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ab-GPAC represents and advocates for Alberta universities' 16,000+ grad students

Joined December 2014
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Very exciting funding announcement for BCA member @altaml_com this morning! $3.25 million to create a new data science internship program to accelerate AI/ML skill development in the province. #AlbertaTech #AlbertaBETTER calgaryeconomicdevelopment.c…
OCIF recipient @altaml_com receives funding to create applied #datascience internships to accelerate artificial AI/ML skill development in Calgary through hands-on, mentored work experience. #yyctech #livetechlovelife #futureproof #OCIF #yycenergy bit.ly/2E4hzfX
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Today the Govt of Canada launched the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) Portal for #cdnpse students. If you're supporting #COVID19 by volunteering, you can get a grant from $1,000 > $5,000. You can get the Canada Emergency Student Benefit & this! Visit iwanttohelp.org
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
What a night it was! #AthabascaU50 💙🧡
The #HighLevelBridge in #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada will be lit in orange & blue for Athabasca University's 50th Anniversary. athabascau.ca #Beyond50 #AthabascaU50 @AthabascaU #Yeg #LightTheBridge⤴️
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Today, we feature a podcast called Here at UCalgary created by Zain Rizvi, a PhD Candidate. Zain created the podcast to talk to graduate students from #UCalgary and tell their inspirational stories, their research and projects. Listen here: anchor.fm/hereatucalgary @HereUcalgary
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
We teamed up with @abacusdataca to ask postsecondary students across #Canada 🇨🇦 how #COVID19 is impacting them. Here's what they had to say:
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
"The GSA stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) individuals and communities, and condemns all forms of racism, discrimination, and state-sanctioned violence. [...]" bit.ly/GSA-in-Solidarity
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
One of three Awards for Graduate Assistants (Teaching) goes to Chelsea Klinke from the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology @UCalgaryArts! @UCalgaryFGS #TeachingAwards2020 #UCalgary
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Black Lives Matter. The GSA stands in solidarity with the black communities in the U.S., Canada and around the world. We have zero tolerance for racism & are committed to advocating for equity for all. Read the full GSA Black Lives Matter Statement here: gsa.ucalgary.ca/gsa-black-li…
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Along with #abpse students from @AlbertaStudents and @abGPAC , we are spreading the message across Alberta that we support survivors of sexual violence for Sexual Violence Awareness Month. #SVAM #ableg
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
“He’s been preparing for this pandemic his whole career.” Meet some of the #UAlberta researchers who have our backs during #Covid19. blog.ualberta.ca/meet-the-pe…
Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Let @OBrien_IPH and #UCalgary researchers take you through how they've traced the fight against #COVID19 from inception to today and how they've supported authorities and governments in their response. Register: ow.ly/CUTa50yWQ4O #UCalgaryTogether
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
COVID-19 symptoms are similar to influenza and other respiratory illnesses: dry cough, fever, fatigue/extreme tiredness and difficulty breathing. If you have symptoms, stay home and take the COVID-19 self-assessment. Learn more: alberta.ca/COVID19
Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Introducing COVIDcast, where you can hear trusted experts and community leaders explore the health, economic and social impacts of #COVID19 while digging into what it all means to us. Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts: ow.ly/lih750yTHlT #UCalgaryTogether
Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Albertans are responding to this extraordinary situation in extraordinary ways. Please continue to take care of yourselves and each other, and share your stories using #AlbertaCares
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
The jingle dance is being performed on social media platforms across Canada and the United States to heal and offer prayer for the world facing the COVID-19 pandemic. cbc.ca/1.5504903
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
No matter how you choose to manage stress during this time, know you are worthy of rest, support, connection, and wellness. Some of our wonderful campus care providers have complied these mental health tips to help cope with isolation. (Thread) ☀️ #ualberta #yeg – at Edmonton, Alberta
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
Please visit UAB.ca/Covid19 for an update to Grades, Final Assessments, Course Outlines, Academic Standing, and Course Withdrawal Deadline. #UAlberta
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
From @UCalgary COVID-19 Town Hall - UCalgary President: "Shout out to scholars working on COVID-19. Please wash hands, stay home, & avoid hand shakes. These actions can stop the virus, reduce pressure on health care system. Please be patient. We will get through this together."
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
You have questions, AU has answers. news.athabascau.ca/announcem…
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Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council retweeted
We all have a role to play to prevent the spread of COVID-19. • practice social distancing • stay home and away from others if sick • wash hands, cover coughs & sneezes • Self-isolate for 14 days if returning from int'l travel or exposed to #COVID19 alberta.ca/COVID19
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