Detecting Insects is Getting High-Tech on UBC Campus
Detecting Insects is Getting High-Tech on UBC Campus A new Campus as a Living Laboratory project will enable UBC researchers to monitor insects in real-time, on a scale never done before. “This project promises to help us understand insect biodiversity, which we know is both crucial to ecosystems, and affected by human activities,” says Juli […]
Breeding Better Crops
Breeding Better Crops Vincent Fetterley has loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. Now an MSc student in Plant Science, Fetterley recalls growing up with huge, elaborate gardens that his parents and grandparents maintained in Montreal. “I remember all summer long, I would just chill in the garden, eat food right off […]
Celebrating Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month and meet a few outstanding Black scholars in LFS.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science this Friday, February 11, we will be highlighting five outstanding members of the LFS community throughout the week. Check on this page for regular updates!
Winter Session Term 2
The following is text from an email sent out to all students on December 22, 2021. Dear Faculty of Land and Food Systems students, You may have read today’s communication from UBC President Santa Ono regarding the 2021/22 Winter Session, Term 2 interim period of online learning that will be in effect until January 24, […]
LFS Winter 2021 Grad Ceremony
A huge congratulations to our Class of 2021! We were so thankful for the chance to celebrate our grads in person in November 2021. The Faculty is proud of their resilience, dedication, and commitment to making the world a better place. Tuum Est!
Meet Peek-a-Moo, a Data Visualization Tool for Dairy Cattle
Meet Peek-a-Moo, the UBC Dairy Research Centre’s new data visualization tool. The new tool helps researchers spot trends in everything from how much cows eat and rest, to where they spend their time, and even who else in the herd they hang out with!
Leading the Next Wave of Dairy Research
Already an internationally recognized research facility, the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre looks to continue leading in the field by focusing on precision dairy management.
PhD Position in Plant X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning
PhD Position in Plant X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning Posted March 19, 2021. The Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) at the University of British Columbia is located in Vancouver. Doctoral students joining LFS will learn about critical environmental issues in the context of crop production & performance, sustainability, and to our ability to […]
Black History Month
During Black History Month, we’re highlighting some of our student scholars and alumni.