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APBI 496 Winter Term 1 – 2021/22 Placements

BC SPCA – Community Outreach (Vancouver, BC)

One practicum opportunity available: 6-credit part-time in-person (Sept-Dec 2021) working with Charlie’s Food Bank and clients who face barriers due to mental health issues, drug addiction and/or financial issues while trying to care for their pet. The student shall learn approaches to supporting and managing the health and welfare of animals in this unique community on the Downtown Eastside. Must be available Thursdays from 8am-1pm weekly and other hours are flexible. Email cover letter and resume to Diane Waters, Outreach Specialist, dwaters@spca.bc.ca Applications due Sept 15.

https://wiki.ubc.ca/Course:APBI496

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21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Food Solutions New England will host its 8th version of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge from April 4th to the 24th in 2022.

The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is simple!

You commit to deepening your understanding of, and willingness to confront, racism for twenty-one consecutive days in April of 2022. The Challenge will raise your awareness, change your understanding and shift the way you behave.

However, the Challenge goes beyond individual or interpersonal racism by helping to demystify structural and institutional racism and white supremacist patterns that are sometimes invisible to people. Finally, the Challenge inspires you to act, on your own or with others in your organization, business or group, to dismantle these systems, to make changes in your work and the world that can build true equity and justice for all.

Learn more here: https://foodsolutionsne.org/21-day-racial-equity-habit-building-challenge/

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BC Conservation & Biodiversity Awards

BC Conservation & Biodiversity Awards

The awards are given annually for the most impactful initiatives brought forward by BC-based non-profit organizations, individuals or groups of individuals, for specific work contributing to the improvement of the natural environment of BC and the preservation of its wilderness and biodiversity.

Award applications are accepted throughout the calendar year to December 31, with the annual award winners then chosen by the Selection Committee and announced on March 1st of the following year.

Awards are valued from $10,000-$50,000. All funds must be deployed by the end of the year following the year of the award.

To learn more, visit https://bccbawards.ca/.

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UN Climate Change Conference 2021

Apply to Attend COP26 in Glasgow

Join UBC’s delegation at COP26 to engage with the international climate negotiation process, share UBC’s leading research and climate actions, and build new partnerships with people from around the globe.

The UBC Sustainability Initiative is pleased to announce details of a competition for COP26 passes open to all current UBC students, faculty, post-docs, and staff. UBC has received four badges for each week of the event (October 31-November 6, and November 7-12).

Applications are open now and will close on September 10, at 12pm (noon) PST.

Learn more and apply here: https://sustain.ubc.ca/ubc-cop26-0

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Course Offering: APBI 326 (Introductory Plant Pathology)

APBI 326 (Introductory Plant Pathology)

Course instructor: Gurcharn Brar

Brief description for the course:

APBI 326 (Introductory Plant Pathology) – The course is a very practical and hands-on course about plant diseases and their management.  For the most part, the course will discuss diseases of crop plants or economical plants relevant to BC and Canada.  The course introduces you with the different types of pathogens, their life and disease cycles and their mode of attacking plants.  The course will be very helpful for students if they want to work for CFIA, AAFC, Environment Canada or plant industry jobs after graduation.

See the syllabus here.

 

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