International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The United Nations General Assembly declares February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Women and girls continue to lead innovation and produce ground-breaking research around the world, despite being underrepresented in science and research. We are very fortunate to have so many #womeninscience as part of the Applied Animal Biology program […]
Dr. Anne-Marieke Smid Alumni Profile
Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program I conducted my Master’s thesis in collaboration with AWP as a Masters student at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. I really enjoyed working in this group and in the UBC farm environment, so it was the perfect […]
Dr. Katy Proudfoot Alumni Profile
Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island and Director of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island What was your experience in the Animal Welfare Program? I graduated from the Animal Welfare Program with my MSc in 2008 and PhD in 2013 with a […]
Dr. Beth Ventura Alumni Profile
Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program? I was first attracted to the Animal Welfare Program because of its world-class reputation as a leader in animal welfare science and because of the chance to work with outstanding scientists in this field. […]
Sophie Neveux, agr. Alumni Profile
Animal Welfare and Milk Quality Advisor at Agropur in Saint-Hubert, Quebec What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program?I had the opportunity to work on dairy farms prior to completing my B.Sc. and realized that dairy producers need the input from various professionals. It is a team effort. In addition, many of the improvements that […]