October 31, 2024
Growing up in small-town Minnesota might seem like an unlikely backstory for a future of immersive fieldwork in Mexico, Uganda and beyond. But for applied economist Erin Litzow (PhD ISLFS 2024)—a recently appointed University of Texas at Dallas Assistant Professor of Sustainability—one factor focused her young mind on thinking deeply about the world far away from her Midwestern home.
Tagged with 2024, Food and Resource Economics
Categories: ReachOut, Research
May 17, 2024
Social media during the pandemic broadcast countless images of empty grocery store shelves, often fuelling panic buying among shoppers. But according to Dr. James Vercammen, supply systems held up well throughout this uniquely demanding time.
Tagged with 2024, Food and Resource Economics
Categories: ReachOut, Research
May 13, 2024
Class of 2024: William Fang William Fang (he/him/his)Program: BSc in Food and Resource Economics How did you hear about LFS at UBC? I heard about LFS when I was seeking advice from some high school alumni and advisors. I was trying to immerse myself in an interdisciplinary environment, and they suggested that LFS could be […]
Tagged with 2024, Food and Resource Economics, Undergraduate
Categories: Uncategorized
May 13, 2024
Class of 2024: Judith Haryanto Judith Haryanto (she/her/hers)Program: BSc in Food and Resource Economics How did you hear about LFS at UBC? It was actually by chance. I was looking into getting into the Faculty of Science with no specific major in mind but then I found out about the Faculty of Land and Food […]
Tagged with 2024, Food and Resource Economics, Undergraduate
Categories: Uncategorized
April 3, 2024
Exceptional entrepreneurs stand out for their remarkable products in addition to the passion and unique perspectives they bring to their ventures. From his early days at UBC, where thoughts about a career were far away, to now running a successful business at Moving Coffee Roastery, Edmond Keung…
Tagged with 2024, Alumni, entrepreneurship, Food and Resource Economics
Categories: Profile Alumni, Profiles
November 15, 2023
Chang Che is a fifth-year Food and Resource Economics (FRE) student whose goal has always been working in public policy. Earlier this year, he travelled to Indonesia with a small cohort of UBC students to take part in Go Global’s LFS 303: International Field Studies in Policy Analysis for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Tagged with 2023, Food and Resource Economics, International, Undergraduate
Categories: Profile Undergraduate, Profiles, ReachOut
November 15, 2023
New faculty profile: Karen Taylor Karen Taylor is on a mission to empower students with essential financial literacy skills.She’s teaching business and economics in five different LFS classes, reaching those in first-year all the way to master’s-level professional programs. “When I was teaching business and economics principles, many students started asking me about personal financial […]
Tagged with 2023, Faculty, Food and Resource Economics
Categories: ReachOut