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Parmjit Bains: UBC Alumni Award of Distinction
To build a successful business from the ground up takes fortitude to face challenges and a sharp instinct to see an opportunity on the horizon and act on it – something Parm Bains (BSc Agr 1979) has done for the last 34 years in the Fraser Valley.
Photo credit: Edward Chang from V. Saran Photo.
Dean David Kitts
Dean’s Message: David Kitts, Dean pro tem October 2024 – I am excited to take the helm as Dean pro tem and work within all areas of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I have the privilege of interacting with faculty and staff, wonderful LFS students, and with our many donors, partners and alumni. […]
Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare
Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare Posted on November 30, 2023 The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculty of Land and Food Systems (www.landfood.ubc.ca) invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare, within the Applied Biology Program. The successful candidate will contribute to the advancement of animal […]
Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Biotechnology
Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Biotechnology Posted on November 30, 2023 The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (www.landfood.ubc.ca) is seeking an outstanding candidate for a full-time, tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Food, Nutrition and Health Program as […]
Developing Economic Policy at the University of Indonesia
Chang Che earned his Bachelor of Science in Food and Resource Economics in 2024. His goal while in the program was to work in public policy. In 2023, he travelled to Indonesia with a small cohort of UBC students to take part in Go Global’s LFS 303: International Field Studies in Policy Analysis for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Milestones and News & Notes
Milestones and News & Notes Milestones Four faculty members recently received NSERC Discovery research grants to support their long-term projects in the natural sciences and engineering. These grants also recognize the opportunity for students to receive training in innovative projects. These faculty members were funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans […]
New faculty profile: Karen Taylor
New faculty profile: Karen Taylor Karen Taylor is on a mission to empower students with essential financial literacy skills.She’s teaching business and economics in five different LFS classes, reaching those in first-year all the way to master’s-level professional programs. “When I was teaching business and economics principles, many students started asking me about personal financial […]