Category Archives: Mark Your Calendars
Dietetics Resume and Cover Letter Workshop – January 8, 2015
Planning to apply to the UBC Dietetics Major for September 2015 entry? Past attendess have found this annual session provided great tips and support for helping to refine cover letters and resumes in preparation for applying the Dietetics Major. Registration … Continue reading
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Tagged cover letter, dietetics, fnh, resume, workshops
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APBI 419: Fish Disease offered for 14W Term 2! *Register now!*
It’s back! APBI 419 (Fish Disease) will be offered in Term 2 of the 2014 Winter Session (Jan – Apr 2015). This course examines fish health and disease from the perspectives of the fish, the pathogen and the environments that … Continue reading
Musical and Artistic Performance: Can we eat fish in the future? Dec, 11
Peter Wall Institute Presents: Can we eat fish in the future? Different tales from the world’s oceans – A musical and artistic performance UBC’s Laptop Orchestra will present two works involving live instrument, electronic sounds and video projection which present … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, ecosystem, fish, laptop orchestra, oceans, peter wall
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“Lives We Live” as part of World AIDS Day, presented by InSA – Dec 1, 2014
The Indigenous Students’ Association (InSA) would like to invite you their event “Lives We Live”. December 1st is World AIDS Day and the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week (December 1-6th). InSA will be hosting an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Awareness Day … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal AIDS awareness week, first nations, world aids day
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Panel Discussion “The Next Step: Growing Global Citizenship” – Nov 28, 2014
On Friday, Nov 28th 2014, Engineers Without Borders Canada is hosting a panel discussion called “The Next Step: Growing Global Citizenship”. This event takes place from 12:00pm-2:00pm, at the Dodson Room – The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall … Continue reading
LFS Community Meeting – Nov 26, 2014
Community Meeting Please be informed that the Community Meeting for all faculty, staff and students is scheduled for November 27 (Thu) at 12:30-1:30 (please note start time) in Rm 40, Food Nutrition and Health Building, 2205 East Mall. Coffee and … Continue reading
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Tagged community meeting, dean, faculty of land and food systems, seeds program, thesis, united way
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Public Talk: Drugs, Diet, and Genes to Treat Diabetes & Obesity, Nov 26
Learn about the link between obesity and diabetes, current treatment options for type 2 diabetes and how genetics and personalized medicine will inform better treatments in the near future. Speaker Panel: Moderator: Timothy Kieffer, PhD Group Leader and Professor, UBC LSI … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, diet, genetics, medicine, obesity, public talk
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Nov 21: Send a letter to a loved one
This holiday season, why not pick up a pen and write to your loved ones who live far away? On Friday, Nov 21st, 12-3pm, the UBC United Way Student Committee will be hosting a photobooth in the Irving K Barber lobby. Take … Continue reading
Information Session for LFS 302B: Summer Field Course, Indonesia, 2015 on November 20th
LFS 302B: Summer Field Course, Indonesia, 2015 LFS Project Monitoring & Evaluation for Timely Responses (METR): May 1 – 31st 2015 This undergraduate food and resource economics summer field course in Indonesia consists of instruction, planning and implementation of a … Continue reading
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#WinterFestUBC – Nov 19 – 20, 2014
Nov 19th & 20th is #WinterfestUBC hosted by Common Energy. #WinterfestUBC was created to encourage the community to spend time outside even in the colder months through a unique outdoor celebration that inspires creativity, fun, and awareness on how to be … Continue reading