Hello LFS Grad Students!
The Grad Student Council is hosting a writing retreat to help you with your writing goals!
The event will take place on April 29th (Monday) from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at MCML 160.
Additionally, on the same day and place, professional headshots will be taken by Duncan from 2 – 2:30 pm.
RSVP here by April 24th @ 5 pm.
We will provide coffee and snacks ☕????
We hope to see you all there!!–
Faculty of Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Council
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In this issue, Public Scholars Initiative info session, Climate Solutions Research Collective Solutions Scholars pitch event and summit, PGWP workshop, Non-faculty Careers in Academia, Careers Outside of Higher Education, 14-Day Writing Challenge, and more. |
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Registration Open |
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Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) Info Session |
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A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below. I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time. |
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ACADEMIC |
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CAREER |
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Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) workshop Exploring Non-faculty Careers in Academia with CIRTL Alumni Careers Outside of Higher Education |
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
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Understanding stress |
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RESEARCH |
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Intro to data visualization with Tableau |
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WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
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14-Day Writing Challenge |
Estimating the global health impacts from environmental risks
No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.
Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Talk summary:
Understanding health impacts of environmental risk factors can aid in prioritization of management policies. In the context of the Global Burden of Disease project we estimated the disease burden attributable to 12 environmental risk factors for 1990 – 2021 differentiated by age and sex for 204 countries. In 2021, ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution was the leading global environmental risk factor accounting for 4.2% of all disease burden 4.7 million (M) deaths, followed by household air pollution (3.9%, 3.1M) and unsafe water (1.4%, 0.8M). Since 2000, exposures to household air pollution, nitrogen dioxide, unsafe water and unsafe sanitation have reduced dramatically. Reductions in exposure to cold temperatures, radon and lead have been observed but these have been insufficient to offset population growth and aging, resulting in increased attributable disease burden, while exposures to warm temperatures, ozone and ambient particulate matter pollution have increased, suggesting a need for more concerted actions.
Dr. Michael Brauer, Principle Research Scientist, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and
Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC
Bio:
Michael Brauer is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia and a Principal Research Scientist and Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, where he leads the Environmental, Occupational and Dietary Risk Factors team for the Global Burden of Disease. His research focuses on linkages between the built environment and human health, with specific interest in the global health impacts of air pollution, the relationships between multiple exposures mediated by urban form and population health, and health impacts of a changing climate. He has participated in monitoring and epidemiological studies throughout the world and served on numerous committees, including those advising the World Health Organization, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the World Heart Federation, the US National Academies, the Royal Society of Canada, the International Joint Commission and governments in North America and Asia. His contributions to environmental health have been recognized by a number of career achievement and publication awards.
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
We are pleased to invite you to join the cohort of Tech Entrepreneurship 2024, who are having Demo Day this coming Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm. Please join us in the David Lam Learning Labs to witness the final deliverables of this class. There is no RSVP to his event, simply come on out. We’ve prepped some information on the presenting teams to pique your interest! If you are interested in taking Tech Entrepreneurship in future years, this is a great way to see what the class is all about.
Graduate students in science and technology related fields may be interested in learning more about the course and opportunities. See the course website for background information (application starts in mid-September 2024): https://blogs.ubc.ca/baen506apsc541techentrepreneurship/
Date: Wednesday, April 10th
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Location: DL005/009 (David Lam Learning Labs*)
*The David Lam Learning Labs are located in the basement of the UBC Sauder Building, below Tim Hortons and White Spot. While the Labs are in the UBC Sauder compound, access cannot be gained from the main building. To access the learning labs, enter the Robert H. Lee Graduate School doors to the left of the restaurants (not the main UBC Sauder entrances) and take the stairs or the elevator down to the basement. Alternatively, you can walk around the back of the building past White Spot (West on Agricultural Road) and take the first pathway at the back of the building down into the learning labs.
For further information, contact Jon Nakane (jon.nakane@ubc.ca)
See you there!
Jon
__Jon Nakane, PhD PEng jon.nakane@ubc.caProgram Director, UBC Integrated EngineeringAssistant Professor of Teaching, UBC Materials EngineeringRm 106A, Frank Forward Bldg, 6350 Stores Rd. 604-822-0794
On behalf of Dr. Thomas Netticadan, CCARM Team Leader, please post the attached poster, forward to everyone in your departments, and forward to anyone else that may be interested,
Sukhinder Cheema, PhD, University Research Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University, St. John’s Newfoundland, will be giving a virtual seminar on Monday, April 8, 2024, from 9:30 am – 10:30 pm (Central Standard Time-CST) and 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (NL Time)
Her seminar is entitled, “Omega-3 fatty acids in maternal and offspring health: what did we learn in two decades?”
Everyone is invited to attend.
Use the link below to join the Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/816248557 40?pwd=Z1BJczJwYjZpRE9vbGJ6MT VCWUtIZz09
If link above does not work, go into Zoom website, click Join:
Meeting ID: 816 2485 5740
Passcode: 765359
Julie Schoffner
Administrative Assistant
Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
& University of Manitoba
Room R2019 – 351 Taché Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA
Email: jschoffner2@sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3455 Fax: 204.237.4018