KINnected | October 19, 2020 | Wall Scholars Program Call for Applications Applications Open from October 19, 2020 to November 6, 2020 Complex Systems: Wall Scholar Thematic Cohort 2021-2022 Applications are invited from accomplished scholars and thinkers from UBC and other academic institutions world-wide to the 2021-22 Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Wall Scholar Program. Application submissions are open on Monday October 19, 2020 and will close on November 6, 2020 For more information, click here. | IURMP Call for Mentors Apply by October 23, 2020 The Indigenous Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program (IURMP) is collecting a pool of potential faculty mentors for the upcoming session (January 2021 - April 2021). If you are interested in joining our pool of potential mentors, please complete the form here. When students have been selected for the program in October 2020, we will begin the mentor-mentee pairing process, which we are hoping to expedite by drawing from this pool. Mentors are not guaranteed to be paired with a student, as mentors are selected based on the student’s research interests. NOTE: The IURMP will be online this year. Please consider this when signing up. To find out more information about IURMP, click here. | Community Grants Apply by December 1, 2020 Back in Spring, the UTown team launched a Community of Caring grant which many of you helped to share with your network. With your help, they were able to reach many new applicants and funded 25 projects that found thoughtful ways to connect community members together while maintaining physical distance. The UTown@UBC grant program is once again open to applications from students, faculty, staff and residents at UBC as well as members of the Musqueam community. This fall cycle offers grants up to $1000 for project ideas that foster community and capacity building from a distance. Applications are being accepted on a rolling deadline until December 1, 2020, or once funding is fully subscribed. For full details, click here. | Active Kids Safety Plan and Re-opening Since mid March 2020, Active Kids in-person delivery of community sport and physical activity programs have been suspended. During this time, Provincial Health Authority and WorkSafeBC guidelines, as well as UBC and sport sector best practices, have been closely monitored in order to create a return to operations safety plan. After significant consultation, a final plan was submitted and vetted by the Director of the School, then the Dean’s office (including Occupational and Research Safety Associates from UBC Safety and Risk Services), and a final presentation was made to the UBC Provost’s steering committee to discuss and seek approval. We are happy to announce that approval was granted and a significantly modified version of the Active Kids portfolio is being launched at the Osborne Center in October 2020. All Kin Staff and Faculty are encouraged to review the detailed version of the safety plan, available here. | FACULTY AND RESEARCH NEWS | "Physical Activity as a Coping Strategy for Mental Health Due to the COVID-19 Virus: A Potential Disconnect Among Canadian Adults?" This new paper by Dr. Guy Faulkner and colleagues discusses physical activity as a coping strategy for mental health during COVID-19. Read the paper here. | | The UBC Healthy Beverage Initiative Congratulations to KIN post-doctoral researcher, Katie Di Sebastiano, KIN faculty member Guy Faulkner and co-authors, Matt Dolf, Melissa Baker, and Sara Kozicky for their article,“The University of British Columbia healthy beverage initiative: changing the beverage landscape on a large post-secondary campus” which was published by Cambridge University Press. Read the abstract here. | | "Relationships Among Children’s Independent Mobility, Active Transportation, and Physical Activity: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Study" Guy Faulkner and doctoral candidate, Negin Riazi have a new paper out on the relationships between children’s independent mobility, physical activity, and active transportation. The major takeaway: independent mobility is associated with more active transportation and physical activity regardless of where children lived. To read the article, click here. | Canada’s first 24-Hour Movement Guidelines Canada’s first 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults offer clear direction on what a healthy 24 hours looks like for Canadian adults aged 18-64 years and 65 years or older. These guidelines are unique because they don’t just focus on a single movement behaviour, but instead look at how all these integrate together. This is the first time there are recommendations on various types of physical activity woven together with guidance on sedentary and sleep behaviours for these age groups. For more information on the 24-hour Movement Guidelines click here. | UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program October 21st, 2020 | 3:30PM - 4:30 PM PST In collaboration with UBC-O's School of Health and Exercise Sciences, the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program is a forum for critical academic discussion between students and faculty members from all disciplines. The seminar series will take place every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. The second seminar is this Wednesday, October 21st with Dr. Karla Galaviz, whose topic is "Diabetes prevention approaches: The efficacy and effectiveness of lifestyle modification." Click here for more information on Dr. Galaviz and about the overall program. | October 22, 2020 | 5:00-6:00PM PST Each year, distinguished scholars/clinicians are invited to speak at the UBC Chan Gunn Annual Lecture about issues related to IMS and neuropathic pain. This lecture is held in honour of Dr. Chan Gunn and his generous contributions. This year, there will be a free UBC Gunn IMS lecture for the public. It will include opportunities for the audience to ask our specialist panel questions to help participants advance their knowledge and thinking. To view the speakers and for more information, click here. For easy access to the lecture, please see the attached poster here. | BASES Global Multidisciplinary Webinar Series November 2 - 25, 2020 The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, BASES Global, will be running a global Multidisciplinary Webinar Series in November, hosting 13 online webinars - commencing on 2nd November and concluding 25th November - as part of their commitment to support the wider sport and exercise community during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery. For details about this exciting upcoming webinar series, please click here | Promoting Food Security in Higher Education: Virtual Dialogue Panel November 4, 2020 | 11:00AM - 12:30PM PST Students face many factors that can impact their health and wellbeing. But for some, especially BIPOC students, lack of financial access to nutritious, culturally-appropriate food adds an additional layer of worry and challenge, particularly in light of COVID-19, and the additional impacts on affordability it has had for many. Please join us on November 4th, 2020 in a virtual dialogue panel "Promoting Food Security in Higher Education." Read more information about the event here. To register, click here. | Virtual Vancouver Diabetes Research Day 2020 November 13, 2020 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM PST Vancouver Diabetes Research Day (VDRD) is a trainee-led scientific day held annually to coincide with the World Health Organization’s “World Diabetes Day”. The annual meeting has grown into a provincial meeting for academic diabetes researchers from across British Columbia. Learn about the latest advances in Islet Biology and Cell Therapy, Complications and Prevention of Diabetes and Patient Oriented Research. This year, the keynote speakers are Dr. Courtney Peterson from University of Alabama and Dr. David Hodson from University of Birmingham. Tainees are invited to submit an abstract to deliver an oral presentation or poster. Abstract submission deadline is October 30th, 2020 and the event registration deadline is November 10th, 2020. Visit the BCDRN website for event information and to register. | Virtual Fall Graduation - Save the Date! November 25, 2020 This fall graduation will be celebrated virtually on November 25th, 2020. Please pencil the date into your calendars. Check back here for updated information on the Virtual Fall Graduation. | RESOURCES & ITEMS OF INTEREST | ‘Calm Together’ - Meditations from Calm As days of isolation turn into months, many of us are feeling increasingly uprooted from our normal lives. Long hours on computers with cameras trained on us, social isolation, confinement to our homes all contribute to feelings of stress and anxiety. Here are some guided meditations, sleep stories, journals, and music for all ages. All of the resources on this page are free to use, and to share! Click here to read. | Now for something completely different! Let the Music Move You! October 23, 2020 | 7:00PM PST International Chan Centre Performances go online! The Covid-19 pandemic may have us in lock down but many musicians are taking their concerts online. We can still enjoy the transformative power of the performing arts through virtual experiences such as the UBC Chan Centre’s “Dot Com Series”. They have now taken their World Music fall program 100% online, featuring musical performances from around the globe—from Spain to Montreal to the UK. Enjoy hearing contemporary artists harness the power of ancestral knowledge passed down through stories and song, reinterpreting and reinventing them in their own ways with a bold contemporary perspective. Treat yourself to a concert (all of $15 per ticket!) and check out the lineup here. The next concert takes place on October 23rd at 7:00pm. Hailing from Spain, see world famous composer and performer, Cristina Pato, play the Galician bagpipes. | | | | |
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