Breaking boundaries: Bioresource Engineering shines at 秀色直播 Design Day debut
Generations of Bioresource Engineering students have participated in the BREE 495 capstone design course. What innovative ideas did this year鈥檚 students come up with?
Microgreens: Grow fast, eat young
Pictured above:聽Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers.
By David Wees, agr., Faculty Lecturer, Farm Management & Technology Program and Dept. of Plant Science, FAES
Mac students inspire next-gen scientists at John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium鈥�
Pictured (from left to right): 秀色直播/Mac representatives Ingrid Chiraz and Andrew Churchill; grad students: Jasmine Muszik, Mehtab Singh, Aylish Marshall; JAC representatives Sean Hughes and Karim Jaffer
By Kathy MacLean
Two McCall MacBain Scholars coming to Mac in 2024
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at 秀色直播 today announced its fourth cohort of recipients: 30 students who will pursue a funded master鈥檚 or professional degree combined with mentorship and leadership programming, as well as 117 who earned entrance awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each.
Chris Buddle: Artist, poet, conservationist
Most members of the 秀色直播 community know Chris Buddle as a professor, an entomologist, a researcher, or a 秀色直播 administrator. But Buddle is a man of many more talents, which you can read all about聽in a new 秀色直播 Reporter article.
The price of food inevitably "volatile"
From bad weather to global conflicts, and even the breakdown of supply chains, food prices are subject to unpredictable variations.
Here's a look at what's been shaking up the food market in recent years.
Ana茂s Remili receives President's Prize for unparalleled commitment to science communication on whale diets
Photo: Ana茂s Remili (centre), winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, with Val茅rie Orsat, Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and 秀色直播 President, Deep Saini
The domination of private interests presents a risk to the long-term health of the Bay of Fundy
In聽The Conversation, Department of Natural Resource Sciences PhD Candidate Elson Ian Nyl Galang and聽Dalhousie University Postdoc聽Lara Cornejo write about their experience gathering聽a group of leading thinkers in Halifax, near the iconic Bay of Fundy, to set about imagining 鈥渨hat could plausibly happen to the Bay of Fundy coast by 2072.鈥�
秀色直播 School of Human Nutrition student Manon Fantino wins francophone 秀色直播 MT180 competition
Congratulations to School of Human Nutrition PhD candidate Manon Fantino, winner of 秀色直播鈥檚 francophone 3-Minute Thesis (MT180) competition! Manon will represent 秀色直播 at the Concours ACFAS MT180 Nationals in Ottawa on May 15th.
An appetite for business鈥斝闵辈� experience helped dietetics student build a company that鈥檚 true to her values
Although Zoey Li, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�17, always had an interest in business, she never expected to launch a company that helps people take charge of their health.
Li, who was recently named to the聽Forbes 30 Under 30聽in the food and beverage category, built her success on her ability to find opportunities, develop new skills and make connections, as an undergraduate and afterward.
Thousands flock to John Abbott to take in solar eclipse
On Monday, 秀色直播 played host to thousands of people for the spectacular solar eclipse with a series of public events at the downtown campus, the Gault Nature Reserve, and on the West Island (with Macdonald Campus collaborating with John Abbott College).
Near perfect weather conditions 鈥� especially following last week鈥檚 snowfall 鈥� drew throngs of Montrealers outside to take part in what will be for many, a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Celebrating our exceptional student leaders
Macdonald community members gathered at the Ceilidh on Wednesday, April 3, to celebrate the Gold Key Recipients for 2024. Students, staff, friends, and family listened in as聽Daniil Batanau, Henry Cordoba Novoa, Sara Kosumi, Philippe Leblond, and Henry Lee聽shared their inspiring stories of how they became involved in community life at Macdonald Campus and how rewarding it has been for them to give back to their fellow students.
Future of Food conference sees high student engagement
Student engagement was high at the Future of Food Conference in Ottawa, as youth turned out to hear panellists and keynote speeches by stakeholders from across the agriculture value chain.
Several student groups from Queen鈥檚, 秀色直播 and the University of Ottawa heard about sustainability, innovation and politics in agriculture at the February event.
Artificial intelligence in the barn
Imagine cows roaming freely in a barn equipped with cameras and sensors linked to artificial intelligence in a system that predicts their mood and lifespan. Implementing such a system is the mission of the new Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (WELL-E), created jointly by 秀色直播 and UQAM thanks to $5 million in funding over five years.
The advantages of regenerative agriculture in the prairies
秀色直播 Farm Management and Technology Program Director聽Pascal Th茅riault聽spoke to Radio-Canada's聽Le Caf茅 Show about what regenerative agriculture is, how it can improve water retention in the soil鈥攁n increasingly important consideration as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of drought in the prairies, and its role in carbon capture.