Science Literacy Week!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by megan wurster

Science Literacy Week (September 17-23, 2018) is an annual celebration of Canadian science, where libraries, universities, museums and other institutions hold events to show the diversity of amazing research happening across the country.

This year, UBC Library is celebrating with a Science Expo, to be held in the main entrance area of Woodward Library on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone, including students, faculty, families with young learners, and the wider UBC community, is encouraged to drop by the event to visit the booths. There will be several UBC Library partners at the event:
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Canadian Blood Services
Engineering Physics
Geering Up UBC Engineering & Science for Kids
Open Science Network DIYBio
UBC Biomedical Engineering Student Team (BEST)
UBC iSchool’s chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
At UBC Library’s booth, expect to get hands-on with Arduino coding and electronics kits, interactive demos with AnatomyTV and Birds of North America, and more. We’ll also be talking about our Seed Lending Library, which allows anyone to pick up seeds free of charge, while providing opportunities to learn about gardening, seed saving, and agricultural research at UBC.

Detailed information is available on the Library Guide to Science Literacy Week http://guides.library.ubc.ca/scilit18

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Global Health Initiative

Posted on September 11, 2018 by megan wurster

GHI is a student-led initiative including students with various backgrounds and different levels of global health knowledge. Students, through GHI, have the opportunity to learn more about global health in both workshops and lecture series. GHI also offers the opportunity to participate in a global health project during the summer, either internationally or locally. Past teams have included students from Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Land and Food systems, Journalism, and Integrated Science.

We also have an exciting opportunity to join the Refugee Health Initiative within GHI, which provides incredible opportunities to learn about refugee health in the city of Vancouver, throughout the whole year.

On September 24th, the evening will begin with an introduction of GHI by Hasrit Sidhu and Raiya Suleman, the 2018/19 GHI Co-Chairs, followed Dr. Videsh Kapoor who is the Director, Division of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine at UBC. Each team from the previous year has been invited to come and share their project and future directions in a short presentation. It is an exciting opportunity to learn about all of the projects in the GHI and become involved in the organization.

For more information: https://globalhealth.med.ubc.ca/service/student-groups/global-health-initiative/

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Apply to be an Associate Coordinator at the Student Leadership Conference!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by megan wurster

The Student Leadership Conference 2019 Planning Committee is hiring for Associate Coordinators. This is your perfect opportunity to learn about the planning and implementation of a huge student-led leadership conference in Canada! Each AC is responsible for coordinating projects as part of the planning committee and will make vital contributions to the success of the conference over the academic year!

Applications close on September 16th
Check out the different positions [http://bit.ly/SLCACHiring2019]
Read more about the SLC [http://students.ubc.ca/slc]

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Nutrikids Accepting Applications through September 15

Posted on September 11, 2018 by megan wurster

Nutrikids is a student-led initiative that delivers nutrition workshops to elementary school children across Vancouver elementary schools, to allow kids to develop healthy relationships with food through discovery and experiential learning. At the start of every school year, we recruit 60-70 passionate volunteers to help us achieve this goal.

Click here to apply.  Application deadline is September 15th, 2018.

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The 2019 UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting applications!

Posted on August 22, 2018 by BrendaYim

The UBC Farm Practicum can be taken as either a six-month (April – October), or as a four-month (April – August), experiential-learning program. The program is part-time (approximately 20 hours per week), and is designed for aspiring farmers, urban gardeners, environmental educators, and students with an interest in applying their learning about sustainable agriculture and food systems. The program is often taken as a non-credit Certificate program; however, 6-9 academic credits are available for interested students.

Participants gain a deeper understanding of agricultural management and small-scale farming, and a network of incredible people to support them along the way. The main approach to learning within the program is hands-on practice. Participants carry out seasonal farming activities with leadership provided by UBC Farm staff in the greenhouses, gardens, fields, orchards, and at our farmers’ markets. In addition, the program includes numerous guest speakers, field trips to various farming operations within the province, and access to a plot at the UBC Farm for individual and shared production.

All applications received by September 24th will be considered for Early Admission. All applications for the Regular Deadline pool are due by October 29th.

A Practicum Open House will hosted at the beginning of the fall season before the application deadline. This year, our Open House at the UBC Farm will occur on September 15th, 12 pm – 2 pm. We will provide a forum to ask questions, meet current practicum students, and receive a tour of the site. No registration is needed. If your schedule permits, we encourage you to arrive at 12 noon, so you can experience the entire Open House — but arriving anytime between 12- 2 is acceptable. Please look for our tent and table by the entrance to the Farm.

For more information: http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/community/practicum-in-sustainable-agriculture

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Soil Science Awards: Applications are open!

Posted on August 15, 2018 by BrendaYim
Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science is excited to announce that applications are now open for two new student research awards.
 The Les Lavkulich Graduate Student Award in Soil Science (one award of $5000) and the Art Bomke Undergraduate Student Award (one award of $3000) will be awarded to students on the basis of academic achievement, research proposal, leadership/community service, financial need, and letters of recommendation. The application deadline is October 31, 2018. For the award guidelines and more information please see the student awards section of our website: http://www.prsss.ca/student-awards/
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Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm Position Title: Food Skills Education Intern

Posted on August 7, 2018 by BrendaYim

The Food Skills Education Intern will support the UBC Farm team in the development and delivery of the UBC Farm Workshop Series. Tasks will include, but not limited to: coordination of workshop logistics, creation of online workshop registration forms, liaising of workshops through on-site presence, recruitment of new workshop presenters, and coordinating and delivering marketing and promotion for workshops. The Intern will not only have the opportunity to learn about sustainable food and living skills through workshop attendance, but will also gain experience with educational program management, event coordination, and marketing/promotion.

Interns are expected to enroll in the Career Development Internship course (LFS 496 – 3 credits) twice: once in the Fall (Sept – Dec) and once in Winter (Jan-Apr). At the end of the 26-week program, students will be eligible to receive course credit towards their UBC degree.

Duties
The Food Skills Education Intern will work alongside the UBC Farm team on the following tasks:

Coordinate workshop logistics with presenters and colleagues;
Create online workshop registration forms;
Occasionally act as a workshop liaison;
Compile and analyze workshop registration data;
Identify and recruit new workshop presenters;
Facilitate development of new “customized” workshop programming
Perform miscellaneous workshop administration tasks
Support custom workshop programming

Preferred Qualifications

UBC student eligible for LFS 496
High degree of organization and attention to detail
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Capable of using excel to collect and organize data
Ability to work both in a team and individual setting
Experience with WordPress and using social media for event promotion/marketing
Interest and familiarity with sustainable living skills, especially those pertaining to food

Position Details

· September 2018 to April 2019

· 6-9 hours per week

· Flexible schedule to be determined with the candidate. Workshop liaising may require occasional evening or weekend duties.

· This is an unpaid, for credits, internship

Application Deadline – August 6, 2018
For details on applying, please visit http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/students/internships/

Website (if applicable): http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/students/internships/

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Soci 495A: An Introduction to the Sociology of Climate Change.

Posted on July 30, 2018 by BrendaYim

New Course:

Soci 495A: An Introduction to the Sociology of Climate Change.

Pre-requisites: None.
(If you have trouble registering, please contact the instructor for assistance.
The calendar indicates that Soci 100 is required, but this will be waived by the instructor.)
Term 1: September – December 2018
Wednesday: 3:00pm – 5:45pm, Room: Frank Forward Building Room 317
D.B. Tindall

Anthropogenic climate change is arguably the greatest crisis facing humanity in the early part of the 21st Century. There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that the average temperature on the earth’s surface is increasing, and that this increase is primarily a result of human activities. This average increase in worldwide earth surface temperature is leading to global climate change. This change will manifest itself in different ways in different locations. Some places will experience more severe droughts, others will experience more severe flooding. Storms will be more severe. Glaciers are rapidly melting, resulting in rising sea levels, and other consequences. These changes will have devastating effects on human societies, and will also have dramatic negative effects on the “natural world” (including massive extinction of various flora and fauna species – some have termed the “Anthropocene”).
While climate change is often seen as a “natural science issue”, its ultimate causes, consequences, and potential remedies are largely social. Thus, sociology should be considered to be a core discipline in understanding and responding to climate change. This course will introduce students to sociological insights about contemporary climate change. It will do so by considering the global nature of climate change, and its implications. No prior training in sociology is assumed.

Website for more information: https://soci.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/06/2018-Winter-Soci-495A-Brief-Description.pdf

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Impact Evaluation Analytics: LFS International Field Studies – Indonesia

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Emma Loughton

LFS 302B (6 credits)

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and applications of development project M&E. The world of international development faces many challenges, one of which is the failure of assistance interventions (aid projects and programs). Students will develop a practical understanding of the logical processes by which projects are designed and implemented, including the need for external evaluation, ex post project delivery in order to assess the efficacy, outcomes, and sustainability of these interventions. Lack of project success, more often than not, is a result of inadequate impact evaluation strategies. Students will learn skills to develop strong monitoring & evaluation plans in order to overcome these deficiencies.

Information session 1:

When:  Tuesday, October 10th

Time:    12:30 – 1:30 pm

Where:  MacMillan 258

Information Session 2:

When:  Wednesday, October 18th

Time:    4:00 – 5:00 pm

Where:  MacMillan 258

 

For more information, please visit www.students.ubc.ca/indonesia2018.

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at UBC

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Emma Loughton

Over the coming weeks, staff from the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will be on campus to share opportunities at AAFC.

Session 1:

When:

Thursday October 12th , 5:30 PM – 07:00

Where:

Irving K Barber Learning Centre (IBLC) – Room 155

What:

Marc Legault, Senior Recruitment Advisor, will be on campus to talk about full time positions in this program for those with backgrounds in Economics, Statistics, and Sociology and graduating by Sept. 2018.

Session 2:

When:

Friday, October 20th , 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Where:

Henry Angus Building – Room 435

What:

Joanne Domingo, Senior Human Resources Advisor, Corporate Management Branch and Fred Gorrell, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Market and Industry Services Branch will have a general discussion under the title: “Are you curious about the different jobs that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has to offer?”

To register, access CareersOnline and look for “information sessions” under the “events” heading.

 

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