News from LFS: Community partnerships, collaborative research, student and alumni profiles, and more!
Read the Fall 2019 issue of ReachOut online!
Food Science Alumna Opens a Local Ice Cream Shop
Betsy Ng Food Science Alumna Opens a Local Ice Cream Shop When it comes to making ice cream, Betsy Ng (BSc Food, Nutrition and Health 2010) doesn’t take shortcuts. “The flavour and the texture are so important, and the best way to ensure a dessert-lover’s satisfaction is to start with natural and, if possible, local […]
News, Notes & Milestones
News & Notes Reggie the Bee Welcome Back to UBC Many thanks to those who came out to UBC Homecoming on September 14. LFS was happy to see our alumni, family and friends return to Vancouver campus. Thousands joined us to enjoy live music, food trucks, hands-on activities and our popular LFS mascot, Reggie the […]
Monitoring Ecological Sustainability at the UBC Farm
The UBC Farm acts as a living lab for researchers working to improve sustainability in agricultural systems, and is now a key node in an international experimental network of diversified research farms. Read more about UBC Farm’s project on water sustainability and biodiversity monitoring.
LandOne: A Launch Pad for University
Serena Sturton and Brennen Gilbert LandOne: A Launch Pad for University Brennen Gilbert is the first in his family to go to university. With few family members available to share their personal experiences about transitioning from high school, he was open to finding different means of support. Shortly after being accepted into UBC’s Land and […]
New Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Eduardo Jovel New Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students To engage more undergraduate students in research, UBC introduced the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) in 2018. Two LFSrelated projects are now underway thanks to two-year funding from PURE. Eduardo Jovel, Associate Professor and Director, Indigenous Research Partnerships (left), leads the Indigenous Undergraduate Research Experience (IURE) […]
Measuring Tradeoffs When Economics Activity Grows
Raahil Madhok Measuring Tradeoffs When Economics Activity Grows Raahil Madhok is passionate about understanding the relationships between human activity and climate change. He is a PhD student in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems and recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Scholarship. In his research, he estimates the economic cost of climate change, the impact […]
Launching Canada’s First Open Education Soil Science Textbook
Launching Canada’s First Open Education Soil Science Textbook How do you bring 36 authors to write a book? That’s the task at hand for Maja Krzic, Associate Professor in LFS, and FranWalley, Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Their ambitious, two-year project will launch Canada’s first open, online soil […]
A Message from the Dean
Rickey Yada A Message from the Dean I hope you enjoy the fall issue of ReachOut magazine. I always find it inspiring to see the research of faculty members and graduate students. In this issue, you will learn how researchers are tackling climate change by using data and technology to bring new information to decision-making, […]
A Community Partnership Aiming to Let No Child Go Hungry
Jennifer Black A Community Partnership Aiming to Let No Child Go Hungry Healthy eating and academic success go hand-in-hand, and yet Canada falls behind other industrialized countries in not having a national school-based meal program. The New Westminster School District is looking to lead the way to change, by starting its Fuel Up! School Lunch […]