LFS Today Oct 13, 2020

Just Food Project Website & CTLT Session

The Just Food project has launched a new website – justfood.landfood.ubc.ca.

The Just Food Project aims to provide teaching and learning resources for enhancing equity competencies of instructors and students using food systems as a platform for engagement.

On the website, you can:

1. Learn about the Just Food Project, its origins and the faces behind it.
2. Check out the Facilitator Guide for resources to support delivery of the modules.
3. View their seven learning modules, starting with the Food Justice Primer.
4. Scale, scope, and adapt a variety of readings and activities to your classrooms.

Don’t miss Just Food Project Assistants Rachel Cheang and Meryn Corkery in a CTLT session on November 5: Navigating Open Educational Resources Learning Modules: It’s not just “Just Food”. Details in the October 5 edition of LFS Today.

FNH Graduate Seminar

This week’s seminar will feature a guest presentation, and all LFS students, faculty and staff are invited!

When: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – 4:00pm
Title: Cellular Agriculture: An Introduction
Speakers: Gilonne d’Origny (Center for Progressive Reform) & Tim Geistlinger (Perfect Day Foods; formerly with Beyond Meat)

Gilonne d’Origny currently serves the Interim co-Executive Director at the Center for Progressive Reform, in charge of development. She is also Translational Advisor to the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington, assisting with developing cellular agriculture capabilities. She acts as Principal for Umzala, LLC, a cellular agriculture and vegan consultancy for investors.

Tim Geistlinger is Chief Scientific and Technology Officer at Perfect Day Foods, where he leads research focused on creating earth-friendly, high-quality, functional proteins that deliver a truly satisfying full-dairy experience, without the environmental and welfare issues inherent to factory farming.

Zoom Link:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63571767672?pwd=MHZGNDF3VG40Z3VzcFF4d1Q4T3IyUT09
Meeting ID: 635 7176 7672
Passcode: 754652

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

SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar Series

Date: Friday, October 16, 3:00pm
Title: Methods and instrumentation in Biometeorology: A tour of the Agassiz eddy-covariance system, UBC Climate Station, and Biomet Lab
Speaker: Patrick Pow, PhD student (supervisor Andy Black)
Abstract & bio available here.

If you have registered previously for one of our seminars, you do not need to register again – the weekly zoom link is the same.
If you need registration information, please email sandra.brown@ubc.ca.

CSFS Future of Food Global Dialogue Series

Title: Emerging Technologies for Enhancing Food Quality, Nutrition and Public Health
Speaker: Dr. Anubhav Pratap Singh, Assistant Professor & BC Endowed Professor in Food and Beverage Innovation

Date and Time: Thursday, November 5th at 3pm-4pm PST
45min Presentation
15min Q&A

The evolving outlook of public perception towards food, nutrition and health has inspired the development of technology to produce and process food in a sustainable way. The presentation shall highlight three major sectors of technological evolution in the Canadian context:

1. Novel decontamination technologies for fresh food products.
2. Novel encapsulation and fortification approaches to deliver the functional nutraceuticals
3. Sustainable production and upcyling of plant-based protein ingredients.

Register here.

2021/22 Northern Scientific Training Program

The 2021/22 Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) is now open for applications. The NSTP supports student research in the North by supplying supplementary funds to offset the additional costs of Northern research.
Before completing the application, students and supervisors must read the Program Manual. Answers to common questions can also be found in the “Frequently Asked Questions” document.

Successful NSTP applications typically receive $1,500 to $3,000 per student. These funds are to be supplementary to the total cost of the research, and can only be used for logistical costs and some translator/interpreter fees. They cannot be used to fund field assistants, field schools or to purchase equipment. This must be clearly indicated in the application. Consult the program manual for complete funding and student eligibility guidelines.

Application forms must be completed online at: https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io/. Once a student has completed the online application, it must be released to the supervising professor for approval. Once the professor has approved the application, it is then released to the Chair of the UBC Polar and Alpine Committee, Dr. Greg Henry. In addition to submitting online, please email a PDF copy of the application form (after approval by the supervisor) and a completed and signed UBC Research Project Information Form to Yvonne Ng at the UBC Office of Research Services (Yvonne.Ng@ors.ubc.ca). Questions can be directed to Dr. Henry (Greg.Henry@ubc.ca).
The sponsor deadline for submitting Applications on the NSTP portal is Tuesday, November 10, 2020 (also email PDF copy to Yvonne.Ng@ors.ubc.ca).

The sponsor deadline for submitting Reports on the NSTP portal (including supervisor comments) is Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

Metro Vancouver’s 2019 Zero Waste Conference – November 13

The Zero Waste Conference is presented by Metro Vancouver and the National Zero Waste Council offering participants a curated program of local and global thought leaders who share their insights and inspirations about circular economy success stories and waste prevention innovations.

This year’s Zero Waste Conference will be a virtual event with a small studio audience. The theme is ‘Resiliency, Prosperity, Carbon Neutrality – the Circular Economy Solution‘.

The Preliminary Program is available to view here. Registration is now open.