Work Learn Profile: Mairead Norton, BC Food Web
Work Learn Profile: Mairead Norton What is your position title? BC Food Web Science Communication Assistant What did you work on in this role? I was able to work on a wide variety of communication projects, ranging from webinars and social media to research briefs. I helped the BC Food Web advance its mission to […]
Work Learn Profile: Erika Luna, Sustainable Food Systems Data Assistant
Work Learn Profile: Erika Luna, Sustainable Food Systems Data Assistant What did you work on in this role? I cleaned, wrangled, and displayed the farm operations data. What did you learn in this position? I learned technical skills like using Tableau for data visualization. Why does this work matter? Data management and its proper communication […]
Work Learn Profile: Graham Matheson, Student Research Assistant
Work Learn Profile: Graham Matheson, Student Research Assistant What did you work on in this role? I collected field data for UBC Farm’s Biodiversity Monitoring Program. I worked with a team to net and identify bumble bees, count and measure earth worms, identify plants, capture images of wildlife on remote cameras, and measure trees at […]
Work Learn Profile: Karolina Skupien, Food Skills Education Work Learn Student
Work Learn Profile: Karolina Skupien, Food Skills Education Work Learn Student What did you work on in this role? In this role, I helped organize our community workshops! This involved everything from reaching out to presenters, creating our workshop webpages, promoting the workshops online, and moderating the workshops. As community workshops calmed down towards the […]
Work Learn Profile: Michael Salloum, Communications Work Learn Student
Work Learn Profile: Michael Salloum, Communications Work Learn Student What is your position title? I was an Academic Communications and Knowledge Mobilization Assistant at the Farm. What did you work on in this role? I was responsible for working with all the different departments that collaborate at the UBC Farm to promote the research and […]
Work Learn Profile: Nikki Lax, Seed Trials Work Learn Student
Work Learn Profile: Nikki Lax, Seed Trials Work Learn Student What do you study? I am a 3rd year Plant and Soil Biology student in LFS. The idea of agroecology or having a farm in an ecosystem is exciting to me which is why I decided to be in this program. I come with some […]
Work Learn Profile: Jaylin Melnichuk, Academic Assistant
Work Learn Profile: Jaylin Melnichuk, Academic Assistant 1. What is your position title? Academic Assistant 2. What did you work on in this role? It was great to have a hand in several different projects! Research on sustainable food systems degree development for UBC was my initial project. This included talking with other universities across […]