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Studying Biodiversity with Hawaii as Your Classroom
About DegreeHometown A fourth-year APBI student, Emily Wong travelled to the Island of Hawaii (Big Island) during Reading Week to join the seminar Systems Approaches to Regional Sustainability (Integrated Science ISCI 361). This intensive 9-day, 3-credit seminar was offered through UBC’s Go Global program, allowing students to experience Hawaiian land, ecosystems and communities firsthand. Why […]
UBC Farm named Smart Agriculture Living Lab
CENGN (Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Networks) announced the first partnership under its national Living Lab Initiative – located at UBC Farm.
Cultivating the Organic Opportunity for Canadian Farmers and Consumers
At the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, research is underway to improve farm management practices in tandem with producers.
Events on Orange Shirt Day, September 30, 2025
Join us for an Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD). The Faculties of Land and Food Systems and Forestry are honoured to host this event.
2025 Wall Legacy Award Recipient: Dr. Andrea Frommel
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Frommel from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems on being one of the recipients of the 2025 Peter Wall Legacy Awards. This prestigious award supports research addressing urgent sustainability challenges in BC and beyond.
UBC Dairy Centre receives funding for a new integrated data hub
The UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre is partnering with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) to embark on a new era of research that includes the broad use of data intelligence and AI.
Extension of appointment of Dr. David Kitts as Dean pro tem
A message from Simon Bates, Acting Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver regarding Dr. David Kitts’ extension as Dean pro tem.
NSERC Grants to Study Aging, Food and Nutrition, Plants and Packaging
Congratulations to LFS researchers who were successful in the 2025 NSERC Discovery Research Program and NSERC CREATE Program.
Land conservation research funded by SSHRC Grant
Congratulations to Joséphine Gantois who has received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project titled Quantifying the Conservation Value of Land Investments using Local Ballots and Bird Outcomes.
Flavour of The Month: Chai
We asked LFS alum Rabeeah Diwan what her favourite flavour was, and this young entrepreneur choose the chai version of a chocolate bar she made.