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  • AWP Students Share Their Work at the 40th Anniversary of the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar

    AWP Students Share Their Work at the 40th Anniversary of the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar

    Last week, in early March 2023, the Animal Welfare Program (AWP) participated in the 40th anniversary of the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS) in Red Deer, Alberta. After 3 years of COVID-related disturbances, the WCDS was again held in person with the theme ‘Building on 40 years of Dairy Extension’. The WCDS is an opportunity […]

  • Apply for a Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award (WLIURA)

    Apply for a Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award (WLIURA)

    The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards (WLIURA) to hire current UBC undergraduate students in a number of different positions for May 2023 to August 2024! These positions are AWP Data Visualization for Dairy Cattle Welfare, AWP History and Communications Student Researcher, and Companion Animal Research Lab […]

  • Summer Undergraduate Work Learn Positions Posted

    Summer Undergraduate Work Learn Positions Posted

    The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn Program to hire current UBC undergraduate students in a number of different positions for May 2023 to August 2024! These are part-time positions (maximum of 300 hours). To see if you are eligible for the program, visit the Work Learn website. The two types of positions available […]

  • Meet our Current Work Learn Students!

    Meet our Current Work Learn Students!

    The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn Program to hire current UBC undergraduate students in a number of different positions for May 2023 to August 2024! These are part-time positions (maximum of 300 hours). To see if you are eligible for the program, visit the Work Learn website. The two types of positions available […]

  • Undergraduate Researchers are Making an Impact in Animal Welfare!

    Undergraduate Researchers are Making an Impact in Animal Welfare!

    The Animal Welfare Program (AWP) is thrilled to support undergraduate students in developing their research expertise through a number of programs. We would like to introduce you to a few of the students who have conducted research over the past year. These student researchers have covered a range of disciplines within the program. While most […]

  • Two Graduate Positions Available in Dairy Cattle Welfare

    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

    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

    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!

    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 […]

  • Congratulations to these Winter 2022 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!

    Congratulations to these Winter 2022 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!

    Congratulations to Allison Welk on graduating with her Masters degree in Applied Animal Biology! Her research focused on investigating the effects of intake-based weaning and forage type on the feeding behaviour and performance of dairy calves. Allison is currently a PhD student at the University of Guelph where she continues to research the health and welfare of […]