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Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023 Welcome to a new year, a fresh start for many people. As we start the year I would like to say a huge thank you to all our alumni who volunteer and mentor, our donors who continue to support our student scholarships and research, our […]
Addressing community needs in the food system
Addressing community needs in the food system To advance goals important to our surrounding communities, UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund has awarded 47 community-university initiatives. Three Faculty of Land and Food Systems initiatives received funds of up to $1500 through PRE to work with these community partners: Watari Counselling and Support Services; ARC […]
Student mentee to alumni mentor
A graduate from UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Bruno is using his experience to help mentor new students.
25 Year Club: Dairy Education and Research Centre Staff
25 Year Club: Dairy Education and Research Centre Staff Congratulations to these staff members for being inducted into UBC’s 25 Year Club! Bill Kramer (2nd from left), Bradley Duncan (3rd from left) and Barry Thompson (4th from left) – all three are Farm Workers at the Dairy Education and Research Centre in Agassiz, B.C. Standing […]
Dean featured on World Food Day podcast
Dean featured on World Food Day podcast In 2022, the theme for World Food Day is Leave NO ONE behind – building a sustainable world where everyone has access to nutritious food, a nod to UN Sustainable Development Goal #2 Zero Hunger. Listen to a new World Food Day podcast, featuring Dean Rickey Yada who […]
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: September 2022
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: September 2022 The start of this new academic year signals some exciting news for our Faculty and UBC. The Animal Welfare Program (AWP) has kicked off events to mark its 25th anniversary. This world-renowned research program has a strong outreach focus, providing applied research to benefit industry, […]
All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm
All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm Friday, September 30, 2022 We want to begin by acknowledging that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded of the xʷməθkwəyəm (Musqueam). These lands have been a place of learning about xʷməθkwəyəm culture, history, traditions, and knowledge for many generations. […]
Alumni Spotlight: Cassandra Tucker, PhD
Alumni Spotlight: Cassandra Tucker, PhD Cassandra Tucker obtained a PhD from the Animal Welfare Program of the University of British Columbia in 2003 and is now a Professor at the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and the Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare. Her research team specializes in the field of cattle behaviour […]
Join us for #ubcAWP25!
Join us for #ubcAWP25! Do you remember taking a class in animal welfare, volunteering in the lab, or doing your graduate work with the animal welfare program? We are excited to announce that we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Program in 2022/23, and we want you to join us! There will […]