New UBC wash removes pesticides and extends produce shelf life
Food scientist Tianxi Yang helped develop a plant-based wash for produce that extends their shelf life and removes a high level of pesticides.
Celebrating an LFS Leader: 2026 UBC Alumni Builder Award Winner
Celebrating an LFS Leader: 2026 UBC Alumni Builder Award Winner About NameTitleCompanyThe Very Good Food CompanyGrad yearProgram March 3, 2026 – To celebrate his 2026 Alumni Builder Award, we checked in with Parimal Rana, an alum who is one of many dedicated volunteers giving back to the faculty. Rana is a double UBC alum, with […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked a few students why they are passionate about science.
Golshan Matinfar
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Golshan MatinfarPhD in Food Science 2028 What excites you about science? What excites me most about science is that it is never static.Every answer opens the door to new questions, pushing us to think critically. Through this process, we decode the complexity of the natural world […]
Mixing Modern Food Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mixing Modern Food Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine Graduate student Maidinai Sabier studies how steam can turn a root into medicine with therapeutic effects on our guts. From leaves to stems to roots, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) uses time-honoured techniques to extract healing properties from plants. While TCM is based on balancing the energies in […]
NSERC Grants to Study Aging, Food and Nutrition, Plants and Packaging
Congratulations to LFS researchers who were successful in the 2025 NSERC Discovery Research Program and NSERC CREATE Program.
Training Food Sensory Scientists for 18 years
Training Food Sensory Scientists for 18 years Dr. Margaret Cliff explains the art and science behind sensory training in food science. Using their senses comes naturally to food scientists. From pinpointing the just-about-right creaminess of milk to offering fine-tuned flavour recognition – these are just a couple of sensory skills that food scientists bring to […]
Shaina Alize Sequeira
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Shaina Alize SequeiraBSc Food, Nutrition and Health 2026 | Major: Food Science When did you realize science was for you? Ever since I can remember, food has always fascinated me. As a 5-year-old, my favourite pastime was conducting bizarre kitchen experiments and concocting barely-edible ‘snacks’ from […]
A Lifelong Commitment to UBC, Leadership, and Student Mentorship
We asked David Kitts, the new Dean pro tem and triple alum of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems about his role as a mentor.
$7-million donation from Dan On Foundation seeds the future of food innovation at UBC
A Vietnamese refugee who moved to Canada to escape famine and conflict is now funding a transformative centre for food innovation at the University of British Columbia that will help strengthen B.C.’s food industry for generations to come.