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.
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 […]
Back to School Recipe: Pesto Shrimp Flatbread
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.
Research Associate (Human Nutrition)
Research Associate (Human Nutrition) Posted on June 8, 2022 Dr. Tamara Cohen’s Nutrition and Eating Behaviour (NEB)-laboratory invites applications for a part time Research Associate (75%) with an anticipated start date of July 18, 2022. The position is located in the Food, Nutrition and Health Program in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (Vancouver […]
New Faculty Profile: Anna Brisco
New Faculty Profile: Anna Brisco, Lecturer in Dietetics Anna Brisco (they/them) has worked in the food system right across Canada, from being a culinary chef in Halifax to a food bank policy dietitian in Vancouver. They bring this experience to UBC’s new Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MND) professional program, which launches this fall, as […]
March is Nutrition Month!
In 2022, the theme for Nutrition Month is Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow. We spoke to a few dietitians – alumni of our Food, Nutrition and Health program (Dietetics major), as well as faculty members about their thoughts on this theme.
BC Cancer dietitian receives Michael Smith Health Professional-Investigator award
Congrats to Registered Dietitian Eleah Stringer (BSc FNH ‘13) for winning a Michael Smith Health Research Award to study the effects of intermittent fasting on cancer and the microbiome.
Lecturer in Dietetics Education
Lecturer in Dietetics Education Posted November 10, 2021 The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (lfs-ps-2023.sites.olt.ubc.ca) invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position within the Food, Nutrition and Health Program (Dietetics Program) with an anticipated started date of January 1, 2022. The position is expected to support […]
Lecturer in Dietetics
Sessional Lecturer in Dietetics Job Summary: Posted June 9 2021 A Sessional Lecturer position is available in the Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems (Vancouver Campus) from January 1-April 30, 2022. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a new 3-credit course, FNH 345 Counselling in Dietetics. A brief […]
New Dietetics Crowd Fundraiser
Dietetics students often travel to remote communities during their practicum. To help them, we’ve established Dietetics Rural and Indigenous Communities Placement Fund.