LFS Today Apr 22, 2022

 News  

The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: The stewarding part of stewardship

Jennifer Grenz was interviewed as part of a series on the Coastal Douglas-fir forests. Raincoast Conservation Foundation

See snapshots of spring blossoms by faculty and staff

Check out a photo essay of spring blossoms featuring snapshots taken by UBC faculty and staff across campus.

Sustainable Fridays – Mother Trees Forest Walk

We often talk about how the heart of the climate crisis is a disrepair of our relationships with each other and our more than human neighbours. How can the forest encourage us to pause, observe, and invite a new way of being together?

You are invited to join kQwa’st’not (Charlene George), artist, cultural guide with Sierra Club BC and member of the tSouk Nation, as she takes us for a walk in the forest. This is a great opportunity to learn about some of the beings that call the forest home and a bridge to help us see the ‘ecosystem’ with fresh eyes or new glasses.

Thursday, May 5, 2022
9:30 – 11:30am
Pacific Spirit Park Parking Lot [MAP]

RSVP at Sustainability USI (usi.office@ubc.ca)

Learn more

 Events  

Apr. 28 – UBC Forestry Ukraine Fundraiser

UBC Forestry is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, April 28 at 4-6 pm in the Forest Science Centre atrium for Ukraine with donations going to various non-profit organizations to help refugees and those in Ukraine.

More information can be found here: Forestry Ukraine Fundraiser | UBC Forestry

If you enjoy baking or cooking, sign up for the contest with celebrity judges, or pre-order some perogies or cabbage rolls, there will be a silent auction and live music and refreshments.

May 3 & 11 – Understanding Mental Health Workshop

Understanding mental health can be difficult. Learning how to support someone who might be in a mental health crisis can be even more challenging. The goal of this session is to increase mental health literacy while providing tools and skills to respond effectively in a caring and respectful way.

Date and Time:
Part 1: May 3, 2:00 – 2:50pm
Part 2: May 11, 2:00 – 2:50pm

Location: Zoom

Learn more and register here.

 Deadlines  

Apr. 29 – Help shape UBC’s digital future – complete the Digital UBC survey

As part of the ongoing efforts to develop UBC’s first university-wide digital strategy, faculty, staff and students are asked to complete the Digital UBC community survey by April 29. Share your ideas by completing the community survey.

Learn more and keep updated here

May 13 – Open Competitive Call for Proposals: Mobilizing Principles for Equitable Global Health Research

The project funded through this Call will support the identification and implementation of effective knowledge mobilization strategies for integrating what are known collectively as ‘Principles for Global Health Research’ into action across the Canadian global health research (GHR) ecosystem.

The Principles for Global Health Research (the Principles) were developed by the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (now, the Canadian Association for Global Health) through a consultative process. Developed for all those involved in GHR — including people designing, conducting, using, teaching, learning about, assessing, funding or collaborating on GHR — the Principles identify equity as a central pillar. The six Principles are: authentic partnering, inclusion, shared benefits, commitment to the future, responsiveness to the causes of inequities and humility.

Deadline: May 13, 2022

Apply here