LFS Today Sept 8, 2021

LFS Virtual Townhall Today!

All faculty and staff are invited to join today’s Townhall at 1:00pm.
 
Agenda 

• 1:00-1:05 pm – Welcome and land acknowledgement by Rickey
• 1:05-1:15 pm – Welcome new people
• 1:15-1:55 pm – Roundtable Updates – from Rickey, Associate Dean, Directors
• 1:55-2:00 pm – Questions and Answers
• 2:00pm – Wrap up

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

1. Go to the website www.sli.do;
2. Enter event code ‘LFS’ to post a question or vote for an existing one.

If you need the Zoom meeting link for today, contact Emma at lfs.dean@ubc.ca. 

Lunch & Learn Series: Contingency Planning for Course Delivery

This session will be held on September 10, 2021 at noon. Adrian Granchelli of LFS Learning Centre will lead the session this week.

“If plan A doesn’t work, just remember there are 25 more letters.”

This school year is filled with uncertainties, and we may need to shift our teaching strategies overnight. Learn about methods you can employ to ensure that your course is resilient and can handle anything life throws at it. 

This session will be discussion based including any problems that have arisen from the first week of school. Join us with your questions and your ideas to share for resiliency this term. To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

UBC Farm Webinar: From Lab to Field

From Lab to Field: Genomic, Microbial, Biogeochemical Studies

Thursday, September 9
11-12:30 PST

The sterile environment of the laboratory seems a world away from the soil of the farm. However, our panelists will prove that what we can learn in the lab can change the way we farm forever. From looking at plant-microbiome associations, mapping proteins in pest-host interactions, and so much more, explore the bustling intersection between microbiology, genetics, biogeochemistry and agriculture, and learn the incredible ways these methods are skyrocketing our knowledge and understanding of our farm ecosystems.

Register here

Wellness Wednesdays

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UN Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties

The annual UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) brings together countries, civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to accelerate action on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Each year UBC receives a limited number of observer badges for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP) negotiation space, known as the Blue Zone. Members of the UBC community have attended COP22, COP23, COP24, and COP25 as official observers. For COP26, UBC has received four badges for each week of the event (October 31 – November 6 and November 7 – 12). 

Faculty and staff are invited apply to receive one of UBC’s badges. Submit an application by Friday, September 10 at 12pm (noon).

Learn more and apply here: https://sustain.ubc.ca/cop26

CIFST ALT*: A Virtual Showcase

Wednesday, October 27
12:00 – 5:30 PM EST

CIFST ALT is a brand-new virtual event that will focus on alternative food products, alternative technologies and innovative alternatives to how the food industry produces and distributes products to end users.

Participants will be encouraged to explore the emerging technologies, practices and approaches in the Alt space. CIFST ALT is going to be cutting edge, eye-opening and mind-blowing.

For more information, visit: https://www.cifst.ca/cifst-alt-2021/