LFS Today Jan 31, 2022
News Sexual Assault Awareness Month January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and UBC’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office has provided resources to be shared across the UBC community. If you are an administrator, faculty or teaching staff, or a staff member, there are key resources that provide information and guidance on sexual violence prevention […]
LFS Today Jan 28, 2022
News LFS in the News Sean Smukler spoke about the impact of climate change on food production: “We’re seeing an increased pattern of impacts to production that are currently impacting the capacity of farmers to produce food. And this will only get more challenging as we move forward.” CTV Events Today – Teaching Seminars Xiurou Wu, […]
LFS Today Jan 27, 2022
News GRS Alumna Wins Alumni Builder Award Congrats to Veronika Bylicki (BSc GRS ’17) who won a UBC Alumni Builder Award. Veronika is Executive Director & Co-Founder of CityHive. Her passion for creating more sustainable cities embodies the vision of LFS. She builds pathways for young voices to be heard and for youth to engage […]
LFS Today Jan 26, 2022
News Call for Nominations – International Day of Women & Girls in Science In the days leading up to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Friday, February 11, LFS will be highlighting five students on our social media channels and website. We are looking for nominations from faculty and staff of […]
LFS Today Jan 25, 2022
News New Application for Additional TA Support for WT2 In view of the extension of the online learning phase in the Winter Session Term 2 to Feb 7, 2022, the University has allocated additional funding to support the teaching and learning during this phase. LFS will provide additional TA support to meet the needs of […]
LFS Today Jan 24, 2022
News INSTRUCTORS: Early/Off-Cycle Evaluations? – Wed. Jan. 26 Deadline With Winter Term 2 underway, if you plan to run early/off-cycle evaluations this term, please contact us at lfs.sei@ubc.ca as soon as possible. Deadline: Wednesday, January 26, 2022. LFS in the News Sean Smukler was quoted in an article about the need for climate resilient agriculture in B.C.: “We have […]
LFS Today Jan 21, 2022
News USI Sustainability Scholars Program and CSFS The USI Sustainability Scholars Program is accepting applications from graduate students for summer 2022. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) currently has a project in the program, which involves working with Indigenous knowledge keepers. The project aims to support Indigenous terrestrial foodlands in the Fraser River Estuary […]
LFS Today Jan 20, 2022
News LFS Virtual Townhall is tomorrow! All faculty and staff are invited to join tomorrow’s Townhall from noon-1pm. Agenda 12:00-12:05 pm – Welcome and land acknowledgements – Rickey Yada 12:05-12:20 pm – Student support services in LFS – Nicole Adoranti, Embedded Counsellor in LFS and Forestry 12:20-12:35 pm – UBC’s Campus Vision 2050: An opportunity […]
LFS Today Jan 19, 2022
News Welcome Jennifer Grenz! We are happy to announce that Jennifer Grenz has accepted a joint position as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry (50%; home Faculty) and the Applied Biology Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems (50%) starting January 17, 2022. Jennifer was a top candidate during our search in 2020 […]
LFS Today Jan 18, 2022
News LFS in the News Frederik Noack was featured in articles about a new UBC-led study looking into the impacts that large industrial farming has on biodiversity which found that increased farm size causes a decline in bird diversity. New Food Magazine, Science Daily, News Concerns, Phys.org, Florida News Times Tech Tip Tuesday: LFS Learning Centre Pop-Up Studio […]
LFS Today Jan 17, 2022
News Dairy farmers well positioned for regenerative agriculture, producers say Canadian dairy farmers may be among the best positioned to take up regenerative farming practices, said producers during a panel discussion at the recent 2021 Regenerative Ag Conference in Brandon, Man. Read the full article here. Events Today – Research Seminar Dora Zsuzsanna Simon, Candidate for […]
LFS Today Jan 14, 2022
News Jan. 21 – Last Reminder: LFS Curriculum Change Time again to submit any Curriculum Change Proposals you are considering. Proposals can include a variety of changes to an LFS course or program, from changing the title of a course to adding a new program. Please forward your Curriculum Change requests to Virginia Frankian by 12 noon, January 21st, 2022. […]
LFS Today Jan 13, 2022
News Coffeemakers in FNH and MCML – Nespresso coming soon! Some of you may have noticed the absence of the Aramark coffee maker in the MCML coffee room. Given the coffee needs have changed within the Faculty, we have discontinued our Aramark account and have returned the coffee maker that used to be in MCML […]
LFS Today Jan 12, 2022
News Farm innovation funding hinges on carbon question Proving that Canadian farmers are contributing to Canada’s climate change goals will be important in the next Agricultural Policy Framework and the innovation and development funding that flows out of it, according to Marco Valicenti, the director-general of Agriculture Canada’s innovation program funding. Read the full article […]
LFS Today Jan 11, 2022
News In Memoriam: Archibald Young With great sadness, the family of Dr. Archie Young announces his passing on Nov. 13, 2021, in Chilliwack. Archie was born on a farm in Keir Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1926, the sixth of eight children of John Young, a dairy farmer, and his wife Mary, a school teacher. When […]
LFS Today Jan 10, 2022
News Just Food: Student project featured on the BC Teachers’ Federation Magazine Developed by LFS students Colin Dring, Meryn Corkery, and Joyce Liao, Just Food is an open-access educational resource for integrating agriculture, food systems, and anti-oppression into K–12 curriculums. The student-led group developed the Just Food Educational Resource to give educators the tools to dive […]
LFS Today Jan 7, 2022
News Winter Weather Advisories With the recent snowy weather, there may be changes to class schedules or other travel advisories. If you’re unsure of your schedule for the day, check the UBC main website for the latest campus news: https://www.ubc.ca/. New Equity, Diversity, and Indigeneity page on the LFS website The Faculty is committed to advancing equity, […]
LFS Today Jan 6, 2022
News UBC Farm on CBC Radio On CBC’s the Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, Susan Mendelson from The Lazy Gourmet chats about how to support local BC food suppliers over the holidays. She mentions UBC Farm as an excellent choice for quality local produce. Have a listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition Pratap-Singh Awarded Funding to Develop Three Micro-credential […]
LFS Today Jan 5, 2022
News NSERC introduces new Alliance International grants NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of the Alliance International grants, a new funding stream to support Canadian university researchers working with leading international academic researchers to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects of global importance that will generate benefits to Canada. Alliance International offers […]
Accepting Summer 2022 Work Learn Proposals
With the winter session well underway, you may have begun to consider the possibility of hiring a student for the summer term to work in your lab, unit, or department. Working on campus is an excellent way for students to gain professional skills and experience, apply their knowledge in a practical setting and develop strong […]
LFS Today Jan 4, 2022
News LFS in the News For many British Columbians, higher prices were most noticeable at the grocery store. “You have to expect a continuation of the kind of food price inflation we had this past year,” Richard Barichello, an LFS professor said. Barichello is one of several contributors to Canada’s Food Price Report, which forecasts that Canadians will […]