Courtney Boyd
My advisors helped me realize I could combine my interests in animal studies and biomedical research in the animal welfare program in LFS.
Ainsley MacDougall
Classes are where I gain invaluable knowledge and make connections, but extracurricular activities have given me the leadership and organizational skills I take into all aspects of my life.
Blue & Gold Campaign for Students
Blue & Gold Campaign for Students: Supporting Local and Global Students UBC launched the Blue & Gold Campaign for Students with the goal of raising $100 million over three years to support students. Those who give to the Blue & Gold Campaign provide promising students access to a life-changing education — and perhaps more importantly […]
Applied Biology Undergrad Makes the Case for Grooming Brushes in Barns
Applied Biology Undergrad Makes the Case for Grooming Brushes in Barns That urge you get to scratch an itch? It turns out dairy cows have it too. At the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre in Agassiz, B.C. (dairycentre.landfood.ubc.ca), Emilie McConnachie (BSc Applied Biology 2018), designed and conducted a study that investigated dairy cows’ motivation […]
Ambassadors for Elephants
Ambassadors for Elephants This past August, four UBC undergraduate students took part in a new field study program on Asian Elephant Compassionate Conservation in Thailand (LFS 302D). The goal of the program was to explore how the science of animal well-being can be used in conservation to improve outcomes for animals, people and the environment. […]
Jeff Holmes receives Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
Jeff Holmes receives the Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism Undergraduate Research Excellence Award.