LFS Today Oct 25, 2021

 News  

LFS News

Kristen Walker spoke about her work in tracking the aggressive behaviour of coyotes in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. On these behaviours stemming from human actions, Kristen says: “We’ve had reports of folks going in with raw chicken and cat food, throwing that in the bushes and trying to draw the coyotes out so they can take photos.”. University Affairs

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

Adrian Granchelli for helping create a hybrid course this term and cheerfully and quickly answering dozens of questions about issues. 

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.

 Events  

Until Oct. 31 – UBC United Way Coffee Campaign

Free Coffee, Anybody? Give back to community and get free coffee for a month!  Pledge $5 or more per pay (or $120 or more for a one-time gift) by October 31 and get a coffee card to use in November at some UBC Food Service outlets.

For further details, visit the UBC United Way Coffee Campaign website (https://unitedway.ubc.ca/freecoffee/).

Nov. 2 – Prepare your Pumpkins!

Halloween is coming up and LFS is holding a pumpkin carving contest again to find out who can design the most creative pumpkin. Once again, the main criteria to win is creativity! This will be a vote of your peers, as faculty & staff will vote for the most creative jack-o-lanterns.
 
Here are the rules:

1. Be creative – to up your pumpkin game, here are some some tips.
2. You must be the main pumpkin artisan, but you may enlist support from those in your household, especially those who are underage.
3. Submit a photo of your pumpkin with a CAPTION.
4. Send your photo & caption to lfs.today@ubc.ca by Tuesday, Nov. 2 (noon).
5. We will collect photos and open up voting next week!

Sharpen your carving knives!

Any questions? You can contact Barbara Hsiao at Barbara.hsiao@ubc.ca or Karen Lee at Karen.lee98@ubc.ca.

Nov. 15, Dec. 2, Feb. 18 – UBC Connects

UBC Connects is pleased to announce the next speakers for the 2021/2022 season. This series continues to bring together some of the world’s most esteemed thought leaders for events both live in Vancouver, and virtually around the world.
 

UBC Connects Masterclass with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Thinking with the Land

VIRTUAL EVENT

Presented in partnership with the School of Music, and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and the Faculty of Arts (School of Creative Writing).

Monday, November 15, 2021
10:00 am – 11:15 am PT

Cost: Free
Register at https://events.ubc.ca/leanne-simpson/

 

UBC Connects with Michelle Good
Education through dialogue: the human cost of colonialism

VIRTUAL EVENT

Presented in partnership with the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, alumni UBC Online Book Club, the Faculty of Arts (School of Creative Writing), and the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Thursday, December 2, 2021
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm PT

Cost: Free
Register at https://events.ubc.ca/michelle-good/

 

UBC Connects with Fran Lebowitz
An evening with Fran Lebowitz and Eleanor Wachtel

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL EVENT

Friday, February 18, 2022
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PT
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC (map)

Ticket information to attend in-person:
General admission & alumni: $19.95
Limited free seating for UBC students

Registration information to attend virtually:
General admission & alumni: $5.95
Limited free viewing codes for UBC students

Sign up to be notified when pre-sale tickets for the live in-person event, and virtual event registration will be available:

https://events.ubc.ca/fran-lebowitz/

Nov. 18 – Indigenization, Decolonization and Reconciliation within STEM

Part of the Equity and Inclusion in Action: STEM Series, this session will give you the opportunity to deepen your own engagement with UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and identify your own actions in terms of research, service and teaching. You will also get to hear from a panel of Indigenous scholars within STEM at UBC and learn more about their work in decolonizing or Indigenizing science and teaching.

Thusday, November 18
2:00 – 3:30 pm

Register here

 Deadlines  

Oct. 19 & 30 – Thrive Month

Thrive month is a time each November when we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore mental health, and one way you can participate this year is by hosting an in-person or virtual event. ⁠ 

New this year, up to $300 in funding is available through the Thrive Grant for student groups, departments or units at UBCV who would like to host an event during Thrive month (Nov. 1-30). Visit thrive.ubc.ca for more info. Applications are due by Oct. 19.

Interested in hosting an in-person or virtual event at UBCV this year? Learn more and at thrive.ubc.ca. The deadline to register as a UBCV event partner is Oct. 30. 
 

Nov. 19 – Funding Opportunities with PepsiCo

PepsiCo is looking to partner with university scientists to reinvent the flavor of coconut water. They are looking to modify the current From Concentrate Coconut Water ingredients to minimize off flavor and the aroma profile making it more neutral in taste, expanding the application potential, and improving juice portfolio margins. Proposal submission deadline is November 19, 2021. Those selected will receive up to $100,000 with the potential for follow-on funding.
 
On Tuesday, October 26, PepsiCo is hosting a webinar. Anyone who might be interested is invited to attend.

Jan. 5 – Lab2Market NSERC Program

Lab2Market (L2M) Program is excited to announce that applications for Lab2Market NSERC program are now live! This program is delivered in partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and is an extension of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Market Assessment Grant.

This 4-month program offers:

• Curriculum (lectures, talks, and workshops) designed to introduce researchers to the world of entrepreneurship.
• An advisor network (founders, industry leaders, and service providers) to help researchers through their business venture. 
• A community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
• $20,000 in funding to support researchers in getting their idea off the ground.
• The opportunity for future funding through the NSERC I2I Phase I grant. 

The first cohort is scheduled to run in March 2022 with applications closing on January 5th, 2022. To apply please visit the application page.

It is encouraged to come out to one of the information sessions (Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1) to learn more about the program and application best practices (Register here). 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to wkosiba@ryerson.ca.

Feb. 1 – Students as Partners Fund

The Students as Partners (SaP) fund provides Students as Partners in Course Design grants.  Funded through the Student Support Initiative, these grants support UBC Vancouver undergraduate students working in partnerships with faculty to redesign UBCV undergraduate courses. Students as Partners in Course Design partnerships position students as collaborators in the academic mission of the University.
 
The online proposal will be available on Jan 20, 2022 with a deadline on Feb 1, 2022. Please refer to https://sap.ubc.ca/ for more information.