How Artificial Lights at Night Impact Insects and Bats
Artificial light can play a huge threat on insects and bats. An LFS masters student, Daphne Chevalier is working on a project that aims to understand the impacts of artificial light on various organisms and subsequently, its implications for our food system.
Building a Sustainable Winery on Vancouver Island
Building a Sustainable Winery on Vancouver Island From historically long droughts to unexpectedly early freezes, the B.C. wine industry has weathered extreme shifts in climate patterns. Unsworth Vineyards is located in the heart of the Cowichan Valley and takes a sustainable approach in the management of their 25 hectares of vineyard. Chris Turyk is an […]
Building Common Languages to Support Healthier Communities
Alumna Madeleine Daepp has developed an array of tools to address some of our most critical issues, which she uses in her unique role as a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research in Seattle, WA. With her role, she continues forging multi-disciplinary collaborations, focusing on the use of novel data sources and technologies to promote health equity and foster climate adaptation in cities.
Dean’s Message
Dean’s Message Welcome to the latest issue of ReachOut magazine! From the stories in this issue, one thing that stands out to me is how we are moving towards transdisciplinary research more than ever. Today, finding solutions that help balance the needs in our food system with planetary health means we have to take a […]
Bringing voices together for World Food Day in Vancouver
We gathered in downtown Vancouver on Oct. 16 to mark World Food Day with people who are involved in improving our local and global food systems.
Black Faculty Cohort in Food, Forests and Bio(Fuels)
Black Faculty Cohort in Food, Forests and Bio(Fuels) Posted on November 29, 2023 In support of its commitments to inclusive excellence in academia and research, the University of British Columbia has launched a Black Faculty Cohort Hiring Initiative (BFCHI) to recruit up to 23 Black scholars over the next four years. The Faculty of Forestry […]
Weaving Relations: Applying Indigenous Design and Engagement to Your Work
On October 4, join a Community Engagement Network (CEN) session on applying Indigenous design and engagement to your work.
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!
Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day
Join Land and Food Systems and Applied Science on September 30 for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD).
All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm
The xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden, First Nations House of Learning, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, and the Indigenous Land-Based Health, Wellness, and Education Research Cluster invite you to an All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at xʷci̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm.