Category: Applied Animal Biology

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Cognition, Welfare, and the Problem of Interspecies Comparisons

Wednesday, November 10th 2021 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific

Location: Online (Zoom)
Registration Cost: Free

We invite you to attend a panel discussion among five leaders in animal cognition and welfare. The conversation will cover a range of theoretical, methodological, and practical questions. For instance, how can we compare the features of valenced experiences, such as pleasure and pain, across species? And do potential differences between species affect practice? For example, should invasive research on pigs face a higher justificatory bar than invasive research on shrimp? We look forward to a lively conversation about these difficult and important problems.

To register, please visit this page and complete a brief form. If you have any questions, contact us.

https://rethinkpriorities.org/cognition-welfare-and-the-problem-of-interspecies-comparisons

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Online Volunteer Mentors Needed for Rural eMentoring BC

Hello Students!

We are Rural eMentoring BC and we are looking for student volunteers to be mentors for our online mentoring program. ReMBC connects rural high school students to post-secondary students around BC. No experience required!

Time commitment:

All communication is through our online platform.

    • Asynchronous messaging: so you can send messages whenever you want—as long as you respond to your mentee within 3 days.
  • Flexible timing: Logon 2-3 times per week at your convenience—it’s usually about a 1-3 hour commitment per week.

What you’ll do:

  • Answer questions and give advice about life after high school.
  • Help your mentee work through a flexible online curriculum of videos, articles, and discussion that covers topics like well-being, post-secondary and careers.

We hope you’ll join us for the 2021/2022 school year! To apply, please visit our website: https://www.ementoringbc.com/mentor-requirements

Have questions? Email e.mentoring@ubc.ca 

Thanks!

The ReMBC Team

 

Juliet Oshiro PhD  (She, her, hers)
Project Manager, eMentoring BC: https://www.ementoringbc.com/
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| unceded xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam) Territory
5102A – 2405 Wesbrook Mall University of British Columbia | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 827 4197
juliet.oshiro@ubc.ca

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Looking for a MSc Student Interested in Mental Health and One Welfare to Apply ASAP // For Senior Undergrads

Hi folks,

I’m looking for a domestic student to apply for a Mitacs/Mental Health Research Canada internship and MSc looking at dairy and beef farmer mental health (and how it relates to cattle health and welfare).

If you know of any keen students, could you please let them know or let me know? They would need to apply to the university today (or early next week) but I have the Mitacs/MHRC application almost complete.

Thanks so much,

Meagan

Meagan King

Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
Email: Meagan.King@umanitoba.ca
Website: https://meagantmking.wixsite.com/research
Twitter: @meagantmking

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The 4th Food Structure and Functionality Symposium

October 19-20, 2021

The 4th Food Structure and Functionality Symposium – Structuring Foods for a Sustainable World will bring together renowned speakers from academia and industry – the people that push the boundaries in food research and production.

Presentations will describe developments in food structure design and functionality that confront the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Contributions are invited in the areas of macro-molecular interactions in complex food systems, structure-function relationships, food materials science, alternative proteins, oral processing, digestion, advanced visualisation, novel imaging techniques and much more….

Learn more and register here.

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