Random Acts of Recognition
Thanks to the LFS staff, faculty and students who made the United Way Bake Sale a success on Nov. 8, helping us raise more $600!! These funds will support people in need through locally based community programs run by the United Way. Thanks to the following people for your support.
United Way volunteers:
Barbara Hsiao, Karen Lee, Pia Lim, Shannon Wong, Andy Jeffries, Daphne Wang, Brandon Oh, Adrienne Leung, Miho Schaeffer
Bakers:
Lisa Palmer, Virginia Frankian, Mona Lee, Barbara Hsiao, Marg Timmins, Wayne Tamagi, Jaylin Melnichuk, Karen Lee, Zoe Campbell, Daphne Wang, Rebecca Lee, Solveig Hanson, Melanie Train, Xinyan Fan, Juliana Cao, Sylvia Leung, Lauren Jeffries, Imelda Cheung |
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Food for Fines – Pay only half of your parking ticket
During November 21-25, pay only HALF of your parking fines. UBC Parking will top up the other half and donate it all to the AMS Food Bank!
Payments must be made by phone 604-822-6786 (option 1 and then 6) or in person at their office located inside the UBC Bookstore.
*Applies to the first $180 in total fines. Not valid for towed vehicles. |
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Events
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Nov. 17 – Guest Seminar: Current Status of the British Columbia Aquaculture Sector: Where Do We Go from Here?
British Columbia’s coastline, which extends over 26,000 km, and unique geography provide for a significant aquaculture sector. In 2020, the sector harvested 100,000 tonnes of seafood, with a wholesale value of $822 million, and provided over 1,600 jobs. While the sector grows many finfish, shellfish and marine plant species, farmed Atlantic salmon is the dominant species representing over 91% of the value of aquaculture products and is BC’s number 1 agricultural export. While aquaculture has grown significantly since the 1980s, production of both finfish and shellfish has plateaued in recent years. The reasons for this are multifactorial, ranging from regulatory complexity and uncertainty, public perception issues, waning investment and, more recently, existential threats from climate change. This presentation will review the current state of the sector, regulatory framework, and policy decisions that have influenced sector growth – but also seek to move the industry forward.
Speaker: Myron Roth from the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Myron holds a B.Sc. in zoology from UBC and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland. He has over 30 years’ experience working with the aquaculture industries on both coasts of Canada, Scotland, Chile, and other countries with a focus on fish health management, production systems, biotechnology, technology transfer and regulation. In addition, he represents the Ministry on several regional and national research, technical, and innovation advisory and funding committees. A Professional Agrologist, he has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers, technical reports, and trade articles on fish health management, aquaculture production systems and issues.
Email Andrea Frommel (andrea.frommel@ubc.ca) for the Zoom link. |
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Nov. 18 – MFRE Speaker Series: Durability in Forest Carbon and Voluntary Carbon Market
Speaker: Cheenar Shah, Project Manager, Taking Root
Cheenar leads the implementation of Taking Root’s Forest carbon projects in Africa. She has worked on policy and program development with a focus on climate adaptation with smallholder farmers, for both the BC provincial government and the United Nations. Cheenar is an alumna of the Master of Food and Resource Economics from the University of British Columbia and holds a BSc in Ag. & Environmental Science from McGill University.
Friday, November 18
3:00 – 4:30 pm
MCML 160 |
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Nov. 21 – Canadian Nutrition Society Webinar: Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health
The webinar will review current evidence implicating the gut microbiota in cardiometabolic health and how dysbiosis can lead to obesity-linked diseases. It will also review recent advances on key microbial factors that are regulated by diets and nutrients and how probiotics and prebiotics can be harnessed to alleviate obesity and metabolic diseases.
Featured Speaker: André Marette, PhD – Université Laval
Moderated by Elena Comelli, PhD – University of Toronto
Monday, November 21
12:00 – 1:00pm ET
Register |
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Nov. 23 – LFS|US Ice Skate Event – open to students, faculty and staff
LFS|US invites you to “Ice Skate w/ LFS|US” on Wednesday, November 23. This event is open to all LFS students, faculty, and staff (+ families)!
Participants will meet in Agora Space at 6:00 pm where they will play games and receive free hot chocolate + goodie bags. They encourage everyone to bring their own mug for hot chocolate!
From 6:45-7:30 participants will take the bus (33) from Agronomy Road to Kitsilano Community Center for ice skating! Ice skates will be free for all participants but they will need to purchase their own ticket. Ticket prices are $6.66 for adults 19+, $4.66 for youth (18-13), $3.33 for children (12-5), and free for toddlers (0-4).
Participants are able to stay and skate until 9:00pm and must make their own arrangements to get home. If they are not able to meet at Agora ahead of time, they can meet us at Kits Community Center from 7-7:30 pm.
Register here |
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