News

  1. Professors Carol McAusland & Sumeet Gulati joined MP, Joyce Murray, to discuss Vancouver’s initiatives towards a greener economy. They emphasized government should implement strategies to tackle climate change and should do more to develop renewable energies.

  2. There have been many changes in the UBC MFRE program this year, but none as significant as having Dr. Kelleen Wiseman as our new director.

  3. In order to support the food, resources, agricultural and environmental sectors in Canada, the MFRE program is offering two unique scholarships for the academic year starting fall 2019.

  4. The Environment and Development Economics Journal published this past autumn Juan Fercovic’s article “Economic development and residential water consumption in Chile”.

  5. Our professor, Sumeet Gulati, was cited in an article featuring the negative externalities of climate change and the impact of carbon tax policy in British Columbia.

  6. Positive Externalities is a podcast produced by the MFRE Student Club, today they bring you their latest episode: Are Crickets the Future of Food?

  7. The Killam Teaching Prize recognizes teaching merit within each faculty and is nominated by students, colleagues and alumni.

  8. November 2018 marks another year of celebration for the Masters of Food and Resource Economics program. The 2018 cohort celebrated their graduation with a reception at the UBC Lee Alumni Centre this past November after a beautiful graduation ceremony.