LFS Today Nov 16, 2020

LFS in the News

Cara LeGault and Franco López Campomanes, undergraduate students in the Applied Biology program, were profiled in the magazine Agrisuccess (pages 8 & 9 of the magazine).

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

Thilini Leitan, Student Engagement Officer and Annie Lin, ROOTSS Program Coordinator (with Student Services) for their care, attention to detail, and effort to help finalize the renewal proposal for year 2 of our TLEF funding for ROOTSS (Reach Out, Orientation, and Study Skills).  We were even told that “the proposal is quite compelling and shows that you and your team have accomplished an impressive amount of work with substantial impact on the experience of new students to L&FS.”  It is exciting to see this program take shape, and plan for the future.

To nominate a faculty member, staff or graduate student that’s been doing an outstanding job or has gone above and beyond in some way, send an email to lfs.recognition@ubc.ca and tell us why this person should be recognized. We’ll send them a $6 Starbucks gift card and acknowledge their good work in LFS Today.

MFRE Speaker Series

Speaker: Dr. Matias Margulis, Assistant Professor, LFS/SPPGA
Topic: WTO, International Trade Negotiations and the Impacts of COVID-19
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 17, 10:30-11:30am
More info.

In this seminar, Dr. Margulis will cover the WTO, international trade negotiations on agriculture, and the impacts of COVID-19 on global food trade.

Event Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63198895621?pwd=TzlhTUdLMVlhR29WcVZSVFZjK0pKdz09

Meeting ID: 631 9889 5621
Passcode: 521521

FNH Graduate Seminar

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 – 4:00 p.m. (livestream)

FOOD
Speaker 1:  Maryam Shojaei
Supervisor:  Anubhav Pratap Singh
Open-Topic Seminar Topic:  Upcycling blueberry pomace as a source of fibre with antioxidant capacity in Functional Foods
Chair:  Catherine Wong

Speaker 2:  Xanyar Mohammadi
Supervisor:  Anubhav Pratap Singh
Open-Topic Seminar Topic: Cold plasma as a new technology for dissipation of pesticide residues
Chair:  Sara Zamani

Zoom Info for FOOD:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61135797717?pwd=aHgyVXFTVlRFQnE3eG5NcGwvME1PZz09
Meeting ID: 611 3579 7717
Passcode: 108777

HUNU

Speaker:  Seri Niimi-Burch
Supervisor:  Jennifer Black
Open-Topic Seminar Topic:  Are child experiences of food insecurity associated with overall dietary quality?

Zoom Info for HUNU seminars:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63007485675?pwd=VUx3VUNqV1VvelFzaXYrOFFxeUxtQT09
Meeting ID: 630 0748 5675
Passcode: 531631

Please check the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage for general information and for the full schedule.

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund – Internal Deadline

This is a reminder for researchers who are intending to apply for the Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) Stage 3 or Stage 4 funding that claims must be submitted internally by the following deadlines:

11:59 pm on November 16, 2020 – Deadline for Stage 4 claim
Instructions on how to make a CRCEF Stage 4 claim

11:59pm on November 30, 2020 – Deadline for Stage 3 claims
Instructions on how to submit a CRCEF Stage 3 application

If you have any questions about making CRCEF claims, please direct Stage 3 questions to Director@ors.ubc.ca and Stage 4 questions to crcef.stage4@ubc.ca.

Job Posting: Director, Human Early Learning Partnership

The Faculty of Medicine Research Office at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) in the Faculty of Medicine invite applications for the position of Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). See the full posting here.