LFS Today Oct 27, 2020

December 2020 Exam Schedule (Winter Term 1) Now Available

Attention instructors: if you requested a final exam for December 2020, the Final Exam Schedule is now available in three places:

1. Online (Tip: leave a space between the course code and number for this to display correctly)
2. SSC
3. FSC (If the course has an exam, the date is visible under the class list area. When you select your courses, the exam date is to the right of the instructor name.)

Please review to confirm that any requests are accurately reflected in this schedule and email Ella Wong (lfs.scheduling@ubc.ca) immediately with any mistakes or omissions. It is important that any errors be corrected as soon as possible to avoid confusion and scheduling challenges. Thank you for your cooperation!

LFS Grad Council Meeting

The LFS Grad Council’s monthly meeting will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm PST. All are welcome to join as we discuss events and topics related to grad student life in LFS.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any items you’d like to discuss with the LFS Graduate Student Council (lfsgrads@gmail.com). You can access the meeting at this Zoom link.

SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar Series

Date: Friday, October 30, 3:00pm
Title: Impacts of drainage: quantification and mitigation of soil GHG emissions from blueberry farms in Delta, BC
Speaker: Paula Porto, MSc student (supervisor Sean Smukler)
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.

Pumpkin Fest at the UBC Farm Market

Celebrate Halloween at the market with Pumpkin Fest at the UBC Farm! A last hurrah for the changing seasons, a place to get your fill of fall bounty fruits and vegetables, and special pumpkin-y activities.

• Pumpkin Carving Contest and Farm tours (register here!)
• U-pick pumpkin piles
• Food and coffee trucks
• More than 30 different local vendors selling produce, fruit, meat, mushrooms, cheese, eggs, baked goods, beverages, sweet treats, alcohol, artisan goods, and more

The Saturday market runs from 10:00AM – 2:00PM.