2019 News Archives

News from LFS: Community partnerships, collaborative research, student and alumni profiles, and more!

Read the Fall 2019 issue of ReachOut online!

Jennifer Black Selected as a Wall Scholar by the Peter Wall Institute for 2020-2021

Wall Scholars are chosen among leading UBC researchers from all academic disciplines, with the objective of creating a dynamic and diverse intellectual community at the Institute.

B.C. government provides $2.58M to support food-processing innovation at UBC

Announced by agriculture minister Lana Popham, the new funding will allow UBC’s faculty of land and food systems to drive scientific innovation for B.C.’s food and beverage industry.

Beyond Meat elevates veggie burgers’ taste, but what about nutrition?

Registered dietitian and LFS instructor Gail Hammond answers questions about the nutrition content of plant-based meat products.

Making the link between climate-friendly food

LFS 450 students take a hands-on approach to making the Vancouver campus a role model in food sustainability.

Canadian children’s diet quality during school hours improves over 11-year period

Surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13 per cent improvement in the quality of foods consumed by Canadian children during school hours.

Barbara Hsiao receives President’s Staff Award

Barbara Hsiao, Director of HR & Administration, has worked at UBC since 1998.

Mentoring Helps Students Navigate Real-World Job Market

LFS Tri-Mentoring Program allows professionals to give back to students.

Tim Lau

Brittany Myhal

Allison Li

Natural biodiversity protects rural farmers’ incomes from tropical weather shocks

The study found that farmers in areas with greater biodiversity took less of an income hit from droughts than their peers who farmed amid less biodiversity.

New Frontiers research funds to improve plant proteins, to study environmental impacts of urban migration

Two scientists funded for innovative projects.

LFS round-up: Mobilizing climate research, changemakers in our community, and more…

Read the Spring 2019 issue of ReachOut online!

Dylan Kennedy wins award named for his father

George Kennedy played a key role in establishing the Global Resource Systems program.

Sarah Common

Good mousekeeping: en suite bathroom makes for happier mice

Researchers with the animal welfare program found that mice prefer using separate cages for nesting and eliminating waste.

LFS researchers use new agriculture technology to measure greenhouse gas emissions

Research on Delta farms can improve soil productivity and drainage

B.C. study addresses how to make farming more sustainable.

Faculty member appointed Senior Editor in Cancer Pharmacology

The British Journal of Pharmacology is a leading peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of experimental pharmacology.