Undergraduate and graduate LFS students study, research and address crucial real-world questions. You’ll dive deeply into issues of sustainability, climate change, resource management and more, understanding their interdisciplinary connections while also pioneering new answers to pressing global challenges.
Research Stories
Tariffs and Trade in the Agriculture Industry
Tariffs and Trade in the Agriculture Industry How often does your food travel? Dr. Rick Barichello explains Canada’s food supply chain, and how the industry can adapt in the wake of a trade war. With every week bringing more news of tariffs, between Canada, America, and the rest of the world, Dr. Rick Barichello sheds […]
Using food to improve gene function and health
Using Food to Improve Gene Function and Health Dr. Barbara Stefanska studies how our diets can affect our genes and change cell behaviour. As someone studying nutritional epigenomics, Dr. Barbara Stefanska and her team look at the link between diet and health outcomes at the cellular level. Specifically, Stefanska examines epigenetics, or how certain foods […]
JT Cornelis awarded a UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Soil scientist Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis has received a Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship for his work on ecosystem resilience and Indigenous-led land stewardship.
News Stories
Graduate dietetics students developing research skills
UBC Master of Nutrition and Dietetics students are playing a key role in a newly funded research project with BC Cancer.
Media Advisory: Pollinator Picnic at UBC Farm
On Saturday, June 28, celebrate the hardworking heroes of our food system – pollinators!
Three Students Win Leadership Awards
The LFS Undergraduate Society (LFS|US) recognizes three students with 2025 Leadership Awards for their outstanding contributions to the Faculty and university.