LFS Today Apr 11, 2022

 News  

UBC Killam Teaching Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Sandra Brown for being selected as the LFS recipient of the 2021-2022 UBC Killam Teaching Prize, recognizing her achievements as an outstanding instructor, sustained teaching excellence, her ability to motivate students and stimulate critical thinking, her development of innovative approaches to teaching methodology, and her contribution to curricula development in Applied Biology. Sandra will be recognized at the upcoming graduation ceremonies.
 
Thank you to Dan Weary, Kirsten Walker, Derek Dee, and Celina Chan (LFSUS Senior Advisor) for serving on the adjudication committee.

Watch the Future of Agriculture: A Conversation Revisited

Host Rickey Yada and moderator Santa Ono reunited industry speakers during the Pacific Agriculture Show on April 2 for an in-depth conversation on a range of topics addressing how B.C.’s agri-food industry can work towards a stronger future.

Watch the full webinar (90 minutes)

Random Acts of Recognition

The Pacific Agriculture Show took place in Abbotsford on March 31- April 2 and LFS had a good presence thanks to many volunteers. The following people promoted LFS and the CSFS in the booth ‘meet-and-greets’ with show attendees, and shared research displays and literature. They also provided logistical support to ensure everyone who wanted to travel to Abbotsford and experience the show would be able to participate. Thanks to: 

• Carson Li
• Natalie Hamilton
• Solveig Hanson
• Matthew Mitchell
• Jordy Kersey
• Gerry Kasten
• Martina Clausen
• Kevin Cussen
• Pia Lim 
• Shannon Wong
• Karen Lee
• Hannah Wittman
• Doris (Adoracion) Hernandez

Also thanks to the Development and Alumni Engagement team for presenting UBC’s Future of Agriculture 2.0 panel talk, which took place on the last day of the Pacific Agriculture Show. Host Rickey and moderator Santa Ono reunited industry speakers for an in-depth conversation on a range of topics addressing how B.C.’s agri-food industry can work towards a stronger future.
 
Thanks to the DAE team for their planning and logistical support to make this a successful hybrid panel talk:

• Zoe Campbell
• Niki Glenning
• Sabrina Yan
• James Wang
• Jane Miller

Apr. 4 to 24 – Food Solutions New England (FSNE) 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Food Solutions New England is hosting the 8th version of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge from April 4th to the 24th.

About the Challenge
The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is simple!

You commit to deepening your understanding of, and willingness to confront, racism for twenty-one consecutive days in April of 2021. The Challenge will raise your awareness, change your understanding and shift the way you behave.

However, the Challenge goes beyond individual or interpersonal racism by helping to demystify structural and institutional racism and white supremacist patterns that are sometimes invisible to people. Finally, the Challenge inspires you to act, on your own or with others in your organization, business or group, to dismantle these systems, to make changes in your work and the world that can build true equity and justice for all.

What exactly happens during the Challenge?
During every morning of the Challenge, you’ll receive an email “prompt” with a short reading, video or audio file. You are encouraged to take about ten to fifteen minutes each day with the material in the prompt, though we will provide extra resources in case you want to dig further into the day’s topic. You have the option to log into our online forums (links will be provided) if you’d like to discuss the prompts in a supported and moderated environment. We also encourage you to share your experience on social media using the hashtag #FSNEEquityChallenge or have conversations with friends, co-workers or other community members who may also be doing the Challenge.

Learn more and register here.

 Events  

Apr. 14 – IRES Student Symposium

The following topics will be presented:

• Exploring a mercury mystery: Weaving Western Science and Inuvialuit Knowledge to model the drivers of mercury pollution in the Beaufort Sea food web
  • Presenter: Emma Gillies
• Boosting understanding of lifestyle carbon emissions: Evaluating the effectiveness of personal carbon calculators to promote climate action
  • Presenter: Brynley Hanson-Wright
• Reason and Risk: Challenging the expert-public divide in the risk debates on uranium mining in India
  • Presenter: Prerna Gupta

Learn more here.

Time: 12:30pm to 2:30pm PST
Location: AERL Theatre, Room 120 (2202 Main Mall)
OR via Zoom:
REGISTER in advance for this Zoom seminar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link.

 Deadlines  

May 27 – Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program

 
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program provides graduate research assistant support, collegial collaborations, and funding for SoTL projects. Selected projects will incorporate research on teaching in higher education with a potential for strategic contributions to the UBC community and beyond.

All members of the UBC community are invited to apply by May 27, 2022. 

Learn more and apply here.