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Elena Bennett @Davos

Published: 24 March 2017

For those of you who missed it, take a few minutes to watch Elena Bennett's presentation @Davos. "By dwelling on the possibility of a dystopian environmental future, we run the risk of making the...

ɬ﷬ researchers awarded $5.5 million in CFI funding

Published: 18 September 2024

Twenty ɬ﷬ researchers have received infrastructure awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $5.5 million.  ...

Feeding Quebecers—alumni-founded Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol is thriving

Published: 27 August 2024

Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, founded by five ɬ﷬ graduates, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow...

Animal Science postdoc wins Concours de vulgarisation de la recherche de l’Acfas

Published: 15 May 2024

Since 1993, l'Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) has been inviting up-and-coming scientists to popularize their research through an annual competition....

Prof. Christopher Buddle: Mosquitos thriving in Quebec thanks to summer rainfall

Published: 9 September 2024

Professor Christopher Buddle, an entomologist in ɬ﷬’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, told the Montreal Gazette that...

Trying to protect agriculture and preserve antibiotics—interview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm

Published: 9 September 2024

A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.

NSERC awards Discovery Grants funding to eight ɬ﷬ Agricultural and Environmental Sciences projects

Published: 30 July 2024

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 ɬ﷬ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5...

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

Published: 12 June 2024

 A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to ‘dire’ food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents. ...

Montreal wants more businesses to plant trees

Published: 6 August 2024

In April, the City of Montreal announced it wanted to accelerate tree planting by incentivizing business owners to plant trees on their property, offering to foot 50 per cent of the bill, CTV News...

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