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Welcoming Visiting Scientist Karolini Tenffen de Sousa
Karolini Tenffen de Sousa is a visiting scientist with the Animal Welfare Program this spring and summer. We are thrilled to have her back with us after her initial visit in 2018 under the Emerging Leaders of America Program. “I have a degree in Animal Science from Brazil. During my undergraduate studies, I worked in the field of animal…
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Apply for a Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award (WLIURA) to work at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Center (DERC)
The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards (WLIURA) to hire current UBC undergraduate students in two additional positions for June 2023 to September 2023! These positions are Dairy Cattle Weaning Success Research (Agassiz) and Dairy Heifer Training and Welfare (Agassiz). Learn more about WLIURA here. In order to apply, eligible…
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AWP Students Present at Recent UBC Research Showcases
Back in March, undergraduate and graduate students with the Animal Welfare Program presented at the Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Conference (LFS GSC), and undergraduate students presented at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC). These two conferences were opportunities to showcase not only graduate research projects that undergraduates have been assisting with, but also…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…