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PhD student Lucia Amendola 1st place in the research poster competition at the 2016 International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) conference, Edinburgh, UK.
https://awp.landfood.ubc.ca/2016/08/16/animal-welfare-ubc-students-placed-first-and-third-in-the-poster-competition-at-isae-2016-conference/
Adam Schriver public talk: The Neuroethics of Animal Welfare
Thursday, September 22, 3:30pm, Room 40, Food, Nutrition & Health Building, 2205 East Mall. In this presentation I provide an overview of the under-discussed intersection between neuroethics and animal welfare. I consider new developments in applied ethics that can come from (A) what neuroscience can tell us and (B) from what neuroscience allows us to do. […]
“Tiny cages make for sluggish lab rats” UBC research featured in Science Magazine
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/tiny-cages-make-sluggish-lab-rats
Animal welfare students in the poster competition at ISAE 2016
Congratulations to PhD student Lucia Amendola for placing first in the poster competition at the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) 2016 Conference, in Edinburgh UK. Lucia’s poster was on “Understanding variation in rat responses to CO2 ” Lucia isae16 final. Congratulations also to applied animal biology undergraduate Mari Kondoh, and supervisor Dr Becca Franks, […]
Becca Franks, 2015 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize Recipient
https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/article/spotlight-becca-franks-2015-killam-postdoctoral-fellow-research-prize-recipient
David Fraser receives McGrand Lifetime Leadership Award
“David Fraser receives McGrand Lifetime Leadership Award”
UBC and University of Guelph team up to review medically unnecessary surgeries in dogs and cats published in Journal of the AVMA
Learn more about the unnecessary surgeries in cats and dogs in a new article published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) : “A review of medically unnecessary surgeries in dogs and cats.” Authored by UBC’s Katelyn Mills, and Dr. Marina von Keyserlingk, with University of Guelph’s Dr. Lee Niel.
Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada Sponsors Stratton Lecture: Temple Grandin – Maintaining High Standards in Animal Welfare
The Animal Welfare Program at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems invites you to join us for an evening featuring world renowned animal welfare expert, Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin has revolutionized livestock handling facilities all over the globe and has dedicated much of her life to improving the lives of animals. She is also […]
UBC Alumni are Making Animals in Science Count: Launch of New National Institute
How many animals are used in science in Canada each year and for what? Good question! The answer = we don’t really know. And that is why two UBC Alumni, Dr. Elisabeth Ormandy and Dr. Sara Dubois have formed a new national non-profit organization, The Animals in Science Policy Institute. The Animals in Science Policy […]
UBC Undergrads take 2nd Place at Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest
UBC Undergrads took 2nd place at the 15th Annual Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest hosted by the Ohio State University.