LFS Today Mar 8, 2021
By imelda cheung on March 8, 2021
Reminder: Summer Course Expense Fund Requests – due March 15
Teaching an undergraduate course in the 2021 Summer Terms (May – August 2021)? Email your completed expense request form to virginia.frankian@ubc.ca by March 15.
Expendable laboratory supplies, field trip expenses, and other expenses directly addressing course learning objectives are eligible. Parking expenses for guest speakers, etc. should be included.
To be reimbursed, expenses must be itemized and pre-approved or your claim will not be processed.
Find form and details at “Finance”. Look under Finance Forms. Use the link next to Teaching-Related Funding for more information, and find the request form at Course Expenses Fund (MS Word).
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 **
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Joint Faculty Position in Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition & Health: Candidate Interview #3
Faculty members are invited to attend the research presentation and open session of the last of three shortlisted candidates being interviewed for a joint Faculty position in Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition & Health. Please note the following date/times below. The presentation will be recorded. If you are unable to attend please contact kathy.manson@ubc.ca for viewing access.
A feedback form for all three candidates is available here and must be submitted to kathy.manson@ubc.ca by March 12, 2021.
Candidate: Dr. David Cameron-Smith
Dr. David Cameron-Smith is a Senior Principal Investigator at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, with an affiliation to the Human Potential Translation Research Programme. He previously served as Professorial Chair in Nutrition and Deputy Director of Research in the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and as Science Director of the New Zealand Science Challenge – High Value Nutrition. His research has made significant contributions to the global efforts to combat declining metabolic health and heightened frailty in the adult and aging populations. Current studies include longitudinal analysis of the health of Singaporean children and modelling the impact rising ambient temperature on adult diabetes risk. The goals are for the necessary biological understandings of the molecular actions of physical activity and nutrition that can be effectively used to deliver precise and personalized health.
Position Applying: Tenured Associate Professor / Professor in Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition and Health
Joint appointment with:
- School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education (67%)
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems (33%)
- Hold a concurrent appointment as an investigator within the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR)
Monday March 8: Presentation & questions
Title: Precise, Personalized and Preventative: Future research in exercise, metabolism, nutrition and health
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67767866053?pwd=Y0NOZDN4Qmd1bXQwV3JOWWpjbEgxdz09
Meeting ID: 677 6786 6053
Passcode: 950786
Tuesday March 9: Meet with faculty members (Open Session) – School of Kinesiology; Faculty Land and Food Systems
10:00 – 11:30am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67574374888?pwd=TVFTUTE0d0Q2UEs1Wktack9RQWlEdz09
Meeting ID: 675 7437 4888
Passcode: 756111
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Intersections of Black and Indigenous Food Sovereignty: A Conversation
Please join the Culinaria Research Centre at the University of Toronto and the Centennial College, School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Culinary Arts in welcoming Naya Jones (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Tabitha Robin (University of Winnipeg) for a conversation about the intersections of Black and Indigenous food sovereignty. The collaborative conversation between these two scholar-activists sheds light on the persistent challenges of the myriad intersections of food and social justice, and what those challenges mean when viewed through critical engagements of culture, embodiment, and the translation between knowledge and practice. They will share further readings and resources.
Intersections of Black and Indigenous Food Sovereignty: A Conversation will take place as a webinar on Wednesday, March 10, at 2:00-3:30pm PST. Please email culinaria.utsc@utoronto.ca for webinar link.
Tabitha Robin (she/her/hers) is a mixed ancestry Cree researcher, educator, and writer. She is a PhD Candidate at the University of Manitoba, studying Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the Faculty of Social Work and the Department of Native Studies. She spends much of her time on the land, working with her people, and learning traditional Cree food practices.
Naya Jones PhD (she/her/hers) is a critical geographer and cultural worker. She studies Black geographies of food and healing in North and Latin America using a range of methods, from oral history to community arts. Inspired by her Blaxicana lineage (African-American and Xicana), her research both archives and reimagines Black traditional knowledge for the future. She is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Core Faculty in Global and Community Health at the University of California Santa Cruz.”
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Landspeak – A Gathering of Indigenous and Irish Voices
The Centre for Canadian Studies at University College Dublin and the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture at the University of Manitoba present Landspeak – a series of free online talks, workshops, events, and activities, which seeks to build connections, opportunities and friendship between Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island in Canada, and people of Ireland.
Running from March 17-20, Landspeak brings together artists, academics and leaders for explorations in culture, sport, creativity, language, and the environment.
All events are free to attend. More information including how to register can be found on the Landspeak website here: http://landspeak.ie
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