UC Berkeley and Stanford University have joined forces again to organize the ninth edition of the Development and Political Economics SF Bay Area PhD Student Conference (DevPEC). The conference aims to provide PhD students an opportunity to present their research and learn about what other students are working on in political economy and development economics. This year it will be held at UC Berkeley, California, on April 17-18, 2025.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for students to get feedback on their projects from excellent researchers from universities across the globe. We encourage you to submit your working paper at the following link no later than Tuesday, February 11^th, 2025.

Please see the attached Call for Papers for details.

Partial travel and accommodation funding will be provided for selected participants outside the Bay Area.

Best regards,

The DevPec Organizing Committee:

Edgar Sanchez-Cuevas (UC Berkeley)
Sarah Danner (UC Berkeley)

Nikhil Shankar (UC Berkeley)

Monia Tomasella (Stanford University) 

Camilla Cherubini (Stanford University)

Anna Vdovina (Stanford University)

Free tickets to the 2025 Pacific Agriculture Show! 

The Pacific Agriculture Show – the largest agriculture exhibition in B.C. – brings together producers, ranchers and farmers with the latest technology, trends, and techniques in the agriculture industry. The 2024 show attracted over 9,500 qualified farmers and producers who saw over 300 exhibiting companies.

If you’d like to attend the exhibition for free, we have a limited amount of tickets available. Please email Shannon Wong at shannon.wong@ubc.ca if you’re interested. Tickets are first come, first serve.

Event Details:

January 23 to 25, 2025

Tradex Exhibition Centre

Abbotsford, B.C.

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Shannon Wong  (She, Her, Hers)
Communications Specialist
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
H.R. MacMillan, 278 – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 861 9303
shannon.wong@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).

Join us for our next Climate Conversation event!

Climate Policy and the New US Administration

January 21 | 12-1:30

Third Space Building | 6363 Biological Sciences Road, behind the Earth Sciences Building

Optional registration link.

 

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With the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20th, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. Come join on January 21st for an informal conversation with faculty experts who will lead a dialogue around topics such as:

– The anticipated role of subnational actors, such as individual States, in climate policy and action
– The impacts on global progress towards reducing global carbon emissions
– Impact on global climate commitments, such as the Paris Agreement
– Executive Orders impacting climate policy that are put in place on inauguration day
– And other topics that emerge!

All participation is welcome at these opportunities to gather with colleagues. No registration is required, but optionally registering gives us the ability to reach out to you directly with event updates and follow-ups, which can be done here.

Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack to this informal dialogue! Tea or similar will be provided, please bring a mug whenever possible.

 

Sign up for our newsletter or find other climate related events on our website.

 

The Climate Solutions Research Collective Team
UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
climate.collective@ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 431 AERL | 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada

The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a new UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.

 

Sustainability Ambassadors – accepting applications!

Want to collaborate with local organizations and drive meaningful change in your community? Join the next cohort of Sustainability Ambassadors! A unique learning and leadership opportunity designed for students passionate about sustainability. Open to undergraduate and graduate students—no matter what program you’re in!  Develop your leadership skills and drive meaningful change in your community. Open to all UBC students in all programs.

Apply by Feb 16 at sustain.ubc.ca/ambassadors

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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).

Calling all current, past, and future LFS TAs!

Join us for an exciting workshop: Engaging with Indigenous Content in LFS Courses. We’re lucky to have Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, who will guide us through an informative session about how TAs can facilitate learning about Indigeneity in our classrooms.

When: Monday, January 27, 2:00-3:30pm

Where: Food Nutrition and Health 200 (FNH 200)

RSVP by Friday, January 24: https://tinyurl.com/lfstamackenzie

This workshop counts toward the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion category of the LFA Advanced TA Skills Letter of Completion. Questions about the certificate? Email Lexis (lexis.ly@ubc.ca) and Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca).

Snacks provided! See you there!