LFS Today Aug 9, 2022

News

LFS in the News

Juli Carrillo discussed the impact of wildfires on the quality of insect host plants.
Canadian Press via Toronto Star, Waterloo Record, Powell River Peak, Alaska Highway News, Yahoo, Globe and Mail

Dean Rickey Yada explained how artificial intelligence (AI) can help optimize the current systems used in the food processing industry, and how it can help make our food supply safer. UBC News

Tabitha Robin Martens was quoted in an article about the implications of lab-grown meat on Indigenous cultures. National Observer

Tech Tip Tuesday: Copying Content from Past Canvas Course

You can migrate content from a Canvas course you have previously taught to your new blank course shell. To copy a Canvas course, open the blank course shell and click on “Import Existing Content” on the top-right of your home page (you can also find this under Course Settings). Select ‘Copy a Canvas Course’ from the dropdown list and search for the course you wish to copy (check the term you are copying from). You can either copy the entire course as is, or copy parts of the course by selecting what you wish to migrate. Click on ‘Import’ to start the copying process. For selecting parts of your past course, the ‘select content’ button will show up next to the course name under Current Jobs after you click import.

Link to documentation: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-copy-content-from-another-Canvas-course-using-the/ta-p/1012

For more information on how to migrate your Canvas course content, contact the Learning Centre at it@landfood.ubc.ca.

Events

Aug. 23 – Fostering Meaningful Connection with Indigenous Focused Topics

This event is part of the CTLT Summer Institute, taking place from August 22–26, 2022.

Are you interested in or want to grow your interest in Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, but just don’t know where to begin? Join members of CTLT’s Indigenous Initiatives team for an exploratory and experiential session promoting connection with Indigenous-focused topics.

This session is designed to reinvigorate the ways we learn and approach learning about Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, and then to provide an opportunity to dive deeper into our areas of interest. Find out which subject areas draw you in the most and encourage you along your learning journey.

Facilitators:

• Aimee Beauchamp, Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, CTLT
• Kyle Shaughnessy, Educational Consultant: Staff Training, CTLT Indigenous Initiatives & HR Learning & Talent Development
• Paulina Semenec, Evaluation Consultant, CTLT Indigenous Initiatives
• Hannah Coderre, Educational Consultant: Curriculum and Student Development, CTLT Indigenous Initiative

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Learn more and register

Aug. 25 & 30 – Upcoming webinars for new research opportunities with PepsiCo and Valent!

During these sessions, R&D executives will discuss their opportunities and speak about funding and resources available for researchers.

• August 25 at 10:30 am EST: PepsiCo’s team will discuss four new research opportunities in food science (register here).
• August 30 at 12:30 pm EST: Valent will provide more information regarding two new opportunities in agriculture (register here).

Deadlines

Aug. 14 – Student Job Posting: Climate Emergency Engagement Coordinator, SEEDS Sustainability Program

The UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program is looking for a Climate Emergency Engagement Coordinator Senior undergraduate or graduate Work Learn student with a strong commitment to sustainability to support engagement through a broad range of applied student research related to the Climate Emergency and Sustainable Food Systems. This work will help mobilize SEEDS student-led research and interdisciplinary collaborations to inform and advance intersectional areas related to UBC’s Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP 2030) and emerging circular economy work managed by the UBC’s SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program in the Sustainability & Engineering department with a focus on Climate-Friendly Food systems, including knowledge translation and mobilization of the research and partnership outcomes.

Application Process:

Please submit Resume, Cover Letter and Writing Sample via UBC Careers Online by August 14, 2022.

View the job posting