Next week’s guest for the MFRE Speaker Series is Dr. Justin Bull from UBC Sauder School of Business.

Justin is the Chair of the Sustainability and Ethics Group at the Sauder School of Business, and teaches extensively on sustainability, technology, and strategy to graduate and executive audiences. He has helped big companies – like IKEA, Lyft, and Rolling Stone – design strategies for responsible business. He has also worked with indigenous communities in Canada, Africa, and Latin America to help them build their capacity to engage in economic development. He graduated with a BA in International Relations and a PhD in Wood Science from the University of British Columbia.

In his talk on “The Infinite and the Inevitable”, Justin provides an overview of the technological and environmental trends that are behind the biggest business opportunity of a generation.

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I’m contacting you today on behalf of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences. I’m a member of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science Student Committee, and I am looking for a student to represent the province of British Columbia.

We are looking for graduate students who are studying a horticultural crop to become members of the CSHS Student Committee. Interested students should email CSHS.Student.Committee@gmail.com with a short (250 word) bio. The responsibilities of CSHS Student Committee members are to attend quarterly online meetings, and host one event during the year which promotes horticultural science to the general public.

Any student who is a member of the CSHS is eligible to apply. Student membership is only $25, or $40 for a joint membership in the CSHS, Canadian Society of Agronomy, and Canadian Society of Soil Science (https://cshs.ca/membership-application-renewal/).

Our thanks,

Yifan Yan

On behalf of the CSHS Student Committee

Let’s Talk Science is a national science outreach organization, focused on getting primary and secondary school students excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). The UBC chapter, run by UBC graduate students, has a variety of volunteer programs. These programs reach different age groups, cover different topics, and require different levels of commitment. There’s really something for everyone!

See the attached poster for details on information sessions, where interested potential volunteers can learn more about what we do, and how to get involved.

Thank you for passing along this information,

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Deborah Good

Executive Coordinator for Volunteer and Internal Relations

UBC Let’s Talk Science

volunteer@ubclts.com

Website: https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/ubc

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Save the date!  LFS Community Meeting on Sept. 26

Mark your calendars for the first LFS Community Meeting of the term!  It takes place on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 1:45-3 pm in Michael Smith Labs, Room 101.