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Designing Biodegradable Food Packaging Materials
Meet Xanyar Mohammadi, whose research focuses on developing a new type of packaging material for food products that can easily decompose and have a low environmental impact.
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LFS Co-op Opportunities
LFS Co-op Opportunities Does your organization need extra support this summer for special projects, vacation coverage or increased work volume? Hire one of our knowledgeable and motivated co-op students! Our co-op students can help in many areas from research and product development to marketing and data analytics. Co-op is a great way for an organization […]
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2023 March is Nutrition Month
To mark Nutrition Month, we invited a few Land and Food Systems faculty, staff and students to give us their ideas for go-to meals, whether dessert is okay to eat, and ways they stay healthy.
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Student Feature – Julia Watkins
Julia Watkins is a second-year LFS student studying Food, Nutrition, and Health, with aspirations to enter the dietetics program. In this feature, Julia shares a quinoa salad recipe!
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, we are highlighting some outstanding members of the LFS community.
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Researchers call for caution on agricultural pesticides
UBC researchers call for a review of common agricultural pesticides until their impact on the ecosystem is more fully understood.
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Paul Molund
Congratulations to Paul Molund (PhD’85) on receiving a 2023 Alumni Builder Award!
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Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023
Welcome to a new year, a fresh start for many people.
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Addressing community needs in the food system
Three Faculty of Land and Food Systems initiatives received funds of up to $1500 through UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund to work with community partners.
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Exploring land-based relationships with a fresh view
This year, 10 UBC researchers – including two from Land and Food Systems – received funds of up to $10,000 to support their collaborative projects, knowledge translation and mobilization initiatives related to the climate and nature emergency.
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Sean Smukler to lead UBC Farm’s CSFS
Associate Professor Sean Smukler is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at UBC Farm as of Jan. 1, 2023.
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25 Year Club: Dairy Education and Research Centre Staff
Congratulations to these Dairy Education and Research Centre staff members for being inducted into UBC’s 25 Year Club!
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Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
LFSer, Valerie Leung, shares this great recipe for winter squash season.
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Dr. Siyun Wang delves into what exactly a “best before” date means on RED FM
LFS Associate Professor, Siyun Wang, chats with Vanshika Sharma of RED RM about best before dates, and what they actually mean for your food.
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Dean featured on World Food Day podcast
Listen to a new World Food Day podcast, featuring Dean Rickey Yada who discusses the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals globally and here at UBC.
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Research aims to investigate dog cognition and therapy dog programs
A new lab at UBC’s Vancouver campus is looking for research participants—and not just anyone will do. The criteria? Must be furry and four-legged. Enjoy belly rubs and yummy treats? That’s a bonus, too.
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Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
On September 30th, members of the UBC STEM community came together to commemorate Orange Shirt Day with an Intergenerational March.
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UBC team developing oral insulin tablet sees breakthrough results
A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery.
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Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: September 2022
The start of this new academic year signals some exciting news for our Faculty and UBC.
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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.