Eduardo Jovel Interim Director First Nations House of Learning
Dr. Jovel joins FNHL on Dec. 1, 2021 as Interim Director.
LFS Alumna Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Congratulations to Aditi Sriram, one of 11 Canadians heading to Oxford University next October, and among 100 standout scholars from around the world who won fully sponsored graduate Rhodes Scholarships.
Message from the Dean
Message from the Dean In this issue, we explore how student learning is changing. While our faculty has been relatively strong at incorporating social issues and systems thinking into our curriculum, we recognize there’s still a long way to go. With the creation of two new positions in LFS, we’ll be making greater inroads at […]
New Counsellor To Support Students
New Counsellor To Support Students Nicole Adoranti, a Canadian Certified Counsellor, is the newest addition to the LFS community. In a newly created role, she will be the Embedded Counsellor to both Land and Food Systems and Forestry, providing single session or short-term counselling, triage and referrals to students, while also promoting mental health through […]
New Faculty Profile: Tabitha Robin Martens
New Faculty Profile: Tabitha Robin Martens Tabitha Robin Martens joined the Faculty in September 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the Applied Biology program. She has her BSc in Environmental Studies from the University of Winnipeg and MEnv from the University of Manitoba, where she looked at dozens of Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives in Western […]
News & Notes, Milestones
News & Notes Discovery Grants Support Wide-Ranging LFS Research Programs From investigating the impact of diet on the body’s cells, to understanding mood states in animals, to protecting plants from disease and drought, LFS research is diverse and exciting. Six researchers were successful in this year’s NSERC Discovery Grants program, which supports ongoing, long-term research […]
Food Science Curriculum: Meeting Future Needs
Food Science Curriculum: Meeting Future Needs As the food industry changes to meet consumer demands, UBC’s food science curriculum is keeping up. In fall 2021, the BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health (Food Science major) launched two new courses, and a revised curriculum to better reflect the needs of the food industry. UBC offers B.C.’s […]
Learning to Coexist with Urban Wildlife
Feeding and taking pictures of wildlife can be extremely harmful for both animals and humans. Assistant Professor Kristen Walker shares how important it is to coexist with the urban wildlife.
It Takes a Community to Motivate Change
It Takes a Community to Motivate Change Community partnerships make a world of difference for students. When three students in FNH 473 (Applied Public Health Nutrition) were selecting a project evaluating food and nutrition programs and how social factors impact health in communities, they chose one focused on Indigenous food programs. As none of the […]
How Can Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change
How Can Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change? This summer saw unprecedented climate events in regions around the world. Canada set an all-time record high temperature when Lytton, B.C., broke the heat record for three consecutive days in June, peaking at 49.6° C. What does this mean for agriculture? We asked some LFS faculty members to […]