Xiaonan Lu Receives IUFoST Young Scientist Award
Xiaonan Lu Receives IUFoST Young Scientist Award Dec 1, 2015 Congratulations to Assistant Professor Xiaonan Lu on receiving the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Young Scientist Award. The Award recognizes an individual in the initial phases of her or his career for the potential to make outstanding scientific contributions to the field of food science and technology […]
Dec 01, 2015
UBC Dairy Education & Research Centre Opens Student Residence
UBC Dairy Education & Research Centre Opens Student Residence Nov 24, 2015 The UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre is a world-class dairy cattle teaching and research facility as well as a modern working dairy farm located in Agassiz, BC. The beautiful new 32 bed residence will provide residential environment for researchers and students who […]
Nov 24, 2015
More than 500 people celebrate Joy of Feeding at the UBC Farm
More than 500 people celebrate Joy of Feeding at the UBC Farm Nov 24, 2015 Sixteen home cooks of different cultural backgrounds gathered to offer a taste of their favourite recipes at the fourth annual Joy of Feeding event at the UBC Farm on September 19, 2015. “Joy of Feeding is an international food celebration of […]
Food and Agribusiness Speaker Series
Food and Agribusiness Speaker Series Nov 5, 2015 “Those who attend these lectures are not only able to learn of job opportunities, but they also gain a better understanding of what working with food and agribusiness firms is like,” says Dr. Kelleen Wiseman, a lecturer in Food and Resource Economics. The key speakers are experts […]
Nov 05, 2015
Pedro Aloise, Faculty Operations Manager
Pedro Aloise, Faculty Operations Manager Nov 3, 2015 Work Learn student Jennifer Wu sat down with Pedro Aloise to discuss the intricacies of managing the operations for a 48 year old laboratory and classroom building, H.R. MacMillan, as well as other Faculty stations on campus, including the FNH Building, UBC Farm, and Totem Field. How does […]
Nov 03, 2015
Mira Laza, Practicum Coordinator, Master of Food Science Program
Mira Laza, Practicum Coordinator, Master of Food Science Program Oct 26, 2015 By Jennifer Wu Q & A with Mira Laza, Practicum Coordinator for the Master of Food Science professional graduate program. I have always been interested in the “science of eating”. Learning how food is made and what ingredients it contains was the next […]
Oct 26, 2015
Melina Biron, Greenhouse Manager
Melina Biron, Greenhouse Manager Oct 16, 2015 Our work learn student, Jennifer Wu, caught up with Melina Biron, Manager of UBC’s Horticulture Greenhouse, to learn more about her passion for growing. How did you become interested in horticulture? I became interested in horticulture at a young age in the garden where I started growing radishes […]
Oct 16, 2015
David Fraser Appointed to National Farmed Animal Council
David Fraser Appointed to National Farmed Animal Council Oct 7, 2015 Congratulations to Dr. David Fraser (Applied Animal Biology/Animal Welfare Program) who has been acclaimed as an industry representative to the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare (NFAHW) Council. From the official announcement: Dr. Fraser continues to add tremendous value to the Council as one of the […]
Oct 07, 2015
LFS Professional Programs Welcome MasterCard Scholars
LFS Professional Programs Welcome MasterCard Scholars Oct 2, 2015 The MasterCard Scholars Program is an initiative that provides students from economically disadvantaged communities in Africa with opportunities to receive higher education and develop skills to contribute to social and economic progress in their home countries. Aboubakar, a student in our Masters of Food and Resource […]
Oct 02, 2015
Professor Tony Farrell Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Tony Farrell Elected to the Royal Society of Canada Sept 24, 2015 Congratulations to Professor Tony Farrell on being elected to the Royal Society of Canada. The Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Arts, Humanities and Sciences is Canada’s senior national body of distinguished scientists and scholars. Fellowship to the Royal Society of Canada […]
Sep 24, 2015
LFS Graduate Students invited to ‘Eating City’
Professor Tony Farrell Elected to the Royal Society of Canada Sept 21, 2015 Samantha Gambling and Susanna Klassen, M.Sc. students at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, were invited participants in the ‘Eating City’ international food systems workshop this past August in Paris, France. The 2015 Eating City Summer Campus brought together 42 young people […]
Sep 21, 2015
You Can Tell a Lot About a Cow from Their Hair
You Can Tell a Lot About a Cow from Their Hair Sept 8, 2015 If you can measure stress in human hair, could you do the same in cow hair? One LFS grad student, Tracy Burnett, decided to find out as part of her master’s degree research. “Cortisol is a stress hormone,” said Burnett, an Animal […]
Sep 08, 2015
Food Science Alumna Places 2nd at Poster Competition
Food Science Alumna Places 2nd at Poster Competition Aug 27, 2015 Congratulations to Jovana Kovacevic, a graduate of our Food Science doctoral program, who won 2nd place in the International Association for Food Protection’s J. Mac Geopfert Developing Scientist Competition, this July, in Portland, Oregon. Jovana’s poster was titled: “emrE Gene Located on the Listeria Genomic Island 1 […]
Aug 27, 2015
STLHE 2015 Conference
STLHE 2015 Conference Aug 18, 2015 “In the educational environment, there’s been a push to focus on the development of life-long learners,” said Hammond. “This project began as a means to acquire deeper understanding of the ways in which students transition from instructor-directed to student-directed learning paths.” Results from a pre/post survey conducted in FNH […]
Aug 18, 2015
LFS Instructors Awarded Teaching and Learning Seed Funding
LFS Instructors Awarded Teaching and Learning Seed Funding Aug 14, 2015 Each year, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology grants a small number of research projects through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Fund. One of the proposals submitted this year by Gail Hammond, Lecturer, Food, Nutrition and Health, and Alice Cassidy, […]
Aug 14, 2015
Students dig deep into soil science with mobile game
Students dig deep into soil science with mobile game Aug 11, 2015 By Corey Allen , UBC News Armed with iPhones, dozens of first and second-year students walk into the forest at the University of British Columbia. The students are on a scientific quest to better understand the ground beneath them; learning about soil by playing […]
Aug 11, 2015
Compassionate Conservation Conference
Compassionate Conservation Conference Jul 24, 2015 From July 28-31, 2015, The UBC Animal Welfare Program will host the international Compassionate Conservation Conference. The Compassionate Conservation Conference will bring together two areas of science, Animal Welfare and Conservation Biology, allowing researchers from both fields to address animal welfare issues in the practice of conservation biology. There […]
Jul 24, 2015
Natalie Lim, LFS Undergraduate Advising Officer
Natalie Lim, LFS Undergraduate Advising Officer Jul 22, 2015 LFS Work Learn student Jennifer Wu sat down with LFS Undergraduate Advising Officer Natalie Lim to learn more about her background in home economics and education, and why she loves working with LFS students. I understand that you graduated with a BA in Family Studies and BEd in Home […]
Jul 22, 2015
Soil Science Student’s Poster Wins 1st Place at NMR Symposium
Soil Science Student’s Poster Wins 1st Place at NMR Symposium Jul 21, 2015 Congratulations to Gladys Oka (MSc, Soil Science) whose poster, “Applying nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to investigate phosphorus compounds in nutrient amended soils in the Sumas Prairie, BC” (G.A. Oka, A. Lewis & L.M. Lavkulich) was awarded first place at the 9th Annual VIVA NMR […]
Jul 21, 2015
Joel Liman, LFS Aboriginal Student Coordinator
Joel Liman, LFS Aboriginal Student Coordinator Jul 15, 2015 LFS Work Learn student Jennifer Wu sat down with LFS/Science Aboriginal Student Coordinator Joel Liman to discover what inspires him about working with the Faculty. How long have you been with the Faculty of Land & Food Systems? I’ve been with LFS for a year and […]
Jul 15, 2015