| Media Training: Amp Up Your Media Impact, Nov. 12 All faculty members are invited to a media training session to learn how carefully crafted media outreach can make an impact beyond the headlines. Speakers include a talk show producer and UBC faculty members. This session is hosted jointly by the Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and UBC Media Relations. You will hear from CKNW talk show producer and reporter Niki Reitmayer, Prof. Orlando Rojas, and Prof. Jennifer Black among others. Amp Up Your Media Impact Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020 Time: 12:15-1:00 pm RSVP before Nov. 10 at noon. You can add the event to your calendar after registration: Click here We will reconfirm the Zoom link 2 days before the event. Questions: Contact Stephanie Troughton (forestry) Stephanie.troughton@ubc.ca or Karen Lee (LFS) Karen.lee98@ubc.ca. LFS in the News: Sean Smukler Associate Professor Sean Smukler was quoted in an article for Yorkton This Week: These simple farming techniques can curb greenhouse gas emissions. Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients: Thank you to Eric Skalij for organization above and beyond & for tracking all events, big and small, for LFS Today. Your attention to detail is appreciated by all (faculty, staff and students)! 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 Wednesday, October 21, 2020 – 4:00 p.m. (livestream) FOOD Speaker 1: Yu Tong Linda Lu Supervisor: Siyun Wang Proposal Seminar Topic: Characterization and application of bacteriophages for biocontrol of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli Chair: Alejandro Leiva Speaker 2: Ronit Mandal Supervisor: Anubhav Pratap Singh Open-Topic Seminar Topic: Does high-pressure processing have the potential to alleviate the antigenicity of bovine milk? Chair: Rocio Silva Zamora Zoom Info for FOOD: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61135797717?pwd=aHgyVXFTVlRFQnE3eG5NcGwvME1PZz09 Meeting ID: 611 3579 7717 Passcode: 108777 HUNU No presentation this week. Please check the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage for general information and for the full schedule. Understanding your UBC Benefit Plans As a UBC employee you may be entitled to a number of benefits, and we realize that sometimes it can be challenging to comprehend what that means. By registering for this self-guided Canvas course, you will have access to an informative webinar on your UBC benefits plans as well as other helpful benefits resources. Date & time: On-demand course, self paced. There is no specific date or time. Who is this for? The training is geared toward campus staff and faculty at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan. What will you learn? Which benefits you are eligible for The cost and coverage of your benefits How to make claims using your benefits What the Employee and Family Assistance Plan offers and how to access these resources Who to contact if you have questions Register here. Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) Webinar When: Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm PT Topic: Indigenous Perspectives: The Place of Canada in Canadian Food Studies and Food Systems Speakers: Dawn Morrison, James Whetung, and Dr. Clifford Atleo Registration via Eventbrite is required. Participants will be sent a Zoom link. As outlined in a recent public statement, the Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) is committed to learning to better work within an anti-racism paradigm. Food scholars, educators, and activists have a collective responsibility to acknowledge these truths and work to actively confront and challenge them through research, teaching, critical analysis, and collective action. Recently, some CAFS members have questioned the use of “Canadian” in the names of both the association and journal (Canadian Food Studies/La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation). Discussions have occured internally, but it is equally important to provide a platform to have these discussions publicly. This webinar series was put together to help frame this reflection, and to start us off on the right path. NOTE: The Eventbrite system does not allow us to create a “free” ticket alongside “by donation” tickets, meaning you have to input a minimum donation amount. If you would like to attend the event free of cost, that is no problem! Just email cafsadmin@foodstudies.ca to register and request the Zoom link. |
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