Assistant Professor in Food, Forests and (Bio)Fuels - Ecology (Dpt Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

The Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Land & Food Systems enthusiastically seek candidates who identify as Black for two jointly-appointed tenure-track Assistant Professors with an expected start date of July 1, 2024. These two positions are the first of three faculty hires forming the black Faculty Cluster in Food, Forests, and (Bio)Fuels.

How to forage for mushrooms – safely and legally – this fall

It’s prime sprouting time in British Columbia for many a species of fungi, so aspiring mushroom hunters may be wondering just how to go about picking a patch of porcini.

Dr. Mary Berbee, professor in the UBC department of botany, discusses how to safely and legally forage for mushrooms around the city this fall.

More information in UBC News: https://news.ubc.ca/2023/10/19/how-to-forage-for-mushrooms-safely-and-legally-in-british-columbia/