Utilizing UBC Advanced Research Computing for Biodiversity Monitoring
By juliana cao on June 22, 2022
Utilizing UBC Advanced Research Computing for Biodiversity Monitoring
Featuring Dr. Matthew Mitchell and Laura Super
Dr. Matthew Mitchell and Laura Super at the UBC Farm (UBC IT Communications)
June 23, 2022
The CSFS’s Associate Dr. Matthew Mitchell and Faculty of Forestry PhD Candidate Laura Super discuss how they use UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) to answer questions about biodiversity conservation, landscape ecology, and the impacts of climate change.
ARC is being used for the Biodiversity Monitoring project at the UBC Farm, which helps us understand how biodiversity at the Farm is changing over time and how this affects important ecosystem services that aid people, help crops grow, and contribute to overall ecosystem sustainability.
Read the full article at UBC ARC.
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 8, 2022
‘Higher than historical losses’: B.C. bees face growing threat of deadly virus
Dr. Leonard Foster
June 6, 2022
CSFS Associate Dr. Leonard Foster (Michael Smith Lab; department of biochemistry and molecular biology) commented on how Canada has seen historical losses of bees due to the deformed wing virus.
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 8, 2022
UBC Students use Artifical Intelligence (AI) to Tackle Heat Damage
May 31, 2022
Students from UBC Sauder School of Business and UBC Faculty of Applied Science have teamed up on a project that uses AI to help prevent heat damage in fruit crops. When surface temperatures of fruit monitored by the AI reach a certain threshold, it initiates a cooling system.
You can see their pilot study set up at the UBC Farm this summer!
Read the full article at UBC Sauder.
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 8, 2022
Detecting Insects is Getting High-Tech on UBC Campus
Drs. Juli Carrillo and Quentin Geissman inspect a Sticky Pi trap.
May 24, 2022
A new “sticky” Campus as a Living Laboratory project will enable CSFS researchers Drs. Juli Carrillo and Quentin Geissmann to monitor insects in real-time, on a scale never done before.
“This project promises to help us understand insect biodiversity, which we know is both crucial to ecosystems, and affected by human activities,” says Juli Carrillo, CSFS Associate and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and lead researcher of the Digital Detection Web for On-Campus Insects project.
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 7, 2022
Vancouver West End rooftop home to hives to help local bee population
News Source: City News
May 20, 2022
“The more we can do to support bee health of all kinds — not just honeybees — the better off our environment is going to be,” says Dr. Leonard Foster CSFS Associate and Professor, Michael Smith Lab and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology)
Dr. Foster was interviewed about a program that aims to increase honeybee populations in Vancouver with rooftop hives and locally reared queens.
Check out the full story at City News.
Dr. Leonard Foster
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 6, 2022
Very stressful’: Cold weather delays crops for many B.C. farmers, but no relief in sight
May 16, 2022
Dr. Sean Smukler, CSFS Associate and Professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, commented on the impact of longer than usual cold weather in B.C. on crop harvesting.
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By melanie kuxdorf on June 5, 2022
Maja Krzic Named Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science
June, 2022
Congratulations to CSFS Associate Maja Krzic on being named Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS)! This award is presented to members of the CSSS with a distinguished record of accomplishment in soil science and service to the CSSS society.
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By melanie kuxdorf on May 31, 2022
Livestock is getting caught in the climate change crossfire
Photo by AP Photo/David J. Phillip
News Source: Corporate Knights
May 9, 2022
CSFS Associate and chair of agriculture and environment in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems Dr. Sean Smukler and NSERC industrial research chair in animal welfare Dr. Dan Weary were interviewed about about adapting animal agriculture to climate change. It is going to be a “negotiation between society and producers, deciding whether or not we’re willing to pay the price to protect them,” says Dr. Smukler. “We need to pay more for our food if we want something that’s sustainable.”
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By seth friedman on May 5, 2022
*Online* How to Make Wild-Fermented Sodas
About this Workshop
Andrea Potter, author of DIY Kombucha- Sparkling Homebrews Made Easy, offers this workshop, where food-science meets ancient fermentation traditions.
Learn how to make wild-fermented ginger beer as well as other unique homemade sodas using a ‘ginger bug’ – a yeast culture that you can make and perpetuate right in your very own kitchen.
We’ll be making sodas the oldest-fashioned way using roots, fruits, leaves and flowers from your own backyard or from exotic plants to create fizzy and refreshing sodas. In this workshop, participants will be welcomed and encouraged (but not required) to make the product(s) during the workshop. An ingredient list will be sent in advance.
About the Instructor
Andrea Potter is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Chef/owner of Rooted Nutrition. For over a decade, she has enjoyed teaching cooking and food workshops and offers nutrition education. She has a passion for fermenting food and perpetuating cultural and microbial cultures.
Date and Time
Thursday, June 9 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm PST (1.5 hours)
Location
Online via Zoom. Link will be shared with registrants via email approximately 1-3 days prior to the workshop. Please note that our workshops are not recorded.
Cost
$18 + GST (non-refundable)
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