Derek Dee
New faculty profile: Derek Dee Derek Dee joined the Faculty of Land and Food Systems in January 2019 as an Assistant Professor in Food Science. His research focuses on understanding protein structure and function, and its potential applications in food, biomaterials and medicine. Dee’s research is an unusual combination of food science and biophysics. His […]
Jim Thompson retires from UBC
Jim Thompson retires from UBC Professor Jim Thompson, who was Director of the Dairy Education and Research Centre for 21 years, retired in December 2018. Thompson received his Bachelors and Masters in Agriculture from UBC in 1964 and 1966, respectively. He then completed his PhD at the University of California (Davis) in 1971. He was […]
Mobilizing Climate Action Research from University to Farm
Mobilizing Climate Action Research from University to Farm A network in British Columbia is helping deliver climate change research directly to those who could benefit in the agriculture industry. The BC Agricultural Climate Adaptation Research Network (ACARN) launched in May 2017 to be a conduit between agricultural researchers, industry specialists, policy makers, students and producers […]
Better veggies for Canadian organic farmers
Better Veggies for Canadian Organic Farmers A new Canada-wide project led by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) will help organic vegetable growers find plant varieties better suited to Canadian climates and environments. Postdoctoral Fellow Alexandra Lyon and Professor Hannah Wittman are leading a new five-year research project called Canadian Organic Vegetable Improvement (CANOVI). […]
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Research on Delta farms can improve soil productivity and drainage
B.C. study addresses how to make farming more sustainable.
Faculty member appointed Senior Editor in Cancer Pharmacology
The British Journal of Pharmacology is a leading peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of experimental pharmacology.
David Fraser re-elected to national animal welfare council
David Fraser returns to Canada’s National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council.