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In the barn with ɬ﷬’s new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle

Classified as: dairy cattle, Dept. of Animal Science, Elsa Vasseur, Macdonald Campus Farm, Sustainability
Published on: 4 May 2016

Congratulations to Valérie Toupin-Dubé, BSc(AgEnvSc) '16, winner of Equiterre’s Laure Waridel Bursary. The bursary was established in 2008 by Equiterre and the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins for students committed to pursuing and disseminating research on environmental and social action.

Classified as: Equiterre, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Farm to School program, Macdonald Campus, outreach, Valérie Toupin-Dubé
Published on: 4 May 2016

Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development

A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

The findings emerged from research initially aimed at confirming the importance of vitamin D for bone density. The additional benefit in terms of body composition came as a surprise for the research team.

Classified as: body composition, bone density, Fat, Hope Weiler, Mary Emily Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, ɬ﷬, muscle mass, obesity, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, toddlers, vitamin D
Published on: 2 May 2016

« L’HONORIS CAUSA, JE LE PRENDS POUR TOUTES LES FAMILLES AGRICOLES » La nouvelle a été divulguée sur Facebook : Maria Labrecque Ducheneau sera récipiendaire d’un doctorat honorifique (honoris causa) le 3 juin prochain. Le doctorat lui sera décerné par la rectrice de l’Université ɬ﷬, Suzanne Fortier, lors de la collation des grades des étudiants en sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement.

Classified as: Convocation 2016, honorary doctorate
Published on: 25 Apr 2016

LAWRENCE GOODRIDGE, DEPT. OF FOOD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBC RADIO’S HOMERUN AT 5:40 PM ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A LINKED TO BERRIES SOLD AT COSTCO.

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Classified as: food safety, hepatitis A outbreak, Lawrence Goodridge
Published on: 25 Apr 2016

Excitement was in the air last May at a glitzy Toronto reception for “rockstar” professionals not accustomed to glitz: research scientists from six Canadian universities... At ɬ﷬, insect scientist Chris Buddle submitted one study to a journal in “more of a casual, non-jargony language, (trying) to write it in a way that’s a bit more engaging, and not the typical dry scientific writing.”

Classified as: Chris Buddle, scientific writing
Published on: 18 Apr 2016

Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg – they are the exceptions, not the rule. Especially in Canada: a study by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, for example, found that nearly 90 per cent of the founders of Canada’s top 250 tech companies are university graduates.

Classified as: entrepreneurship, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, Minor in Entrepreneurship
Published on: 6 Apr 2016

The Indo-Canada research project on small millets aims at enhancing its production and consumption. Millets are a must to tackle the increasing number of diabetic and lifestyle deceases in the community... This project on small millet production, processing and consumption was launched by Dhan Foundation, supported by Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) and by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) with the partnership of scientists from ɬ﷬ [Prof. Vijaya Raghavan], Canada and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Classified as: CIFSRF, global food security, ɬ﷬ Institute for Global Food Security, Vijaya Raghavan
Published on: 5 Apr 2016

Minister Lawrence MacAulay was on campus to participate in the Symposium and Wrap-Up meeting for the “Effects of Agricultural Water Management Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Eastern Canada” project led by Chandra Madramootoo (Bioresource Engineering). The project was funded by the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases program.

Announcement by The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Macdonald Campus of ɬ﷬, March 30, 2016

Classified as: Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, Minister of Agriculture, The Honorable Lawrence MacAuley
Published on: 30 Mar 2016

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Quebec’s recently unveiled provincial budget includes one new line-item that means a lot for ɬ﷬ research.

Classified as: innovation, food and sustainability, agrifood, shelf life, preservative, natural ingredients, plant extracts
Published on: 22 Mar 2016

Dans l’édifice qui accueillait autrefois la brasserie Dow, angle Peel et Notre-Dame, rebaptisé Carrefour d’innovation INGO, est installé un groupe de recherche qui se consacre au développement des carburants de l’avenir. BioFuelNet regroupe 75 chercheurs de 27 universités canadiennes et travaille avec 90 partenaires industriels. Sa mission : développer une industrie de biocarburants avancés prospère et durable. ...

Classified as: BioFuelNet, biofuels, Don Smith
Published on: 22 Mar 2016

Professor Lyle White, Natural Resource Sciences, is interviewed on his role in Mars exploration and the Exomars Space Probe.

Classified as: Exomars Space Probe, lyle whyte, Mars, Mars exploration, polar microbial life
Published on: 22 Mar 2016

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada have announced six new projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF). The projects will develop, test and apply ways to scale up innovations in food security and nutrition. These projects will scale up effective, pilot-tested innovations so that they reach poor rural populations, particularly women and small-holder farmers. Two projects have been awarded to Macdonald professors.

Classified as: Colombia, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, global food security, Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, india, Macdonald Campus, millet, potatoes, Vijaya Raghavan
Published on: 8 Mar 2016

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