JT Cornelis awarded a UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Soil scientist Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis has received a Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship for his work on ecosystem resilience and Indigenous-led land stewardship.
Welcoming our new UDL Fellows: Thorsten Knipfer and Duncan McHugh
Thorsten Knipfer (Assistant Professor, Applied Biology) and Duncan McHugh (LFS Digital and Instructional Media Producer) have been selected to join the third cohort of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Fellows Program.
Lindsay Cuff wins UBC award for leadership in open education
Lindsay Cuff, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems, received an Open Educational Resource (OER) Excellence and Impact Award.
Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh receives Innovate BC Award
Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh and Peqish Group, Food and Hospitality Inc. are collaborating on a project to develop fat mimetics containing dietary fibers derived from chia as a low-calorie replacement for ingredients like palm oil.
Dr. Jennifer Black receives 2024 Convening & Collaborating Award
Jennifer Black’s project unites researchers, artists, health professionals and community members to explore innovative ways to share and evaluate research on food insecurity.
Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis receives 2024 Peter Wall Legacy Award
Working in collaboration with the territories of Ts’msyen, Gitxsan and Coast Salish Peoples, Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis is seeing how ancestral soil management practices enhanced integrated ecological functions, such as safeguarding biodiversity.
Honorary Degree to Dr. Jerzy Zawistowski
The University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland, recognized the longstanding contributions and scientific achievements of Dr. Jerzy Zawistowski by awarding him a Doctor Honoris Causa.
Serving Students and the Community as Dean
Dean Rickey Yada reflects on the relationships, communities, and lasting changes he cultivated at LFS.
New Faculty Profile: Leluo Guan
Dr. Leluo Guan joins the Faculty as a Professor in the Applied Biology Program and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome.
New Faculty Profile: Dr. Michael Zulyniak
Dr. Michael Zulyniak’s research is focused on how diet, metabolism and genetics integrate to affect health and disease risk across populations.