LFS Today Jun 1, 2022

 News  

David Fraser’s Final Column for AnimalSense

David Fraser from LFS’s Animal Welfare Program, has written for 22 years and contributed 44 columns to BC SPCA’s AnimalSense magazine!!  In his last column before retirement, Fraser lays out the six biggest challenges currently facing the field of animal welfare. The magazine and his contributions help to improve the lives of all animals through research, education and public outreach. Fraser will be handing over the column to Sasha Protopopova, NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare, in the future.

Read David’s final column here.

ADVISORY: Critical Zoom vulnerabilities

UBC Cybersecurity has become aware of critical vulnerabilities that Zoom patched last week. A successful exploitation of these flaws made it possible for hackers to execute zero-click attacks that remotely ran malicious code on devices running the messaging software. More information can be found at https://cc.cybersecurity.ubc.ca/?p=9562.

To check the version of Zoom, open the Zoom client, sign out and on the Join a Meeting/Sign in window the version is listed.  On mobile devices, open the Zoom app and press More (3 dots) and then press About to reveal the version.

Update the Zoom desktop client by signing in, then click on your profile picture followed by Check for Updates. Zoom will install any updates it finds.  For mobile devices, Zoom displays a mobile notification whenever there is a new update.

Learning Centre managed computers need to use the ManageEngine agent on their machines to perform this update. Start the Self Service Portal, look for Zoom and Update.
After June 10, client versions older than 5.10.0 will be prompted for an update the next time you log in to Zoom or you attempt to join a meeting or webinar if you are already logged in. The update must be completed before you can join.

Please contact the Learning Centre if you have any questions or concerns, it@landfood.ubc.ca.

 Events  

June 3 – Lunch & Learn Series

What I Wish Educators Knew Before Class Started: Re-examining Academic Experiences Through Student-led Seminars with Shirley Ting

Our next session will be held on Friday, June 3rd at noon (PT). Shirley Ting (5th year Global Resource Systems student at LFS and former Student Directed Seminar Coordinator) will be leading the discussion this week.

How can professors support student engagement? Faculty members play a critical role as supervisors in the Student Directed Seminars (SDS) program and can help students develop personally and professionally. In this session, Shirley Ting will discuss her time in the program and how her experience has allowed her to reflect on what it means to be engaged in higher education.

Join Shirley this Friday to explore her perspectives on student engagement and discuss how faculty members can better support students. To register for the Lunch & Learn Series, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.

Follow the Lunch & Learn Series on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage

June 8 – EU-Canada Agriculture Dialogue Workshop on Organic Production

Invited panelists and speakers will present on policy initiatives related to organic food production in the European Union (EU) and Canada. This workshop is planned in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and will highlight the current best practices and research and innovations (R&I) efforts.

Wednesday, June 8
8:45am – 12:15pm EST
Online

Register

June 20 – SPARC NSERC Alliance Grant Information Session

SPARC is hosting an informational session on the NSERC Alliance grant. The first part (10:30-11:00) will provide a brief overview of the standard Alliance Option 1 and 2 streams, and present the suite of additional streams that are now available under the Alliance program (Alliance International and the National Quantum Strategy suite). The second part (11:00-12:00) will host UBC faculty holding an Alliance grant (Drs. Christine Chen, Gurcharn Singh Brar, Elitza Tocheva, and Fariborz Taghipour) for an open discussion and Q&A with the audience.

The webinar will be delivered via Zoom and all interested UBC faculty, support staff and partners are invited to attend.

Details:

• Monday, June 20, 10:30-12:00
• A Zoom link will be sent to registrants before the session

See here for details and registration.

 Deadlines  

June 15 – UBC Health Collaborative Health Enrichment Activities – Call for Proposals

UBC Health is offering up to $2,000 per year, to a maximum of $6,000 over three years, to faculty members at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan to support the development and delivery of a collaborative health learning opportunity.

Enrichment activities help build capacity for learning that prepares students for interprofessional practice. They offer students the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to work interprofessionally and learn about patient and community perspectives. UBC Health supports health programs to advance interprofessional and collaborative practice by hosting a Canvas site to share information about elective collaborative health activities available to students and facilitate registration.

The deadline to submit a proposal is June 15, 2022.

For more information on eligibility criteria, key dates, FAQs, reporting requirements, and how to apply, visit their website.

June 27 – Genome Canada: Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative 

Genome Canada recently launched the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative to invest $30M in cutting-edge genomic research and innovation to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada’s food production systems.

The Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative will fund a portfolio of interdisciplinary genomics research and innovation projects connected by cross-cutting programs designed to ensure they translate into solutions for Canadians. The portfolio approach allows benefits from one solution to translate into other food systems/supply chains and cascade impact throughout the broader food system.
Draft registrations are due to Genome BC by June 27, 2022.

Interested applicants are encouraged to direct questions to Genome BC at ClimateSmart@genomebc.ca.

Learn more