LFS Today Dec 9, 2020

Submit Photos for the LFS Holiday Café Slideshow

Send us your holiday photos showing you, your ‘social bubble’ and your pets getting into wintery, holiday mode! If you want to be part of the LFS Holiday Café slideshow, email your pictures to Karen.lee98@ubc.ca before Monday, Dec. 14 with ‘Slideshow’ in the subject.

Celebration of Life for alumna Linda Lynne Edwards

Linda Lynne Edwards (BSc Agr ’82, MSc Plant Science ’86) passed away on November 13, 2020 at age 77. A Celebration of Life will be held on Dec. 13 via Zoom. Click here for details. Through her work on the boards of various associations, Linda’s expertise has long informed and influenced provincial and federal organic standards and certification. She was instrumental in organic tree fruits becoming one of the more successful sectors of agriculture in the country.

Dekaban Foundation Scholar Project Request

The Dr. & Mrs. Dekaban Foundation offers Dekaban Scholarships annually to junior faculty members from six Polish agricultural universities. The scholars work with a LFS faculty supervisor for a five-month period. 

The intent of the program is that scholars should be able to fit into an ongoing research program, which will provide them with a high quality research experience. Each supervisor will receive up to $2,000 per scholar to defray research costs. Accommodation and stipend for each scholar are provided by the Dekaban funding.
 
If you are interested in supervising a Dekaban Scholar (June – Dec, 2021 or Jan – May 2022), please complete the information at  LFS Dekaban Scholar Project Request  by Dec 31.

Workday for Faculty Webinar

There will be one last webinar on Workday for Faculty for this year. Here are the details and registration link:

Webinar Title: Workday for Faculty (covering Delegations, Basic Expenses and other Tasks in Workday)

Date: December 9th
Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm
Click Here to Register: https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TlQ7JJ9vTcm1pcmYPwYDig

This is the last session for the year for Faculty members, and then we’ll be turning it over to ISC for future training opportunities. If you require any 1:1 assistance via Zoom from our IRP Learning Rovers, who are available until December 18th, please email irp.training@ubc.ca.

New Guide to Gene Editing in Foods

CropLife Canada has published a guide to gene edited foods, how they are made, and what the benefits are for farmers, the environment, and consumers. Read more here.