2023 March is Nutrition Month
To mark Nutrition Month, we invited a few Land and Food Systems faculty, staff and students to give us their ideas for go-to meals, whether dessert is okay to eat, and ways they stay healthy.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Nutrition and Healthy Aging
Assistant or Associate Professor in Nutrition and Healthy Aging Posted on February 3, 2023 The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (lfs-ps-2023.sites.olt.ubc.ca) is seeking an outstanding candidate for a full-time, tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Food, Nutrition and Health […]
Researchers call for caution on agricultural pesticides
UBC researchers call for a review of common agricultural pesticides until their impact on the ecosystem is more fully understood.
Message from the Dean for LFS Community Connects: January 2023
Welcome to a new year, a fresh start for many people.
Exploring land-based relationships with a fresh view
This year, 10 UBC researchers – including two from Land and Food Systems – received funds of up to $10,000 to support their collaborative projects, knowledge translation and mobilization initiatives related to the climate and nature emergency.
Sean Smukler to lead UBC Farm’s CSFS
Associate Professor Sean Smukler is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at UBC Farm as of Jan. 1, 2023.
Milestones and News & Notes
Milestones UBC Supports Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech Sean Smukler, Chair of Agriculture and Environment, joins a 17-person Advisory Group on Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech. The BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food created this advisory group to find ways of building resilient food systems and to support farmers in strengthening B.C. food production. Smukler will share […]
New Faculty Profile: David Wright
New Faculty Profile: David Wright David Wright joined UBC as a Professor in Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition and Health, with a joint appointment in LFS and the School of Kinesiology. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Guelph where he recently held a Canada Research Chair in Lipids, Metabolism and Health (Tier 2). Wright […]
New Faculty Profile: Bruna Donatti Castro Falci
New Faculty Profile: Bruna Donatti Castro Falci Bruna Donatti Castro Falci joined the Food, Nutrition and Health Program as a Lecturer in June 2022, teaching in the Dietetics and the new Master of Nutrition and Dietetics programs. Before coming to Canada, she worked in clinical nutrition and as a Lecturer for 11 years in Brazil […]