Supporting Animal Welfare for 25 Years
Supporting Animal Welfare for 25 Years Since launching, the Animal Welfare Program has played an important role in informing policy for those working in industry, government and not-for-profit organizations. Research has aimed to improve the lives of animals, including dairy cattle, mice and rats, pigs, dogs and many more. Here are some highlights of the […]
Shaping Indigenous Curriculum at LFS
As a recent graduate of UBC’s Dietetics program, Michael Wesley is dedicated to making an impact in his community and fostering relationships across the province.
Retiring Faculty Member: David Fraser
Retiring Faculty Member: David Fraser Animal Welfare Program co-founder retires David Fraser came to UBC after a diversecareer that included doing the first scientific research on the welfare of sows (1975) and the role of highway de-icing salt in road accidents involving moose (1981). He also had a side-career writing humorous verse as “poet laureate” […]
Retiring Faculty Member: Tony Farrell
Retiring Faculty Member: Tony Farrell Professor Anthony (Tony) Farrell, a former Canada Research Chair in Fish Physiology, Culture andConservation (Tier 1) retired this year. We asked him some questions about his distinguished career. Can you name some achievements that made you proud? Near the top of my list was being awarded a prestigious Canada Research […]
Retiring Faculty Member: David McArthur
Retiring Faculty Member: David McArthur David McArthur retires this year and reflects on his research and career at UBC. In 1995, he started as a Research Associate in Plant Science with berry industry and government grants. Gradually, McArthur transitioned to a Lecturer position teaching Agroecology 1 & 2, Horticulture, Horticultural Techniques, and Wine Science 1 […]
Milestones and News & Notes
Milestones UBC Supports Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech Sean Smukler, Chair of Agriculture and Environment, joins a 17-person Advisory Group on Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech. The BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food created this advisory group to find ways of building resilient food systems and to support farmers in strengthening B.C. food production. Smukler will share […]
New Faculty Profile: David Wright
New Faculty Profile: David Wright David Wright joined UBC as a Professor in Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition and Health, with a joint appointment in LFS and the School of Kinesiology. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Guelph where he recently held a Canada Research Chair in Lipids, Metabolism and Health (Tier 2). Wright […]
New Faculty Profile: Bruna Donatti Castro Falci
New Faculty Profile: Bruna Donatti Castro Falci Bruna Donatti Castro Falci joined the Food, Nutrition and Health Program as a Lecturer in June 2022, teaching in the Dietetics and the new Master of Nutrition and Dietetics programs. Before coming to Canada, she worked in clinical nutrition and as a Lecturer for 11 years in Brazil […]
New Faculty Profile: Amelia MacRae
New Faculty Profile: Amelia MacRae Amelia MacRae bought her first horse at age 12, using her savings from babysitting jobs. Since that time, she’s had horses most of her life. “My parents say my first word was ‘horse.’ Horses are incredible animals, and I’ve always been fascinated and drawn to them.” As a new Animal […]
New Faculty Profile: Jay Martiniuk
New Faculty Profile: Jay Martiniuk Growing up on his family’s vineyard in the Okanagan, and working as a cellar master and winemaker at B.C. wineries, Jay Martiniuk brings wine-making insights from industry to the classroom. He is excited to share this knowledge with his students as a Lecturer in wine science and fermentation. To Martiniuk, […]