LFS Today Oct 27, 2021
By imelda cheung on October 27, 2021
COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Guidelines Update
Please note the following COVID-19 updates for October 25, 2021:
- An updated version of the COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Guidelines (“the RTC Guidelines”) was released today to reflect evolving public health guidance. The October 25, 2021 version includes:
- Updated BCCDC Return to Campus Public Health Guidance (Attachment 2) including:
- BCCDC modelling that the benefit of routine asymptomatic testing diminishes as immunization rates increase; and,
- Revised contact tracing and notification protocols.
- Updated program specific vaccination status considerations for individuals in health care locations for training or research purposes.
- The RTC Guidelines will continue to be updated periodically, as necessary, to align with evolving guidance.
Thank you for the important role you play in supporting the provincial COVID-19 response. Please share this update broadly within your respective institutions.
COVID-19 Resources:
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Research in focus: Tamara Cohen
Tamara Cohen was featured in a profile for UBC Today. On her motivations, she says: “As a registered dietitian, I understand the frustrations that people feel when they are not able to maintain a lifestyle change, particularly with diet. I am motivated to shift the dialogue and focus away from “calories” and “good and bad foods” to help people listen to their bodies and respond in healthy ways. This means making small dietary changes that often amount to big results.”
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‘Food and Connection In and After Crisis’ by Jennifer Black
Read Jennifer Black’s essay titled ‘Food and Connection In and After Crisis’ from the new book Chromatic: Ten Meditations on Crisis in Art & Letters. Produced by the 2020 Wall Scholars during their time at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC, Chromatic asks what it means to be in crisis and grapples with the personal and societal impacts of crisis during a time of unprecedented global upheaval.
Chromatic can be pre-ordered from UBC Press and will be in stores November 2021.
Read an excerpt from Chromatic.
Listen to Jennifer’s podcast.
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Wellness Wednesdays
Your Mental Health Tip of the Week:
Not all stress is negative.
List what types of stress motivate you, and pay attention to signs your stress needs managing.
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Today – CNS Webinar: Perceptions on carbohydrates and sugars
Wednesday, October 27, 12:00pm EST
Global dietary guidelines recommend reducing the intake of free sugars, which may affect choices of sugar-containing foods. Information communicated through different social media channels may also shape preceptions related to carbohydrate and sugars, including those related to the consumption trends of sugars in Canada. This webinar presents data from a survey of undergraduate nutrition students from seven Canadian Universities, on their knowledge and perceptions of carbohydrates and sugars. To dispel some misperceptions related to sugars, the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2015 nutrition data were analyzed to better understand the intakes of key nutrients among Canadian children and adults with low, moderate, and high consumption of sugars.
Register here
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Oct. 29 – SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar w/ J.T. Cornelis
Speaker: J.T. Cornelis, Assistant Professor in Soil Science
Presentation: Harnessing the complexity of soil-plant interactions to build resilience in agroecosystems
Date: Friday, Oct 29, 3:00-4:00 pm
How to Join
In-person McMl 102 Please note that participation will be limited due to the capacity of the room. Email sandra.brown@ubc.ca to save your spot.
Livestreaming via zoom is available for this presentation; pre-registration required.
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MvduurrT4oHNF6SJLdx8V34tYVfePOWLyj
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Recording will also be done for this presentation and made available to PRSSS members through their website. Please see https://www.prsss.ca/ for more information. Please note that access to these videos will be password protected
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Nov. 12 – Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize Competition
As part of UBC’s ongoing efforts to increase the benefits for Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs), the Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) is pleased to announce the 2021 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize, an opportunity to recognize and reward UBC’s postdocs. The Killam PDF Research Prize is funded by the generous donation of Izaak Walton Killam and his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, who together created the Killam trusts. This initiative clearly demonstrates UBC’s recognition of the critical role played by PDFs in advancing the quality and excellence of our research.
The LFS internal deadline for complete applications, including all necessary supporting documentation is Friday, November 12th at 4:00 PM. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Please submit applications/supporting documentation to lfs.gradasst@ubc.ca
The Nomination Guidelines, Nomination Form, and evaluation guidelines can be found on the PDFO website: https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam-postdoctoral-fellow-research-prize
The Killam PDF Prize will be administered through the PDFO. Deans, nominators and nominees will be apprised of the status of their nominations by April 1, 2022
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Nov. 15 – PICS Theme Partnership Program
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Theme Partnership Program supports complex, and critically important, climate mitigation and adaptation research projects, funded up to $1 million. This flagship program currently supports three $1M projects that are investigating wildfire and carbon (storage), coastal adaptation to sea level rise and flooding, and negative emissions technology.
The deadline to submit a LOI is November 15, 2021. Notification of LOI adjudication decisions is anticipated by mid-December 2021. Invited full proposals are due before March 15, 2022.
Find out more by reading the 2021 Competition Guide for Applicants.
Enquiries can also be made by emailing picstheme@uvic.ca.
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