LFS Today Dec 2, 2020

LFS Virtual Townhall – Today

Based on feedback you provided about topics of interest, UBC Human Resources is returning today to discuss maintaining social wellbeing. All faculty and staff are invited to join today’s Townhall from 1:00-2:00pm.

Agenda:

• Supporting Social Wellbeing Amidst Remote Work – Guest speakers from UBC Human Resources: Marianne Boyles, Organizational Change & Transition Consultant, and Crystal Hutchinson, Health, Wellbeing and Benefits
• 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 Eric at eric.skalij@ubc.ca.

Wellness Wednesday

Your Mental Health Tip of the Week:

Smile.
Even if it takes a conscious effort. It will boost your mood, and it’s contagious.

CSFS Associate Seminar with Siyun Wang

Please join the next CSFS Associate Seminar on December 7 from 3 to 4 p.m. with Siyun Wang, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the Wang Laboratory of Molecular Food Safety, LFS.

Title: Nature’s Weapon Against Bacterial Pathogens: Bacteriophages and their Applications in Agri-Food
Speaker: Dr. Siyun Wang
Date: December 7, 2020, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Registration Required

Find more info and register here: https://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/events/event/csfs-associate-seminars-siyun-wang/

FNH Graduate Seminar – Today

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 – 4:00 p.m. (livestream)

FOOD
Speaker 1: Tom Brenner
Supervisor: Siyun Wang
Open-Topic Seminar Topic: Investigating genotypic clusters of foodborne Campylobacter that are clinically relevant in Canada
Chair: Kaiwen Mu

Speaker 2: Yuritzel Moreno
Supervisor: Vivien Measday
Open-Topic Seminar Topic: Food safety considerations associated with greening of the food industry
Chair: Xanyar Mohammadi

Zoom Info for FOOD:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61135797717?pwd=aHgyVXFTVlRFQnE3eG5NcGwvME1PZz09
Meeting ID: 611 3579 7717
Passcode: 108777

HUNU
Speaker: Kelsey Cochrane
Supervisor: Crystal Karakochuk
PhD Progress Seminar Topic: The effect of supplementation with synthetic folic acid or natural folate on blood folate status during pregnancy: A progress report
Chair: Jordie Fischer

Zoom Info for HUNU seminars:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63007485675?pwd=VUx3VUNqV1VvelFzaXYrOFFxeUxtQT09
Meeting ID: 630 0748 5675
Passcode: 531631

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Seminar Series

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2020
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: Inês Azevedo, Associate Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
Topic: Transitioning to sustainable energy systems while considering environmental justice and distributional effects
More info.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64853192626?pwd=RWpNdFZKd1ZiZHZZaGdrNCt3U0wyUT09
Meeting ID: 648 5319 2626
Passcode: 963312