2024 LFS Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Winner: Jasmine Zhao
Jasmine Zhao enjoys meeting new-to-UBC students and ensuring they have a good experience when they start university.
Ashley Jang
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Ashley JangBSc Applied Biology 2026 | Major: Applied Animal Biology What excites you about science? What excites me about science is all the unanswered questions! Every day new hypotheses are being formulated, new research papers are published, and old ideas are disproven but we will never […]
Emma Doyon
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Emma Doyon BSc Applied Biology 2025 | Major: Applied Animal Biology (Hon) What excites you about science? It is extremely exciting that science allows me to learn more about everything in our world, from soil and animals all the way to our solar system. As a […]
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. […]
LFS Community Connects: June 2023
In this issue, we welcome new alumni from the Class of 2023!
Grapes to Glass
GRAPES TO GLASS Wine Education and Tasting Series Grapes to Glass is a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series. You will use your senses as you learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Instructor Jay Martiniuk is a UBC Lecturer […]
Yolanda Masacha Class of 2023
Class of 2023: Yolanda Masacha (BSc Applied Biology) Major in Applied Animal Biology How did LFS match your personal and/or professional interests? What drew my interest to LFS was how programs are designed to address real world problems through an interdisciplinary approach. As an APBI student I was able to explore different topics surrounding animals […]
Patricia Angeles Class of 2023
Class of 2023: Patricia Angeles (BSc Food, Nutrition and Health) Major in Food, Nutrition and Health What challenges did you encounter while being a student and how did you overcome them? One challenge that I encountered as a student was trying to manage my time, especially since I had a long commute to campus from […]
Lian Boltwood Class of 2023
Class of 2023: Lian Boltwood (BSc Global Resource Systems) How did LFS match your personal and/or professional interests? In 2018, I actually applied to UBC and was admitted through the UBC School of Engineering. However, upon discovering LFS, I felt a stronger sense of connection with the focus of study. Having developed a passion for […]
Sasha Dobisz Class of 2023
Class of 2023: Sasha Dobisz (BSc Food and Resource Economics) How did you hear about LFS at UBC? I heard about LFS from a friend who started at UBC one year before I began applying to universities. I was looking for a program that combined my interests in science with business and economics, and they […]