2018 News Archives

David Fraser re-elected to national animal welfare council

David Fraser re-elected to national animal welfare council Professor David Fraser has been re-elected to Canada’s National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. The Council provides advice to senior levels of government and the animal production sector on all aspects of farm animal health and welfare in Canada and hosts an annual Forum in Ottawa […]
Dec 21, 2018

Animal welfare researcher wins international prize in Bern, Switzerland

Animal welfare researcher wins international prize in Bern, Switzerland Professor Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk was recognized by the Hans Sigrist Foundation at the University of Bern with the 2018 Hans Sigrist Prize for her outstanding academic contributions in the field of Sustainably Produced Food of Animal Origin. “The search committee was unanimous in recognizing that […]
Dec 03, 2018

Banting Fellow to research social networks that influence farmers

Banting Fellow to research social networks that influence farmers Caroline Ritter won the most prestigious postdoctoral award in Canada, a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. This award attracts and retains top-tier postdoctoral students in Canada and helps position them as leading researchers of the future. She was drawn to UBC to study the social networks of dairy […]
Nov 14, 2018

Next-generation pesticide captures Ignite BC award

Next-generation pesticide captures Ignite BC award Juli Carrillo partnered with Vancouver company Terramera and SFU’s Zamir Punja in the research and development of a new generation of natural pest management products. The research consortium was recognized by Innovate BC with an Ignite award and $241,500 in funding. Innovate BC, a Crown agency, supports researchers and […]
Oct 16, 2018

Café Scientifique: GMOs in the food system

Café Scientifique offers a lively discussion on GMOs in the food system October 2, 2018 – UBC invited alumni to an evening of discussion and inquiry on the ethics of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The evening Café Scientifique, titled GMOs in the Global Food System, was held October 2, hosted by the Faculty of Land […]
Oct 02, 2018

Gerry Kasten receives the 2018 Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award

Gerry Kasten, Adjunct Professor, receives the 2018 Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award Gerry Kasten RD, MSc, FDC, an adjunct professor with the Faculty, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award by the Board of Directors of Dietitians of Canada (DC). The Ryley-Jeffs Award is the highest recognition that the Board […]
May 28, 2018

Jeff Holmes receives Undergraduate Research Excellence Award

Jeff Holmes receives Undergraduate Research Excellence Award Congratulations to Jeff Holmes, an undergraduate student in the Food, Nutrition and Health program, on receiving the Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism Undergraduate Research Excellence Award. Jeff’s research project is titled ‘Serum zinc, copper, and selenium concentrations after 12 weeks of multiple micronutrient supplementation with or without iron,’ […]
May 24, 2018

UBC Animal Welfare Program wins national award

UBC Animal Welfare Program wins national award On April 22, 2018, at the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) Animal Welfare Leadership & Innovation Awards Dinner in Calgary, the UBC Animal Welfare Program was presented with the award for “Leadership and Innovation in Animal Welfare Science”. Receiving the award were Prof. David Fraser accompanied by […]
May 17, 2018