Improving milk production 鈥� the Buffalo Edition. A Canadian first!
NOVEL REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AIM TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE CANADIAN BUFFALO MILK INDUSTRY
Keenoa aims to transform Dietetics Practice
It鈥檚 one more feather in the cap for Keenoa co-founders, Registered Dietitian and PhD candidate ANNE-JULIE TESSIER, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�16 (right), ANTONY GARANT, and business partner ANGEL ONG, RD, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�09, MSc鈥�11, PhD Candidate in the School of Human Nutrition.
Tango m茅diatique
Les milieux universitaire et de la recherche gagnent 脿 cultiver leurs relations avec les m茅dias.聽 Mais attention 鈥� 脿 l鈥櫭╮e des v茅rit茅s parall猫les et des nouvelles factices, la t芒che peut se r茅v茅ler complexe.
A step forward for sustainability
捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Sustainability experts [including Elena Bennett and Nil Basu] are involved in examining the effects of everything from locust swarms to urban heat islands to mountains of toxic e-waste.聽 The new 捆绑SM社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative hopes to play a crucial role in those efforts. #捆绑SM社区NewsMag
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Kajou captures Audience Prize at World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge
Congratulations to PhD candidate Emmanuella Ellis (BRE-Supervisor Michael Ngadi) and Kajou teammates for capturing the 鈥淎udience Prize鈥� at the recent 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge. Kajou聽is an agri-food venture that seeks to transform the cashew value chain in C么te d'Ivoire.
NutriPulse captures 3rd place at World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge
NutriPulse has captured 3rd聽 place in the 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge!聽 聽Co-Founders and PhD candidates Josephine Ampofo (FdSci), Adeyemi Adegbenjo聽(BRE) and Zeyan Zhong聽 (FdSci) will spend the next year building their project.
Closure of Hwy 20 overpass August 9 night
The Hwy 20 overpass/Rue Poultry Cottages will be reduced to one lane traffic during the night of Thursday, Aug 9, from 21:00 to 5:00, for infrastructure inspection.
The southbound lane of the Hwy 20 overpass will be closed, with alternating traffic on the northbound lane.
NRS Postdoctoral Researcher receives Bantng Fellowship
Congratulations to Karina Benessaiah, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, who received a prestigious Banting Fellowship.
Vijaya Raghavan recognized for his international work
Congratulations to James 捆绑SM社区 Professor Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, who is the 2018 recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) International Food Engineering Award. This award recognizes Raghavan's dedication to promoting agricultural and biological engineering internationally.
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Plant Science researcher recognized by Canadian Society of Plant Biologists
Congratulations to Professor Jaswinder Singh, Plant Science, who received the 2018 Canadian Society of Plant Biologists C.D. Nelson Award.
This award recognizes Professor Singh's outstanding research contributions in plant biology, which show exceptional promise for the improvement of crop plants through genetic engineering, molecular breeding and genomics.
Qu茅bec cr茅e le P么le d鈥檈xpertise multidisciplinaire en gestion durable du littoral du lac Saint-Pierre
Le gouvernement du Qu茅bec poursuit ses efforts en faveur de la conservation du lac Saint-Pierre et annonce le second volet de son plan qui vise 脿 d茅finir et 脿 promouvoir une agriculture durable compatible avec l鈥櫭ヽosyst猫me du lac Saint-Pierre. 脌 cette fin, il accorde 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res (UQTR) des subventions d鈥檜n montant de 4,66聽M$ sur quatre ans.
Reinventing the meal
Two undergraduate teams from the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences will put their food creations to the test in student competitions.Every summer, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) attracts the cream of the global food science crop to Chicago for four days of exhibitions, presentations and competitions.
捆绑SM社区 Summer Camp hopes to recruit young Indigenous youth to health care jobs
Teens from Indigenous communities across Canada are taking part in a summer camp at 捆绑SM社区. The university wants to inspire them to consider careers in Health Science 鈥� and it鈥檚 taking a unique approach. As part of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Indigenous Health Professions Program, the camp takes inspiration from everyday stories, and incorporates it into science labs.
Five 捆绑SM社区 students rewarded for stellar Arctic research
While much of Quebec has been struggling under a withering heatwave, five 捆绑SM社区 students have been recognized for their research based in cooler climes, namely the Arctic.
Our food-safety regulations need a technological boost
(Op-ed by Lawrence Goodridge, Associate Professor and Director of the Food Safety and Quality Program in the Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Department at 捆绑SM社区)