Baby’s first bites: How to introduce food allergens to infants
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month in Canada. PhD candidate Brock Williams, a registered dietitian, talks about safely introducing potential allergens to an infant for the first time.
Going High Tech in Animal Agriculture
Imagine a future where animals – like many humans – wear Fitbit-like devices. Varina Cabrera, a short-term exchange student from Uruguay uses new technology to enhance the detection of lameness in dairy cows which can enable prediction and prevention of illnesses within the animals.
Establishing Spaces for Indigenous Land-based Learning
Wilson Mendes is completing his PhD in Integrated Studies in Land and Food System, focusing on how land-based education and Indigenous food system practices are essential for decolonization efforts. This includes promoting the health and wellness of Indigenous communities through engaging with the land, food, culture, and community.
Extreme Weather Impacts Wildlife Too
Extreme weather caused by climate change has had a devastating impact on the human residents of B.C, but the impact it has on wildlife is not well understood. Read more about how researchers of the Long-term Biodiversity Monitoring Program gather data to investigate what impact extreme smoke and heat has on the wildlife that call the UBC Farm home.
Improving Clinical Practice in Pediatrics
For his post-doctoral research, Brock Williams will be joining the Division of Allergy at BC Children’s Hospital, focusing on identifying the challenges and barriers that caregivers experience in introducing and regularly feeding infants commonly allergenic foods, such as peanuts and eggs.
Earth Day: Looking at Long-Term Food Production
For Earth Day, we’re highlighting plant physiologist Thorsten Knipfer who is working to understand how we can sustainably manage one of the most important natural resources on our planet, water.
Exploring land-based relationships with a fresh view
This year, 10 UBC researchers – including two from Land and Food Systems – received funds of up to $10,000 to support their collaborative projects, knowledge translation and mobilization initiatives related to the climate and nature emergency.
Digital detection web for on-campus insects: Building community resilience in biodiversity monitoring
Tracking insects at UBC campus is taking a leap forward by employing high-tech, automated tools such as remote sensing, machine learning, and the Internet of Things.
Is eating a mixed diet better for health and survival?
An analysis of 20 longitudinal studies looking at the link between dietary diversity and chronic disease impacts.
New study shows the toll industrial farming takes on bird diversity
A new UBC-led study looking into the impacts that large industrial farming has on biodiversity found that increased farm size causes a decline in bird diversity.