Two Graduate Positions Available in Dairy Cattle Welfare
** Please note – applications are now closed for these positions. Many thanks for your interest.** UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is inviting applications for two graduate student positions, starting in the summer/fall 2023. The duration of the position will be about 2 or 4 years, the time typically required to complete MSc or PhD programs, […]
Celebrating the International Day of Veterinary Medicine – Featuring Hui Pin (Julia) Lee
A number of AWP students, alumni and collaborators, come from the veterinary community. In honour of International Day of Veterinary Medicine on December 9th, we would like to introduce you to one of our current Masters students (and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), Hui Pin (Julia) Lee. Learn about her interests in veterinary medicine and how […]
Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk Awarded the R.G. Thomson Lecture at The University of Prince Edward Island
Congratulations to Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk who has been awarded the R.G. Thomson Lecture at The University of Prince Edward Island. The award, in honour of the founding Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, is awarded to an individual active in research, who is an inspiring speaker and an outstanding research scientist. Nina has been a professor with […]
Introducing the Human-Animal Interaction Lab!
The new Human-Animal Interaction Lab at UBC’s Vancouver Campus will soon be welcoming owners and their pets to participate in canine cognitive studies. In order to improve companion animal wellbeing in shelters and pet-owning households, researchers are looking for new information. Additionally, they will study how to better utilize therapy dogs in educational settings for […]