| LFS in the News: Anubhav Pratap Singh Associate Professor Anubhav Pratap Singh was featured in an article by the Vancouver Sun: Think you like bitter beers? Science says think again. The story also appeared in the Province. Instructors Needing Recording and Livestreaming Spaces Select classrooms (10 rooms across campus, with the ability to scale up based on demand) will be available for instructor recording or livestream bookings. Instructors may request a time to record or livestream course content in a classroom by completing the Scheduling Services room booking request form. A link to the form and additional information can be found here. Booking requests can be submitted now and recording/streaming sessions will be available starting Monday, July 13. Access into buildings will be with UBCcards (programmed by the Learning Spaces team once appointments have been confirmed) as the majority of buildings remain closed to the public. An AV Technician will be available on-site to assist with recordings. Information about the recording spaces is also available on the Learning Spaces website. Building Resilient Food Systems During COVID-19 and Beyond: Webinar Series Join the next edition of the Building Resilient Food Systems During COVID-19 and Beyond webinar series: Essential Labour, Essential Lives: Migrant Agricultural Workers and COVID-19 Thursday July 23, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. PST The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped many Canadians’ understanding of essential labour. Now, more than ever, it is undeniable that undocumented and migrant workers form the backbone of our economy. At the same time, migrant workers in the agricultural and food processing sectors are being denied access to basic rights and protections, and are contracting COVID-19 at alarming rates. If migrant labour is essential, why not migrant lives? Join Fuerza Migrante, Min Sook Lee, and Dr. Anelyse Weiler on an exploration of the barriers facing migrant workers, and the protections that are required to ensure their health, safety and dignity. Learn more and register here. This series is presented by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS), the BC Food Web and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS). CTLT Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute The CTLT Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute is a week long event of free professional development workshops open to UBC graduate students and undergraduate TAs. The TA Institute runs from July 20 – 24, 2020, and includes a collection of workshops designed to support TAs as their roles change with the move to online courses. Sessions include supporting inclusive online classrooms, TA’ing large online classes, preparing for technical difficulties, time management, and leading both asynchronous and synchronous discussion groups. View the full schedule of events and learn more at https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/ta-institute/july-2020-ta-institute/. |