LFS Today Feb 11, 2022

By imelda cheung on February 11, 2022

 News  

UBC Farm Community Workshop series – Registration is Open

The UBC Farm community workshops series for February-June is now live! With our wide range of workshop topics – including gardening, foraging, cooking, and much more – you are sure to find a workshop that is right for you!  Most workshops are $18 and will be held online via Zoom. For a full list of our workshops, visit https://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/workshops/. Please ensure you register early, as workshops may sell out. All of our workshops are beginner friendly and open to everyone – so please share with your networks.

CIHR Virtual Engagement Sessions to Discuss the Approach for CIHR’s Anti-Racism Action Plan

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is inviting members of the health research community who identify as members of communities marginalized by racism to participate in virtual sessions to discuss how CIHR can help address systemic racism in the health research funding system. The purpose of these sessions is to seek feedback on our proposed approach for CIHR’s anti-racism action plan to help achieve meaningful impact.

The sessions will take place via videoconference. Each session will be three hours in duration and have a maximum of 16 participants.

To express interest in participating in a session, please complete this survey: https://ca1se.voxco.com/SE/94/virtual_engagement/. The deadline to complete this survey is Monday, February 28, 2022.

Please also note, in recognition of the distinct history, experiences and rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, CIHR will be engaging with Indigenous stakeholders separately. More details will be shared when available.

CIHR and their External Advisory Committee on Anti-Racism will use the insight gained from these sessions, along with lessons learned from partner and community engagement activities, literature, and international best practices, to finalize the CIHR anti-racism action plan.

If you have any questions or would prefer to share input with CIHR by email, please contact: edi@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

 Events  

Today – Lunch & Learn Series: Illustrating for Science Communication

This session will be held today, February 11, 2022 at noon. Lewis Fausak (Education & Research Support Technician, Applied Biology) and Duncan McHugh (LFS Learning Centre) will be the presenters this week.

In this session, Lewis will explain how he became involved in sharing science communication through art, diagrams, and figures. He’ll discuss the process he takes to creating images, as well as the tools used. Images will be showcased from his Instagram Adventures in Soil, prize winning soil booklets The Carbon Crystal Heist and The Beetles: A Salty Soil Journey, and images and figures created for the Canadian Society of Soil Science open source textbook Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science.

Join Lewis and Duncan this Friday to learn and discuss how you can improve your science communication by creating thoughtful images using intuitive and inexpensive tools and programs. Duncan will go over a range of options, from basic to advanced, and Lewis will give a live demo of his process using ProCreate.

If you have an image you want to create, email lewis.fausak@ubc.ca with additional details and several inspiration images.

To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

Follow the LFS Learning Centre’s Lunch & Learn Series on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage.

Today – Research Seminar

Jianping Wu, Candidate for Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Agricultural, Food or Nutritional Science
Professor and Director, Food Science and Bioresource Technology Division, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Research Seminar: Food Proteins: processing, bioactivity, and sustainability
February 11, 1:00-2:30pm
Register here

Feb. 16 – CIFST: Knowledge Bites Webinar Series

Knowledge Bites: CIFST is launching a new crop of lunchtime webinars beginning Wednesday, February 16. Join them every other Wednesday.

Webinars are FREE to members and $25 for non-members.

Innovation of cereal plant-based milk alternatives using enzyme technology
February 16, 2022 – 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. EST

Plant, cereal and nut-based milks now make up 10 percent of the overall milk market as consumers look to improve their health & wellness, explore novel flavours and prioritize sustainability and animal welfare. When it comes to formulating new plant-based milk alternatives, process optimization is key to delivering a product that has the organoleptic properties consumers crave while supporting improved nutrition and sustainable manufacturing. This speaker session will introduce the process of manufacturing cereal-based milk alternatives and will highlight how enzymes can be used to optimize the production process in order to create unique and crave-worthy flavour and texture profiles in the dairy alternative space.

Register here

 Deadlines  

Feb. 14 – Extended Deadline IDRC Research Awards 2022-2023

This year IDRC will offer research awards related to these development areas or themes: Climate-Resilient Food Systems, Democratic and Inclusive Governance, Education and Science, Ethics in Development Research, Global Health, Policy and Evaluation, and Sustainable Inclusive Economies.

If your research proposal is selected, you will join IDRC as a Research award recipient for a period of 12 months from 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023 with a salary in Canadian dollars between CA$42,033 to CA$48,659 to undertake research on the topic you have submitted. You will receive hands-on experience in research and program management and support, grant administration, and the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge from an international perspective.

The deadline for submitting your completed application has been extended to 14 February 2022 at 23:59 EST.

Apply now

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