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Assistant Professor of Teaching in Wine Science and Fermentation
Assistant Professor of Teaching in Wine Science and Fermentation Posted on December 13, 2021 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 track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Teaching in Wine Science and Fermentation, within […]
Sustainability Education Awards Recognize UBC
Sustainability Education Awards Recognize UBC Two collaborative UBC papers were recognized as high-impact sustainability projects and pioneering research. Both thought-leadership papers received 2021 Sustainability Awards given by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Winning in the Engagement category for its position on how to strengthen links between public research institutions […]
Associate or Assistant Professor in Food Science
Associate or Assistant Professor in Food Science Posted December 2, 2021 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 Associate or Assistant Professor within the Food, Nutrition and Health Program in the […]
LFS Alumna Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
LFS Alumna Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship When Aditi Sriram was growing up in North York, Ontario, in a neighbourhood bursting with immigrants but short on community amenities, she never dreamed that she would ever leave her province or work in the financial sector. Now, as a 2022 Canadian Rhodes Scholar-Elect, she is accustomed to setting […]
Message from the Dean
Message from the Dean In this issue, we explore how student learning is changing. While our faculty has been relatively strong at incorporating social issues and systems thinking into our curriculum, we recognize there’s still a long way to go. With the creation of two new positions in LFS, we’ll be making greater inroads at […]
New Counsellor To Support Students
New Counsellor To Support Students Nicole Adoranti, a Canadian Certified Counsellor, is the newest addition to the LFS community. In a newly created role, she will be the Embedded Counsellor to both Land and Food Systems and Forestry, providing single session or short-term counselling, triage and referrals to students, while also promoting mental health through […]
New Faculty Profile: Tabitha Robin Martens
New Faculty Profile: Tabitha Robin Martens Tabitha Robin Martens joined the Faculty in September 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the Applied Biology program. She has her BSc in Environmental Studies from the University of Winnipeg and MEnv from the University of Manitoba, where she looked at dozens of Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives in Western […]
News & Notes, Milestones
News & Notes Discovery Grants Support Wide-Ranging LFS Research Programs From investigating the impact of diet on the body’s cells, to understanding mood states in animals, to protecting plants from disease and drought, LFS research is diverse and exciting. Six researchers were successful in this year’s NSERC Discovery Grants program, which supports ongoing, long-term research […]
Food Science Curriculum: Meeting Future Needs
Food Science Curriculum: Meeting Future Needs As the food industry changes to meet consumer demands, UBC’s food science curriculum is keeping up. In fall 2021, the BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health (Food Science major) launched two new courses, and a revised curriculum to better reflect the needs of the food industry. UBC offers B.C.’s […]
Learning to Coexist with Urban Wildlife
Learning to Coexist with Urban Wildlife Over the summer, there was an increase in coyote interactions in Vancouver parks, green spaces, and neighbourhoods. While coyotes have always had a presence on UBC’s Vancouver campus, the lack of human activity over quarantine allowed the urban canines more freedom to move through campus spaces. As students, staff, […]