2012 Bioeconomy Conference

With an ever expanding Bioeconomy, decision-makers need up-to-date knowledge to develop strategies to manage this growth. Environmental scientists, policy experts and scientific leaders are invited to work together in a meeting of minds to understand the implications of the growing Bioeconomy from social, environmental and economic/policy perspectives.

Growing the Bioeconomy: Social, Environmental and Economic Implications

October 2-5, 2012 in Banff, Alberta, Canada

http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/Bioeconomy.aspx

Presentation and Poster Abstracts due May 31

Graduate Student Proposals due May 31

Early registration deadline June 30

For questions or further details please see the website bioeconomy2012.

UBC Celebrate Learning Week – October 27-November 4, 2012

Celebrate Learning week will return to UBC’s Vancouver campus this fall, from Saturday, October 27th to Sunday, November 4, 2012. This will be the 5th Celebrate Learning Week. The idea is to share examples of teaching and learning opportunities that UBC provides its students, faculty, staff and community.

If you would like to be part of Celebrate Learning Week and have an idea for an event, please contact Jennifer Honeybourn at jennifer.honeybourn by Friday, June 22, 2012.

U.S. EMBASSY GRANT OPPORTUNITY: American Studies Grants Program

The Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa is pleased to announce the American Studies Grants Program for Canadian universities.

For detailed information, please see the attached cover letter and application information document.

If you have questions, please send them by email to cultural.

George Kennedy Completes Backcountry Ski Traverses

Congratulations to George Kennedy for recently completing two backcountry ski traverses (Garibaldi Neve Traverse and Spearhead Traverse). These two traverses involve about 75 km of extremely challenging skiing with 4000 meters of climbing over a series of 15 glaciers at an elevation around 2500 meters. Throughout both traverses George carried survival gear in a 45 pound backpack.

AmericanStudiesGrants2012.pdf
AmericanStudies2012GrantCoverLetter.pdf

Today: Seminar with Dr. Xiaonan Lu (Candidate for Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering)

You are invited to attend a teaching seminar given by Dr. Xiaonan Lu, our first of 3 candidates being interviewed for the position of Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering. Dr. Lu received his PhD in Food Science from Washington State University in 2011. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the College of Veterinary Medicine & School of Food Science at Washington State University.

Title: Food Safety: Issues & Strategies

Date: Tuesday, May 15

Time: 2:00pm

Location: FNH 60

LFS Staff Professional Development Day – Friday, June 8th, 2012

The moment everyone has been waiting for has arrived! The Faculty would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank the hard work and dedication of our LFS staff by hosting the 2nd Annual Staff Professional Development Day! The organizing committee has been diligently working away putting together a day that will not only enrich your lives both body and mind but also at work and at home!

For further information and to RSVP, please visit the following link: http://landfood.eventbrite.ca

All staff are encouraged to attend. RSVP deadline is May 25th, 2012.

New Start an Evolution video and Report on Giving

UBC Central Development has released their Report on Giving for 2011/2012: reportongiving.ca , as well as a new promotional video highlighting the importance of the start an evolution campaign to UBC’s student s and researchers: http://youtu.be/Y1OyDjRcOAg

Please distribute widely, and consider sharing with your social media contacts: “Connect. Engage. Donate. Learn how you can get involved with #UBC #startanevolution http://bit.ly/KFYEWn”

Seminars with Dr. Taejo Kim (Candidate for Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering)

You are invited to attend a research seminar and teaching seminar given by Dr. Taejo Kim, our second of 3 candidates being interviewed for the position of Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering. Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from Mississippi State University in 2003. He is currently an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion at Mississippi State University.

Research Seminar:

Title: Development of Innovative In-house Detection Kits for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria Monocytogenes

Date: Tuesday, May 22

Time: 1:30pm

Location: FNH 60

Teaching Seminar:

Title: Food Safety: Issues & Strategies

Date: Wednesday, May 23

Time: 2:00pm

Location: B151, SPPH, 2206 East Mall

Kari Grist to be managing director of UBC’s Communications & Marketing Department

The University of British Columbia has selected Kari Grist to be Managing Director of the newly created Department of Communications & Marketing. She will join the portfolio of incoming Vice President of Communications and Community Partnership, Pascal Spothelfer.

Kari Grist comes to UBC after serving as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Client Engagement with Offsetters, Canada’s first and leading provider of carbon management solutions. Prior career highlights include VP Marketing for Vancity where she led the brand marketing revitalization, and 17 years in aviation including at Canadian Airlines, where she helped define the oneworld brand and customer experience. Kari Grist has been widely recognized by the industry, winning a string of awards for her innovative and creative work, including a Clio for Offsetters’ Olympic activation campaign. She was named BC Marketer of the Year in 2005 for her work with Vancity.

In her new position, Kari will provide strategic leadership for the university’s internal and external communications and marketing, including the further development of the UBC brand. Kari Grist will lead the current Public Affairs Department’s Design, Web and Brand teams, while the Public Affairs Department will focus on media relations and issues management. Kari starts in her role at the university on July 2nd, 2012.

Seminars with Dr. Xiaonan Lu (Candidate for Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering)

You are invited to attend a research seminar and teaching seminar given by Dr. Xiaonan Lu, our first of 3 candidates being interviewed for the position of Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering. Dr. Lu received his PhD in Food Science from Washington State University in 2011. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the College of Veterinary Medicine & School of Food Science at Washington State University.

TODAY: Research Seminar:

Title: Photonics, biosensor and nanotechnology: A new frontier for chemical and microbiological food safety

Date: Monday, May 14

Time: 1:30pm

Location: FNH 60

TOMORROW: Teaching Seminar:

Title: Food Safety: Issues & Strategies

Date: Tuesday, May 15

Time: 2:00pm

Location: FNH 60

Call for Nominations – Building Operations Staff Excellence Awards

UBC Building Operations is looking for nominees for their Staff Excellence Awards. Among the criteria, nominees must demonstrate innovation, leadership, teamwork and customer service (detailed award criteria attached). Our Faculty would like to nominate Odete Soares and Amanda Sagastizado, in recognition for the exceptional service they provide.

Please see Barbara Hsiao (MCML 248) if you can provide a letter of support for Odete or Amanda. Deadline is May 25th.

Appointment of Director, University Relations, UBC’s Okanagan campus

This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor & Principal, UBC’s Okanagan campus.

I am pleased to announce that Bud Mortenson has been appointed as Director of University Relations with UBC’s Okanagan campus. This position, reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor & Principal, provides strategic communications leadership and advice on media relations, issues management and government relations, while acting as a spokesperson for the Okanagan campus on the regional, national, and international stage. The Director also provides important support to internal units seeking assistance in various aspects of communication – from graphic design through the creation of clear and concise messaging to the public. Finally, as many faculty members will know, this unit is an important point of connection between some of the great stories we have to tell and the media that tell those stories.

Bud, as most of you will know, has been with UBC’s Okanagan campus since its inception, most recently as Manager of Public Affairs in University Relations. He has also acted in the position of Director over the past several months. In both these roles he has earned the support of faculty and staff for his effectiveness and willingness to assist in all areas related to media and communication.

As the Okanagan campus evolves, our connections to the external community will become even more important. Not only is it imperative that we maintain close ties regionally but that we ensure the Okanagan campus name and our activities are carried to a wider audience. This will be a key part of Bud’s mandate in his new position and we are already in discussion about how he might redesign his previous position in a manner that will allow his unit to develop the most effective approach to carrying our vision and programs to the national and international level.

Please join me in welcoming Bud to this new and important role for our campus.

BuildingOperationsStaffExcellenceAwards.pdf

Today: May Birthday Celebration

I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM (cake, that is!). Please join us at 3pm in MCML 370b on Friday, May 11 to celebrate the birthdays of faculty and staff members born this month.

Call for Nominations – Building Operations Staff Excellence Awards

UBC Building Operations is looking for nominees for their Staff Excellence Awards. Among the criteria, nominees must demonstrate innovation, leadership, teamwork and customer service (detailed award criteria attached). Our Faculty would like to nominate Odete Soares and Amanda Sagastizado, in recognition for the exceptional service they provide.

Please see Barbara Hsiao (MCML 248) if you can provide a letter of support for Odete or Amanda. Deadline is May 25th.

Seminars with Dr. Xiaonan Lu (Candidate for Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering)

You are invited to attend a research seminar and teaching seminar given by Dr. Xiaonan Lu, our first of 3 candidates being interviewed for the position of Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering. Dr. Lu received his PhD in Food Science from Washington State University in 2011. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the College of Veterinary Medicine & School of Food Science at Washington State University.

Research Seminar:

Title: Photonics, biosensor and nanotechnology: A new frontier for chemical and microbiological food safety

Date: Monday, May 14

Time: 1:30pm

Location: FNH 60

Teaching Seminar:

Title: Food Safety: Issues & Strategies

Date: Tuesday, May 15

Time: 2:00pm

Location: FNH 60

BuildingOperationsStaffExcellenceAwards.pdf

Community Meeting follow-up

In November 2011 UBC conducted a Workplace Experiences Survey in partnership with Ipsos Reid. Over 3600 faculty and staff responded to the survey and the detailed results for our Faculty have been posted in the LFS intranet: http://my.landfood.ubc.ca/publications/. We think everyone will find the survey results interesting and hope that it helps shed some light on what faculty and staff think about working at UBC. The University plans to use the results of the Workplace Experiences Survey to help inform the next version of Focus on People: Workplace Practices at UBC, which is strategic framework that contributes to the realization of the Outstanding Work Environment Commitment in Place and Promise, UBC’s Strategic Plan.

May Birthday Celebration

I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM (cake, that is!). Please join us at 3 pm in MCML 370b on Friday, May 11 to celebrate the birthdays of faculty and staff members born this month.

LFS 400 Final Podcasts Online

Five fantastic final projects from last term’s LFS 400 – Digital Storytelling students are now available online at http://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/category/digital-archives/audio/

Search, Dean of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Invitation to Open Forums for Short-listed Candidates

Please find attached an invitation to attend the Open Forums for the short-listed candidates for the Dean of Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is not necessary to RSVP.

PharmSciDeanCand.doc

Today: Community Meeting

Please be informed that the Community Meeting for all faculty, staff and students is scheduled for May 9 (Wed) at 12:00 – 1:00 pm in FNH 40, Food, Nutrition and Health Building, 2205 East Mall. Coffee and cookies will be provided.

Agenda:

12:00-12:10 Dean’s message

12:10-12:15 Orchard Garden – Marc Schutzbank

12:15-12:30 Workplace Experiences Survey 2011 LFS Results – Krista Robinson

12:30-12:40 update on peer review of teaching – Eunice Li-Chan

12:40-12:55 Telling stories in LFS400. Compelling science communication techniques using sound and narrative – Cyprien Lomas

12:55-1:00 graduation class list for approval (in camera session for voting members only) – Lynn Newman

*Please note that there will be no drop-in web help at FNH today due to preparations for the Community Meeting.

Scientific breakthroughs at the Wine Research Centre honoured by the Canada Science and Technology Museums in Ottawa

Dr. Hennie JJ van Vuuren, Director of the Wine Research Centre, has been honoured by the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation (http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/index.cfm) in Ottawa for major scientific breakthroughs in his laboratory that will prevent the formation of neurotoxins and carcinogens in wine. Industrial wine yeasts have been genetically improved in his laboratory, patented, licenced and approved by the US FDA, Health Canada and Environment Canada for commercial application in the USA and Canada. These are the first two genetically enhanced yeast in the world that have been approved for commercial wine making. A poster, archived equipment from his laboratory and packaged malolactic and ethyl carbamate preventing yeast strains will be permanently incorporated into the Agriculture Museum.

May Birthday Celebration

I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM (cake, that is!). Please join us at 3 pm in MCML 370b on Friday, May 11 to celebrate the birthdays of faculty and staff members born this month.

MacMillan and LARC water shutdown

There will be a water shutdown affecting the MacMillan and Landscape Architecture building Friday evening 10:30pm – 4:30am. Please contact Jugen Pelke (jpehlke) if you have any concerns.

Seminars with Dr. Xiaonan Lu (Candidate for Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering)

You are invited to attend a research seminar and teaching seminar given by Dr. Xiaonan Lu, our first of 3 candidates being interviewed for the position of Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering. Dr. Lu received his PhD in Food Science from Washington State University in 2011. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the College of Veterinary Medicine & School of Food Science at Washington State University.

Research Seminar:

Title: Photonics, biosensor and nanotechnology: A new frontier for chemical and microbiological food safety

Date: Monday, May 14

Time: 1:30pm

Location: FNH 60

Teaching Seminar:

Title: Food Safety: Issues & Strategies

Date: Tuesday, May 15

Time: 2:00pm

Location: FNH 60