LFS Today Oct 15, 2020

Mid Course Feedback

If you are having trouble figuring out what to ask and what tools to use for mid course feedback, the LFS Learning Centre can help. We have example surveys in Canvas and Qualtrics that we can share with you. We can also meet with you to discuss your ideas and goals. Please contact it@landfood.ubc.ca for more information.

Final Notice: Course Expense Fund Requests due today, Oct 15

Teaching an undergraduate course in Term 2 (Jan-April 2021)?  Email your completed form to virginia.frankian@ubc.ca by today, October 15.

• Course Expense Fund: For course expenses other than photocopying (e.g., laboratory supplies, field trip expenses, etc.), send in a request now if you plan to claim reimbursement later. 

All course expenses claimed must have a pre-approved budget or your reimbursement claim will not be processed.
 
Find form and details at “Finance”. Look under Forms, then click the link next to Teaching-Related Funding for more information. The form is at the Course Expenses Fund (MS Word) link.

LFS in the News: Sean Smukler

Associate Professor Sean Smukler was quoted in an article for Canada’s National Observer: These simple farming techniques can curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Workday HR & Finance Office Hours – Today

The LFS HR and Finance teams are continuously striving to best support you as you get ready for Workday Go-live on Nov 2! As such, we have organized weekly “Office Hours” with HR & Finance team members. The purpose of these sessions is to provide you a channel to raise any questions you may have after attending Workday webinars or self-learn sessions.

These Office Hours will take place every Thursday at 11am, until October 29, 2020.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62036394155?pwd=YkMzdUdqNWZqckRSNGhHTmxvSmtUZz09
Meeting ID: 620 3639 4155
Passcode: 019068

If you are not able to join during Office Hours, you may also check IRP searchable Q&A database for answers to common asked questions (CWL authentication required).

UBC Virtual Shakeout Drill – Today

Is your home ready for an earthquake? We’re all spending more time at home at the moment, which makes it all the more important to prepare your home for the unexpected.

Each year thousands of people across BC take part in the ShakeOut earthquake drill to get ready for seismic activity, and this year is no different.

Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill today between 10:00 am and 10:20 am to learn how to get your home ready, and what you should do during an earthquake.

Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61527492011?pwd=YnZDblgwT2MyeTdzZ0RnOE1ZVkVDUT09

Password: 59473

Feeding Growth: Scale your Progressive Food Business Workshop Series

Join keynote speaker Arran Stephens for the final instalment of the Feeding Growth Scale your Progressive Food Business Workshop Series: Building Resilience on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm PDT.

Resiliency has always been important for food businesses — and in today’s environment, resiliency takes on a whole new meaning. Please join Arran Stephens (Chair & Co-Founder of Nature’s Path) as he shares the journey Nature’s Path took in going from a small Vancouver-based food business to a globally recognized brand. Learn how Nature’s Path is managing during COVID-19 and what he sees are the long-term impacts for the food industry.

Link to register. More on Feeding Growth.

Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellows Opportunities

Mitacs is pleased to announce the return of two popular postdoctoral research and training programs this fall.

1. The Mitacs Accelerate Industrial Postdoc provides one, two or three years of funding — valued at $55,000 per year — for a postdoctoral fellow. This special initiative offers better leveraging than standard Mitacs Accelerate internships to:

• Build a longer-term collaboration with a company or not-for-profit organization
• Apply their expertise to real-world problems
• Connect with a potential employer

This limited time offering closes on November 25, 2020. For questions or more information, contact us at accelerate@mitacs.ca.

2. Mitacs Elevate provides two years of postdoc funding valued at $60,000/year plus extensive customized professional development training ($7,500/year non-cash value).

Postdocs:

• Manage a long-term collaborative research project with a company or not-for-profit organization
• Develop business-ready skills in leadership, financial literacy, management and negotiation, project management, problem solving and much more
• Key deadlines
  • January 13, 2021 — Intent to apply and conflict of interest declaration deadline
  • February 10, 2021 — Final application deadline

 For questions or more information, please contact us at elevate@mitacs.ca.

Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) Thematic Conference

Advances and Controversies in Nutrition and Diabetes is a virtual conference that will be held over two half days. It will explore advances and controversies in the nutritional management of diabetes through exposure to research and practice perspectives. Attendees will participate in a “real time” experience, including live Q and A, a Virtual Poster Expo, exhibits, networking, and much more. View the conference program here.

When: Friday, January 22, 2021 (12-4pm EST) & Saturday, January 23, 2021 (11-3:30pmm EST)
Early bird registration deadline is December 11.

Call for Abstracts
The CNS Thematic Conference is an ideal opportunity to highlight and present nutrition-focused research, particularly as it relates to nutrition and diabetes, in the form of virtual posters.  CNS is pleased to invite thematic conference attendees (including Students/Trainees) to submit an abstract.

Abstract submission deadline: Monday, November 30, 2020. More info.