Professor at UC Davis Studies Welfare in Cattle Housing

Professor at UC Davis Studies Welfare in Cattle Housing

August 29, 2022

Professor at UC Davis Studies Welfare in Cattle Housing

NameCassandra Tucker
TitleProfessor and Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare
Company
Grad Year2003
ProgramPhD in Animal Welfare (research)
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 NameCassandra Tucker
TitleProfessor and Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare
CompanyUniversity of California Davis (UC Davis)
Grad year2003
ProgramPhD in Animal Welfare (research)

August 29, 2022 – Cassandra Tucker obtained a PhD from the Animal Welfare Program of the University of British Columbia in 2003 and is now a Professor at the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and the Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare. Her research team specializes in the field of cattle behaviour and welfare; they aim to understand the effects of housing and management systems from the animal’s perspective.

Her teaching is focused on topics related to domestic animal behaviour and welfare. In addition to her work in academia, she consults with private, industry and non-governmental organizations to develop animal care standards, training and auditing programs. Cassandra believes that through these activities, scientific information can inform the day-to-day lives of both cattle and the people that care for them.

View her thesis and list of publications.

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Back to School Recipe: Pesto Shrimp Flatbread

August 24, 2022

Student Feature: Back to School Recipe, Pesto Shrimp Flatbread

Arlene Ngyuen

Arlene Nguyen, LFS Student

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. We asked Arlene why she liked making this recipe : “I love how quick and easy this all comes together, which makes it the perfect recipe for back-to-school season. Also it can be made ahead and stored either in the fridge/freezer to be reheated, perfect for meal prep on a busy schedule. Lastly, it’s a simple way to impress your dinner guests at any get together.”

Makes 4 flatbreads

Recipe from Food Blogger Sheri Silver

Ingredients:

  • 1 jar of premade pesto
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 pound frozen shrimp, thawed (deveined and shells/tails removed if they don’t come already prepared)
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup sliced sundried tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup sliced roasted red peppers
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 4 naan flatbreads
Pesto shrimp back to school

Pesto Shrimp Flatbread

Directions:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees; spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray
  • Cook shrimp as desired (baked, pan fried, boiled etc.)
  • Working with 2 flatbreads at a time, microwave for 90 seconds; place on your prepared baking sheet. Spoon pesto onto each flatbread and spread evenly (you can refrigerate or freeze any leftover pesto). Top with mozzarella, tomatoes, peppers, shrimp and feta. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn the oven up to broil and bake – watching carefully – till golden brown and bubbly. Serve immediately.

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Sessional Lecturer / Land and Food Systems (LFS 252)

August 9, 2022

Sessional Lecturer / Land and Food Systems (LFS 252)

Posted on August 9, 2022

Job Summary

A Sessional Lecturer position is available with UBC’s Faculty of Land & Food Systems from January 1 to April 30, 2023. The candidate will be expected to teach LFS 252 Land, Food, and Community: Quantitative Data Analysis (3 credits). This course involves classroom instruction and a lab. To view a recent syllabus for the course, please see:
https://prod-lc01-pub.landfood.ubc.ca/lfssyllabi/syllabi/2021W2/LFS%20252%20002%202021W2/index.html

The Sessional Lecturer is responsible for delivery of course material, arranging office hours to meet with students, consultation with teaching assistants and/or markers, design and/or adaptation of questions for assignments and exams, and assignment of grades.

Qualifications

The successful candidate for this position will hold a MSc or PhD (preferred) in Statistics, Data Analysis, Economics or related areas, and have demonstrated ability to teach and manage a large class at the university level, manage graduate student teaching assistants, and have previous experience using a learning management system such as Canvas. A background in statistical analysis, preferably using the programming language of R, is required. The successful candidate will also have knowledge of applications relevant to Land and Food Systems.

Application

Applications are to be submitted online at the following link:
https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/details/Sessional-Lecturer_JR9099

Applicants should upload CV and cover letter by September 30, 2022.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

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Using AI can make our food safer

August 9, 2022

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Sessional Lecturer (Term) Positions

August 4, 2022

Sessional Lecturer (Term) Positions

Posted on August 4, 2022

UBC Land and Food Systems is accepting applications for the confirmed, scheduled courses listed below. All courses available to Sessional Lecturers are listed, but please note that courses may have returning Sessional Lecturers, Adjunct Professors, or Clinical Faculty. Official UBC course descriptions can be found at:
https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-all-departments

Past syllabi for some of the courses can be found at: https://courses.landfood.ubc.ca/lfscourses/

Appointment Process

Electronic applications may be submitted to the Faculty c/o Melanie Train (HR Manager-Faculty) at melanie.train@ubc.ca

Current members of the LFS Sessional Pool should include:

  • Cover letter noting availability and desired course/s.
  • Current CV including relevant educational background, and evidence of teaching excellence.

New Sessional Lecturers should include:

  • Cover letter noting availability and desired course/s.
  • Current CV including relevant educational background, and evidence of teaching excellence.
  • Names and full contact information of three referees able to speak to applicant’s teaching qualifications.

Note: Graduate students applying to teach should be aware of UBC Policy 75 and Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements: Graduate Studies Procedures – Permission to Teach. Applications should include a completed and signed Request for Permission to Teach Form PTT.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

Course Openings:

We have the following openings available for regular courses: https://lfs-ps-2023.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2022/08/Sessional-Lecturer-Term-Course-Openings-Aug-5.pdf

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Better nutrition in aquaculture targets disease reduction

August 1, 2022

Better nutrition in aquaculture targets disease reduction

Andrea Frommel

August 2022 – Andrea Frommel, Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture, (right) is working with industry and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on a new project to improve nutrition in farmed fish with the goal of reducing disease in the long-term.

As aquaculture expands there is an increasing push to reduce reliance on antibiotics and other chemicals to prevent or treat disease. The research collaborators are investigating the use of fulvic acids – compounds of soil debris present in natural aquatic environments – as a natural and environmentally sustainable method of disease prevention when incorporated as a feed supplement in juvenile aquaculture species. They will see if fulvic acids provide immune stimulation in juveniles of four local aquaculture species: chinook salmon, steelhead, sablefish and arctic char.

Juvenile fish

The project’s lead investigator is Ian Forster, Research Scientist at DFO, and includes Assistant Professor Frommel, Taplow Feeds (feed producer), and Creative Salmon, Wild West Steelhead, Golden Eagle Sablefish and DelicaSea (fish producers). The two-year project is funded by the Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program.

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New Frontiers Funding for COVID-19 Research

August 1, 2022

New Frontiers Funding for COVID-19 research

COVID-19 research

August 2022 – A team of researchers is looking for a new way to treat mild COVID-19 symptoms using a nasal spray.

This new, non-invasive medical treatment could allow people to self-administer treatment at home, and reduce the need for hospitalization. Results of this study will set the stage for clinical trials.

Assistant Professor Anubhav Pratap-Singh (pictured right) is the lead investigator on this project funded by a New Frontiers in Research Fund under the stream Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context. His team of researchers includes Anika Singh (co-PI) from BCIT, and co-applicants from UBC: Jian Feng (Forestry), Mattia Bacca (Applied Science), David Perrin (Chemistry), Ahidjo Bintou (Science), Don Sin and Andrew Thamboo (Medicine), and David Kitts (LFS).

The group aims to develop a non-invasive prophylactic therapy for SARS-CoV-2. Using the affinity between the cell receptor ACE2 and spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, they are looking into the effectiveness of a nasal formulation as a prophylactic cure for the early symptoms of COVID. They hope to encapsulate and prolong the release of recombinant ACE2 (rhACE2) by increasing mucous membrane adhesion and the “active” residency time within the nose.

They received funding of $248,750 for the project titled, In-vitro and In-vivo trials on the aerosolized rhACE2 intranasal delivery approach for treating mild COVID-19 system patients. Additional collaborators involve researchers from Australia, Europe and the US.

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Sessional Lecturer (Business Concepts in Aquaculture)

July 22, 2022

Sessional Lecturer (Business Concepts in Aquaculture)

Posted on July 22, 2022

The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada is seeking applications for a Sessional Lecturer position, from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

Applicants must have a Master Degree or PhD in a related field, be up to date with current business practices in the BC aquaculture industry, and have demonstrated ability to teach at the university level. Experience with organizing and supervising student projects carried out in conjunction with industry and government is an asset. The Faculty of Land and Food Systems uses student-centered learning to educate new generations of scientists equipped to solve the most fundamental issues faced by society (lfs-ps-2023.sites.olt.ubc.ca).

The successful applicant will be expected to teach a 2-credit graduate level course, AQUA 506: Business Concepts in Aquaculture. This course introduces students to general business concepts in operations and strategy, and provides students with a broad overview of marketing, competition, business strategy, operations, basic business finance, corporate social responsibility, organizational behavior and related ideas, with an emphasis on practical, real-world applications of these concepts. The Sessional Lecturer is responsible for delivery of course material, arranging office hours to meet with students, consultation with teaching assistants and/or markers, design and/or adaptation of questions for assignments and exams, and assignment of grades.

This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Review of applications will begin on Aug 8, 2022 until the position is filled. Please send applications (CV with cover letter) to the attention of:

Justin Henry, Aquaculture Business Director

Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture

The University of British Columbia

Email: Justin.henry@ubc.ca

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

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Join us for #ubcAWP25!

June 23, 2022

Join us for #ubcAWP25!

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Do you remember taking a class in animal welfare, volunteering in the lab, or doing your graduate work with the animal welfare program?

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! There will be a number of events and ways to connect over the year, both in person and online. All information regarding AWP25 can be found on the designated AWP25 tab in the AWP website, please visit us there to stay up to date on all AWP25 information! We will be adding more events soon!

We would love to display the history of the AWP both on social media and in person. If you have any archival material whether it is pictures, videos, sound bites, or even a memory of the AWP, please share it with us by filling out this survey. You can also stay connected with us by adding yourself to our list serve through the survey link.

We are looking forward to seeing you both in person, and online!

– The AWP Team

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Strategizing By-Products of Food Production for Sustainability and Profit

June 21, 2022

Strategizing By-Products of Food Production for Sustainability and Profit

NamePamely Keung
TitleInnovation and Development manager
CompanyEarth's Very Own,Earth's Own Food Company
Grad Year2016 (BSc), 2017 (MFS)
ProgramMaster of Food Science (course)
MajorFood, Nutrition and Health

What are the highlights of your time in LFS and UBC?

June 21, 2022 – My co-op and Storm the Wall were the two most memorable experiences at UBC. Participating in the co-op program allowed me to connect the theories I learnt in class to industrial practices. It also provided me an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experiences and discover which aspects of the food industry I am most passionate about. Storming the Wall with some of my clubmates in the Vancouver rain was also super fun and something I thought I could never do nor forget.

How do you stay connected to LFS and your alumni community?

I have a small close-knit community of LFS alumni from my undergrad and graduate studies that gather regularly; in fact, some of my closest friends are my classmates! My current workplace also provides me the opportunity to stay connected to the faculty through exploring potential collaborative projects between industry and academia. I also have the pleasure of connecting with several undergraduate students through virtual coffee dates; the enthusiasm and curiosity of these intelligent students are remarkable.

What does your role at Earth’s Own involve? What new technologies are you interested in?

My role as an Innovation and Development manager involves many hats (which I love because it forces me to constantly challenge myself and stay on top of new developments in the industry). I lead the innovation, regulatory and technical support segments for the business which requires me to work closely with cross-functional teams and strategize plans. Each project comes with its own challenges, but the best part is that every day is different for me! I’m currently most interested in the technologies that can help repurpose or extract more value from by-products that are created during food production process. I want to prove that sustainability and profitability are not competing concepts and promote synergies between the two.

Can you share your top tips for finding a job in this ever-changing work environment?

Networking! This may seem very basic, but I have learnt that the food industry community in Canada is small. From personal experience, I can say that I still remember those students’ names who have spent the effort to reach out to me for coffee dates. Platforms like LinkedIn and local industry gatherings are great ways to start building new connections and developing strong communication skills and being authentic during the interactions will help you standout. I also think it is important to be specific which may mean spending the extra time to tailor your resumes to each position. For students, I can not describe how beneficial the hands-on experiences the LFS program provides are, take advantage!

And finally, what was your favorite hangout while studying at UBC? Your favorite place to eat?

I loved to study in the Ridington Room in Irving K. Barber (who doesn’t love the Harry Potter aesthetic). My favorite place to eat was Agora Café in H.R. MacMillan, I like their philosophy and the famous granola bars were the best!

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