LFS Today Aug 15, 2022

News

LFS in the News

Rick Barichello was featured in an article about the cost of food and the factors that are affecting them. Financial Pipeline

Events

Aug. 23 – Presentation by Pawan K. Singh on wheat blast

Gurcharn Singh Brar is hosting a presentation on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Everyone is invited.

Topic: Wheat blast: An emerging and spreading disease threatening global wheat production

Presenter: Pawan K. Singh, Head, Wheat Pathology, GWP, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, MEXICO

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
9:30 – 10:30 AM PDT (including Q&A period)
In person: MacMillan Room 158
Via Zoom: ubc.zoom.us/j/67337851384?pwd=Y2Z1OVhwZzkzcHI4OFdMVTNiUkVHdz09

Aug. 24 – Lab Item Giveaway in MCML 240

On August 24, 2022 from 9am – 4pm, there will be a lab item giveaway held in MCML 240. Many items will be available including glassware and lab tools. Please contact lfs.facilities@ubc.ca if you are unable to make it but would like to view the items.

Deadlines

Sept. 1 – 3M National Teaching Fellowship nominations open for 2023

The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level.

The nomination process is a significant undertaking, and the Learning Centre is available to support both nominating parties and nominees throughout the process. Contact Judy Chan judy.chan@ubc.ca before September 1 for one-on-one consultation on the nomination process for 2023. You should also contact Judy for nominations in the future as this is never too early to start preparing for 2024.

UBC internal deadline: October 28, 2022

For more information, please follow this link:

https://ctlt.ubc.ca/2021/10/08/3m-national-teaching-fellowship-nominations-open-for-2022/

Oct. 3 – Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

PLEASE NOTE: The internal LFS application deadline is Monday, October 3, 2022. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year.

Value: Annual stipend of $50,000 for a maximum of two years plus a travel and research allowance of $4,000 over two years.

The application and nomination process is briefly summarized below. Refer to the Application Guide and Nomination Guide posted on the Killam webpage for complete details.

UBC Vancouver (UBC-V)

• Each UBC Vancouver department or unit sets its own internal application deadline for receipt of applications (typically early to mid-October). LFS internal deadline is Monday, October 3, 2022.
• Each department or unit at the Vancouver campus may forward one nominee to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by November 10, 2022, at 4:00 pm PT. Note: Please refer to the list of units that may submit nominations (Applied Biology AABI, PLNT, SOIL, ISLFS and Food Science FOOD, HUNU). Rather than using UBC SharePoint, a Qualtrics survey link is provided in the nomination form and nomination guide for nomination submission.
• UBC-V contact: killam.fellowships@ubc.ca

For complete application and nomination details, as well as detailed eligibility requirements, please visit https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam-postdoctoral-research-fellowship.

Applications, including supporting documentation, are to be sent electronically to shelley.small@ubc.ca