LFS Today Apr 29, 2022

 News  

LFS sponsoring Women in Agriculture Conference (Calgary)

LFS is a sponsor of the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference West (AWC) in Calgary, June 21-22. For any faculty and staff who want to attend, you can obtain the student registration rate ($350, half the regular rate) and discounts at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Calgary. Created for women who are passionate about agriculture and food, this conference brings working professionals, producers and students together from across Canada and parts of the U.S. for networking, personal and professional development.

Learn more about the conference:
https://www.advancingwomenconference.ca/2022west/

If you are interested in attending, feel free to contact Karen Lee (Karen.lee98@ubc.ca).

Violence Risk Assessment

A reminder that a risk assessment must be performed in any workplace in which a risk of injury to workers from violence arising out of their employment may be present. Consider the risk factors below and for areas that have these risks, complete the UBC Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Tool

• Working alone or in isolation with the likelihood of dealing with an irate person.
• Providing services directly to the public.
• Handling, securing, protecting cash or valuables including narcotics and controlled substances.
• Making decisions which may impact academic; employment status; or dealing with controversial personal matters.
• Dealing with unstable/volatile individuals.
• Patrolling or providing protective services and/or by-law enforcement.
• Transporting people or goods.
• Traveling to remote or hazardous locations.

Health Protection Programs

UBC has updated two important Health Protection Program Documents: the Respiratory Protection Program Document and the Hearing Conservation Program Document.

The University is required to provide faculty, staff and students with appropriate respirators when there is an increased risk of exposure to hazardous airborne contaminants arising from workplace activities and no other adequate control options, such as fume hoods, are available. For more information refer to the following SRS webpage.

Where the noise levels in the workplace exceed 85 dBA (equivalent to a handsaw) over an 8-hour shift or 140 dBC peak sound level, UBC must implement Hearing Conservation measures as outlined in the Program document. For more information refer to the following SRS webpage.

NSERC’s full suite of National Quantum Strategy funding opportunities are now available

Following the announcement regarding the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) participation in the implementation of the National Quantum Strategy (NQS), we are pleased to announce that NSERC’s full suite of funding opportunities aiming to advance the NQS is now available.

In addition to the Alliance International Quantum grants and CREATE grants announced on March 15, 2022, the following Alliance funding opportunities are now open and accepting applications through initial calls for proposals:

• Alliance Quantum grants will reinforce, coordinate and scale up Canada’s domestic research capabilities in quantum science and technology through partnerships with organizations in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors.
• Alliance Consortia Quantum grants will develop large-scale domestic research collaborations and enable improved synergy across Canada’s regional quantum research and innovation hubs, federal laboratories and other centres and stakeholders. These grants will enable a strengthened national quantum research and innovation community that is connected to industry applications and government needs

 Events  

Today – Lunch & Learn Series: Open drop-in session

This session will be held on Friday, April 29th, 2022 at noon. This will be an open drop-in session with the Learning Centre team.

The 2021 academic year has come to an end! It was a year full of ups and downs. With return to hybrid in-person teaching from remote instruction followed by quick turnarounds to online teaching temporarily, we have seen instructors adapt and succeed in delivering courses with very few hiccups in the past 2 terms.

As we look forward to Summer 2022, the Learning Centre team is arranging an open drop-in session where we would love to hear your plans for the Summer. We will also discuss the plans for the 2022 Teaching Colloquy, and further speculate and discuss the changes for the year ahead.

Come join the LC Team as we navigate and plan around your needs and requirements for teaching in the next year. If you have any special development plans for the Summer, please feel free to bring it to this session.

To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.

Follow the Lunch & Learn Series on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage.

May 3 – SMART Training Webinar: Understanding and engaging adolescents in improving the healthiness of their food choices

Speaker: Dr. Ellen van Kleef, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

View the abstract here.

Date: May 3, 2022
Time: Presentation (11:00 – 12:15 pm EST); Student discussion (12:20 – 12:50 pm EST)
Presentation link: click here
Student discussion link: click here

Learn more about SMART training at smart-training.ca.

May 24 – Alliance National Quantum Strategy Funding Info Sessions

English sessions

• Webinar No. ME1: May 24, 2022; 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
  Join meeting. Meeting code: 2428 419 8117; Password: GPve5F4JX8j
• Webinar No. ME2: June 3, 2022: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Join meeting. Meeting code: 2429 432 5407; Password: acAmWJ8nC77

French sessions

• Webinar No. MF1: May 27, 2022; 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Join meeting. Meeting code: 2429 049 8582; Password: vcBhNfKV365
• Webinar No. MF2: June 1, 2022: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Join meeting. Meeting code: 2438 307 2423; Password: mpCw9tXWh52

 Deadlines  

Aug. 3 – 2022 PICS Opportunity Projects – Call for Proposals

Apply to get your high-impact climate solutions proposal funded by the PICS Opportunity Projects Program (OPP).

Successful projects are awarded up to $180,000 over a maximum three-year duration, and three to five awards are made per call. This year, PICS is offering an extra opportunity for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Project, funded by the BC Government.

Applications for 2022 call for proposals close on Aug. 3, 2022. Notification of adjudication decisions will be made in December 2022, with projects to start in early 2023.

For more information, visit the PICS Opportunity Projects Program page, read the 2022 Competition Guide for Applicants and the ZEV Guide to Applicants, or email picsopp@uvic.ca.