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Congratulations to our presenters at ISAE 2026 meetings in India and China!
This August (2026), AWP members presented at two International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE) meetings across the globe! The 59th Congress of The International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE) took place in Greater Noida (a suburb of New Delhi), India, from August 10-14th at Gautam Buddha University. The theme was “Shared Worlds: Ethology-Driven Animal Welfare…
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AWP Members Isaac Qi and Sky Sheng participated in the Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Animal Welfare program in Beijing, China!
AWP members Isaac Qi and Sky Sheng recently travelled to Beijing to participate in a two-week program at China Agricultural University (CAU) on Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Animal Welfare. Hosted by Professor Wu Zhonghong, who recently visited AWP as part of the UBC Animal Welfare Visiting Scholars Initiative, and Assistant Professor Shu Hang, the program provided opportunities for cultural…
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Congratulations to our presenters at SciFAW and ISAZ 2026!
This June and July (2026), several AWP students presented at two major international conferences: Science for Animal Welfare (SciFAW, previously UFAW) and the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ). Additionally, Professor Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk O.C. was awarded this year’s UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science. The SciFAW Centennial Conference took place at the campus of the University College London, in the United Kingdom, on June 23-25, 2026. Key themes of the conference included a…
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Welcoming Jacob Bae, MS student from The Ohio State University, to UBC AWP!
On May 5th, Jacob (Beomseok) Bae presented his research, ‘Development of a facemask system for measuring enteric methane production in cows’, to Animal Welfare Program members. Jacob is a graduate fellow at The Ohio State University whose research focuses on dairy nutrition and enteric methane mitigation. He earned his B.S. degree in Animal Sciences from Seoul National University and previously worked at…
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UBC AWP Postdoctoral Research Fellow Sarah Kappel Starts New Role at Dalhousie University
Congratulations to Sarah Kappel on her role as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Dalhousie University! She graduated with a degree in Biology from the University of Greifswald (Germany) and then took a year off from academia to work and travel in Canada. While working on a cattle ranch in the interior, she heard about the Animal Welfare Program from a friend,…
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Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk Wins 2026 UFAW Medal from the Science for Animal Welfare Organization for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science
UBC Animal Welfare Program’s Nina von Keyserlingk is the 2026 Award Winner of the Universities Federations of Animal Welfare (UFAW) Medal (now Science for Animal Welfare) is awarded to individual scientists who have made exceptional and sustained contributions to the advancement of animal welfare. The award was presented to her on June 24 at the Centennial Annual Conference for the Science for Animal Welfare held in London, UK. Nina von Keyserlingk has contributed to research in many…
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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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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…