LFS Today Sept 20, 2021
By imelda cheung on September 20, 2021
Register for the LFS Welcome Back Event – Friday, Sept. 24
Registration is open for the LFS Welcome Back Event this Friday, September 24 from 3-5pm at UBC Farm. Join us as we celebrate and thank LFS faculty members, staff and graduate students for all their hard work over the past 18 months!
Register by donating a minimum of $5 to United Way: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ulwbb
Deadline to register is Thursday, September 23 (9am). Tickets will not be available to purchase at the event.
This year’s event will feature:
- local food trucks and vendors with vegetarian & vegan options (Tamaly-Shop, Via Tevere Pizza, Ay! Mamacita, and BAK’D)
- a pop-up market
- a presentation from Rickey
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own water bottles (there will be stations available for refills) and picnic blankets to sit on. Hand sanitizer will be provided throughout the event.
For information on how to get to the UBC Farm, visit: https://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/contact-us/
Note: LFS Operations has completed a UBC Safety Event Plan for this event.
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDI.I) Spotlight
Eckelbarger, M., Rice, S. L., Osano, A., Peng, J., Ullah, H., & Rhee, S. Y. (2021). Recognizing pioneering Black plant scientists in our schools and society. Trends in Plant Science.
This article highlights the achievements of four pioneering Black plant scientists to raise awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Their stories come alive at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through exhibits of science and art and classroom activities (https://www.plantcellatlas.org/pca-art-exhibit.html).
*If you have an article, book or resource you would like to share and have highlighted, please send citation and links to Anisha Sandhu (anisha.sandhu@alumni.ubc.ca)
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🥎 LFS vs Forestry Softball Fall Classic 🥎
LFS will be taking on its cross-Main Mall rivals in the Faculty of Forestry for a softball game! Sharpen your axes! We’ll be playing on Monday, October 4th from 3-5. The plan is to play at Nobel Park next to UBC Farm, but that is not finalized yet.
Want to join the team? Great! Let Duncan know: duncan.mchugh@ubc.ca No skills or experience necessary, all welcome. If you have a glove, please bring it, though we’ll have a couple on hand. LFS will provide bats, helmets, bases, balls, and snacks. Hope to see you on the diamond!
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Mitacs Accelerate Updates
Mitacs is pleased to share a few updates about Mitacs Accelerate! Accelerate supports collaborative research internships between students, faculty members, and non-academic partners.
- Undergraduate students are now eligible again for Mitacs projects.
- SME companies (less than 500 employees) and NFP are eligible to SME discount (while quantities last). With this discount the contribution of the first 4-6 months per student is only $3,750.
- Eligible partner organizations include companies, not-for-profit organizations. Municipalities and hospitals are now eligible partners again in 2021. Mitacs | Hospital
- Industrial Postdoctoral fellowship is back. This programs offers funding of up to $60k per year with a $30k contribution from the partner (or $25k contribution with the SME discount applied).
- If projects involve non-academic partners or students that self-identify as Indigenous, then the program offer 3:1 matching! (partner contributes only 25%) Mitacs | Indigenous Call
- Applications are accepted any time, reviewed in 6-8 weeks, and have >95% success rate as always.
Mitacs representatives are available to support – looking forward to discussing research partnership opportunities with you.
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