LFS Today Mar 24, 2021
By imelda cheung on March 24, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall – Today
LFS faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall, from 1:00-2:00pm.
Agenda:
- Presentation on the new Action Plan 2021-2026 – Rickey
- Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19 – Rickey and Associate Deans
- Questions & Answers
To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido:
- Go to the website www.slido.com;
- Enter event code LFS to post a question or vote for an existing one.
The Zoom link for all townhalls until June should be in your Outlook calendar. If you did not receive the meeting invitation, contact Eric at eric.skalij@ubc.ca.
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Wellness Wednesday
Your Mental Health Tip of the Week:
Language creates your reality.
Be mindful of the words you use with yourself and others.
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LFS LC Lunch & Learn Series: Peer Review Tools with Prabhjot Nagra
This session will be held on Friday, March 26, 2021 at noon.
In this week’s Lunch and Learn we will have a presentation and discussion on ‘peer review’ for online learning. Peer evaluation also known as peer review is a type of assessment activity where students are asked to provide feedback on, or potentially grade the work of other students in their course.
At UBC, instructors have different tools available to help students provide their peers with written feedback and structured grading based on the goals of the course. These tools include:
- Canvas peer review
- ComPAIR
- PeerWise
- iPeer
- PeerScholar
Join us this Friday to learn more about these tools and how they can be incorporated into online instruction. To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1
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MFRE Faculty Spotlight: Sumeet Gulati
The MFRE Faculty Spotlight series highlights the work of faculty members that teach at the UBC MFRE master’s degree. This is a group of accomplished professors specializing in topics in the Food and Resource Economics sector such as food security, environmental economics, sustainable development, public policy, agricultural commodities, and natural resources management.
This time we shine the spotlight on Dr. Sumeet Gulati and his recent sabbatical, during which he gained an intimate perspective concerning the landscapes and communities at the heart of his research.
Check it out here: Faculty Spotlight: Sumeet Gulati – The Cost Of Human-Wildlife Conflict In Agriculture
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UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market Busker Recruitment
The market season is approaching ever so quickly and the UBC Farm Saturday market is looking for buskers to join us this summer! Further details can be found in our online Busker Registration Form. Please share this widely within your networks with any interested parties that you’d like to hear perform at our Saturday market!
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MacCarthy Lecture in Pest Management – Today
The 29th Annual MacCarthy Lecture in Pest Management is taking place today:
Crushing the Curve: Amplification of Biocontrol of Asian Citrus Psyllid in California
Wednesday, March 24, at 3.30 PM
Speaker: Dr. Mark Hoddle, Professor, Dept. of Entomology, University of California, Riverside
Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is an invasive citrus pest in California that vectors a bacterium that causes a lethal citrus disease huanglongbing. ACP has been the target of a classical biocontrol program in California with natural enemies sourced from Pakistan and long-term studies indicate that natural enemies have reduced pest densities by > 70%. However, the intensity of infestations of sap sucking pests (SSPs), including ACP, brown soft scale, and mealybugs, in citrus is exacerbated by the invasive Argentine ant (AA) which harvests honeydew, a sugary waste product that results from a sap diet rich in carbohydrates. In return for food, AA protects SSPs from natural enemies. This food-for-protection mutualism reduces the efficacy of biocontrol agents and amplifies pest infestations which drives insecticide use. This presentation will discuss the impacts of natural enemies on ACP populations, novel approaches with liquid bait delivery systems to control AA, infra-red sensors and use of the “Internet of Things” for automated monitoring of pest ants, and the use of insectary plantings to boost natural enemy activity in citrus orchards.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sfu.zoom.us/j/91661928868?pwd=UXNMUVNEOWczQXZoenJwWkRrcXVrZz09
Meeting ID: 916 6192 8868
Password: 057422
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Center for Produce Safety Professional Development Program
The Center for Produce Safety is pleased to announce the CPS Professional Development Program. The produce industry values the talent that supports CPS research projects and welcomes the opportunity to engage with those interested in a food safety career.
Professional Development Program
CPS is offering up to six (6) individuals the opportunity to develop and improve engagement, gain insight, knowledge and career skills with the fresh produce safety community.
Recipients will receive
- Opportunity to interact directly with private and public sector scientists and executives throughout the 5-session webinar Symposium. Recipients will also learn and assist in coordinating production of the Symposium.
- One-on-one private meeting with public or private sector senior executive of produce company or regulatory agency.
- One-on-one private meeting with a food safety expert who is beginning their career.
- Introduction and opportunity to present your credentials and career goals to a live audience at the CPS Research Symposium.
- Invitation to Produce Safety Opportunities Break Out Session with several leaders and innovators in the produce safety industry.
- $1,000 cash award
Requirements
PhD Candidate or Postdoctoral Researcher, Master Program Students studying in the field of produce food safety or related areas and working with a current or past funded CPS Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator. Students currently employed in the produce industry are not eligible.
Applications are due Tuesday, April 13 @ 12:00 Noon PST. Please contact proposals@centerforproducesafety.org for more information.
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