IRES Seminar Series: Thurs, Jan 16 with Caleb Sinn and Yoshi Tanaka

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Next week’s IRES Seminar features 2 IRES students!
January 16, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Caleb Sinn and Yoshi Tanaka

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall). Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs.
No food or drinks allowed in the Beaty Museum.
Available on Zoom
Aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry as indicators of stream health in the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

 

Talk summary:

Aquatic ecosystem metabolism is the balance of organic carbon produced and consumed within an aquatic ecosystem and forms the basis for food webs and biogeochemical cycles in streams. By integrating biochemical and physical components, metabolism represents an ecosystem-level indicator of stream health in relation to stressors such as land-use change, wildfire, or climate change. This research explores how aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry reflect stream health in the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia. This research is part of the Tsecmenúl̓ecwem-kt (We Repair the Land) project, lead by the Skeetchestn Indian Band, which aims to evaluate watershed health and recovery as well as the effectiveness of restoration treatments in the Deadman River watershed following a severe wildfire.

 

Caleb SinnIRES Msc Student

Bio:

Caleb is an MSc student in the UBC Ecohydrology Lab, supervised by Dr. Mark Johnson. His research interest is the use of ecosystem ecology to support stewardship and management of freshwater at the watershed scale. Prior to coming to UBC, Caleb completed a BSc in General Science with a double-major in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Alberta, and then worked as a Program Manager with the Alberta Lake Management Society where he managed year-round and province-wide community-based lake monitoring programs. In his free time you’ll find Caleb cooking, gardening, trail running, or spending time with family and friends.

Reawakening Traditional Ecological Practices to Revitalize Satoyama Stewardship in Japan: finding adaptive capacity of Japanese village ecology, culture and spirituality

 

Talk summary:

Traditional ecological practices in Japan have shifted drastically due to rapid modernization and urbanization over the last century. Some practices survived; others fell asleep. While onset societal change has made village life isolated, Yoshi’s relatives in the village have worked daily to maintain the culture by adapting to changes throughout their lifetime. Inspired by these people’s wisdom and efforts, he studies the fluid ways of village life by listening to them and experiencing the daily life with them. His autoethnographic approach reveals elements of his ancestors’ traditional ways, and how linearity of time can be unraveled by witnessing the adaptability of his relatives, to this day thriving in their element where ecology, culture and spirituality are kept woven tight. He believes that documenting this continuum will aid the bridge for the future generations, extending beyond his village.

 

   Yoshi TanakaIRES Msc Student

Bio:

Despite being raised in urban Nagoya City, Yoshi has privileged connection with his maternal ancestral village. Spending ample time of his youth in the village, his deep connection with the people, mountain, creeks and creatures has shaped his worldview and developed deep awareness towards his environment, an advantage for his scholarly endeavor. Curiosity strongly drives him in weaving commonalities among differences across circularity of time and space, in the entanglement of humans as a part of nature. A citizen of Japan, a permanent resident of Canada, a descendant of Pacific Rim cultural zone.

 

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

 

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GSS Student Satisfaction Survey

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GSS Student Satisfaction Survey: We Want to Hear from You

The GSS Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) is back! Since 2014, your feedback has helped the Graduate Student Society (GSS) advocate for improvements in funding, housing, career preparation, and more.
This 10–15 minute survey is your chance to share your experiences and help shape the future for graduate students at UBC Vancouver. Need a break? You can pause and return to the survey on the same device and browser.
Bonus: Complete the survey for a chance to win bi-weekly prizes starting this month, including up to $100 gift cards and GSS swag.
Thank you for helping us better support you. Your voice matters!

Take the Survey: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EE9TzCJm7I246y

Best regards,

Frances Cong, MBA (She/Her/Hers)

Communications, Marketing and IT Manager

E: communications@gss.ubc.ca

Call for Applications-Sustainability Scholars paid summer internships

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Hello and Happy New Year!

The UBC Sustainability Hub is again offering UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability and climate related internship projects. Projects begin May 1, 2025. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines and all UBC campuses are encouraged to apply.

Information on the available internship projects can be found on the Sustainability Scholars Program web page. Applications close at 11:59 pm Sunday January 26, 2025.

I am also holding information sessions on January 15 and 16. I would greatly appreciate if you would please circulate the details about the program and the information sessions provided below to your grad students. If you have any questions about the program or projects, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your help in notifying your graduate students about these opportunities!

Best,

Karen Taylor

Seeding Success: Enhancing Farmer-Centered Science Communication

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The BC Food Web and BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network (ACARN), administered by the CSFS at UBC Farm, are hosting a three-part virtual series on the art and science of effective communication for agriculture extension.

This event is tailored to graduate students, researchers, agrologists, and consultants. Students get a 50% discount on the registration fee.

Please see info below and graphics attached. Thank you!—

 

Register for BC-ACARN and BC Food Web’s Seeding Success: Enhancing Farmer-Centered Science Communication!

Back for a second year, this training will build your skills in the art and science of effective communication for agriculture extension. The three-part virtual series will offer communications training from industry professionals, researchers, graduate students, agrologists, and consultants. Sessions will cover knowledge translation and transfer (KTT) planning, crafting impactful knowledge products, and levelling up your field days.

Join us for three virtual sessions on Tuesdays, February 4, 11, and 18 at 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST

Learn more and register at: https://www.bcacarn.ca/events/5801-2/

 

Juliana Cao (She, Her, Hers)

Communications & Knowledge Translation Assistant

Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4

juliana.cao@ubc.ca | ubcfarm.ubc.ca

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Event for grad students

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Jan. 13 – Invitation to a Networking Reception with UC Chile

Join a networking reception and meet with colleagues from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile).

Learn about new opportunities to engage with UC Chile’s unique and interdisciplinary network of 8 field stations and research sites, each located in unique and distinct ecosystems and geographies throughout Chile.

Connect with UC Chile representatives:

  • Professor Pedro Bouchon, Vice President for Research and Innovation
  • María Elena Boisier, Director of Research
  • Sergio Guitart, Executive Officer, Field Station Network
  • Dr. Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Faculty of Biological Science (Coastal Marine Research Station)

Monday, January 13, 2025

4:00 – 5:30 pm

Venue: Sage

Leon and Thea Koerner University Centre

6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver

RSVP to globalengagement.office@ubc.ca

 

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).