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News, Notes & Milestones
News & Notes Food And Beverage Research Partnerships to Expand Anubhav Pratap Singh, Minister Lana Popham & PhD student Ronit Mandal LFS will work even more closely with those in B.C.’s food industry, thanks to the creation of a Food and Beverage Innovation Professorship last fall. At a visit to UBC, Agriculture Minister Lana Popham […]
Gurcharn Brar
New Faculty Profile: Gurcharn Brar Not many people consider fungus beautiful, but that is how Gurcharn Brar describes yellow rust (also known as stripe rust). He first noticed it in Grade 12 while visiting his farm in his native country of India, and the yellow-striped leaves were fascinating to him. The very fungus causing yellow […]
A Message from the Dean
A Message from the Dean Rickey Yada I hope this issue of ReachOut provides you a little distraction from the events happening currently. You can read many stories related to our work in animal welfare, including research dedicated to improving conditions for animals living in shelters. Also, we are excited by a new research chair […]
Matias Margulis
New Faculty Profile: Matias Margulis When Matias Margulis explains why soybean production took off in Brazil in the 1980s with support from Japan, it almost sounds like a spy novel, complete with intrigue stemming from international politics and foreign investment. With a background in development, governance and food security, Margulis is well-versed on global trade […]
Paving New Career Paths: Marketing Lead at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The electives that I took to complement my degree really helped to pave the way for the career I eventually fell into.
Albert Chang
The leadership skills I’ve developed from volunteering in LFS mentoring program have helped with my own career advancement.
Beer and Consumer Response Using Biometrics: Associations Assessment of Beer Compounds and Elicited Emotions
A new study looks at the emotional reactions caused by beer, and found people prefer sweeter beers – based off their facial expressions.
UBC and BC SPCA Launch New Research Chair to Study Companion Animals
Assistant Professor Alexandra Protopopova has been named the NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare, and she will lead research between UBC and the BC SPCA over the next five years.
Meet the LFS Class of 2020
Congratulations to all of our students in the Class of 2020! Here are just a few of our outstanding students who are poised to make their mark in the world.
Racial Equity and Food Systems Resources
We need to work collectively towards dismantling systems of oppression, and would like to highlight resources that are a good starting point for our community.