AMS Food Bank Donation (November 14 - December 15)

As in previous years, EOAS will assist the AMS Food Bank. The AMS Food Bank supports UBC students who are in need of emergency food-relief; most of their clients are graduate students at UBC who pay international tuition, are supporting families, and struggle with rent, bills, and food costs. The donations received supply those who need access to food, household items, and personal hygiene products up to six times per term and the food bank relies heavily on the hard work of volunteers to keep their operations running smoothly.

A donation box will be stationed in the EOAS Main Office (2020-2207 Main Mall) between November 14 to December 15 (Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm).

Most Wanted Items:
•    Canned beans, kidney, black bean, chickpeas, vegetables, soups, stews, chili, tuna, salmon, and chicken
•    Canned fruit, packed in its own juice or water
•    Pasta sauce
•    Pasta and rice
•    Mac and Cheese   
•    100% nut butters
•    Cereal
•    Granola bars
•    Snacks
•    Coffee & tea
Other Items:
•    Toothbrushes
•    Toothpaste
•    Dental Floss
•    Shampoo & Conditioner
•    Soap
•    Feminine Hygiene Products
Due to health and safety issues we cannot accept the following items:
•    Homemade items
•    Expired food
•    Products containing alcohol
•    Open packages of food

For anyone who may need to use the Food Bank, their hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00am-4:00pm and appointments can be made directly with an AMS support staff.

Employment and Opportunities

Graduate Student Opportunity in Ocean Carbon Uptake at University of Victoria

The University of Victoria is seeking a motivated MSc student to study ocean carbon uptake at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada). The global ocean absorbs roughly one third of human carbon emissions, which reduces the rate of global warming, but also leads to ocean acidification. The student will be part of a team working to quantify, understand and predict the ocean carbon sink in Canadian waters – a topic with particular relevance to national and international policymaking.

Prospective students should be bright and self-motivated with good communication skills.  We are looking for students with the ability to think logically, to work independently, and to perform detailed computational analysis on big datasets. The student will quantify the ocean carbon sink in Canadian waters using output from state-of-the-art Earth System Model simulations, and validate the model numbers using available observations. This approach will then be used to make predictions of future changes in the Canadian ocean carbon sink on decadal and centennial timescales. The potential also exists to expand the project to work on understanding the processes controlling the ocean carbon sink and to use the model simulations to inform future observational campaigns and to interpret the effects of sparse historical observational sampling. The successful applicant will require strong interest in quantitative fields such as Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science. Experience in analysis of large datasets and scientific analysis software such as python or Matlab is an asset. For further information, contact Dr. Neil Swart at .  Applications are due at University of Victoria by 15 February for full consideration. International students should take the GRE and may need to demonstrate English proficiency through tests like TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB.

Programs and Events

International Mountain Day Celebration

Title of event: International Mountain Day Celebration

Details: The Mountains provide the world with a multitude of ecosystem services to the human being, from water to food, from minerals to forests, to unique species of plants and animals. Climate change is influencing mountain ecosystem to a greater extent than terrestrial environments globally. Nonetheless, mountains remain among the poorest studied ecosystems in this regard.

For the celebration of the International Mountain Day 2019 (December 11), we want to convene different researchers from The University of British Columbia focus on the mountain ecosystem. This celebration will bring the opportunity to highlight the importance of mountains and create consciousness of its protection. The lectures are open to the public.

Speakers:

• Dr. Hans Schreier, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
• Francis Jones, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
• Lerato Chondoma, Associate Director, Indigenous Research Support Initiative
• Gabriel Castillo, PhD Candidate, NBK Institute of Mining Engineering

Date and time: December, 11^th 2019. 10.00am-1.00pm

Location: Place of Many Trees – Liu Institute - UBC

Tickets: Free at this website