LFS Today Mar 15, 2022

 News  

Last Reminder: Summer Course Expense Fund Requests – due today, March 15

Are you teaching an undergraduate course in any 2022 Summer Term (May – August)?
Send in your itemized course expense requests now.
Email your completed form to virginia.frankian@ubc.ca by March 15^th , 2022 by 4:30pm.

Expendable laboratory supplies, field trip expenses, and other expenses directly addressing course learning objectives are eligible.
To be reimbursed, expenses must be itemized and pre-approved or your claim will not be processed.

Find form and details at “Finance”. Click Forms. Check the ‘additional information’ link by Teaching-Related Funding.
Then click Course Expenses Fund (MS Word) for the form.

Note that students should not be charged course fees for any LFS courses.

Course expenses for T1, T2 and T1+2 must be requested and approved prior to the start of the Summer session.
** Late requests may not receive funding ** ”

Pi(e) Day Fundraiser 2.0

Missed out on grabbing a slice of pie yesterday? You’re in luck! Our Pi(e) Day Fundraiser is happening again today!

Drop by the Dean’s Office between 10am and 3pm and help yourself to a slice of pie! Minimum $2 donation for a slice or tart.

All proceeds will go to the AMS Food Bank.

 Events  

Mar. 16 – FNH Graduate Seminars

Please note that Seminars would be offered in “Hybrid format” until further notice; and room 220 is booked for HUNU Seminar on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm and room FNH 60 is booked for Food Science Seminar on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm. Please be ready with a question.

FOOD

Speaker 01 : Lennie Cheung
Topic: Elucidating the effects of key basic and tryptophan residues of the potato plant-specific insert on membrane activity
Supervisor: Dr. Rickey Yada
Chair: Charlotte Shi

Speaker 02 : Charlotte Shi
Topic: Improving the formation of legume protein nanofibrils for use in gelation and film formation
Supervisor: Dr. Derek Dee
Chair: Yuran Zhang

Link for feedback for each of the presenters if you are not registered for FOOD 500/600: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

If you are a graduate student registered for FOOD 500/600, please complete the feedback form on Canvas.

Zoom Info for FOOD graduate students who are not able to attend in person and have obtained approvals: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67165965551?pwd=WVFCV0ZkOXBJRWFzUWc2RkluWEVTZz09
Meeting ID: 671 6596 5551
Passcode: 358759

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HUNU

Speaker: Raihan Hassen
Topic: Teachers’ Experiences with School Food- An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Black                  
Chair: Cayla Boycott
Question Askers: Maryam Kheirmand and Andy Bains

Link for feedback for each of the presenters: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

Zoom Info for HUNU graduate students: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69152310622?pwd=QldNL2Frd2ZPUG0yNzFzbHlDVXh3UT09
Meeting ID: 691 5231 0622
Passcode: 650191

*For general Seminar info, resources and schedule, please see the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/graduate-seminars/fnh-graduate-seminar-series/

Mar. 18 – SOIL Seminar: The Use of Biochar for Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation

Title: The Use of Biochar for Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation: Study Design and Methods
Speaker: Morgan Hamilton, M.Sc. student in Soil Science (co-supervisors JT Cornelis & Maja Krzic)
Date & Time: Friday, March 18, 2022, 3:00 pm
Location: MCML 154

Bio: Morgan’s first career was in the hospitality industry where her interest in dining and ingredients led her towards thinking about seasonality and eventually towards agriculture and soil. Morgan graduated from the University of British Columbia with a BSc in Global Resource Systems, during which time she started working with BC Seed Trials and first developed an interest in research, which was then strengthened during her time with the Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab and supported by many members of that lab to pursue her own research!  Morgan is now a Master’s student in the SoilRes3 lab under the supervision of JT Cornelis and Maja Krzic.  She is looking at the role that biochar can play in strengthening local agricultural landscapes in the face of climate change. Her research will examine the effect of biochar to support drought tolerance.

Join us in-person in MCML 154 (Morgan will be presenting in-person)
Or via Zoom – register in advance for this meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MvduurrT4oHNF6SJLdx8V34tYVfePOWLyj
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 Deadlines  

May 31 – Singapore International Graduate Award Program (SINGA) in Biomedical Sciences on Trialect

SINGA is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). It is an award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results, and strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) in Science and Engineering at a Singapore University. The students can choose to do their research work mainly at A*STAR, NTU, NUS, SMU or SUTD. The PhD degree will be conferred by either NTU, NUS, SMU or SUTD and there is no bond.

Application deadline: May 31, 2022

Learn more here