ReachOut: Fall 2019

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Fall 2019: Highlights in this issue

Cover story: A Community Partnership Aiming to Let No Child Go Hungry

Jennifer Black

Associate Professor Jennifer Black teams up with the New Westminster School District to evaluate their school lunch program.

Dean’s Message

Dean Rickey Yada

Dr. Rickey Yada looks to the future as he begins his second term as Dean.

Launching Canada’s First Open Education Soil Science Textbook

Soil textbook

Contributors from coast-to-coast are creating Canada’s first online soil textbook.

New Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Eduardo Jovel

Two LFS-related projects are underway, thanks to funding from the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE).

Measuring Tradeoffs When Economic Activity Grows

Rahil Madhok

Scholarship recipient and PhD candidate Rahil Madhok measures relationships between human activity and climate change using high tech.

LandOne: A Launch Pad for University

LandOne

LandOne is a first-year cohort program that makes the transition to university life easier.

Monitoring Ecological Sustainability at UBC Farm

Farm field

The UBC Farm is positioning to become a Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research Station.

News, Notes & Milestones

Events

News about awards, achievements, events and research funding in the Faculty.

New Faculty Profile: Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova

Sasha Protopopova

Assistant Professor Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova joined LFS in July 2019.

Food Science Alumna Opens a Local Ice Cream Shop

Betsy Ng

Betsy Ng looks to the diverse and multi-cultural city of Vancouver for the inspiration behind her flavours.

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