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Extend Your Learning: Alternative Course Offerings

There are SO many course options in Applied Biology for extending your learning beyond the classroom and into your field. Join us for an info session where we will differentiate some of the courses offered and share details on course requirements and registration. You will also have a chance to engage with professors who organize these courses and students who have participated in experiential courses throughout their degree in Applied Biology. All questions welcome!

February 25, 2021 – 4 to 5pm

In case you missed it, here are the slides with links to all of the courses in the speaker notes!

Alternative Course Offerings Presentation

 

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University of Calgary: Grad Student Opportunities in the Department of Production Animal Health

The Department of Production Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with partners, is seeking a graduate student (MSc or PhD) with interest in the bison industry and laboratory diagnostics for a project on studying infectious diseases and the molecular characteristics of bison pathogens.

The Department of Production Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with partners, is seeking a graduate student (MSc or PhD) with interest in the beef cattle industry for a project on studying infectious foot lesions.

The Department of Production Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with partners, is seeking a graduate student (MSc or PhD) with interest in the dairy cattle industry for a project on dairy cattle lameness.

 

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UBC Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture: Registration is open!

Interested in sustainable food sources, ocean sciences, or cultivating fish and aquatic plants? Consider a career in aquaculture!

We are now accepting applications for this one-semester program for fall 2021. The program will be offered online, with potential industry site visits if allowed in the fall. Taught by professionals in fish health, seafood processing, production systems and ecological sustainability, this certificate program is perfect for students who want to gain career-ready skills.

Aquaculture helps to supplement natural fish stocks, and it has grown into a large, commercial industry employing 25,000 people across Canada. This growing industry needs more well-trained aquaculture professionals who are grounded in science and are passionate about sustainability and healthy food production.

Those with a bachelor of science or engineering degree are eligible to apply to the Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture, offered by UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

The Program includes seven courses:

  • Aquaculture Production Systems
  • Fish Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding
  • Fish Health
  • Finfish Genetics and Reproduction in Aquaculture
  • Ecological Sustainability of Aquaculture
  • Business Concepts in Aquaculture
  • Seafood Processing

Send us an email or visit our website to watch an information session and learn about the application process:

Website: Aqua.landfood.ubc.ca

Email:  lfs.aquaculture@ubc.ca

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2021 alumni UBC Student Tuition Contest

Hey UBC Students. Studying is hard work but entering this contest doesn’t have to be!
Win $2,500 towards your UBC tuition to make your academic life a little easier.

Two prizes will be awarded – one for the UBC Vancouver campus and one for the UBC Okanagan campus. Enter for your chance to win!

Open to all currently registered UBC students. Contest closes March 14th, 2021.

Enter here: https://www.alumni.ubc.ca/tuition/

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The Agricultural Land Reserve in BC: Challenges, Controversies, and Opportunities.

Date:Tuesday, February 5, 2021

Time: 2:00pm – 3:00 pm

In response to public concerns regarding the loss of prime agricultural land in BC, the provincial government responded by introducing BC’s Land Commission Act on April 18, 1973. The Act designated Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) boundaries based on biophysical information related to the natural characteristics of the land and its climate, rather than on the market and other socio-economic conditions. To administer the ALR, the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) was created as an independent administrative tribunal. Regional governments submitted ALR plans to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) based on their guidelines and on maps provided by the BC Department of Agriculture, which identified lands that have the soil/climate combination to support agriculture and that were not already urbanized or irreversibly alienated. Although the ALC has been controversial since its establishment, it continues to receive public support as it has responded to several amendments to the original Act to address public concerns and emergent issues. Although successful, challenges continue. More info.

Event Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63198895621?pwd=TzlhTUdLMVlhR29WcVZSVFZjK0pKdz09

Meeting ID: 631 9889 5621

Passcode: 521521

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