LFS Today Sept 27, 2021
By imelda cheung on September 27, 2021
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDI.I) Spotlight
Ahmed, S. (2012). On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822395324
[Book available on-line through UBC Library]
On Being Included explores the gap between symbolic commitments to diversity and the experience of those who embody diversity. The book provides an account of institutional whiteness and shows how racism can be obscured by the institutionalization of diversity. Diversity is used as evidence that institutions do not have a problem with racism. On Being Included offers a critique of what happens when diversity is offered as a solution. It also shows how diversity workers generate knowledge of institutions in attempting to transform them.
*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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All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm
The Indigenous Research Partnership, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, would like to invite you to participate in an All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm. Join us to acknowledge, commemorate and appreciate the Canadian National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) https://president.ubc.ca/blog/2021/08/18/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/.
The Sacred fire will honour the spirits of the lost children who never returned home, residential school survivors, their families, and their communities. This national statutory day provides an opportunity for people to recognize and commit to reconciliation and ensure that the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools is never forgotten.
Where: the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm – 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver.
Follow this link for directions: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=670
When: Thursday, September 30.
For the full details, click here.
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Changes in the FNH Admin Office
Unfortunately, Clera Lobo has decided to leave us so we will be recruiting for the FNH Administrative Clerk position again. In the meantime, we’ve made arrangements for a Hiring Solutions temp to come in to help us out in the interim. Her name is Zolboo (Zola) Burennemekh and her first day will be today!
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Job Posting: FNH Administrative Clerk Position
The FNH Administrative Clerk position is a wide-ranging role that leverages an eye for detail and exemplary people and problem-solving skills to support the Food, Nutrition and Health Program in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Core tasks involve providing administrative, front counter, and financial support to FNH faculty, staff and students. This position acts as the first point of contact for the FNH administrative office. The closing date for this job posting is 11:59pm on Sunday, October 3rd. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Click here for the job posting.
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UBC RDM Fall Series Kicks Off This Week!
Heard about the Tri-Agency’s Research Data Management (RDM) Policy and want to know how to meet requirements? Interested in learning more about RDM?
The UBC RDM Fall Series 2021 will run virtual sessions from September 27th-October 15 touching on all things RDM!
The sessions will feature a broad range of topics, from general RDM, to panel discussions and dealing with various types of sensitive data, to managing data when working on high performance computing (HPC) clusters. Throughout the Series, we’ll explore practical skills that will allow you to meet Tri-Agency requirements, organize and maintain control of your data, and develop workflows for your research lab.
These sessions are open to anyone (although some sessions may lean towards UBC content), and will be presented by the UBC Research Commons, UBC Advanced Research Computing, the UBC Okanagan Library, and the UBC Centre for Scholarly Communications.
View the full schedule on the Research Commons’ website and register online now!
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UBC Sustainability Scholars Conference – Sept. 29
September 29, 2021
1:00 – 5:00pm
What happens when you give bright and engaged graduate students real-world sustainability problems to solve?
UBC Sustainability Scholars are helping to generate real change in the world. Join us on September 29 to learn more about what our local governments and institutions are doing to future-proof our people, our cities, and our urban spaces.
Enjoy an afternoon of engaged discussion on a diverse range of applied sustainability research projects produced by UBC graduate students in collaboration with partner organizations including the City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, BC Hydro, TransLink, local health authorities, local governments, and various NGOs.
Scholars will present their projects in concurrent themed panel sessions throughout the afternoon. Panels will be moderated by experts from UBC and Sustainability Scholars Program partners.
This event is free to all. Registration closes September 28.
Register here
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IAFNS Webinar: Food Safety & Science Across Canada
Tuesday, September 28
9:00 – 11:00 am ET
Join IAFNS on September 28 and explore Food Safety & Science Research at McGill University.
The McGill University webinar will feature the following topics and speakers:
- Sustainability meets technology: natural polymers in functional antimicrobial food packaging, Dr. Yixiang Wang, Assistant Professor
- Relevance of nanomaterials in dietary exposome, Dr. Saji George, Associate Professor
- Replacing antibiotics in agriculture – “Are we there yet”? Dr. Jennifer Ronholm, Assistant Professor
- Novel devices for rapid detection of food contamination and adulteration, Dr. Xiaonan Lu, Associate Professor
Register here
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Webinar: Exporting Canada’s Agri-Food & Building Public Trust
Tuesday, September 28
11:00 am EST
Join Claire Citeau as she discusses the multifaceted relationship between building public trust and exporting Agri-Food in Canada. Claire’s current role as the Executive Director for the Agri-Food Trade Alliance makes her an expert on the topic.
Register here
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Coming Soon: Canada First Research Excellence Fund Competition
The next Canada First Research Excellence Fund competition will launch in fall 2021, with a letter of intent deadline in spring 2022 and full application deadline in late summer 2022. The funding boosts institutions’ capacity to recruit top global research talent, seek partnerships, make breakthrough discoveries, and excel globally in research.
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