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Geeking out on farming
Geeking out on farming
There are many big claims in agricultural research. That GMOs are higher yielding than non-GMOs, that biochar is the next best thing, or…
Zia Mehrabi
May 5, 2021
Bringing nutritional labels to the forefront (of the package)
Bringing nutritional labels to the forefront (of the package)
By Erika Luna Pérez and Laura Castrejón Violante
Erika Luna
Mar 1, 2021
Media coverage of climate change during COVID-19
Media coverage of climate change during COVID-19
In the years leading up to the pandemic, the coverage of climate change in the media increased year on year — accompanied by a rise in…
Zia Mehrabi
Jan 28, 2021
How to run your R script with Compute Canada
How to run your R script with Compute Canada
You may be like me: a researcher who has little formal training in computer science, but who still does a fair amount of programming in…
Julie Fortin
Oct 16, 2020
5 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19
5 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19
Around the world, people are trying to make sense of what the COVID-19 pandemic means for them. For some, this means figuring out how to…
Susanna Klassen
Apr 1, 2020
The devil’s avocate
The devil’s avocate
by Diana Ramírez Mejía, Laura Castrejon Violante and Erika Luna Perez
Diana Ramírez Mejía
Dec 5, 2019
Participatory Guarantee Systems: A Primer on Grassroots Organizing for Agroecological Certification
Participatory Guarantee Systems: A Primer on Grassroots Organizing for Agroecological Certification
We all have to eat. But what should we eat?
Dana James
Nov 18, 2019
(Yet another) case for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research
(Yet another) case for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research
I was recently at a conference, the theme of which pertained to pathways towards a sustainable water future. There were lots of exciting…
Balsher Sidhu
Nov 4, 2019
Two reasons why confusion reigns about diets and human health
Two reasons why confusion reigns about diets and human health
European sailors dying of scurvy in the ocean during long overseas voyages was very common up until the mid 1800's. Despite a long history…
Juan Diego Martinez
Oct 22, 2019
Worried about how climate change may affect our foods? Think outside the border
Worried about how climate change may affect our foods? Think outside the border
Canada’s new food guide was released on Jan 22 of this year. It recommends that half of our plate should consist of fruits and vegetables…
Navin Ramankutty
Sep 30, 2019
Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects
Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects
Crop failures are an important cause of food price spikes, conflict and food insecurity. The likelihood of local crop failures being…
Zia Mehrabi
Jun 4, 2019
Academics should ditch Elsevier and Mendeley — here’s how
Academics should ditch Elsevier and Mendeley — here’s how
UBC has an opportunity to lead Canada in breaking ties with Elsevier.
Steve Chignell
May 13, 2019
Publicly funded research should be publicly available — but at what cost to Canadian researchers?
Publicly funded research should be publicly available — but at what cost to Canadian researchers?
Here is how much it costs to comply with the Tri-Agency open access policy, by journal
Julie Fortin
Apr 4, 2019
Money matters most?
Money matters most?
(This article was written by Dr. Mollie Chapman and was originally posted on the Puget Sound Institute)
Julie Fortin
Mar 26, 2019
Canada’s Food Guide: Cultivating change
Canada’s Food Guide: Cultivating change
Rachel Mazac
Rachel Mazac
Mar 18, 2019
The ‘irony’ of gendered meat consumption
The ‘irony’ of gendered meat consumption
Written by Susanna Klassen and Sean Patrick Kearney
Susanna Klassen
Mar 7, 2019
Where is my right to food? Understanding, questioning and demanding our right to eat in dignity
Where is my right to food? Understanding, questioning and demanding our right to eat in dignity
I will come clean: I am a lawyer and I will try to convince you. On this occasion, I will not persuade you to blindly trust the law, but…
Laura Castrejon Violante
Feb 19, 2019
The EAT-Lancet Diet: Is it all Nuts?
The EAT-Lancet Diet: Is it all Nuts?
by Ginni Braich and Juan Diego Martinez
Ginni Braich
Feb 11, 2019
Policy advice from global simulation studies: The issue of contextualization
Policy advice from global simulation studies: The issue of contextualization
[This blog summarizes discussion outcomes from the LUGE lab centering on the recent paper by Springmann and colleagues.]
Christian Levers
Jan 28, 2019
Eat Your Food! Kids and Food Waste
Eat Your Food! Kids and Food Waste
By Matthew Mitchell and Navin Ramankutty
Matthew Mitchell
Dec 3, 2018
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