MLWS Program Information Session
Would you like to learn more about how you can develop skills as an environmental professional to address the impacts to our land and water systems?
Join MLWS at the Professional Program Info Session on February 3rd!
VCH DROP-IN VACCINATION CLINIC AVAILABLE AT UBC 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.
MLWS Student & UBC Ocean Leaders Share Ship Dumping Reports on the Eve of Boating Season
UBC Ocean Leaders, a fellowship of UBC graduate students with MLWS student Jeff Sha, have written two reports on the threats and solutions are outlined from vessel pollution.
MLWS Alumna Creates an Opportunity for LFS Students in the Field
MLWS Alumni Feature MLWS Alumna Creates an Opportunity for LFS Students in the Field “The MLWS program helped me become a registered professional biologist and move forward into the role I have today.” Erika Nassichuk (MLWS ’15) Erika Nassichuk (MLWS ’15) works as an Environmental Protection Officer for the District of North Vancouver. In 2019, […]
CBC Feature: MLWS Professor Comments on Water Supply in Metro Vancouver
“Our climate is clearly showing that the early spring is warming up much faster than the rest of the year, which means the snow is going to melt earlier.” – Professor Emeritus Hans Schreier
UBC Announcement: Transition to online classes due to COVID-19
UBC Announcement: Transition to online classes due to COVID-19 As of Monday, March 16th, The University began to transition to online classes for the remainder of the term. This decision is aligned with advice from the Provincial Health Officer announced on March 12, 2020. UBC’s campus will remain open. To clarify, MLWS students will not […]
MLWS 2020 District of North Vancouver Field Trip
On January 11th, the Master of Land and Water Systems students and faculty ventured to the District of North Vancouver for the first field trip of the new year. The group braved the wind chill in the company of MLWS alumna Erika Nassichuk, an Environmental Protection Officer and Richard Boase, a Section Manager Environmental Sustainability (Operations) at the District of North Vancouver.
MLWS Student Feature: “Can we responsibly grow enough food?”
Skylar Kylstra (MLWS ’20) believes it is possible to feed nine billion people by 2050.