Shannon Wong
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023
Welcome to a new year, a fresh start for many people.
Addressing community needs in the food system
Three Faculty of Land and Food Systems initiatives received funds of up to $1500 through UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund to work with community partners.
25 Year Club: Dairy Education and Research Centre Staff
Congratulations to these Dairy Education and Research Centre staff members for being inducted into UBC’s 25 Year Club!
Dean featured on World Food Day podcast
Listen to a new World Food Day podcast, featuring Dean Rickey Yada who discusses the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals globally and here at UBC.
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: September 2022
The start of this new academic year signals some exciting news for our Faculty and UBC.
All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm
The Indigenous Research Partnership, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and The First Nations House of Learning invite you to an All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at xʷci̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm.
Professor at UC Davis Studies Welfare in Cattle Housing
Cassandra Tucker obtained a PhD from the UBC Animal Welfare Program in 2003 and is now a Professor at the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and the Director of the Centre of Animal Welfare.
Join us for #ubcAWP25!
We are excited to announce that we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Program in 2022/23, and we want you to join us!
Strategizing By-Products of Food Production for Sustainability and Profit
Meet Pamely Keung, an alumna who leads the innovation, regulatory and technical support segments at Earth’s Own Food Company.
Funding for Indigenous food systems research
A team of researchers focused on revitalizing Indigenous food systems and promoting Indigenous food sovereignty have received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).