LFS Today Nov 19, 2021
By imelda cheung on November 19, 2021
Statement about Flooding and Climate Change Events in B.C.
In just a few short weeks we have experienced an unprecedented tornado at UBC, torrential rains, mudslides and flooding that have wreaked untold damage in the Fraser Valley, Pemberton and beyond. Highways and supply lines have been cut. Hectares of foodlands have been inundated by water, mud or completely swept away. The Faculty and the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems have posted a statement, together with the Chair of the Faculty’s Advisory Board, Parm Bains, who is President and CEO of Westberry Farms in Abbotsford.
To read the statement, click here. |
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Sustainable Friday
Your sustainability tip of the week is
Bike to work? Start a friendly competition with a co-worker to see who can log the most kilometers.
Do you have a sustainability tip to share with your colleagues? Send it to mcm-lst@lists.ubc.ca and lfs.today@ubc.ca! Tips can cover a range of settings, from lab work to your community to working from home. |
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Today – SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar Series: Melissa Arcand
Topic: Viewing first nations agricultural land tenure dynamics through a soil science lens
Dr. Melissa Arcand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan. She is a soil biogeochemist who researches soil health, carbon storage, and nutrient cycling in agroecosystems, with an emerging focus on First Nations agricultural lands. She received her PhD in Soil Science from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Arcand is from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 where she grew up playing with Black Chernozems on a grain farm. She teaches and is the academic advisor for students in the Kanawayihetaytan Askiy program, designed to train students to work in resource management and land governance in Indigenous communities across Canada.
Friday, November 19, 3pm
How to Join
Livestreaming via zoom is available for this presentation; pre-registration required.
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MvduurrT4oHNF6SJLdx8V34tYVfePOWLyj
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Folks in Plant Science and other programs are encouraged to attend via zoom. Please note that you only need to register once for the term (Zoom ID and password are the same)
In-person McMl 102 if you want to view on the “big screen” – note this presentation is via zoom. Participation in McMl 102 will be limited due to the capacity of the room (n=30) with priority given to folks in the Soil Science program (both LFS and Forestry). If you are not a regular attendee and wish to come in-person, please email sandra.brown@ubc.ca to save your spot. |
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Today – Reading + Conversation with Cid V. Brunet
To mark Trans Day of Remembrance, EIO is hosting a reading from Cid V. Brunet, a non-binary author who writes on often untold stories of sex work, harm reduction, and queer community. Following the reading, community members will be invited to share the names of people they have loved and lost to anti-trans hatred or prejudice, as well as their visions for the trans community at UBC.
Friday, November 19, 3pm
Register here |
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Nov. 24 & Dec. 8 – Climate Connections e@UBC-Foresight Events
The monthly Climate Connections events co-organized between Foresight and entrepreneurship@UBC provide a venue for researchers and early stage cleantech ventures to learn about the customer problem from industry perspective. Three events themed on water, energy and carbon have been held since the summer.
Agtech Edition:
Wednesday, November 24
11am
Register here
Biocircular Economy Edition:
Wednesday, December 8
11am
Register here |
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Today – Workplace Experiences Survey
UBC invites all faculty and staff to participate in the 2021 Workplace Experiences Survey and share feedback on your experience of working at the university.
You will have received a survey invitation directly from the survey consultant TalentMap (survey@talentmap.com). This email will include your unique survey link — please do not forward it to others. The deadline for responses is November 19, 2021.
It takes 15-20 minutes to complete, with an option to save your answers and complete the survey at a later time. |
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Today – Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program
The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program provides Canadian professors with opportunities to create or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through short-term teaching and/or research activities at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels.
Eligibility
Candidates must be full-time faculty members at Canadian post-secondary institutions. Grant recipients must teach or conduct research in eligible ELAP countries in the Caribbean, Central, North, and South America.
How to Apply:
To be considered for the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program, UBC must apply on behalf of the candidate by completing and submitting the EduCanada online application form. The Office of the Vice-Provost, International will submit all of UBC’s completed applications by the EduCanada deadline of December 2, 2021.
The internal application deadline to apply is end of day, Friday, November 19th.
All completed application materials must be received to global.partnerships@ubc.ca by November 19th.
The Vice-Provost International Office will complete the following submission materials:
- Letter of support from the Canadian institution’s International Office (NB: letter will be completed once all submission documents have been received by the deadline of November 19th)
We ask all candidates to please also note the reporting requirements – within 30 days of the termination of the project, grant recipients must produce a narrative report of maximum 5 pages.
For questions related to this opportunity, please contact global.partnerships@ubc.ca. |
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