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News Sustainable Fridays Your sustainability tip of the week is Zooming in for a meeting? If you don’t need a computer, plug in your headphones and take your meeting on a walk. Do you have a sustainability tip to share with your colleagues? Send it to mcm-lst@lists.ubc.ca and lfs.today@ubc.ca! Tips can cover a range of […]

News LFSLC Tech Tip: Requesting a course site on MS Teams You can request UBC IT for a team on MS Teams for your courses. This can help you manage student communications and group assignments with ease. Student groups can be created as separate channels which will allow members to independently share files without having […]

News Acting Dean Zhaoming Xu will be acting dean while Rickey Yada is away on Monday, August 22. LFS in the News Food economist James Vercammen commented on the impact of the Canadian Wheat Board closure on farmers in a news article titled Big Harvest for some, not for others. Winnipeg Free Press (subscription) Summer […]

News LFS in the News Dean Rickey Yada explained how artificial intelligence (AI) can help optimize the current systems used in the food processing industry, and how it can help make our food supply safer: “Part of the artificial intelligence modality is to try to take all these different inputs, integrate them, but do that […]

News Join the LFS Social Committee – create a ‘buzz’ at LFS events! As the summer winds down and we look forward to the start of term, we’re looking for individuals interested in spearheading our LFS Social Committee! Do you like to socialize and mingle with colleagues? Want more events where we can break bread […]

News Sustainable Fridays Your sustainability tip of the week is Purchasing equipment/furniture? Check UBC’s ReuseIt site for gently used equipment, furniture, and other supplies. Do you have a sustainability tip to share with your colleagues? Send it to mcm-lst@lists.ubc.ca and lfs.today@ubc.ca! Tips can cover a range of settings, from lab work to your community to […]

News Reminder: Field Work Safety Planning Remember that all field work conducted off-campus requires a field work safety plan. LFS has updated the website: https://my.landfood.ubc.ca/new-to-lfs/field/ to help expedite the planning process. If you have any questions or would like additional feedback, please reach out to lfs.facilities@ubc.ca. Events Aug. 24 – Connecting Power, Privilege, and Positionality […]

News Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients: Melina Biron for her quick response in troubleshooting irrigation issues. Kudos to Nadia Snyman for successfully co-facilitating a webinar to support LFS students with their Work Learn applications last Thursday. Nadia collaborated with Rob Kim to develop the session content. Nadia took care […]

News MFRE student completes graduating project with Oppy MFRE student Candice Kong completed her graduating project with the Oppenheimer Group (Oppy), during which she was responsible for conducting a review of agricultural labour policy reform in the United States. Read more Teaching Theory Thursday “Reflection enables us to evaluate the experience, learn from mistakes, repeat […]

News Using the LFS VPN To improve network security, we are encouraging LFS faculty and staff to connect to the LFS VPN instead of the UBC general VPN when working off campus. When connected, the LFS VPN places your computer within the LFS firewall. This is helpful as it lets us limit access to LFS […]

News 2022 S and S2 Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) Setup The LFS SEI team is preparing the student surveys that will open to students in early August. Instructors teaching in terms S or S2 will have received an email with a list of your TAs, if any, for each of your assigned courses. Please […]

News Tech Tip Tuesday: Providing students access to Canvas courses beyond the term dates Canvas courses at UBC default to term-based start and end dates. However, instructors have the option to extend the end date of the course to allow course material access to their students beyond the dates set by default. This can be […]

News Announcing new Food, Nutrition and Health co-Directors With Chris Scaman’s retirement on June 30, we are pleased to announce that Gail Hammond and Barbara Stefanska have taken on the role of co-Directors of the FNH program until June 30, 2025. They look forward to working with everyone and welcome ideas that are inclusive and […]

News Wellness Wednesdays: Positive Coping Strategies We all have go-to habits that we turn to in times of high stress or challenge, but are these habits working for you or against you? Our mental health can greatly be supported and maintained with the help of positive coping strategies, however it can be tough to identify […]

News   Free lab equipment at Open House, July 20-21   ** message sent on behalf of Tony Farrell **   Dear Colleagues in LFS and Zoology,   My retirement requires me to ‘decommission’ my research lab on the third floor of the south wing of the Biological Sciences Building. Consequently, I will be hosting […]

News   Random Acts of Recognition   A huge thank you to Andy Jeffries and Imelda Cheung! With the recent renovations starting in MCML 218 and MCML 62, Imelda and Andy have worked long hours to help ensure a smooth transition for students and faculty moving out of the spaces, by moving and storing equipment […]

News   Random Acts of Recognition   Congratulations to recipient Shannon Wong – thank you for your work on producing LFS Today daily. The content is excellent! For example, I was able to easily apply for Work Learn students prior to the deadline, and LFS Today’s entry on that saved me so much time and […]

News Kelleen Wiseman awarded 2022 Sustainability Education Grant Congratulations to Kelleen Wiseman on receiving a 2022 Sustainability Education Grant for her project, Case-based Learning on the topic of Sustainability in the Agri-Food and Environment Sector. The objective of the project is to increase students’ awareness of the importance of integrating sustainability into the core business […]

News REMINDER: Workday Absence Submissions Are your Workday Absence records up-to-date and accurate? Has your supervisor approved them? Please remember to review your balances and should there be any discrepancies, please contact Mona Lee. This announcement is intended for LFS staff only; it doesn’t apply to students and faculty members, including lecturers, instructors, post-doctoral researchers, […]

News Welcome new faculty! We are pleased to welcome several new faculty members as of July 1: Bruna Donatti Castro Falci – Lecturer in Dietetics Education. Bruna completed an MSc in Human Nutrition in 2021 from McGill University. She is a registered dietitian, with several years of clinical experience and teaching experience. She most recently […]

News Wellness Wednesdays: Self and Community Care Workshop Building Skills to Manage Stress We don’t always take the time to care for and nurture ourselves and we sometimes require support in integrating relaxation and our personal needs into daily life. This 2-part facilitated webinar focuses on increasing mental health literacy for individuals. Date: Part 1: […]

News Attention MCML 249 fridge users There is a significant ice build-up in the freezer compartment of the fridge that causes the fridge to keep popping open. Therefore, we are organizing a fridge defrost on Wednesday, June 29th. Please ensure you remove your food items by 1pm. Any unclaimed items will be trashed. The fridge […]

News LFS in the News Jennifer Grenz talks about Indigenizing agriculture and ensuring food supply resiliency. Country Life in BC James Vercammen talks about increasing food prices. CBC Radio Siyun Wang explains norovirus contamination in food and how to avoid infection. Global Teaching Theory Thursday “I celebrate teaching that enables transgressions – a movement against […]

 News   Instructions for shipping packages from McML If you plan to ship packages from the Dean’s Office, please fill out the Sender Info Collection Form and read the instructions in the form. Depending on the contents and destination, you may need to fill in additional forms. Please email the form to dean.landfood@ubc.ca at least 2 […]

 News   Accepting Winter 2022-2023 Work Learn Proposals until June 20 In developing your proposal to hire a Winter Work Learn Student for the period of September 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023, please follow closely the recommendations found in the WL Submission Guide. The more questions you answer, the better your chances are for obtaining […]