UBC Dietetics and Dental Hygiene Students Team Up to Promote Nutrition and Oral Health
UBC Dietetics and Dental Hygiene Students Team Up to Promote Nutrition and Oral Health Mar 17, 2016 On Friday, March 11, students in our Dietetics program and in UBC’s Dental Hygiene program were recognized for their recent collaborative work in writing consumer articles that link nutrition with oral health. Under the leadership of LFS Lecturer […]
UBC Dietitian on the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Meal Replacements
UBC Dietitian on the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Meal Replacements Mar 17, 2016 By Corey Allen, UBC Public Affairs The meal replacement industry is big business. Sales for the liquids and powders that act as a substitute for solid food have increased steadily over the past few years. In the United States, the industry is […]
Xiaonan Lu Receives $200K to reduce poultry contamination
Xiaonan Lu Receives $200K to reduce poultry contamination Mar 15, 2016 Dr. Xiaonan Lu, Assistant Professor in Food Science, has been awarded a research grant totaling $200,000 over 2 years from Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC along with AAFC Growing Forward 2 program and cash contributions from BC Chicken Marketing Board, BC Sustainable Poultry Farming […]
UBC receives $1.4 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation
UBC receives $1.4 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation Mar 14, 2016 By Heather Amos, UBC Public Affairs Food scientist Dr. Siyun Wang is one of ten UBC researchers to receive a grant from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund, provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). UBC research in areas that include cystic fibrosis and […]
Xiaonan Lu awarded NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant
Xiaonan Lu awarded NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant Mar 4, 2016 Dr. Xiaonan Lu, Assistant Professor in Food Science, has been awarded an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant (CRD) totaling $330,000 over 3 years (with generous contributions from his supporting organization). The main goal of his CRD research project is to develop paper-based […]
Maja Krzic named 2015 Outstanding Associate Editor
Maja Krzic named 2015 Outstanding Associate Editor Mar 3, 2016 Congratulations to Associate Professor Maja Krzic who has been awarded the 2015 Outstanding Associate Editor Award for the journal, Natural Sciences Education, presented by the American Society of Agronomy. From the awards committee: “The quality of a journal’s published articles is largely a consequence of a supportive and […]
Hitting the Sweet Spot
Hitting the Sweet Spot Feb 29, 2016 By Corey Allen, UBC Public Affairs For some people, their morning coffee or tea just isn’t complete without a few sugar cubes, a packet of artificial sweetener or spoonful of honey. But which choice really hits the sweet spot for your health? Azita Madadi-Noei, a food science lecturer […]
LFS Centennial Session | Temple Grandin: maintaining high standards in animal welfare
LFS Centennial Session | Temple Grandin: maintaining high standards in animal welfare Feb 26, 2016 On February 25, the Animal Welfare Program at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems in partnership with The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada and alumni UBC were pleased to welcome world renowned animal welfare expert Dr. Temple Grandin to UBC. […]
Four LFS Projects Receive TLEF Small Project Awards for 2016
Four LFS Projects Receive TLEF Small Project Awards for 2016 Feb 17, 2016 Congratulations to four LFS Faculty members who have been awarded small (< $50K) TLEF awards, totalling over $128K, as described below. Associate Professor Maja Krzic – “Digging In: An Educational Tool Promoting Science Citizenship for the Introduction to Soil Science Course”, funded […]
LFS Researchers Part of $27 Million Canadian Research Chair Program
LFS Researchers Part of $27 Million Canadian Research Chair Program Feb 11, 2016 Assistant Professor Simone Castellarin (Wine Research Centre) and Assistant Professor Yvonne Lamers (Human Nutrition) are two of 31 UBC professors appointed/renewed as Canada Research Chairs (CRC) this week. The CRC program helps attract and retain top researchers across the country. This week’s […]