LFS Today Oct 28, 2020

LFS Virtual Townhall – Today

All faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall from 1:00-2:00pm.
 
Agenda:

• United Way Campaign: Guests Cherry Chen, Campaign Associate – Workplace Campaign & Soraya Bellou, UBC Science alumna and medical student
• Mental Health Booster Exercises: Mini-workshop led by Miranda Massie, UBC Workplace Wellbeing Practices & Learning Consultant
• Brief Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19

To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido:

1. Go to the website www.slido.com;
2. Enter event code LFS to post a question or vote for an existing one.

If you need the Zoom meeting link, contact Eric at eric.skalij@ubc.ca.

FNH Graduate Seminar – Today

This week’s seminar will feature a guest presentation, and all LFS students, faculty and staff are invited!

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 – 4:00pm
Title: Role of the microbiome in healthy living and aging
Speaker: Dr. Brett Finlay, UBC Peter Wall Distinguished Professor, CIFAR Senior Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories

Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63571767672?pwd=MHZGNDF3VG40Z3VzcFF4d1Q4T3IyUT09
Meeting ID: 635 7176 7672
Passcode: 754652

Please check the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage for general information and for the full schedule.

Lunch and Learn Office Hours: Taking Your Course Online

This workshop will be held on Friday, October 30th, 2020 at noon.
 
What are the considerations to take your class online? What are the first steps to take if you have a GAA/UAA to help? Come hear (or share) what worked and what surprised. This session will explore ways to move lectures, discussions and assessment online through examples and discussion. 
 
To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

Wayne Tamagi for responding to a faculty member after hours to help resolve their minor crisis. His straight forward suggestion solved the issue and saved the day!

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.

Virtual ShakeOut

Many of us are spending more time at home which makes it even more important to prepare your home for the unexpected. UBC held a virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15, for those who missed it, you can learn more and watch a recording here: https://ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/october-10-2020/watch-again-ubcs-virtual-shakeout-drill

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Seminar Series

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Institute for Politics & Strategy and Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University
Topic: Integrating Analysis and Communication
More info.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64853192626?pwd=RWpNdFZKd1ZiZHZZaGdrNCt3U0wyUT09
 
Meeting ID: 648 5319 2626
Passcode: 963312