Kelley Bromley

I’m trying to look on the web for some crazy straws – for anything besides milk or tea, I like to use a straw, which makes me use a hell of a lot of straws, heh. So to save the environment I’m looking for those reusable straws with all the twists and stuff in them. Anyway, during this search I came across this cool website where they make crafts out of straws! Not just any kind of crafts though… very detailed figures. You can see more of it here. (more…)

Well, I just got an email saying the administrative body at UBC for interdisciplinary studies (of which neuroscience is one) is changing. See, right now we’re going by the Faculty of Grad Studies degree requirements, which I loved because last September they changed the course requirements for PhD from 18 credits to 12 credits. On Monday there will be a meeting on how the change will affect us…. I’ve RSVPed and I’m going to make the point that should course requirements be affected, I think they should only affect incoming students, and students already in the program should continue with their plans. More than likely this will be the case anyway, at least it was the same at MUN. Otherwise, I mean, you could start getting 4th year students having to take classes when they’re almost done! For example, in my undergrad degree, the requirements were tweaked every year but whatever was in place when I started is what governed my degree. I’m still a bit worried though. Right now the new interdisciplinary committee is “as of yet undetermined” and they’re taking student feedback – they’ll probably just stick with the same outline as the Faculty of Grad studies for the first little while anyway. More info on Monday! (more…)