/consortium-rita/taxonomy/term/5/all en /consortium-rita/channels/news/prof-christopher-buddle-mosquitos-thriving-quebec-thanks-summer-rainfall-359472 <p>Professor <a href="/nrs/academic-0/buddle">Christopher Buddle</a>, an entomologist in �����о���’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/mosquitos-are-thriving-in-quebec-thanks-to-this-summers-heavy-rainfall-and-heat">told the Montreal Gazette</a> that the rain this summer has been particularly “good” for mosquitos.</p> <p>Mosquito larvae are aquatic, relying on standing water to thrive.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:09:16 +0000 admin 2487 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/artificial-intelligence-reduce-herbicide-use-comments-mathieu-leduc-361310 <p>Students at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled robotics<em>. </em></p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:15:48 +0000 admin 2454 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/prof-emeritus-david-bird-wild-turkey-sightings-montreal-363460 <p>Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10986870/wild-turkeys-montreal/">Global News reports.</a></p> <p>Experts told them wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming temperatures.</p> <p>This has raised concern that predators could be following close behind.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:47:24 +0000 admin 2424 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/impact-global-warming-fall-colors-interview-prof-benoit-cote-360643 <p>While climate change may not dictate the arrival of Fall colors, it does affect this phenomenon... and its eventual disappearance.</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:52:59 +0000 admin 2474 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/better-training-agricultural-producers-could-reduce-food-insecurity-362778 <p>�����о��� Bioresource Engineering Professors <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/valerie-orsat">Valérie Orsat</a> and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/vijaya-raghavan">Vijaya Raghavan</a> spoke to <em>Le Devoir </em>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. </p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:14:57 +0000 admin 2432 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 <p>In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.</p> <p>“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup> hour offer from �����о��� for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 2443 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/trying-protect-agriculture-and-preserve-antibiotics-interview-prof-jennifer-ronholm-359473 <p>A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:26:47 +0000 admin 2486 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/plant-based-beverages-green-alternative-cows-milk-comments-prof-vijaya-raghavan-361315 <p>Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, rice milk, macadamia milk... there have never been so many options to replace cow's milk on grocery shelves. But which one has the smallest environmental footprint?</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:03:01 +0000 admin 2452 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/live-longer-swapping-red-meat-plant-proteins-mcgill-research-cbcs-what-earth-363463 <p>Last year, a <a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00925-y">�����о���-led study</a> 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.</p> <p>Inspired by Veganuary, a U.K.-based challenge to eat vegan for the month of January, the CBC News podcast <em>What on Earth </em>interviewed lead author and PhD graduate of �����о���'s Department of Animal Science, Olivia Auclair, now a research fellow at the University of Oxford. </p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:21:31 +0000 admin 2422 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/call-nominations-mastery-service-award-due-november-29-360787 <p>Every five years, Macdonald honours an individual who has provided "outstanding contributions to the Macdonald community as demonstrated by a commitment and dedication to the Campus which has added immeasurably to the quality of the institution, its programs and student life". The award is open to all: faculty or staff, active or retired, alumni and friends.</p> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:22:55 +0000 admin 2469 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-student-awarded-environmental-research-education-foundation-360282 <p>Congratulations to �����о��� <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> Master's student Sadie MacDonald, who has been named the 2024 Detachable Container Association Scholar by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation! MacDonald is researching the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of Montreal’s organic waste management systems. This research can help inform policy decisions with regards to environmental sustainability.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:03:47 +0000 admin 2478 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/cod-crops-cranberries-lister-3mt-competitors-deliver-361807 <p>On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master’s and doctoral students from all disciplines in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:32:19 +0000 admin 2442 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/little-known-and-threatened-orcas-north-atlantic-359516 <p>Anaïs Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied, little is known about those that swim off the Canadian and European east coasts, and they are less protected.</p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:01:15 +0000 admin 2485 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/are-canadian-froot-loops-healthier-those-us-comments-prof-stephanie-chevalier-361378 <p>In <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2024-11-22/lu-vu-verifie/les-froot-loops-d-ici-sont-ils-meilleurs-que-ceux-des-etats-unis.php">a new article, <em>La Presse </em>investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts. </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:33:37 +0000 admin 2450 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/new-grocery-store-shuttle-service-360890 <p>In partnership with the Maxi grocery store in Baie d’Urfé, we are pleased to announce a grocery store shuttle bus that will run <b>Tuesday evenings</b> beginning <b>November 5<sup>th</sup></b> until further notice.<br /> The bus has a capacity of 37 passengers and will <u>pick up students at the shuttle bus stop outside of the Centennial Centre</u>.</p> <p>Service will include 2 round trips between Macdonald Campus and Maxi Baie d’Urfé. <u>Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis</u>.</p> <p> </p> <p>The schedule is as follows:</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:53:29 +0000 admin 2467 at /consortium-rita