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 and racism, and form ongoing, year-round 365-day action.
 
Join us for two discussion sessions on the topics, themes, and insights that emerge from the 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.
– Friday, April 16 at 2pm
– Friday, April 30 at 2pm

Zoom link – https://ubc.zoom.us/j/9900297322?pwd=Vkk5eXJsRjFBOWhqeEh2MTVqL2pEUT09 

FNH Graduate Seminar – Wednesday, April 14

Here is the schedule and information for the next week’s FNH Graduate Seminar on Wed, April 14, 2021 (4:00pm livestream):
 
FOOD

Speaker 1:  Cassendra Chen
Supervisors:  Drs. Xiaonan Lu and Christine Scaman
Open-Topic Seminar Topic:  A roadmap of developing advanced selective medium to isolate Listeria monocytogenes in foods.  (abstract attached)
Chair:  Ronit Mandal
    *Link for feedback for Cassendra Chen:  https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bf1Rqc3BR8wiUIZ
 
Speaker 2:  Sara Zamani
Supervisor:  Dr. Derek Dee
Results Seminar Topic:  Formation and characterization of legume protein amyloid fibrils.  (abstract attached)
Chair:  Cassendra Chen
    *Link for feedback for Sara Zamani:   https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOuZKtN3Zh63N1b 

Zoom Info for FOOD seminars:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68700450283?pwd=alY0UUZiSE5nSWRscXI5T0ZETkx0UT09   
Meeting ID: 687 0045 0283
Passcode: 429423
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HUNU
 
(No HUNU presentations for April 14, 2021)
 
Zoom link for HUNU seminars:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88929583621?pwd=YXhDbFdIOVJsdnVuVDVra2hGQnpCdz09
Meeting ID: 889 2958 3621
Passcode: waxp2L

Climate Justice Webinar Series: Hannah Wittman panel speaker

Take Nature as the Measure: The Search for Sustainability is the next topic of this webinar series. Speakers include Wes Jackson, one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement, author Robert Jensen, and UBC professors Hannah Wittman and M.V. Ramana. In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement for his work on perennial grains and Natural Systems Agriculture. Learn about Jackson’s ideas to advance sustainable agriculture and the other dramatic changes necessary if we are to effectively address climate change and other ecological crises and create a sustainable and just society for all to thrive.

Everyone is welcome.

Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Register: Click here 

Presented in partnership with: The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm; Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences; and UBC Sustainability.

UBC Farm’s Seeds for Sale! 

 
Spring is here! If you are planning your garden and looking for regionally adapted, certified organic, and open-pollinated seeds – your local UBC Farm has you covered. All seeds for sale are certified organic and were grown and saved at the UBC Farm. You will need to come to the Farm in person, during a designated pick-up window, to pick-up your seed order. 
 
The next order pick-up date is Friday, April 16.

For more information visit:
https://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/events/event/29330/?login

Danone Institute North America “One Planet. One Health” Initiative 2021

Danone Institute North America has a grant program for students, university faculty members and community members.
 
Below is a brief overview of the Danone Institute North America “One Planet. One Health” Initiative: 

• Goal: Fund transdisciplinary teams (up to 5 teams) to design, implement and evaluate actionable community-based projects on sustainable food systems that contribute to the nutritional health of populations and support communication about their impact.
• Eligibility: Transdisciplinary teams from Canada or the US comprised of faculty, students, and community members. Teams should include four core team members representing diverse disciplines related to food systems, including, but not limited to, nutrition, health, economics, agriculture, community food access and social or environmental sciences. At least one team member must be a faculty member from a Canadian or US institution of higher education.  
• Award: $30,000 per team to cover a 24-month period for implementing and evaluating the project
• Deadline: June 6, 2021 
• Applications are accepted in English only.

For more information and to submit an application, visit http://www.danoneinstitutena.org/. 

CIFST Webinar: Real innovation – starting right, restarting right

The next CIFST (Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology) topic in the Table Top series is Real innovation – starting right, restarting right.

Sean Kondra, Head of Operations, Multiplicity and Chris Kay, Co-Founder & CEO, Multiplicity participate in a conversation on integrating innovation practice into food CPG the right way. No more false starts and innovation platitudes, how to get into the “meat and potatoes” of food innovation.

Event Details:

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. EST
Cost is free for members; $25 for non-members
Register at this link: https://cifst.wildapricot.org/event-4145514

Speakers:

Sean Kondra spent over a decade in finance and then left to join an Agritech company he helped to fund. He is a multiple co-founder in the verticals of data, machine learning and emergency management. He has worked with multiple Fortune 500 clients like Daimler, Merck and Franklin Templeton Investments. He is an innovation mentor at the Toronto Police Service.

Chris Kay was the group manager for the Ryerson Angel Network while studying at Ryerson University. He has 10 years of experience as a Financial Analyst at a family office and then left to partner with Nissan & INFINITI Motors to build and operate their Innovation Lab in Toronto & Hong Kong. He is a former Techstars mentor and a co-founder of Startup Boost.