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Congratulations to our presenters at four local competitions and conferences!
Throughout February and March 2026, several AWP projects were featured by AWP graduate students and APBI/visiting undergraduate students in four exciting, local academic events, 3MT, LFS GSC, UBC PAW’s AWC, and UBC MURC, with some students recognized for their achievements! From top to bottom/left to right: Elizabeth Russell, Maya Bodnar, and Meghan Lok The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Land and Food Systems Heat occurred on February 26th. This academic competition…
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AWP MSc graduate Christine Kuo takes on a new role at Dairy Farmers of Canada!
Congratulations to Christine Kuo (MSc ‘25) on her new role with Dairy Farmers of Canada! Christine’s interest in animals began when she had backyard chickens as a kid. Since then, she has worked in farm animal welfare and agricultural sustainability at various organizations. Christine worked with the Animal Welfare Program during her undergraduate degree and continued to…
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AWP MSc graduate Christina Doelling takes on a new role at BC Dairy/Alberta Milk!
Congratulations to Christina Doelling (MSc’ 25) on her new role at BC Dairy/Alberta Milk! Christina is originally from Chicago. She began her journey in animal welfare as the Research Coordinator at Lincoln Park Zoo, where she worked with captive and wild great apes. Upon realizing she wanted to study animal welfare, she moved to Canada to join the AWP. While Christina…
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The UBC Animal Welfare Program is inviting applications one Lab Animal Grad Student!
The UBC Animal Welfare Program invites applications for one MSc or PhD student interested in engaging in research intended to improve the welfare of mice or rats in laboratories. The successful student will be supervised by Drs. Daniel Weary and Joanna Makowska. Please see the document below for more information and instructions on how to…
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Welcoming Dr. Mustafa Cam, Visiting Professor from Selcuk University in Türkiye to UBC AWP!
Mustafa Cam is a Visiting Professor from Animal Science Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Türkiye. At UBC, he is leading a project investigating different ways of feeding ‘transition milk’ to dairy calves at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre. His visit to UBC is funded by a grant by the International Postdoctoral…
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Congratulations to Order of Canada recipient Nina von Keyserlingk!
Huge congratulations to Nina von Keyserlingk, who has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada! The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours, recognizing people from all sectors of society who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to Canada. Nina is a global leader in animal welfare science, transforming the way people…
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Congratulations to Dr. Cathy Schuppli on being awarded the VPRI Staff Award!
Congratulation to Dr. Cathy Schuppli, UBC Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Program Alumni, on being awarded the VPRI Staff Award for her expert veterinary work and helping to improve the care and handing of animals used in research at UBC!
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Dr. Amy Jackson, Agricultural Communications Specialist, Visited AWP!
Amy Jackson is an agricultural communications specialist who works with the UK and Irish farming industries on high profile challenges. Her interest in how we communicate contentious aspects of modern farming systems led Amy to a Nuffield scholarship in 2012 and then a PhD in 2022 from the University of Nottingham’s vet school, examining public…
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Featuring VIRS Student – Marion Baratange
Marion Baratange is an agricultural engineering student specializing in animal production at Institut Agro Dijon in France. She recently completed a five-month internship with the Animal Welfare Program, where she helped with research projects at the UBC Dairy. How did you first get interested in animal welfare? I first became interested in animal welfare through…
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UBC AWP Post-Doc is Moving on as a UBC Lecturer!
Camila Cavalli obtained her PhD in Psychology at the University of Cordoba, Argentina, studying the sociocognitive abilities of therapy dogs. She joined the UBC Animal Welfare Program in 2022 to continue her research with therapy dogs, focusing on their welfare during Animal Assisted Interventions. She is now moving into a new position at UBC as…