Food Science Graduate Students Win at IFT Competition
Food Science Graduate Students Win at IFT Competition Jul 14, 2015 Jinsong Feng (PhD student, supervisor: Dr. Xiaonan Lu) received 1st place in the Food Microbiology Division, Graduate Student Research Paper Oral Competition at the 2015 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual conference in Chicago. His technical research paper abstract is entitled, “Chemical, physical and […]
LFS Researchers Receive 2015 NSERC Funding
LFS Researchers Receive 2015 NSERC Funding Jul 2, 2015 Congratulations to four LFS researchers who have been awarded NSERC research grants for 2015! Simone Castellarin ($24,000/year, 5 years): Identification of key regulatory elements of fruit ripening in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Anthony Farrell ($90,000/year, 5 years): Integrated cardiorespiratory physiology Marina von Keyserlingk ($49,000/year, 5 years): Understanding individual variability […]
Dietetics Alum Wins Canadian Grocer Award
Dietetics Alum Wins Canadian Grocer Award Jun 29, 2015 Congratulations to Nicole Fetterly (BSc FNH ’07) on being named one of Canadian Grocer’s Star Women of 2015! Winners were nominated by their peers and chosen by the editors, and have made a noticeable impact on the grocery industry. From the announcement: A registered dietitian, Nicole […]
Q & A with Shannon Lambie, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
Q & A with Shannon Lambie, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm Jun 29, 2015 LFS Communications Assistant Jennifer Wu recently sat down for a question and answer session with Shannon Lambie, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm. What do you find most special about the UBC Farm? The […]
President Gupta Visits the Dairy Education and Research Centre
President Gupta Visits the Dairy Education and Research Centre Jun 22, 2015 The UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre receives about 3,000 visitors each year, but on June 18, 2015, a special visitor arrived for a tour. UBC President Arvind Gupta made a trip to Agassiz to see the Dairy Centre’s teaching and research facilities. […]
UBC Dairy Centre named 2015 Dairy Farm Sustainability Award Finalist
UBC Dairy Centre named 2015 Dairy Farm Sustainability Award Finalist Jun 15, 2015 Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is proud to announce Perryhill Farm’s Dwayne and Becky Perry (New Brunswick), Ferme Bois Mou’s Mario Lefebvre and Denise Joyal (Quebec), as well as UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre’s management (British Columbia) as finalists of this […]
LFS Alumna One of 2015 Trudeau Foundation Scholars
LFS Alumna One of 2015 Trudeau Foundation Scholars Jun 12, 2015 Congratulations to alumna Anelyse Weiler (BSc GRS ’11) who is one of 16 recipients of the Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship. The award recognizes exceptional Canadian students who have distinguished themselves through academic excellence, civic engagement, and a commitment to reaching beyond academic circles. Currently a doctoral […]
PhD Candidate Named Member of the Month by Cdn. Nutrition Society
PhD Candidate Named Member of the Month by Cdn. Nutrition Society Jun 4, 2015 Congratulations to PhD Human Nutrition Candidate, Kyly Whitfield, who is the featured Student Member of the Month for June. The CNS-SCN Student Network recognizes outstanding CNS-SCN member trainees from coast to coast. In the past year Kyly has proven to be one […]
Video: B.C. expertise helps feed struggling population in Cambodia
Video: B.C. expertise helps feed struggling population in Cambodia May 31, 2015 From Global BC: UBC is helping Cambodians set up fish farms to increase protein in their diets. Linda Aylesworth reports. Can’t see the video? View it on the Global BC website.
Spring 2015 PhD Graduates
Spring 2015 PhD Graduates May 29, 2015 Three LFS students received their doctorates at the May 22 graduation ceremony. Congratulations to Drs Isabelle Lacroix (Food Science), Jun-Hyung Tak (Plant Science), and Gosia Zobel (Applied Animal Biology). A copy of their doctoral dissertations are available through UBC’s open-access repository, cIRcle: Isabelle M.E. Lacroix: Dietary proteins as precursors of […]