This week’s menu:
Salad: Bit Chopped Salad with Corn, Feta, and Avocado
Main: Good Ol’ Mexican Rice
Side: Veggie Tacos
Dessert: Key Lime Pies
$5 at 5pm in Agora! Don’t forget to BYOC (bring your own container to skip the line!)
Nov 13: Wednesday Night Dinner Menu – Fiesta Fusion!
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Nov 19: ‘Jamaican Me Hungry’ FNH 440 Students
Already tired of this cold, rainy weather? Dreaming of an island getaway?
If so come to the ‘Jamaican Me Hungry’ special event at Vanier Dining Hall on Tuesday, November 19!
Enjoy tasty Jamaican dishes like jerk chicken, beef patties, jerk sweet potato curry and fried bananas. You’ll forget about the rainy weather in no time!
What: Jamaican Me Hungry
Where: Vanier Dining Hall starting @5pm
Who: Brought to you by FNH 440 students.
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Nov 21: Lecture on Genetically Engineered Foods and Human Health
When: Thursday Nov. 21, 2:00-4:00pm
Where: The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), 2260 West Mall, U.B.C.
What: This event will provide opportunities for the public to discuss their concerns regarding GE foods. This lecture is part of a Cross-Canada Speaker’s Tour on Genetically Engineered Foods and Human Health. The tour features presentations by Dr. Thierry Vrain, and Dr. Shiv Chopra. Dr. Vrain and Dr. Chopra will address the topic of GE foods and human health from both a scientific and a regulatory perspective.
More information and a link to the event can be found HERE
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Undergraduate Students Needed for an Online Survey
Research Project: Processes by which Responses to Disclosures of Violence are shaped by Relationship Context
This research is looking to learn about peer relationships and how violent experiences are shared in these relationships. The goal is to help improve services to students and those impacted by violence.
What’s Involved?
- Completing an online survey that is expected to take 30 minutes of your time.
- You will be entered in a draw to win 1 of 5 iPods.
Who is invited?
- Undergraduate students aged 17 to 24.
For more information, contact disclosure_research@yahoo.com or (604) 822-5672.
To participate, go to the following website:
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Nutrisocial meeting – this Thursday Nov 14th, 4-5pm
NutriSocial is a club open to students of all backgrounds and majors who hold an interest in participating in discussion centered on nutrition, networking and public speaking. We work on creating a comfortable and fun environment and encourage people to LISTEN.LEARN.TALK.GROW. Whether you are interested in working on your public speaking skills, meeting new people, networking with students from diverse backgrounds or just sharing your knowledge and passion for nutrition, we encourage you to participate!
Add us on Facebook!
Contact: nst.ubc@gmail.com
Meetings: Thursday from 4-5 p.m., MacMillan 258
Membership: $5 (UBC student) $10 (non-UBC student)
*Membership fee can be paid at the first meeting you attend. We accept new members all throughout the term!
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Nov 13th: SCWIST Brownbag Lunch Meeting Series: How to Network Better!
The BrownBag Series is a monthly event organized by the Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) whose purpose is to provide a place for learning and discussion of topics to help women in STEM fields advance their careers.
Date: November 13th, 2013
Time: 12:15-1:45pm
Place: UBC Point Grey Campus, Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre (Room 224)
Unsure how to get the most out of networking? Not sure what to say or ask to make a successful connection? Then come get some valuable tips on how to network from our speaker Wendy Turnbull, a marketing manager from BCTIA
Come and join us for a fun, interactive session!
Coffee, tea and cookies will be served; please bring your own mug.
RSVP to: scwist.brown.bag@gmail.com
A Growing Culture Writing Contest – deadline Jan 17, 2014
Do you have a passion for ecological agriculture and innovation? Write about a topic that matters to you and be entered for a chance to win a cash prize and the opportunity to be published on the AGC website.
AGC (A Growing Culture) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting farmers with the resources they need to contribute to an ecologically sound food system and prosperous planet.
Please click here for Essay Contest Guidelines.
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Nov 18-22: Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières UBC campaign
WHO: Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières UBC and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
WHAT: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
Why: To inform you on the most harmful trade pact ever for access to medicines
When: November 18th-22nd
Come learn about the TPP with Friends of MSF UBC and UAEM, and sign the petition to tell the Canadian government it is not okay to block life-saving medication for millions! We will be boothing at various locations around campus throughout the week. For more information visit www.msf.ca/tpp, or e-mail msfubc@gmail.com.
Nov 14 – Info session and get-together for Applied Biology students
Food, Fun and Information for APBI students!
Thursday, November 14, from 5 – 7pm in Agora, the Applied Biology Program is holding the first in a series of “get-togethers” for students and faculty in the Applied Biology program. This event will focus on opportunities for students to enrich their academic experience beyond the classroom. Brief presentations will be given by representatives of UBC Go Global, UBC Farm, UBC Career Services, UBC Pre-vet/Animal Welfare Club, Life Sciences Co-op, UBC Community Learning Initiative, and others. After the presentations everyone is invited to stay, mingle, and enjoy the food and drink.
r.s.v.p. to lfs.apbi@ubc.ca
Poster: Applied Biology Get-Together
Info session on International Reading Week opportunties
Looking for a way to apply your academic knowledge in a community-based setting? There are a number of Reading Week (Feb. 2014) opportunities that can help you do just that!
Sustainability & Solidarity is an International Service Learning opportunity that allows students to work and learn alongside a community organization in rural Mexico that works on agricultural and ecological initiatives such as dry toilet installation into neighboring communities where access to sanitation facilities is limited. Learning sessions about the factors and issues surrounding this project are integrated throughout the week.
Sustainability and Coastal Conservation is an International Service Learning opportunity to work with a NGO along the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica. This project is to work with ASVO is to make the station as self-sustainable as possible, in order to reduce impacts on the local habitat and provide a model for nearby communities and international volunteers. You will contribute to this goal by helping to build a greenhouse on the site to assist in reducing the need to bring in outside sources of food to the site and increase the diversity of plant species (vegetables) available for local consumption.
Ecosystems and Ecology is an International Service Learning opportunity to work with a NGO along the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica. This project is to work with ASVO is to make the station as self-sustainable as possible, in order to reduce impacts on the local habitat and provide a model for nearby communities and international volunteers. You will contribute to this goal by helping to construct a water filtration system that will harvest both rain and salt water to provide volunteers and the surrounding community with a sustainable source of clean drinking water. You should expect hands-on work, manual labour, and the need to problem-solve in the field.
Interested students are invited to attend an info session to learn more. Join us on
Wednesday, Nov. 13th from 12:30 – 1:30 in Kaiser 3028. Applications can be submitted online and are due Nov. 17th.
Interested students are invited to come to drop-in advising hours or email questions to ubc.isl@ubc.ca
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