GRS Alumna Receives Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Knight-Hennessy Scholars cultivates and supports a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare graduates to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.Stanford University Congratulations to Zahra Fazal (BSc GRS ’22) who will be attending Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar […]
GRS Student-led Seminar on May 9th – What I Wish Educators Knew Before Class Started: Re-examining Academic Experiences Through Student-led Seminars
GRSer Shirley Ting will be co-presenting a student-led seminar on May 9th! Join the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers for student-led and student-focused discussion exploring classroom culture, community building, learning beyond the classroom and improving student experiences with a panel of Student Directed Seminars Coordinators who served as both students and educators during the […]
Summer postings for LFS 496 are now live! Applications are due April 28th, 2022
ATTN current students: would you like to gain course credit and work experience? LFS 496 prepares UBC students professionally and academically for future careers through a mentored learning experience with a real food business or organization. There are 6 partners offering 496 placements this summer: City Beet Farm, Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, Food […]
UBC Student Application Deadline Extended to May 15, 2022
Calling UBC students! Would you like to gain an understanding of natural and agricultural resources from an international and interdisciplinary perspective? Join the Global Resource Systems (GRS) community! We are accepting applications for September 2022 from current UBC students until May 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM PT.
GRS Alumna is a Recipient of the Alumni Builder Award
GRS 2017 Graduate Veronika Bylicki is the recipient of the Alumni Builder Award. We are proud to announce that Veronika Bylicki, GRS ’17 has received the Alumni Builder Award for her work developing & implementing a dynamic curriculum on sustainability leadership for high school students! Many congratulations for this well deserved award, Veronika!
GRS Alumna Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
GRS Graduate Aditi Sriram is the recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Aditi Sriram graduated with a B.Sc. Global Resource Systems degree in 2021. She is one of 11 Canadians heading to Oxford University next October, and among more than 100 standout scholars from around the world who won fully-sponsored graduate Rhodes Scholarships. At […]
GRS Alumni Feature: How Everyday People Can Make Change
How Everyday People Can Make Change “Even during high-stress exam seasons in high school, the spirit of community give-back remained strong and steady as my schoolmates and I ideated on ways to engage with our neighbouring communities.” – Njoki GRS alumn Njoki Mburu has been featured in Vancouver Foundation magazine in the section titled “How […]
LFS|US 2021/22 Grants and Subsidies
Attention GRSers! Interested in receiving grants and subsidies? Learn more about what Land and Food Systems Undergraduate Society (LFSUS) can offer! This year, there are 3 types of grants and subsidies: Textbook Subsidy Conference & Case Competition Grant Feeding the Future Meal Program HOW TO APPLY: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpk4060uO8Me4F8 Read the Applications Review Guide before you apply […]
VCH DROP-IN VACCINATION CLINIC AT LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE
VCH DROP-IN VACCINATION CLINIC IS AVAILABLE AT LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE The Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) drop-in vaccination clinic will be open at the Life Sciences Centre on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on your eligibility and vaccine availability. People 12+ are eligible to be vaccinated and you are eligible for a second dose at 28 […]
GRS Student Feature: BYO App reduces waste at local cafés
On June 23rd, the National Observer featured the efforts by current GRSer Angelica Tso and Simon Fraser University student Priscilla Lam to create app, BYO. Current GRSer Angelica Tso and Simon Fraser University student Priscilla Lam have created an app called BYO to encourage people to bring their own mugs to local cafés. BYO also […]