I wanted to share the rolling out of the alumni UBC fall student contest. All current UBC students are eligible. This year, the contest will run from November 1^st to November 30^th, 2023.

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Hey, UBC students! Get ready to treat yourself, courtesy of alumni UBC! ????
Enter the 2023 Fall Giveaway to score a $1,000 cash prize ????
Contest runs from November 1 to 30, 2023 — don’t miss your chance to win! ⏰

Open to all currently registered UBC students. Enter here: alumni.ubc.ca/escape/

Sponsored by: alumni UBC

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During November 1 – November 28, 2023

Hey, UBC students! Get ready to treat yourself, courtesy of @alumniUBC! ????
Enter the 2023 Fall Giveaway to score a $1,000 cash prize ????
Contest runs from November 1 to 30, 2023 — don’t miss your chance to win! ⏰

 Open to all currently registered UBC students! alumni.ubc.ca/escape/

 On November 29^th, 2023

Only two days left to enter @alumniUBC’s contest for UBC students to win $1,000! Have you entered? alumni.ubc.ca/escape/

Thank you again for your support with this annual student engagement initiative! The success of these student-focused initiatives rely heavily on the support all of you provide in spreading the word.

Please let me know if there’s anything else you need (image sizes, etc…).

 

Niki Glenning (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)
Alumni Relations Manager

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

Phone: Cell 604 561 0504 | Fax 604 822 6394

@ubclfs www.facebook.com/ubcLFS

Registration Now Open
Our 2023 Venture Showcase is happening November 29, 2023!

Join us November 29 for the 2023 Venture Showcase to meet entrepreneurs from our community who are set to be the next generation of leaders in impact and innovation.

The Venture Showcase features teams across our pipeline ranging from up and coming ‘Sneak-a-Peek’ teams at the outset of their journeys in incubation, ‘Ones-to-Watch’ ventures who are in the middle of commercialization and ‘Ready-to-Raise’ HATCH Venture Builder teams gaining traction at the acceleration stage. This event will give you a preview of our entire community, connecting you with venture teams and our wider innovation network.

Register Now

Venture Shoutouts

Kudos to our ventures

• Avivo Biomedical Inc. enters into know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic for advancement of blood type conversion technology for organ transplants
• D2Type has secured funding from the BC Ministry of Health to run their pilot, which can revalidate various features of our lifestyle modification program.
• OnDeck received $1.5M from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and $10,000 Collegiate Award from Ocean Exchange
• Orca completed their pre-seed round of $600K+, consisting of private investors including prominent entrepreneurs and business veterans.

SnapCyte Solutions Inc. Receives $120,000 Mitacs Grant for AI-Powered Cell Analytics Tools

Alumni Updates

Exciting updates from our Alumni who are transforming the world

• Aspect Biosystems’s Tamer Mohamed wins BCBusiness’ Entrepreneur of the Year 2023
• Avivo Biomedical Inc. enters into know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic for advancement of blood type conversion technology for organ transplants

Arca receives CICE Funds Innovation to Advance the Measuring, Monitoring, and Verification (MMV) of Carbon Management

Upcoming Events

Invest in BC presented by Lumira Ventures
November 2 • 8:00AM • Terminal City Club

Attendees can expect a dynamic program featuring compelling company pitches, insightful presentations, and engaging panel discussions. Entrepreneurs participating in this exclusive event gain an invaluable platform to share their stories, receive actionable feedback, and establish connections with diverse stakeholders. >> Learn more and RSVP >>

November Women Founder Meetup
November 22 • 8:30AM • UBC Point Grey
November 23 • 4:30PM • UBC Robson Square

Join the entrepreneurship@UBC community in person for our Women Founder Meetup, Thursday, November 23 for our ecosystem of women and non-binary founders, executives, leaders and mentors part of entrepreneurship@UBC and our wider ecosystem. Learn more about our Point Grey and Robson Square meetups!

Community Town Hall
November 14 • 12:15PM • Online

Join the entrepreneurship@UBC community November 14th to hear from UBC entrepreneurs part of our program to learn how they got started, what challenges they are facing and how you can follow in their footsteps. >>Learn more and RSVP>>

The President’s Advisory Committee for the selection of a new Dean for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems has the following membership, consisting of both elected and appointed members, per UBC Policy AP5:

• Joseph Al Rahmani, Undergraduate Student
• Simone Castellarin, Professor, CRC in Viticulture and Plant Genomics, and Associate Director, Wine Research Centre
• Tamara Cohen, Assistant Professor, FNH and Director of Dietetics
• Chelsea Gowton, Graduate Student
• Eduardo Jovel, Associate Professor, and Director, Indigenous Research Partnerships
• Robert Kozak, Dean, Faculty of Forestry
• Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager, EDI and Indigeneity
• Gurcharn Singh Brar, Assistant Professor, Plant Science
• Will Valley, Associate Professor of Teaching, and Associate Dean, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion
• Siyun Wang, Associate Professor, Food Safety Engineering
• Gage Averill, Provost and VP Academic, UBC Vancouver (Chair)
• Kate Carr, Executive Assistant to the Provost and AVP Faculty Planning (Secretary)

The Committee’s task is to consider and advise the President on the candidates before the President makes a recommendation to the Board of Governors. Odgers Berndtson executive search firm will be supporting the President’s Advisory Committee.

 

The search consultants are seeking your input on the following questions:

1. What are the opportunities and challenges facing the Faculty over the next few years?
2. What qualifications should be sought in candidates for Dean (in terms of leadership style, academic credentials, background, and experience)?
3. Are there individuals you would like to recommend?

Please submit your input, by end of day November 17^th , via this confidential online survey.

 

To keep updated on the Dean Search, you can view updates from Gage Averill, Provost and VP, Academic, by visiting the homepage of the LFS Intranet.

 

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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).

Next week’s IRES Seminar is co-sponsored by the UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective: https://climatesolutions.ubc.ca/:

November 2, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with Jonathan Foley

Achieving Drawdown: A Hopeful, Science-Based Roadmap to Stop Climate Change

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

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.

Talk summary:

The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions. It points to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, philanthropists, community organizations, and others should prioritize to make the most of our efforts to stop climate change.

By showing how to strategically mobilize solutions across sectors, time, and place, engage the power of co-benefits, and recognize and remove obstacles, the Drawdown Roadmap charts a path to accelerate climate solutions before it’s too late.

 

Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown

 

Bio:

Dr. Jonathan Foley is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions. He is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work focuses on understanding our changing planet and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on.

 

 

See you next Thursday 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