LFS Today Sept 14, 2021

LFS in the News

Alexandra Protopopova was featured in a Q&A about how to ease the transition back to the office for your pets. On the concerns that pet owners might have about returning to the office, Alexandra shared: “The main concern is how your animal will be able to cope. Many of us stayed at home for so long and have constantly been in very close proximity to our companion animals – and they have also adjusted to this. For some who got pandemic puppies, this continuous proximity might be all that they know.” UBC News

United Way ClimbUp Challenge

Are YOU UP for the challenge? Join or Donate to the United Way LFS ClimbUP Team!
 
Hike, run or walk your way through a 10-day challenge (Sept 23 to Oct 2) this fall and help raise funds in support of people most in need in your community. Safely connect with family, friends and co-workers while exploring neighbourhoods you live, work and play in, knowing you’re making a difference locally. Your participation will help strengthen vital connections for our most vulnerable neighbours ensuring they are able to access the supports and services they need. Together, we can make our community stronger, one step at a time.   

If you’d like to join us, please visit our Team Page using the link below.
Team Page: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/cli202/team/882351/
Team Name: UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Team Captain: Barbara Hsiao

Online registration is easy – it only takes a few minutes! ClimbUP 2021 is an important event for us, and I hope you can join us! If you’d like more details about the event, please visit https://secure.qgiv.com/event/cli202/. You can also feel free to email me at barbara.hsiao@ubc.ca if you have any questions.

$5 Brown Bag Tomato Program for Charlie & Lola – Today

Buy a bag of tomatoes for $5 (exact change is required) and help support Charlie and Lola, the greenhouse’s hardworking pest control felines.

Bags will be available today after 1pm from the Finance office. The bags contain a medley of small tomatoes and if specified, one large, sandwich-style tomato. All proceeds will go to buying cat food/supplies for Charlie and Lola.

Tech Tip Tuesday

Backing Up Zoom Cloud Recordings
If you want to re-use Zoom cloud recordings in another term, it’s a good idea to download them to ensure you have a copy for future use. A retention policy for Zoom recording storage is being developed and reviewed by UBC. For now, the recordings will remain on the Zoom cloud for at least one year.

To ensure you can share your past Zoom cloud recordings, download the videos and upload them to Kaltura (https://www.learning.video.ubc.ca). Kaltura doesn’t have storage limits, so you’ll be able to share videos to your Canvas course, or elsewhere, at a later date.

For more information, contact the LFS Learning Centre at it@landfood.ubc.ca.

BCcampus Research Fellows 2021-2023

Know a student who is keen to lead a small-scale research on teaching and learning in areas such as:

• Online learning and teaching
• Open educational practices
• Indigenization and decolonization
• Equity, diversity and inclusion

Apply for this BCcampus Research Grant by October 31, 2021.

Full application information is available here: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-research-fellows-2021-2023/
 
Please contact judy.chan@ubc.ca for support.

New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2022 Transformation Competition

To apply to the 2022 Transformation competition, research teams must submit their notice of intent by November 2, 2021. The six-year grants of $2 million-to-$4 million per year support large-scale, interdisciplinary research projects that address major, well-defined problems or challenges and have potential to create transformative, lasting change.