LFS Today Apr 30, 2021
UBC Dietetics Research Exchange – May 27 The annual UBC Dietetics Research Exchange is coming up on Thursday, May 27 from 2-3:30pm. Year 5 dietetics students will be sharing the results of their year long research projects in concise 3min presentations. All event details can be found here (topics, format, schedule, zoom etc): https://dietetics.landfood.ubc.ca/year-5-practiceeducation/practice-based-student-research/. This will […]
LFS Today Apr 29, 2021
Today’s Research and Teaching Seminars: Food Science Candidate Research and Teaching Seminars: Tianxi Yang, Candidate for Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Science Teaching Seminar: Immunoassays in Food Analysis April 29, 11:00am-12:00pm Register in advance for this meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u50qcOGurDMoE9Y42mfzXqCTXdGZXK7YGz2c Chalk Talk: Innovative Analytical Technologies and Advanced Materials: New Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production April 29, 1:00-2:00pm […]
LFS Today Apr 28, 2021
Research and Teaching Seminars: Food Science Candidate Tianxi Yang, Candidate for Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Science Research Seminar: Advancing Food Safety and Sustainability Using Innovations in Analytical Techniques and Nanomaterials April 28, 1:00-2:30pm Register in advance for this meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Elf-CqqDkjG9cVViyWM3T4mQ2jsVE15v6l Teaching Seminar: Immunoassays in Food Analysis April 29, 11:00am-12:00pm Register in advance for […]
LFS Today Apr 27, 2021
LFS Scholar Series – Plant Science is today! Speaker: Dr. Matthew Moscou, Group Leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia Topic: Multiple Pathogen Recognition by Plant Immune Receptors Matthew is a Research Group Leader at the Sainsbury Laboratory. Matthew’s career started at the University of California, Riverside, USA where he studied Pure Mathematics and […]
LFS Today Apr 26, 2021
Job Posting: Dietetics Program Assistant Position The Dietetics Program Assistant position provides support for the UBC Dietetics Program that is within the Food, Nutrition and Health Program. This position supports the Director of Dietetics in managing the administrative, financial, human resources and communications aspects of the Dietetics Program and provides senior administrative support and assistance […]
LFS Today Apr 23, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Videomaking with Smartphones with Duncan McHugh (TODAY) This session will be held TODAY at noon. There’s a saying that the best camera is the one you have with you. These days, most of us have access to smartphones and tablets capable of creating high quality videos. This workshop will look out how […]
LFS Today Apr 22, 2021
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOHSC) updates Reminder: Risk Assessments and Safe Work Procedures – In regards to a recent WorksSafeBC Inspection at UBC, we are reminding supervisors that it is important to complete Hazard Assessments, Risk Assessments and written Safe Work Procedures where applicable. In addition, all workers should be aware of how to […]
LFS Today Apr 21, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall – Today Today’s Townhall starts at 1:00pm. We have presenters from the UBC Investigations Office (IO) and they invite you to view their presentation in advance – posted here. Learn about the role of their office in investigating sexual misconduct and discrimination complaints. Agenda: Presentation from the UBC Investigations Office – Shelley Ball, Director […]
LFS Today Apr 20, 2021
Animal Welfare has two Postdoctoral positions available. Please share with your network! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead research activities related to stakeholder views of gene editing technology. This research project will focus on potential animal welfare enhancing gene-edited technologies as applied to dairy and beef cattle, and will examine perceptions, trust […]
LFS Today Apr 19, 2021
UBC Farm celebrates 20 years, and the CSFS turns 10! UBC Farm will be launching celebrations on April 21, 2021, for the 20th anniversary of the UBC Farm and the 10th of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. It’s been 20 years since students started selling produce at the first UBC Farm Market. The UBC […]
LFS Today Apr 16, 2021
Final Grade Submission Deadlines Reminder to all instructors to be mindful of grade submission deadlines for term 2 courses; as per the FSC User Guide, page 16, grades are due 7 business days after exam date, unless the exam occurs within last 2 days of the exam period – then, the grades are due within […]
LFS Today Apr 15, 2021
LFS LC Lunch & Learn Series – Beyond Zoom – Experimenting with Synchronous Platforms This session will be held on Friday, April 16 at noon After a year of online synchronous sessions, some of you may be ready to mix things up and—good news!—there are so many technologies available to make this happen. We’re going […]
LFS Today Apr 14, 2021
Are you ready to deliver your online exams? If you have questions about the delivery of your exams, designing your questions, what software you should be using, or any other topic related to online exams, please contact it@landfood.ubc.ca to ask a question or book a consultation with the LFS Learning Centre. Also, if you were […]
LFS Today Apr 13, 2021
Share Your Experiences Navigating Change In order to work well, we must be well. At UBC, we are committed to strengthening the resilience and wellbeing of our workforce while increasing capacity to navigate change. During the past unprecedented year, LFS has continued to collaborate with central HR and the LFS Mental Wellbeing Working Group to […]
LFS Today Apr 12, 2021
21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge LFS Discussion Sessions The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge (created by Food Solutions New England and the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Initiative) is not only a foundation for going from individual to collective change, it is also a springboard for groups to come together, open up about issues of race […]
LFS Today Apr 9, 2021
Research and Teaching Seminars: Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Science We will be interviewing 3 candidates for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor of Food Science, starting April 15. We have included their information below, along with Zoom links to each of the seminars. Registration is required, so please click on the links […]
LFS Today Apr 8, 2021
MFRE Speaker Series: Asian Development Bank in Agribusiness Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am Suzanne Gaboury was appointed Director General, Private Sector Operations Department of the Asian Development Bank in January 2021. Ms. Gaboury has more than 28 years of professional experience in private sector finance and emerging markets with extensive […]
LFS Today Apr 7, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall – Today All LFS faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall at 1:00pm. Agenda: Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19 Brief Roundtable Updates – Associate Deans and Directors Questions & Answers To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido: Go to the website www.slido.com; Enter event […]
LFS Today Apr 6, 2021
MFRE Speaker Series: Investment Agriculture Foundation Cultivating Prosperity in BC Agriculture and Agri-Food Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am Michelle Koski is the Executive Director with the Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF). IAF is a not-for-profit foundation that helps governments deliver a wide range of programs in the agriculture and agri-food sector. Michelle […]
LFS Today Apr 1, 2021
Holiday Closures The university is closed tomorrow for Good Friday and on April 5 for Easter Monday. Have a safe break! Congratulations to Tebogo Leepile – UBC 3MT winner! Huge congratulations to Tebogo (Tebby) Leepile, PhD candidate (Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems) who won first place in UBC Vancouver’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition yesterday. […]