Hello everyone,

It’s time for the next BioTAP workshop; April 11th, 10 am – 12:30 pm.

 

RSVP here 

 

In this workshop, you will discuss best practices in teaching and receive a certificate of completion for attending five BioTAP sessions.   

Please RSVP by April 8th. Remember to let us know of any dietary restrictions. 

Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

 

Thank you and see you soon!

Adriana Suarez (Event coordinator)

Kathy Nomme, Carol Pollock, Pamela Kalas, Angie O’Neill (Program facilitators)

You are invited to the UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series: a campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across UBC and North America to engage audiences with the Global Food System. Dr. Verena Seufert “What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations“ Wednesday, March 29, 2017 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room, UBC Vancouver Campus Organic farming is one of the fastest growing sectors of world agriculture. Although it represents only one per cent of world agricultural area, organic is one of the most recognized food labels and most people in developed countries consume some amount of organic food today. For this talk Dr. Verena Seufert, a Post Doctoral Fellow in UBC’s Land Use and Global Environment Lab, will expand on her research examining different organic regulations from across the world to understand how they have codified the large diversity of ideas inherent in organic agriculture. The Future of Food Global Dialogue Series talks are free, with no RSVP required. Upcoming Talks: Anthony Peeples & Dr. Jill Bucklaschuk “Insights from Chicago’s Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and University of Guelph’s research on temporary migrant workers in Canada,” March 17, 12:00 p.m., Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, Policy Lab Dr. Bejoy K Thomas “Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India,” March 23, 2017, 12:30 p.m., Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120 Dr. Verena Seufert “What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations,” March 29, 1:00 p.m., Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room JUST ADDED! Dr. Claire Kremen “Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability,” March 30, 12:30 p.m., Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120 Dr. Barbara Seed “What is a healthy and sustainable diet?” April 5, 1:30 p.m., Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, Policy Lab Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry “Optimizing the use of organic amendments and cover crops to maximize agronomic and environmental benefits,”  April 7, 3:00 p.m., MacMillan Building, MCML 154 The UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series is jointly convened by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Reads Sustainability, an initiative of UBC Sustainability, and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and the Biodiversity Research Centre. The UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series is jointly convened by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, the Liu Institute for Global Issues, and UBC Reads Sustainability, an initiative of UBC Sustainability.

 

Congratulations to LFS Grad student Manveen Kaur, winner of the 2017 UBC 3 Minute Thesis competition. We wish her the best of luck in Saskatoon at the Western Regional Finals!

Also congratulations to Laura Whalin, who competed in the finals as well.

Manveen presented her thesis on the ‘Effect of protected Vitamin B supplementation on bovine uterus,’ and Laura on the ‘Pair Housing of Calves in Modified Calf Hutches.’

You are invited to the UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series: a campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across UBC and North America to engage audiences with the Global Food System. Dr. Bejoy K Thomas “Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India“ Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120, UBC Vancouver Campus Wastewater reuse has become an accepted practice in cities and peri-urban areas. However, in developing country settings, wastewater reuse presents multiple challenges. Dr. Bejoy K Thomas, a social scientist, and Fellow in the Water, Land and Society programme at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India, will draw upon research conducted in the water stressed city of Bangalore (also known as Bengaluru) in India and its peri-urban areas to illustrate these issues. The Future of Food Global Dialogue Series talks are free, with no RSVP required. Upcoming Talks: Anthony Peeples & Dr. Jill Bucklaschuk “Insights from Chicago’s Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and University of Guelph’s research on temporary migrant workers in Canada,” March 17, 12:00 p.m., Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, Policy Lab Dr. Verena Seufert “What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations,” March 29, 1:00 p.m., Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room JUST ADDED! Dr. Clare Kremen, U of C Berkeley, March 30, 12:30 p.m., Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120 Dr. Barbara Seed “What is a healthy and sustainable diet?” April 5, 1:30 p.m., Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, Policy Lab Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry “Optimizing the use of organic amendments and cover crops to maximize agronomic and environmental benefits,”  April 7, 3:00 p.m., MacMillan Building, MCML 154 The UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series is jointly convened by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, the Liu Institute for Global Issues, and UBC Reads Sustainability, an initiative of UBC Sustainability.

 

For further information visit our website or email ubcfarm.academic@ubc.ca.

 

My name is Aida and I’m reaching out on behalf of the AMS Bike Co-op. We are currently looking for volunteers to support Bici Libre, a program that provides temporary foreign agricultural workers across the Lower Mainland with access to bicycles, which are often their only means of autonomous transportation. We thought this would be a good opportunity for LFS students, since it’s a great way to gain perspective into the complex world of agriculture, migration and mobility. These are some of the ways students can get involved:

• Outreach: in April, we’ll be starting the outreach component of Bici Libre. This involves travelling with a group of AMS Bike Co-op staff and volunteers to various farms across the Lower Mainland to provide bikes, tune-ups and accessories to agricultural workers that would otherwise lack access to autonomous transportation. The clinics are generally on Sundays (though sometimes on Saturdays), and tend to be a full day commitment.
• Translation: we’re always looking for folks to help us translate from English to Spanish and to attend clinics and provide linguistic support to mechanics.
• Building bikes: on Volunteer Day (Wednesdays from 11am-5pm) we build bikes for folks that wouldn’t otherwise have access, particularly for Bici Libre.
• Administrative support: we sometimes need help with administrative tasks related to Bici Libre. This includes data entry, translation and blog writing, among other tasks.

If you think there are students in your department that may be interested, please let me know and I’d be happy to provide more information or do a brief presentation. Please also feel free to pass this information onto anyone that may be interested.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Aida–

Aida Mas 

AMS Bike Co-op

University of British Columbia

604-822-2453 | bikecoop.ca | @ubcbike