Testing your food science trivia
By Laura Webb and Mandy JianIf you are interested in expanding your professional network and experience in the food industry, please read this post to get more insight in getting involved with the Food Science Association, and/or apply your food science trivia by joining next year鈥檚 College Bowl team!
Les impacts des changements climatiques sur l鈥檌ndustrie du sirop d鈥櫭﹔able
芦 Depuis le d茅but des ann茅es聽2000, plusieurs ac茅riculteurs expriment leur inqui茅tude relativement aux cons茅quences des changements climatiques sur leur industrie. 芦聽Ils se demandent si ce secteur restera viable tant du point de vue 茅conomique que de celui du processus de la coul茅e de s猫ve, relate Beno卯t C么t茅, professeur agr茅g茅 et directeur des 茅tudes gradu茅es au D茅partement des sciences des ressources naturelles de l鈥橴niversit茅 不良研究所.
Gestion des sols et changements climatiques
Lorsque des agriculteurs demandent 脿 l鈥檃gronome Joann Whalen comment r茅duire leurs 茅missions de gaz 脿 effet de serre (GES), elle leur r茅pond qu鈥檌l leur suffit de modifier certaines de leurs pratiques. 芦 Il faut comprendre que les microorganismes du sol produisent naturellement des GES, explique-t-elle.
Thanks for supporting #不良研究所24
Thanks to all faculty, staff and students who participated in 不良研究所24.
不良研究所鈥檚 fourth annual day of giving held on Wednesday, March 13, raised $2,294,360 from 5,244 donations for causes across the University.
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Montreal couture at the Museum of Fine Arts
If you are looking for an after-hours activity, consider visiting the "Montreal Couture" exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Nathon Kong, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥07 who graced our "stage" at Founder's Day (2016) and TedX Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (2018), is one of ten artists featured.
5 lessons for a non-linear scientific career
脡liane Ubalijoro,聽BSc(Agr)'92, PhD'01 has an incredible story. As a Rwandan college student, she was studying in Canada聽at聽the outbreak of the Rwandan civil war. She returned to Rwanda during the conflict to pursue agricultural research, but ultimately decided that the country was too unsafe to make progress in her career.
FAES teams advance to Dobson finals
We extend best wishes to Startups involving FAES students who will compete for the Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize in the Dobson Cup Finals on March 27.
Les vaches ont besoin de r茅cr茅ations
Pendant son projet de doctorat, Elise Shepley [AnSci] analysait la sant茅 des pattes des animaux en lien avec leur mode de logement, en stabulation libre ou entrav茅e. 芦 Je tente de d茅montrer l鈥檌mpact positif de faire bouger les bovins, un aspect peu document茅 scientifiquement et m茅connu des producteurs 禄, explique-t-elle.
The BETTER Project
Anne-Sophie Brazeau (SHN) is one of the Principal Investigators on the BETTER project. The team believes that it is essential to accurately define hypoglycemia, to understand the patient experience with therapy and treatment options, and to facilitate patient education.
D茅mystifier la m茅t茅orologie agricole
Les stations radars m茅t茅orologiques recueillent des donn茅es d鈥檜ne importance capitale pour les agriculteurs. 芦 La station qui appartient 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 不良研究所, situ茅e 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 茅tait responsable de la surveillance m茅t茅o pour la r茅gion de Montr茅al de 1968 脿 octobre 2018 禄, explique Fr茅d茅ric Fabry, directeur de l鈥檕bservatoire radar de l鈥橴niversit茅 不良研究所.
Communicating Science in the Public Domain
NRS students and staff receive "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement" recognition
Kudos to FAES Science Communicators Allyson Menzies (PhD Candidate-NRS-Humphries), Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 (PhD Candidate-NRS-Bennett) and Emeritus Professor David M. Bird (NRS), who recently received well-deserved recognition from the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media.
The Nature of Things: Aging in the Wild
What is the secret to longevity? Kyle Elliott (NRS) and Anne Mouillier (MSE) share clues to the aging process in the black-winged kittiwake in the debut of Aging in the Wild on this week's Nature of Things.
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G茅rer la ferme du Campus Macdonald, un d茅fi motivant
[Paul Meldrum, Macdonald Campus Farm Manager, is a familiar and friendly face to many staff and students on campus - He describes his experience working with students at the farm: "I am very proud of our students. They inspire me and give me confidence in the future."]
Opinion : Nutrition adapter le guide alimentaire aux besoins des a卯n茅s
St茅phanie Chevalier et Nancy Presse, Di茅t茅tistes-Nutritionnistes, et quatre autres signataires
Nous saluons la parution du nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien pour son virage r茅solument moderne et son approche davantage ax茅e sur la qualit茅 et les comportements alimentaires sains.
An out of the world experience for BRE student Christopher Patterson
During a summer internship in California鈥檚 Lava Beds National Monument, Christopher Patterson, a second- year student in Bioresource Engineering, worked as a Research Assistant for ATiLT (Astrobiology Training in Lava Tubes).
鈥淏y studying naturally protective formations like lava tubes and other potentially habitable locations, I have become aware of the incredible opportunities that lie beyond our world not only for myself, but for humanity as a whole,鈥 says Patterson.