Looking for student staff (paid) – World Food Day on Oct. 16

UBC LFS Graduate Students are invited to apply for the upcoming World Food Day 2023 (Official Event) to work as an event staff member ($22/hour). UBC is a partner in the event, and the lead organizer is Food Tank.

 The goal for this event is to highlight stories of hope and success in relation to the theme: Water is life. Water is food. Leave no one behind. The event is the Official North America World Food Day 2023 event. The event will be free and by invitation-only, targeting key stakeholders including United Nations leadership, the non-profit community, policymakers, journalists, food businesses, the academic community, farmers, activists, individuals with lived experiences, and the funding and donor community.

This unified approach aims to have a significant impact as we move towards the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.

Staff Details:
Location: SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue, ICBC Concourse and Salons, 580 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1L6 Canada https://maps.app.goo.gl/U53odBR6A2pRHKu96
Staff Arrival time: 10:30AM

Full Staff Time: 10:30AM-4:30PM (6hrs)

Pay: $22CAD/hr
Doors open: 12:30AM (lunch provided)
Programming begins: 1:00PM
Programming Ends: 4:30PM followed by a reception
Dress Code: Business casual

Role Description: The Food Tank staff member will be responsible for assisting with event set-up, checking in attendees, coordinating with catering staff, directing attendees and providing general support throughout the event.

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-food-day-2023-official-event-water-is-life-oct-16-tickets-680230476667?aff=oddtdtcreator

Full Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sdgOKxM9o19VaLPj7iiTPhpCFGhGTupw/edit

 If interested, please contact:

Kenzie Wade (she/her) | Food Tank | kenzie@foodtank.com | 661-340-2663

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Karen Lee (She, Her, Hers)
Director of Marketing and Communications
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 5297 | Cell 604 312 6343
karen.lee98@ubc.ca | @ubcLFS
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

The Psychology Graduate Students’ Association (PGSA) at the University of Regina invites you to join us for the next session in our Anti-Racism Speaker Series: Intersectionality in Clinical Work

THE DETAILS:

WHAT: Speakers will share knowledge on intersectionality in clinical work, including:

• Using an intersectional lens to examine different cultural conceptions of attachment and caregiver-child relationships, including sources of intra- and inter-cultural variation
• Identifying and exploring varied possibilities for implementing culturally-responsive attachment-based clinical interventions
• Applying intersectionality within research by discussing relevant theories, current practices and their pitfalls
• Research regarding how everyday intersectional experiences relate to daily fluctuations in psychological well-being
• Intervening with intersectionality in clinical contexts

WHEN: Monday, October 16th 2023, 9-10:30am SK (11am-12:30pm ET)

WHERE: Please register on Eventbrite for the Zoom link (please note the Zoom session will not be recorded).

WHO:

Dr. Linda Iwenofu, C.Psych, is an Assistant Professor in the department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and a clinical child psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Dr. Iwenofu specializes in the psychological assessment and treatment of children, youth and families presenting with a wide range of difficulties (e.g., learning problems, relational issues, trauma, ADHD, behavioral problems). Her current research and teaching broadly focus on understanding the ways in which individual differences such as race, ethnicity, language, poverty, immigration and exposure to adverse events impact child and youth trajectories toward health and wellness. Dr. Iwenofu specializes in research examining the mechanisms through which anti-Black racism impacts child health outcomes. She provides clinical training and teaches graduate-level courses on anti-racist approaches to professional work with children, youth and emerging adults within educational and clinical contexts.

Dr. Skyler Jackson is an award-winning stigma researcher, inclusive mental health clinician, and experienced organizational consultant. Currently, Dr. Jackson is an Assistant Professor within the Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health. Relying on a broad range of methodological approaches, Dr. Jackson’s current projects examine complex, understudied manifestations of stigma across sexual, racial, and gender minority populations, including (a) intersectional stress among individuals holding multiple marginalized identities (e.g., LGBTQ+ people of color, Black women), and (b) border identity stress among populations holding identities that defy binary categorization (e.g., bisexuals, multiracial people, gender nonbinary individuals). In addition to his work as a researcher, Dr. Jackson is a trained psychotherapist. With experience across a variety of clinical settings, he has developed expertise concerning how clients’ experiences of stigma (e.g., anti-LGBTQ+ stigma) produce unique risks and resiliencies that should be considered during psychotherapy treatment.

Shayan Asadi will moderate the event. Shayan is a third-year Clinical Science PhD candidate at the University of Michigan in the SPLAT Lab with Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas. He received his B.A. from York University in 2019. Shayan uses latent variable modeling and item response methods to understand how mental health disparities are measured in minoritized groups. Shayan also uses longitudinal methods to examine the psychological mechanisms that underlie mental health disparities across LGBTQ+ status, race, and gender/sex. Clinically, Shayan provides evidence-based psychotherapy to adults with mood, anxiety, and personality disorders.

For Whom: All professionals, students and members of the community are invited to join us! Please also feel free to invite your colleagues and friends to come learn together!

Cost: Free! Thanks to the event’s sponsors – Canadian Psychological Association’s Clinical Psychology Section

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Psychology Graduate Students’ Association

University of Regina

The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared Territory of many diverse peoples from near and far.

Good day,

 

We hope you are doing well! We are excited to inform you about a fantastic opportunity that could benefit your graduate students engaged in critical Canadian policy matters. The National Student Paper Competition (NSPC) is now open for submission!

 

Why NSPC matters:

• Opportunities to network and share innovative ideas with the federal public service.
• Grand prize: 4-month internship with the Government of Canada.
• Top 5 authors present papers to senior executives.

 

Here are the key details:

• Application period: From October 5, 2023 to December 15, 2023
• Hosted by: Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
• Purpose: Recognize and amplify significant policy work by Canadian graduate students
• Partnerships: Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA), Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)

 

As a professor or graduate supervisor, your role is crucial:

• Encourage your students to submit a 1500-word innovative academic paper.
• Only professors, graduate supervisors or program coordinators can submit papers on behalf of students. 
• Your expertise can identify impactful ideas that can improve Canadian policies, programs, and public service performance and excellence.

 

Please spread the word by:

• sharing the NSPC promotional videos with your target student community and peers;
• encouraging students from equity-deserving groups to participate. Accommodation is available upon request.

 

Please visit the NSPC webpage for detailed info and contact us for questions. Apply now!

 

Thank you for your engagement in fostering the next generation of Canadian public policy leaders. We look forward to your nominations!

 

 

The NSPC Team

 

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Bonjour,

 

Nous espérons que vous allez bien ! Nous sommes ravis de vous informer d’une opportunité fantastique qui pourrait profiter à vos étudiants et étudiantes diplômés engagés dans des sujets critiques de politique canadienne. Le  Concours national d’essais universitaires (CNEU) est désormais ouvert aux soumissions!

 

Importance du CNEU :

• Opportunités de réseautage et de partage d’idées novatrices avec la fonction publique fédérale.
• Grand prix : Stage de quatre mois au sein du Gouvernement du Canada.
• Les cinq meilleurs auteurs présentent leurs essais à des cadres supérieurs.

 

Informations importantes :

• Période de candidature : Du 5 octobre 2023 au 15 décembre 2023
• Organisé par : École de la fonction publique du Canada (EFPC)
• Objectif : Reconnaître et amplifier les travaux importants en matière de politiques réalisés par des étudiantes et étudiants canadiens diplômés
• Partenariats : Association canadienne des programmes en administration publique (ACPAP), Institut d’administration publique du Canada (IAPC), Association canadienne pour les études supérieures (ACES)

 

En tant que professeur·e ou directeur·rice de thèse, votre rôle est crucial :

• Encourager vos étudiantes et étudiants à soumettre un essai académique innovant de 1500 mots.
• Seuls les professeurs·res, les directeurs·rices de thèse ou les coordinateurs·rices de programme peuvent soumettre des essais au nom de leurs étudiantes et étudiants.  
• Votre expertise peut permettre d’identifier des idées percutantes susceptibles d’améliorer les politiques et les programmes canadiens, ainsi que la performance et l’excellence du service public.

 

N’hésitez pas à faire passer le message en :

• partageant les vidéos promotionnelles du CNEU avec votre communauté étudiante cible et vos pairs;
• encourageant les étudiantes et étudiants des groupes d’équité à participer. Des mesures d’adaptation sont disponibles sur demande.

 

Veuillez consulter la page Web du CNEU pour des informations détaillées et nous contacter en cas de questions. Postulez dès maintenant !

 

Nous vous remercions de votre engagement à encourager la prochaine génération de leaders en politiques publiques canadiennes. Nous attendons avec impatience vos nominations!

 

L’équipe du CNEU

 

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The next IRES Seminar is in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre:

October 12, 2023: IRES Student Seminar with Giulia Belotti and Brian Wang

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall) Please check in at the Admissions Desk first before going to the Theatre.

No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.

Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar.

Understanding debates over urban development projects: navigating sustainability, affordability, and livability issues in Vancouver’s Broadway Plan

Talk summary:

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is increasingly recognized as a promising approach to reduce GHG emissions, being transportation a major emitter in urban areas. However, densification and TOD are subjects of intense debate and controversy. This research sheds light on urban residents’ perceptions of transit-oriented development, focusing on the Broadway Plan, a transit-oriented initiative recently approved by the City of Vancouver, as a case study. Through the analysis of public hearings as well as semi-structured interviews, patterns in the perceptions of residents, community groups, and experts towards transit-oriented development were identified. The study reveals that people’s lived experiences significantly shape their attitudes towards development, influencing their vision of an ideal city and the policy direction they believe local governments should take. Understanding these diverse perspectives provides valuable insights for shaping future transit-oriented development policies that consider the needs of both present and future residents.

Giulia Belotti, IRES MA Student

Bio:

Giulia is a master’s student at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, supervised by Dr. Milind Kandlikar. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Trento in Political Science and International Relations. Giulia is interested in the social and political aspects of sustainability transitions and her master’s thesis explores the housing and climate crisis nexus, investigating urban resident’s perceptions of transit-oriented development projects. Giulia is also involved in a community-based, participatory research project exploring the impact of extreme heat on precariously housed individuals in Metro Vancouver. While at UBC, she has completed two sustainability internships: with Fraser Basin Council and CityHive.

Lost in Transition – Dissolved Carbon Evolution along a Pacific Maritime Headwater Stream Network 

Talk summary:

The latest global estimate of CO2 emissions from freshwater is similar in magnitude to the annual terrestrial carbon sink. This freshwater emissions estimate included large rivers and lakes, but headwater streams remained poorly characterized. This research sought to quantify the carbon transported, processed, and emitted in a headwater stream located 50 km northeast of Vancouver, BC.

The south coast of British Columbia includes unique ecosystems where highly productive rainforests sit on steep mountainous slopes. As the small stream passes through pools, riffles and waterfalls, turbulence drives dissolved CO2 into the atmosphere, akin to a soda going flat after shaking. Automated sensors were deployed to capture this process and showed at least 40% of transported CO2 is lost within 3.3km downstream of a lake, equivalent to a quarter of the lake’s emission. This implies a potential underestimation of headwater emission from our current global evasion estimates.

Brian Wang, IRES Msc Student

Bio:

Brian is a MSc student in the UBC Ecohydrology Lab supervised by Dr. Mark Johnson. He is interested in understanding local scale carbon processes to determine if these fluxes scale along with the accelerating hydrological cycle. Additional interest in environmental instrumentation having worked with lab-made low cost sensors to high precision gas analyzers.

Brian graduated from UBC with a BSc in Environmental Sciences specializing in atmospheric science and hydrology. During this time, he was a part of various groups assisting in GHG characterization from agricultural fields to glaciers. As a passion project, he compared the effectiveness of machine learning techniques in forcing energy balance closure.

 

See you on October 12 in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre!

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Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

 

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249