LFS Today Dec 16, 2021

 News  

Pacific Agriculture Show – sign up by Dec. 22

The Pacific Agriculture Show is coming up January 27-29, 2022 at the Abbotsford Tradex Exhibition Centre.

The Faculty and the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm will have a 10×10 booth for the three days and we are opening the booth to showcase faculty research to the producers who attend. If faculty members, lab staff or graduate students would like to volunteer for a 3-4 hour shift to meet-and-greet agriculture show attendees, they are welcome to join the booth!
 
We’ve set up a sign-up sheet – please sign up for the booth by Dec. 22:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BPQRm2fE4wdjxQ

Your lab or research group can provide promotional materials – providing background about your work and/or including a call-to-action for show attendees – as well as research slides (up to 5) for our screen display.

If you have any questions, please contact Karen Lee (Karen.lee98@ubc.ca).

Teaching Theory Thursday

Add complexity after you build confidence with simple techniques. To avoid burning out in your online teaching, play the long game. Make one small change, master it, try something more adventurous next semester.

– Darby & Lang, 2019, Small Teaching Online, p. 219

Brought to you from the Learning Centre

 Events  

Jan. 18 – UBC Wellbeing: Gratitude

This seminar is about learning the science behind gratitude and how it can help to increase the meaningful relationships in all areas of your life. The newest research empowers individuals to learn how to incorporate gratitude both at work and home, and this class will incorporate tips to help you do that. This topic is a true continuation of increasing awareness of the complicated relationships we have in our lives. When we focus on what we can be grateful for each and every day it offers a new perspective on our daily life.

January 18, 2022
12-1pm

Learn more and register here.

Jan. 27 – Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work

This workshop has been designed for instructors who are interested in joining conversations about anti-racism and looking for an entry point to their learning journey. This session introduces fundamental concepts such as power, privilege, and positionality, and supports participants as they integrate these fundamental concepts into their teaching and learning practices.

January 27, 2022
10am – 12pm

Learn more and register here.

 Deadlines  

Jan. 10 – Genome BC Societal Issues Competition – Intake 3

Genome BC is proud to announce the third intake of its Societal Issues Program. The focus of Societal Issues – Intake 3 is how to increase adoption of genomic tools in Pacific Salmon fisheries. Projects will investigate the knowledge lifecycle (creation, translation, adoption) and bridging of Traditional Knowledge with Western science related to these technologies. By identifying opportunities and barriers of technology adoption, the aim is to establish practical and realistic recommendations for the uptake of genomic tools for resource management of these vital species.
Projects may request up to $130,000. There is no co-funding requirement. Projects must have a term of between 12 and 18 months and be led by researchers in social sciences, humanities, and related areas of study.

Statements of interest must be submitted by January 10, 2022. The form and guidelines can be found here.

For more information and to apply please contact societalissues@genomebc.ca.