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 News   LFS TA Application opens TODAY March 31st at 9:30am To TA Candidates and interested others: The LFS TA Application opens today to accept applications for Winter 2022/23  TAships for all Winter terms. The TA App will be open from Thurs., March 31st, 2022 at 9:30am through Sat., April 30th, 2022 at 4:30pm. After it closes April 30th […]

 News   Winter 2022/23 – LFS TA Application open Mar. 31 – Apr. 30, 2022 only To TA Candidates and interested others: Yes, it’s time to think about the Winter terms of 2022/23 … The LFS TA Application will soon be open to accept applications for Winter 2022/23  TAships for all Winter terms. The TA App will be […]

 News   Apr. 2 – Join us in-person or virtually at The Future of Agriculture: A Conversation Revisited Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022 Time: 2:00-3:30 pm Dean Rickey Yada will be hosting a panel discussion on April 2 on the future of agriculture at the upcoming Pacific Agriculture Show at Tradex: The Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre. […]

 News   LFS in the News Tamara Cohen and Trista Yuan spoke about their new study on intuitive eating. L’actualité Wellness Wednesdays: Join a mindful cooking class Learn about the relationship between mindfulness and cooking. Join Mindwell-U’s free cooking workshop on March 24. See details here.  Events   Mar. 23 – Biodiversity Research Seminar Date & Time: Wednesday, March […]

 News   LFS Virtual Townhall – presentation is available The presentation from last Friday’s Townhall is now available for download. Presenter Sasha Wiley-Shaw, Educator, with the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office, shared UBC Faculty and Staff Resources from the SVPRO. To access the presentation, click here (note that CWL is required): https://my.landfood.ubc.ca/communications/lfs-community-meeting/ Micro-certificate in Food […]

 News   Random Acts of Recognition Thank you to all the at-home bakers and people who helped with the Pi(e) Day Fundraiser! We were able to raise just over $200. Bakers: Margaret Timmins (Éclair Pie) Solveig Hanson (Black Futsu Squash Pie) Lennie Cheung (Sweet Egg Pie) Mona Lee (Savoury/Quiche Tarts as well as helping set up/clean […]

 News   Last Reminder: Summer Course Expense Fund Requests – due today, March 15 Are you teaching an undergraduate course in any 2022 Summer Term (May – August)? Send in your itemized course expense requests now. Email your completed form to virginia.frankian@ubc.ca by March 15th , 2022 by 4:30pm. Expendable laboratory supplies, field trip expenses, and […]

 News   UBC to continue with face coverings in indoor public spaces Yesterday, the Provincial Health Officer announced that face coverings are now optional in indoor public settings effective today, but noted individual organizations can continue requiring mask wearing on their premises. In a UBC Broadcast email, the university confirmed it will continue with the current […]

Correction for today’s newsletter: Tamara Cohen is the lead for the UBC Wild Berry Research Cluster and Simone Castellarin and Abel Rosado (Botany) are the co-leads. LFS-Related UBC Research Excellence Clusters 2022/2023 Research Excellence Clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers addressing societal and cultural problems, and working together to solve challenges that transcend traditional boundaries associated with […]

 News   Reminder: Summer Course Expense Fund Requests – due March 15 Are you teaching an undergraduate course in any 2022 Summer Term (May – August)? Send in your itemized course expense requests now. Email your completed form to virginia.frankian@ubc.ca by March 15th, 2022 by 4:30pm. Expendable laboratory supplies, field trip expenses, and other expenses directly […]

 News   UBC Community Food Hub Project: Addressing food insecurity on campus The UBC Community Food Hub is a project supported through the Campus as a Living Lab Initiative and is critical to support the vision of a food secure campus that promotes overall well-being. This research project (Ethics ID #H21-00641) intends to engage the UBC […]

 News   REMINDER: 2022 Summer TA positions – Application opens March 7 Yes, it’s already time to think about Teaching Assistant positions for the Summer terms of 2022… The LFS TA Application will be open for 10 business days only, to accept student applications for TAships for all terms of the Summer 2022 Session. The TA App will be […]

 News   Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients: Thank you to Candice Rideout, Christine Scaman, Dan Naidu, Roxana Quinde, Xinyan Fan and Bette Shipman, who facilitated break out session for the LFS ACE event, “Connect with LFS Majors”. Their team would like to express their appreciation for your time and contribution! […]

 News   Rapid Testing Program Review As you are aware, in light of the recent changes and easing of public health restrictions, the University is reviewing its Covid-19 Rapid Testing Program. As a result, the University is pausing further actions for approximately the next two weeks. As part of the review, Enrollment Services will not be […]

 News   Monday, February 21 is Family Day Don’t forget that Monday is a statutory holiday – enjoy the long weekend! Do empty shelves really mean there’s a grocery shortage in Canada? While Canada’s food supply chain is generally robust, empty shelves or missing ingredients can be hard to ignore while shopping. LFS’s own James Vercammen speaks on […]

 News   Wellness Wednesday Editorial: Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is all about understanding and managing your own emotions. People with a high degree of emotional intelligence know what they’re feeling, what their emotions mean, and how these emotions can affect other people — practicing and improving your EI can have professional and personal benefits. Learn more  Events   Feb. […]

 News   Deregistration and Backup on Grades in Canvas In December 2021, the Senate passed a motion on Academic Regulation: Compliance with Health Safety Requirements.  To implement the motion, students who are not in compliance will be deregistered from Winter Term 2 courses starting February 17, 2022.  It is strongly recommended that instructors download their Canvas […]

 News   Feb. 17 – LFS Faculty Council Meeting Just a note that there will be some curriculum proposals for review at the Faculty Council Meeting on Feb. 17 (noon-1 pm). This meeting will take place in hybrid format (MCML Room 342 + Zoom), and we’ll bring in guest speakers via Zoom. Melanie Train sent faculty members […]

 News   OneDrive Space Saving Features After synchronising your files on your local computer with OneDrive, you can use the “Free Up Space” feature to reduce the space used up on your local hard disk. The files are still accessible on the cloud, and you can access them from other computers where you’re logged into OneDrive. […]

 News   Teaching Theory Thursday – Mid Course Feedback Mid course feedback is an excellent way for instructors to collect informal feedback from students about your course in progress. This feedback is an ideal way to check in and find out what students think is going well and what could be changed. Read more information here. […]

 News   COVID-19 Resources – one-stop information The LFS operations team has consolidated COVID resources from UBC and the BC CDC. As many procedures have been updated in the last month and as we prepare for a return to predominantly in-person teaching, they have provided links to find information on new campus rules and safety plans, […]

 News   LFS in the News Sean Smukler spoke about the impact of climate change on food production: “We’re seeing an increased pattern of impacts to production that are currently impacting the capacity of farmers to produce food. And this will only get more challenging as we move forward.” CTV  Events   Today – Teaching Seminars Xiurou Wu, […]

 News   Call for Nominations – International Day of Women & Girls in Science In the days leading up to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Friday, February 11, LFS will be highlighting five students on our social media channels and website. We are looking for nominations from faculty and staff of […]

 News   INSTRUCTORS: Early/Off-Cycle Evaluations? – Wed. Jan. 26 Deadline With Winter Term 2 underway, if you plan to run early/off-cycle evaluations this term, please contact us at lfs.sei@ubc.ca as soon as possible. Deadline: Wednesday, January 26, 2022. LFS in the News Sean Smukler was quoted in an article about the need for climate resilient agriculture in B.C.: “We have […]

 News   LFS Virtual Townhall is tomorrow! All faculty and staff are invited to join tomorrow’s Townhall from noon-1pm. Agenda 12:00-12:05 pm – Welcome and land acknowledgements – Rickey Yada 12:05-12:20 pm – Student support services in LFS – Nicole Adoranti, Embedded Counsellor in LFS and Forestry 12:20-12:35 pm –  UBC’s Campus Vision 2050: An opportunity […]