Flavour of The Month: Neza Coffee
Olivier Ntwali is an MFRE staff member and alumnus. He chats about his favourite coffee and his experiences with the program.
Flavour of the Month: London Fog Tea Latte
Alumni Relations Manager Niki Glenning talks about her favourite flavour for the winter months: London Fog Tea Latte.
Milestones and News & Notes
Milestones Four faculty members recently received NSERC Discovery research grants to support their long-term projects in the natural sciences and engineering. These grants also recognize the opportunity for students to receive training in innovative projects. These faculty members were funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to buy […]
Flavour of the Month: Coconut Smoothie
We asked Della Hamzah, our LFS Dean’s Office Communications Assistant what her favourite back to school food and drink was: a coconut smoothie!
Flavour of the Month: Boba Green Milk Tea
Flavour of the Month: Boba Green Milk Tea We asked James Wang, LFS Development Officer to share his end of the summer season with a special indulgence: “I’m a big fan of green tea matched with cream, tapioca, and regular sugar. What makes this one stand out is the use of a teaspresso machine to […]
UBC launches training course on Indigenous understanding for faculty and staff
A new course to set a baseline understanding of Indigenous matters among UBC faculty and staff is officially launching on National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).
In Memory of Wilson Mendes
We mourn the passing of our dear friend Wilson Pereira Mendes.
Milestones and News & Notes
Milestones Dr. Tabitha Robin Martens received a UBC Hampton Research Endowment fund, which helps faculty members in the early stages of their careers establish their research programs. Dr. Martens joined UBC’s Applied Biology program in Sept. 2021, and her research involves learning how the practices of seed savers and seed knowledge holders impact Indigenous […]
Dean’s Message
Dean’s Message This issue showcases some remarkable up-and-coming researchers. PhD candidate Brock Williams, in our Human Nutrition program, is doing work on two fronts to help families manage health issues. His PhD research is updating studies on how much folic acid supplementation is needed for children with sickle cell disease, including whether clinical practices need […]
2023 March is Nutrition Month
To mark Nutrition Month, we invited a few Land and Food Systems faculty, staff and students to give us their ideas for go-to meals, whether dessert is okay to eat, and ways they stay healthy.