Debra Kriger / en Ontario-wide Three Minute Thesis win for 91³Ō¹Ļ's Daiva Nielsen /news/ontario-wide-three-minute-thesis-win-u-ts-daiva-nielsen <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ontario-wide Three Minute Thesis win for 91³Ō¹Ļ's Daiva Nielsen </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2014-04-28T07:10:45-04:00" title="Monday, April 28, 2014 - 07:10" class="datetime">Mon, 04/28/2014 - 07:10</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">From left, second-place finisher at 91³Ō¹Ļ finals Joseph Bondy-Denomy, Dean Brian Corman and provincial winner Daiva Nielsen</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/lily-yee-sloan" hreflang="en">Lily Yee-Sloan</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/debra-kriger" hreflang="en">Debra Kriger</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Lily Yee-Sloan and Debra Kriger</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/features" hreflang="en">Features</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Nutritional Sciences PhD defends university's winning title</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A speedy lecture on nutritional sciences took the cake: doctoral candidate <strong>Daiva Nielsen</strong> and her brief research round-up won the 2014 Three Minute Thesis (3MTĀ®) Provincial Championship, successfully defending 91³Ō¹Ļ's title in Ontario.</p> <p>ā€œThe entire experience has been wonderful,ā€ said Nielsen.&nbsp;</p> <p>Her three-minute research presentation probed the question: Do Dietary Recommendations Based on Genetics Change Eating Behaviour? Nielsen took home the $1,000 top prize, gained valuable recognition, and earned 91³Ō¹Ļ one of 11 spots in the upcoming National 3MTĀ® competition.</p> <p>A PhD candidate in nutritional sciences, Nielsen was one of 19 finalists competing in the provinceā€™s second annual 3MTĀ® held at McMaster University on April 24. The School of Graduate Studies congratulates Nielsen on defending the 91³Ō¹Ļā€™s 2013 championship title. <a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/fully-completely-defending-thesis-three-minutes"><em>(Read more about 91³Ō¹Ļ's 2013 win)</em></a></p> <p>"I spent a lot of time focusing my overall goal," Nielsen said after qualifying for the provincial championship. "I looked at the bigger picture and thought about the most important point to get across."&nbsp;</p> <p>The annual 3MTĀ® challenges graduate students to present their complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling talk. Nielsenā€™s winning presentation showcased her research on genes and personalized nutrition; it also exhibited her stellar communication skills.</p> <p>Nielsen started her 3MTĀ® journey in March at the 91³Ō¹Ļ-wide competition hosted by the School of Graduate Studies. She placed first in the tough competition against 44 other 91³Ō¹Ļ doctoral candidates, landing her a $1,000 prize and a spot in the Ontario competition.&nbsp;<a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/talented-speaker-will-defend-u-ts-title-three-minute-thesis-competition"><em>(Read more about the 91³Ō¹Ļ-wide qualifying competition)</em></a></p> <p>At the provincial finals, Nielsen was one of 19 finalists from universities across Ontario. The competition was tight, but the judges selected Nielsenā€™s presentation to take home first place.</p> <p><strong>Brian Corman</strong>, dean of graduate studies and vice-provost of graduate education travelled to McMaster to support Nielsen. ā€œI enjoyed our victory. I was there because I think the event has real value and importance.</p> <p>ā€œThe 3MTĀ® is a forum for showcasing the great research being done by our graduate students. It also reminds our students that it is important to be able to explain that research to the non-specialist public so that they can appreciate the fine results of the research they help support.</p> <p>ā€œThe event itself is a lot of fun, seeing the range of student research being done across the universities in Ontario."<br> <br> The top 5 winners from the Ontario provincial finals will compete for the Anglophone national 3MTĀ® title in a virtual event using recorded footage from the provincial finals.</p> <p>Competing with Nielsen from Ontario will be Leslie Nash from Brock University, Muhammad Ali Naqvi from Ryerson University, Joseph Donohue from Western University, and Yasina Somani from the University of Windsor.</p> <p>Eleven finalists from Canadaā€™s three regional competitionsā€”Western, Eastern, and Ontarioā€”vie for the first ever Anglophone National 3MTĀ® title in May. A national francophone competition will also be held in May.<a href="http://cags.ca/3mt.php#.U15x8fldXSh"> (<em>Read more about the national title)</em></a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2014-04-14-three-minute-thesis-deanwithnielsen_0.jpg</div> </div> Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:10:45 +0000 sgupta 6077 at