LFS Today Apr 7, 2021

LFS Virtual Townhall – Today

All LFS faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall at 1:00pm.
 
Agenda:

• Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19
• Brief Roundtable Updates – Associate Deans and Directors
• Questions & Answers

To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido:

1. Go to the website www.slido.com;
2. Enter event code LFS to post a question or vote for an existing one.

If you need the Zoom meeting link, contact Karen at karen.lee98@ubc.ca.

Teaching Assistant Application for 2021/22 Winter Term Now Open 

The LFS TA Application is now open for students to apply for Winter 2021/22 TAships
in all Winter terms (W1, W2 and W1+2), from:

• Wed., March 31^st , 2021 at 4:30pm through Fri., April 30^th , 2021 at 4:30pm.
  
  After it closes April 30^th  at 4:30pm, application is by instructor or administrator invitation only.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for Graduate Students:

• If you are off-campus you must use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the application website.
• To determine your pay Classification, your Previous TA Experience Details on the Additional Information tab (in your Profile) may need to be updated.  
• Please list specifics – include year, session (S or W), term and course, e.g., “2019 W1-FNH 250 001” ,  “2020 S2-APBI 314 003”, etc.
• Check the UBC IT website for help at: https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn
• A Student User Guide for the new TA Application can be found here: https://wiki.ubc.ca/LFS:TA_Application_Applicants_Instructions.

Questions? Email Virginia Frankian at lfs.ta@ubc.ca

FNH Graduate Seminar – Today

FNH Graduate Seminar – 4:00 pm livestream

FOOD

Speaker 1:  Xanyar Mohammadi
Supervisor:  Dr. Anubhav Pratap Singh
Results Seminar Topic:  Application of pulsed light technology for limiting the usage of sulfur dioxide in red wine and its effect on the wine aging.  (abstract attached)
Chair:  Rocio Silva Zamora
    *Link for feedback for Xanyar Mohammadi:   https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOuZKtN3Zh63N1b
 
Speaker 2:  Ronit Mandal
Supervisor:  Dr. Anubhav Pratap Singh
PhD Progress Seminar Topic:  Numerical modeling, simulation and microbial validation of continuous-flow pulsed UV light system for liquid food processing.  (abstract attached)
Chair:  Xanyar Mohammadi
    *Link for feedback for Ronit Mandal:   https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8c6Kvb4BwSvYHTD
 
Zoom Info for FOOD seminars:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68700450283?pwd=alY0UUZiSE5nSWRscXI5T0ZETkx0UT09   
Meeting ID: 687 0045 0283
Passcode: 429423

HUNU

Speaker:  Svilena Lazarova
Supervisor:  Dr. Mahsa Jessri
Proposal Seminar Topic:  Comparing the cardio-protective effects of different dietary patterns in Canada.  (abstract attached)
Chair:  Abrar Turki
     *Link for feedback for Svilena Lazarova:    https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0CDwWVIqLEgPM4C
 
Zoom link for HUNU seminars:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88929583621?pwd=YXhDbFdIOVJsdnVuVDVra2hGQnpCdz09
Meeting ID: 889 2958 3621
Passcode: waxp2L
                                                                                                                                                                                              
*For general Seminar info, resources and schedule, please see the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage. 
 

Wellness Wednesday

Your Mental Health Tip of the Week:

Feel like you could have said things better? 

Follow up to make sure there are no misunderstandings. 
 

B.C. Brain Wellness Program: Wellness Wednesday Event

Join Rickey Yada, David Kitts, and BC Brain Wellness Gardening instructor, Joanna Wilke at today’s lunchtime event. The discussion is titled The Blooming Brain – Gardening for Brain Health. Learn about the connection between gardening, food science and brain health.
 

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 12:00pm
Title: Wellness Wednesday: The Blooming Brain – Gardening for Brain Health
Speakers: Rickey Yada, LFS Dean; David Kitts, LFS Associate Dean, Research; and Joanna Wilke, BC Brain Wellness Gardening instructor

Register here.
 

IRES Student Symposium – April 15

The IRES (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) Student Symposium showcases the research of graduate students.

Date: April 15, 2021
Time: 12:30-2:15pm (Pacific Daylight Time)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67384977026?pwd=UGVOc3ZVZE9KTW1pQ1M4dUNyQ3RnUT09
Meeting ID: 673 8497 7026
Passcode: 364423

Student presenters:
Annie Mejaes (MSc Student, supervisor Rashid Sumaila): Classifying and estimating aquaculture subsidies and their risks to the marine environment

Sara Nawaz (PhD Candidate, supervisor Terre Satterfield): Beyond naturalness? Exploring social dimensions of novel gene-editing technologies in agriculture

Ginni Braich (PhD Candidate, supervisor Navin Ramankutty): Examining the Impact of GM Adoption on Crop Yields