Public Health and Urban Nutrition Research Group awarded CIHR grant to work with Vancouver’s Food Banks
Public Health and Urban Nutrition Research Group awarded CIHR grant to work with Vancouver’s Food Banks Feb 19, 2015 In February 2015, a research team lead by Jennifer Black was awarded $200,000 by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Population Health Intervention Research funding program for a project titled: “Evaluating the Impact of the Greater […]
In Memoriam: Hugh Daubeny
In Memoriam: Hugh Daubeny Feb 12, 2015 Alumnus Hugh Daubeny (BSc Ag ’53, MSc Ag ’55) passed away on January 2, 2015. After graduating from UBC, Hugh spent almost 40 years with Agriculture Canada in Agassiz, Vancouver, and Abbotsford, developing raspberry and strawberry cultivars; most notable are the Totem Strawberry and the Tulameen Raspberry, which […]
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli detected on Vancouver farmers’ market produce
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli detected on Vancouver farmers’ market produce Feb 4, 2015 UBC researchers have detected antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria on lettuce from several Vancouver farmers’ markets. Researchers collected samples from 14 vendors at five different, unidentified markets in Vancouver, and tested them for a range of different bacteria. Coliform bacteria was detected in 72 […]
Dan Weary Receives Killam Research Award
Dan Weary Receives Killam Research Award Feb 2, 2015 Dan Weary, Associate Dean Graduate Students, and Professor in Animal Welfare, has been awarded a UBC Killam Research Prize, recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions. Prof. Weary was one of four recipients of the prize in the Applied Science, Sciences – Senior Category. Researchers are nominated by their peers, and […]