Food safety during a power outage: what to keep, what to throw away
Preventing illness from spoiled groceries needs to be top of mind, says a food safety expert at 捆绑SM社区.
"There can be a range of symptoms, most often diarrhea and vomiting, the ones we're all familiar with but foodborne infections can also be quite serious," said Jennifer Ronholm [Food/Animal Science], a professor of food microbiology.
AES research garners support from the 2023 MSSI Ideas Fund
The 捆绑SM社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 捆绑SM社区 researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:
Quand l鈥檜niversit茅 s鈥檃dapte 脿 la ferme
Les enjeux dans le domaine agroalimentaire se multiplient et se complexifient. Les programmes de formation doivent 茅voluer en cons茅quence. Coup d鈥櫯搃l sur ce qu鈥檌l se passe du c么t茅 des deux universit茅s qui offrent des programmes en agronomie : l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区.
捆绑SM社区 Pulse Breeding Program 2022
The 捆绑SM社区 Pulse Breeding Program and the non-profit organization SeedChange have partnered to bring the ImPulse Project to fruition, an initiative to promote knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and agricultural resilience in the pulse sector.
Rabais pour l鈥櫭﹑icerie : 467 $ par ann茅e pour une famille, c鈥檈st 9 $ par semaine, nuance un 茅conomiste
Le budget f茅d茅ral d茅voil茅 mardi pr茅voit un 芦 rabais pour l'茅picerie 禄 sous forme d'aide ponctuelle pour aider les citoyens 脿 composer avec l'inflation. Cette mesure de 2,5 milliards de dollars, qui profitera 脿 11 millions de personnes, pourra atteindre 467 $ par an pour un couple avec deux enfants.
Woodsmen Competition returns to Mac
On March 18, the familiar sounds of sawing and chopping filled the air of Macdonald Campus with the return of the Macdonald Campus Woodsmen Competition. On hiatus since the outset of the pandemic, the 61st edition of the competition drew hundreds of enthusiastic spectators cheering on athletes from six schools: Colby College, Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Dartmouth College, Sir Sanford Fleming College, UNB and the host team from Mac.
2023 Gold Key Awardees Named
Congratulations to students Arthur B茅gin, Defne Helvacioglu, Estee Ngew and Meryem Talbo, recipients of the 2023 Macdonald Campus Gold Key Award for service to the Macdonald community.
These students have contributed immensely to the enrichment of the Macdonald community, as evidenced by the heartfelt testimony provided by many members of the Macdonald community during the recent nomination period.
Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security
Open to students in any field of study, the aim of the Nexus is to raise awareness about the topic of food security, while also giving its members a place to come together and learn from one another. As its name suggests, the Nexus will work closely with the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at 捆绑SM社区 to organize events, educational campaigns, and other activities that support the institute鈥檚 work.
Nielsen and Brassard: 2023 CNS awardees
Prof. Daiva Nielsen is the recipient of the 2023 New Investigator Award 2023 by the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS). The award recognizes demonstrated excellence and outstanding contributions to nutrition-related research and/or improving the nutrition care of patients.
How to save money at the grocery store without sacrificing nutrition
Food experts [including Prof. Daiva Nielsen (SHN)] have said that eating healthy is top of mind for Canadians, but how do you do that while saving money? Dietitians have suggestions for people trying to find the cheapest sources of nutrition, especially in the winter when the freshest produce is imported 鈥� and expensive.
Fresh produce contaminated with toxic BPA-like chemicals found in food labels, study finds
Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS).
Answering your questions
Dear members of the Macdonald Campus community,
Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week鈥檚 Town Hall. We have received quite a few questions, and we will answer as many as we can in the coming days in FAQ, with updates flagged by date.
Investigation into events leading to Macdonald Campus building closures
I have been closely following the situation involving the closure of the Raymond, Barton, and Macdonald-Stewart buildings on 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Macdonald Campus. I have heard many of the concerns shared by our community members, and I agree that it is essential for us to ensure we have the fullest possible understanding of this situation.
Barton reopens, parts of Macdonald-Stewart remain closed
Yesterday, we announced that the Macdonald-Stewart and Barton Buildings would open today. Barton will indeed fully reopen today, but during a final inspection of Macdonald-Stewart, it was determined that the southern half of the first floor of that building must remain closed a while longer, due to the presence of equipment and temporary structures obstructing hallways.