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Live longer by swapping red meat for plant proteins: ɬ﷬ research on CBC's What on Earth

Last year, a ɬ﷬-led study found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.

Published: 5 Feb 2025

Prof. Emeritus David Bird on wild turkey sightings in Montreal

Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, Global News reports.

Experts told them wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming temperatures.

This has raised concern that predators could be following close behind.

Published: 5 Feb 2025

Department of Bioresource Engineering welcomes astronaut David Saint-Jacques

The Department of Bioresource Engineering (BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson.

Published: 3 Feb 2025

Ag Policy Connection podcast: The economics driving land use change, featuring Pascal Theriault

A new episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, a collaboration between RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, features ɬ﷬ economist and agronomist Pascal Thériault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program, in an expert panel discussing the economics driving land use change.

Published: 29 Jan 2025

FMT Director Pascal Thériault comments on boycott of American products

American companies that employ hundreds of Quebec workers could suffer from a call for a boycott as suggested on certain social media, reports TVA Nouvelles and others.

Published: 29 Jan 2025

Macdonald Grad Studies Office earns silver in ɬ﷬'s Sustainable Workplace Certification program

From left to right: Academic Associate Laura Wittebol, Graduate Program Coordinators Maude Bélanger, Erin Minnett, and Simone Clamann, and Associate Dean (Graduate Education) Jean-Benoit Charron

Published: 22 Jan 2025

Why are egg yolks different colours? Comments from Macdonald Campus Farm technician Louis-Philippe Dessureault

National Post published an article that cracking the case of egg yolk colours, from nutrition to taste, and how they came about in the first place.

Unlike shell colour, which depends on the breed of chicken, the hue of an egg yolk is determined by the hen’s diet.

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Better training for agricultural producers could reduce food insecurity

ɬ﷬ Bioresource Engineering Professors Valérie Orsat and Vijaya Raghavan spoke to Le Devoir about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses would reduce global food insecurity.

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director

The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.

“My vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at ɬ﷬,” said Ricciardi.

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Orange juice to start the day off right? Comments from Pascal Thériault

In a recent video, Radio-Canada's L'épicerie investigates the nutritional, environmental, and economic reasons why orange juice might not be the best choice to accompany a healthy breakfast.

Published: 15 Jan 2025

ɬ﷬ alumna appointed Director of Agri-Food Innovation for Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole

This week, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole announced the appointment of Jade Proulx, BSc(FSc)’12, as Director of Agri-Food Innovation and Project Manager for the Saint-Hyacinthe Agri-Food Innovation Zone. Congratulations to Proulx, who has over ten years of experience in agri-food innovation—and got her start on ɬ﷬'s Macdonald Campus.

Published: 8 Jan 2025

School of Human Nutrition Professor Treena Delormier awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal alongside 18 other ɬ﷬ians

Nineteen members of the ɬ﷬ community, including President Deep Saini, have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

Published: 7 Jan 2025

A passion for food: Interview with Marie-Line Beauchamp, COO of MTY Canada

ɬ﷬ alumna Marie-Line Beauchamp, BSc(FSc)’82, has worked her entire life in the food industry, where she has held various management positions, including as Executive Vice President of Sodexo Canada and President of Rôtisseries St-Hubert. Since 2018, she has been the Chief Operating Officer of MTY Canada, where she oversees, among other things, the 1,106 restaurants that the group operates in Quebec.

Published: 18 Dec 2024

What people need to know about food recalls—interview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm

A number of recent food recalls across Canada have raised concerns for some about food safety and health risks. Global News interviewed Professor Jennifer Ronholm, Canada Research Chair in Agricultural Microbiology at ɬ﷬, to explain what consumers need to know and how they can stay safe. 

Published: 18 Dec 2024

Celebrating the legacy of Professor Roger Prichard

On Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Institute of Parasitology gathered to celebrate the remarkable career and retirement of Professor Roger Prichard at Tadja Hall.

Published: 17 Dec 2024

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