UBC – LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy
(Human Nutrition)

Hadis Mozaffari

“The Impact of Dietary Diversity on Type 2 Diabetes: An Investigation of the Cross-national EPIC-InterAct Cohort”

Thursday, March 14, 2024 – 9 AM

Exam Location: 6112, Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, 2405 Wesbrook Mall.

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. J. Johnson

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. A. Conklin – Supervisor
Dr. R. Murphy – Committee member
Dr. M. Jessri – Committee member
Dr. F. Imamura – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. A. Conklin – Supervisor
Dr. R. Murphy – Committee member
Dr. T. Cohen – University Examiner
Dr. S. Stringhini – University Examiner
Dr. D. R. de Souza – External Examiner

Participants Needed for an Online Study – Enter to Win a $100 Gift Card

The Substance Use and Gambling Lab at the University of Calgary and the Healthy Families Lab at the University of British Columbia are running a study about substance use and gambling trends among university students across Canada. All University of British Columbia students are invited to participate in a 15-to-25-minute online survey and enter to win one of four $100 gift cards. You can participate even if you don’t use drugs/substances or gamble.

For more information about the study, see the attached information sheet and poster.

Follow this link to join the study: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_8ufcigA3cZq6lb8

Want more information? Email mcgrathlab@ucalgary.ca or visit https://www.ucalgary.ca/labs/gamblinglab/participate

This study has been reviewed and approved for ethical compliance by the University of Calgary Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (REB22-1540).

 

This is a friendly reminder about summer registration.

 

Research students: register for the thesis course (both terms). There is no seminar for the summer. If you are in doubt, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Course-based students: register for the summer Major project. If you are in doubt, please check with your Academic Advisor/Director.

Kind regards,

Lia Maria

Vacation alert:
Mar 7 and 8, 2024
Mar 14 and 15, 2024
Mar 21 and 22, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

Lia Maria DRAGAN

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

On-campus schedule: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373
lia.maria@ubc.ca /landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/

I respectfully acknowledge that I work and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations.

Hello, Graduate Students,

Yes, it’s already time to think about the Winter terms of 2024/25 …
The LFS TA Application will open soon to accept applications to TA for all 2024/25 Winter terms.

NOTE: for returning TAs – updates in your Additional Information are required before you can view the courses.
There are new fields to complete and update yearly going forward.

As mandated by the CUPE 2278-UBC agreement, the LFS TA Application will only be open for students to apply from:

• 10:00am, Sunday, March 31st, 2024 – Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 4:30pm.

After closing April 30th at 4:30pm, application is limited exclusively to invitation by instructor or administrator.

If you are off-campus you must use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the website.
Check the UBC IT website for help at: https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn.

Questions or issues with the LFS TA App? Email Virginia Frankian at lfs.ta@ubc.ca.

Best regards,
Virginia

 

Virginia S Frankian
Academic Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Dean’s Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
Traditional Ancestral Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam Territory
Food, Nutrition and Health Building
230-2205 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 0434

For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca.
Link:  LFS TA Application

Poster Competition – IDF World Dairy Summit 2024

Paris – FR – Dairy professionals, farmers, and experts are invited to participate in the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2024 Poster Competition, with posters featuring the 2024 Summit theme of “Dairy for the Future – Proudly committed to a sustainable world”.

The Summit, to be held October 15-18 in Paris, is dairy’s premier annual gathering and brings together more than 1500 dairy sector leaders from 35+ countries. It is an immersive program featuring renowned experts and themes spanning from market dynamics to sustainability and more.

As an important part of knowledge exchange at the IDF WDS, all accepted posters will be displayed during the Summit and considered for the IDF WDS 2024 Poster Award. The French Organizing Committee welcomes all types of posters including case studies, research, and commercial projects.

The winner of the Poster competition will receive a prize of 1000EUR, provided an author is present to accept the award. In addition, plaques will be presented to the winners of each of the seven poster categories which represent IDF’s major workstreams:

• Safety & Quality – Microbiology
• Safety & Quality – Chemistry & Composition
• Human Nutrition & Health
• Animal Health & Farm Management
• Science and Dairy Technology
• Environment & Sustainability
• Marketing & Economics

Poster abstracts must be submitted online by 15 April. For submission forms, abstract guidelines, and other information, please visit https://www.idfwds2024.com/poster-submission

Poster candidates will receive an email notification of poster abstract acceptance by end of June, with final poster submissions due in pdf format by 20 September.

Contact: info@idfwds2024.com

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About IDF (International Dairy Federation)
Helping nourish the world with safe and sustainable dairy
The IDF is the leading source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy chain. Since 1903, IDF has provided a mechanism for the dairy sector to reach a global consensus on how to help feed the world with safe and sustainable dairy products. A recognized international authority in the development of science-based standards for the dairy sector, IDF has an important role to play in ensuring the right policies, standards, practices, and regulations are in place to ensure the world’s dairy products are safe and sustainable.

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