ReachOut: Fall 2020

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Fall 2020: Highlights in this issue

 

Cover story: Building a Resilient Food System Starts with the Soil

Sean Smukler

Associate Professor Sean Smukler looks at the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportune moment to strength our food system.

A Message from the Dean

Dean Rickey Yada

With challenges come opportunities, and Dr. Rickey Yada shares how the Faculty is responding and adapting.

Supporting Students During COVID-19

MFRE studio

Some quick pivots took place this summer as the university prepared for online teaching and learning.

Wine Research Centre Poised for Growth

Wine Research Centre

With an expansion to the UBC Okanagan campus, the UBC Wine Research Centre Director Jacques-Olivier Pesme and Associate Director Simone Castellarin look to the future.

Milestones

Tamara Cohen & Roxane Quinde

News about awards, achievements, events and research funding in the Faculty.

UBC Alum Harold Steves to Retire From Civic Politics

Harold Steves

Harold Steves will be retiring this year as Richmond’s longest-serving City Councillor.

Sowing Seeds for Future Generations

Eastwoods

Alan and Christina Eastwood extend their support to LFS students facing new hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Getting into the Weeds

Jennifer Grenz

Sessional Lecturer Jennifer Grenz is teaching APBI 328: Weed Science, where she encourages her students to embrace a different definition of a weed.

New Faculty Profile: Risa Sargent

Risa Sargent

Associate Professor Risa Sargent joined the Applied Biology program in July 2020.

New Faculty Profile: Thorsten Knipfer

Thorsten Knipfer

Assistant Professor Thorsten Knipfer joined the Applied Biology program in September 2020.

New Faculty Profile: Lindsay Cuff

Lindsay Cuff

Assistant Professor of Teaching Lindsay Cuff joined the Food, Nutrition and Health program in July 2020. She is jointly appointed with the Faculty of Forestry.

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