Cara LeGault
LFS is full of inspiration. It’s around every corner and impossible to miss.
New Faculty Profile: Alexandra Protopopova
Alexandra Protopopova New faculty profile: Alexandra Protopopova Assistant Professor Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova wants to know why some animals are adopted into new homes while others are left behind. As the inaugural BC SPCA Chair in Companion Animal Welfare, she wants to understand how adopters make choices in animal shelters and what can be done to […]
Bryna Turk
I’m so glad I’m here, because I’ve felt a strong sense of belonging since day one.
Alexandra Protopopova
NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare @dr_prot
Natural biodiversity protects rural farmers’ incomes from tropical weather shocks
The study found that farmers in areas with greater biodiversity took less of an income hit from droughts than their peers who farmed amid less biodiversity.
Courtney Boyd
My advisors helped me realize I could combine my interests in animal studies and biomedical research in the animal welfare program in LFS.
Ambassadors for Elephants
Ambassadors for Elephants This past August, four UBC undergraduate students took part in a new field study program on Asian Elephant Compassionate Conservation in Thailand (LFS 302D). The goal of the program was to explore how the science of animal well-being can be used in conservation to improve outcomes for animals, people and the environment. […]
Next-generation pesticide captures Ignite BC award
Juli Carrillo and her research partners Terramera and SFU were recognized by Innovate BC with an Ignite award and $241,500 in funding.