy)

www.cmdr.ubc.ca/~jennifer/micb404