News & Events

All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm

The Indigenous Research Partnership, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and The First Nations House of Learning invite you to an All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at xʷci̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm.

September 26, 2022

Alumni Spotlight: Cassandra Tucker, PhD

Cassandra Tucker obtained a PhD from the UBC Animal Welfare Program in 2003 and is now a Professor at the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and the Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare.

August 29, 2022

Back to School Recipe: Pesto Shrimp Flatbread

Arlene Nguyen is an LFS student in her final year of the UBC Dietetics Program and shares her favourite back to school recipe – Pesto Shrimp Flatbreads.

August 24, 2022

Using AI can make our food safer

Artificial intelligence can help boost safety in food production, according to a study by UBC and University of Guelph. The average cost of a food recall due to bacterial or microbial contamination is US$10 million.

August 9, 2022

Better nutrition in aquaculture targets disease reduction

Juvenile farmed fish to receive fulvic acids as a feed supplement.

August 1, 2022

New Frontiers Funding for COVID-19 Research

Research underway on a nasal spray for patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms.

August 1, 2022

Join us for #ubcAWP25!

We are excited to announce that we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Program in 2022/23, and we want you to join us!

June 23, 2022

Pamely Keung

Meet Pamely Keung, an alumna who leads the innovation, regulatory and technical support segments at Earth's Own Food Company.

June 21, 2022

Class of 2022 Graduates

Congratulations to this year's graduates! We are immensely proud of all our students and excited to share their accomplishments.,Congratulations to this year's graduates! We are immensely proud of all our students and excited to share their accomplishments.

May 27, 2022

Indigenous Directed Studies Course in Carving

Dr. Rickey Yada, Dean and Professor, visits Dave Robinson who is mentoring students in an Indigenous directed studies course at Britannia Secondary School in Vancouver.

May 26, 2022