LFS Today Nov 18, 2020

Acting Dean

Please note that Zhaoming Xu will serve as the Acting Dean for Nov 18 when Rickey is away.

Wellness Wednesday

Your Mental Health Tip of the Week:

Good things happen all the time.
Keep a record.

Dietetics Crowdfundraiser

We recently launched a crowdfundraiser to establish a Dietetics Rural and Indigenous Communities Placement Fund to support Dietetic students with relocation costs of practicum placements in rural and Indigenous communities.  Your gift can make the difference in ensuring Dietetics students have the resources to reach their potential and make an impact in building healthier communities.  Click here to learn more and to make a donation to the Dietetics Rural and Indigenous Communities Placement Fund.

LFS in the News

Dr. Will Valley and LFS alumni Marc Shutzbank (M.Sc. Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems ’13; Executive Director of Fresh Roots Urban Farm) are highlighted in a recent article about contemporary food studies programs in North America in Life and Thyme – Sowing the Future of Food Systems. Contemporary food studies programs are increasingly addressing the multifaceted challenges of food and its politics, including social justice, food sovereignty, and environmental sustainability.

Kevin Cussen, product manager for LiteFarm, the farm management software developed by the UBC Farm team, was quoted in an article for the National Observer: How a new organic farming app is trying to weed out paperwork.

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

LFS Student Ambassadors Bryna Turk, Melanie Liu and Lucy Hoang for their efforts in programming the Taste of LFS Virtual Open House for prospective students Nov 16 – 21. This week-long series of student-led workshops, information sessions and more is meant to increase awareness of the Faculty and inspire students to apply.  They created the custom workshops, updated the website, prepared the social media assets, promoted the event to our recruitment colleagues and counsellor community, and will help host various sessions throughout the week.  You have done an amazing job preparing this week. Good luck!

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.

FNH Graduate Seminar – Today

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.

Sandbox Webinars: Teaching Sustainable Food Systems

Time: Thursday November 19th at 10am PST
Topic: Pedagogy and Pandemic: How the Contemplative Technopedagogy Framework can Enrich Teaching and Learning During Covid-19
Speaker: Justin Shanks,  PhD, Adjunct Professor of Information and Society, Montana State University
More info.

For our first webinar focused on online teaching during times of COVID-19 and beyond, we will learn about the Contemplative Technopedagogy Framework and how it can help us making decisions about the use of digital technology in the classroom. We are eager to learn more from Dr. Shanks about this impactful framework in these times.

Zoom Meeting ID: 857 4937 0091
Passcode: 9xcKqc

Time: Tuesday, December 1st at 1pm PST
Topic: Mobilizing Critical Food Systems Education for Food Sovereignty: Insights from Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement
Speaker: David Meek, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies, University of Oregon

For our final webinar of 2020, we are delighted to feature Dr. David Meek, Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon, and author of the newly released book, The Political Ecology of Education (2020; West Virginia University Press, Radical Natures series). Based on immersive fieldwork over the course of seven years, Meek makes the provocative argument that critical forms of food systems education are integral to agrarian social movements’ survival. While the need for critical approaches is especially immediate in the Amazon, Meek’s presentation speaks to the burgeoning attention to food systems education at various educational levels worldwide, from primary to postgraduate programs. His book calls us to rethink the politics of the possible within these pedagogies.

Zoom Meeting ID: 865 1593 7267
Passcode: 4Zcv8X

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Seminar Series

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: Felix Pretis, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Victoria
Topic: An empirical climate damage function accounting for climate extremes and adaptation
More info.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64853192626?pwd=RWpNdFZKd1ZiZHZZaGdrNCt3U0wyUT09
Meeting ID: 648 5319 2626
Passcode: 963312