2023 LFS|US Student Leadership Award
Three students are being recognized for their leadership in the Land and Food Systems community. Abeera Irfan, Melissa Marthias, and Vivian Li and are recipients of the 2023 LFS Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for their work that to enhance student experiences in the Faculty.
Jun 01, 2023
Class of 2023 Graduates
We spoke to a few of our outstanding students from the spring Class of 2023. We look forward to keeping up with these students, post-UBC, as we know they have a bright future ahead!
May 30, 2023
LFS Young Alumni Networking Event
Congratulations to the LFS Young Alumni Council on the success of their first networking event!
May 29, 2023
Baby’s first bites: How to introduce food allergens to infants
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month in Canada. PhD candidate Brock Williams, a registered dietitian, talks about safely introducing potential allergens to an infant for the first time.
May 18, 2023
Student Spotlight: Vivian Li
Apr 24, 2023
Earth Day: Looking at Long-Term Food Production
For Earth Day, we're highlighting plant physiologist Thorsten Knipfer who is working to understand how we can sustainably manage one of the most important natural resources on our planet, water.
Apr 21, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Daisy Shen
Daisy Shen is a Food Service Supervisor at Peace Arch Hospital. She coordinates and supervises 30 food service workers to ensure smooth food service operation.
Apr 19, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Xanyar Mohammadi
Meet Xanyar Mohammadi, whose research focuses on developing a new type of packaging material for food products that can easily decompose and have a low environmental impact.
Mar 27, 2023
2023 March is Nutrition Month
To mark Nutrition Month, we invited a few Land and Food Systems faculty, staff and students to give us their ideas for go-to meals, whether dessert is okay to eat, and ways they stay healthy.
Mar 01, 2023
Student Feature – Julia Watkins
Julia Watkins is a second-year LFS student studying Food, Nutrition, and Health, with aspirations to enter the dietetics program. In this feature, Julia shares a quinoa salad recipe!
Feb 16, 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, we are highlighting some outstanding members of the LFS community.
Feb 10, 2023
Researchers call for caution on agricultural pesticides
UBC researchers call for a review of common agricultural pesticides until their impact on the ecosystem is more fully understood.
Feb 02, 2023
Paul Molund
Congratulations to Paul Molund (PhD’85) on receiving a 2023 Alumni Builder Award!
Jan 25, 2023
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023
Welcome to a new year, a fresh start for many people.
Jan 23, 2023
Addressing community needs in the food system
Three Faculty of Land and Food Systems initiatives received funds of up to $1500 through UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund to work with community partners.
Jan 17, 2023
Exploring land-based relationships with a fresh view
This year, 10 UBC researchers – including two from Land and Food Systems – received funds of up to $10,000 to support their collaborative projects, knowledge translation and mobilization initiatives related to the climate and nature emergency.
Jan 10, 2023
Sean Smukler to lead UBC Farm’s CSFS
Associate Professor Sean Smukler is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at UBC Farm as of Jan. 1, 2023.
Jan 02, 2023