Building a Resilient Food System Starts with the Soil
Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes (SAL) Lab published a paper this summer that measured soil organic carbon in the Fraser Valley from 1984 to 2018, reporting that 61% of the farms, soil organic carbon was in decline. Results proposes the next step of the research, which is to evaluate which specific methods are contributing this decline, and working with farmers to find solutions.
New Faculty Profile: Risa Sargent
New Faculty Profile: Risa Sargent Risa Sargent joined the Faculty in July 2020 as an Associate Professor in the Applied Biology program. Previously, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. She has a BSc from the University of Calgary, and a MSc from Simon Fraser University, where she studied the timing of […]
New Faculty Profile: Lindsay Cuff
New Faculty Profile: Lindsay Cuff Lindsay Cuff is enjoying her return to Vancouver. “It’s like a homecoming for me. I love the smell of the forest after it rains and the salty air fills me with joy.” She joins UBC as an Assistant Professor of Teaching with a joint appointment in LFS and Forestry. She […]
New Faculty Profile: Thorsten Knipfer
New Faculty Profile: Thorsten Knipfer Thorsten Knipfer joined the Faculty’s Applied Biology program in September 2020 as an Assistant Professor in Plant Physiology. Originally from Bavaria, Germany, Knipfer completed his MSc at the University of Bayreuth, where he studied the water relations of roots in corn plants. He thenreceived his PhD from University College Dublin […]
Getting into the Weeds
Jennifer Grenz (BSc Agroecology ’04, PhD Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems ‘20) wants her students take a closer look at the uninvited weeds in their gardens.
Assistant Professor Tamara Cohen Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant
The grant will support Dr. Cohen’s project to develop a diet self-monitoring tool.
Community Builder Roxana Quinde Wins President’s Staff Award
Roxana plays an essential role in the success of the Global Resource Systems (GRS) undergraduate program, a role she has contributed to since it was created nearly two decades ago.
Three Faculty Members are Recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund
In total, UBC is receiving $10.61M for 41 equipment and infrastructure projects.