LFS Today Sept 7, 2021

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LFS Student Services launches Instagram for undergrads – follow us!

Students asked for it, so we built it!  LFS Student Services has launched an Instagram account to connect with and inform undergrads about important dates and deadlines, events and opportunities, and to share fun and engaging content to help them stay connected and feel a sense of belonging to their community. 

@lfsnewslettuce recently launched, and complements our bi-weekly Newslettuce email outreach, but will allow us to more regularly post info between editions so students don’t miss out.  If you’re on Instagram, follow us to see what LFS students need to know and what they’re up to.

Huge shout out to Ella Wong (Academic Advisor), Lutetia Edwardes-Kerr (Summer Work Learn student) and Cassandra Torres (Student Support Specialist) for making this happen.  As far as we know, we’re the first Faculty on campus to launch a channel specific to the undergrads in their Faculty, so it’s an exciting adventure!

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year. 

UBC Vancouver (UBC-V)

• Internal LFS application deadline is Friday, October 1, 2021 – late and incomplete applications cannot be accepted
• The Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies may submit 2 nominations – one each from Applied Animal Biology (AABI, PLNT, SOIL, ISLFS) and Food Science (FOOD, HUNU) to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by November 12, 2021 at 4:00 pm. Rather than using UBC Workspace, a Qualtrics survey link is provided in the nomination form and nomination guide for nomination submission.
• UBC-V contact: killam.fellowships@ubc.ca

For complete application and nomination details, as well as detailed eligibility requirements, refer to our webpage.  Please visit: https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam-postdoctoral-research-fellowship

Book Launch: Nerve by Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera

Join Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera, in-person and online, in celebrating the publication of their book Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First. In this event, Dr. Piper (former President of UBC) and Dr. Samarasekera  (former President of the University of Alberta) will provide their candid and insightful perspectives on the dilemmas and opportunities women confront as they take on leadership positions, and offer guidance for leaders of every age and at every stage of their career.

Wednesday September 29, 2021, 4.30pm – 6.00pm PDT
In-person and online event
Registration for both in-person and online attendance is required. Register online.

This event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver. Connected with the theme of supporting junior faculty and cultivating leadership pathways, this event is also the first session of the second cohort of Maximizing Impact – a program to support junior faculty members at UBC. 

Link: https://academic.ubc.ca/book-launch-nerve-lessons-leadership-two-women-who-went-first

SSHRC Launches New Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

SSHRC has officially launched the new Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative as a result of the Federal Budget 2021 announcement. . The full information and online application are now available on the SSHRC website, and the application deadline is November 15, 2021.

SSHRC will be hosting a webinar to assist applicants on September 21.

For questions about this initiative please contact SSHRC by writing to partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

FSDH 2021 Virtual Conference: Call for Abstracts

The Food Structure, Digestion and Health (FSDH) Conference is pleased to invite authors to submit abstracts for this year’s international virtual conference on November 16-19.

The FSDH Scientific Committee will accept abstracts for oral and poster presentations related to the following categories:

Abstract categories open for submission include:

• Food Structure Design, Processing and Digestion
• Food, Microbiome and Health
• Pathways of Innovations in Food

Please refer to the FSDH 2021 Webpage for submission of abstracts 

Submit your abstract by no later than 11PM AEST, Thursday, 30 September.