Congratulations to PhD candidate Emmanuella Ellis (BRE-Supervisor Michael Ngadi) and Kajou teammates for capturing the 鈥淎udience Prize鈥� at the recent 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge. Kajou听is an agri-food venture that seeks to transform the cashew value chain in C么te d'Ivoire. By processing the cashew nut and fruit with local cooperatives, Kajou aims to offer a socially sourced product to key markets while providing sustainable opportunities to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
NutriPulse has captured 3rd听 place in the 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge!听 听Co-Founders and PhD candidates Josephine Ampofo (FdSci), Adeyemi Adegbenjo听(BRE) and Zeyan Zhong听 (FdSci) will spend the next year building their project.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
The Hwy 20 overpass/Rue Poultry Cottages will be reduced to one lane traffic during the night of Thursday, Aug 9, from 21:00 to 5:00, for infrastructure inspection.
The southbound lane of the Hwy 20 overpass will be closed, with alternating traffic on the northbound lane.
Published on: 6 Aug 2018
Congratulations to Karina Benessaiah, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, who received a prestigious Banting Fellowship.
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Published on: 2 Aug 2018
Congratulations to James 成人VR视频 Professor Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, who is the 2018 recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) International Food Engineering Award. This award recognizes Raghavan's dedication to promoting agricultural and biological engineering internationally.
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Published on: 2 Aug 2018
Congratulations to Professor Jaswinder Singh, Plant Science, who received the 2018 Canadian Society of Plant Biologists C.D. Nelson Award.
This award recognizes Professor Singh's outstanding research contributions in plant biology, which show exceptional promise for the improvement of crop plants through genetic engineering, molecular breeding and genomics.
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Published on: 1 Aug 2018
Le gouvernement du Qu茅bec poursuit ses efforts en faveur de la conservation du lac Saint-Pierre et annonce le second volet de son plan qui vise 脿 d茅finir et 脿 promouvoir une agriculture durable compatible avec l鈥櫭ヽosyst猫me du lac Saint-Pierre. 脌 cette fin, il accorde 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频, 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res (UQTR) des subventions d鈥檜n montant de 4,66听M$ sur quatre ans.
Published on: 1 Aug 2018
Two undergraduate teams from the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences will put their food creations to the test in student competitions.
Every summer, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) attracts the cream of the global food science crop to Chicago for four days of exhibitions, presentations and competitions. At IFT18, held July 15-18, two undergraduate teams from 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Agricultur[al] and Environmental Sciences will put their food creations to the test in student competitions.
Published on: 25 Jul 2018
Teens from Indigenous communities across Canada are taking part in a summer camp at 成人VR视频. The university wants to inspire them to consider careers in Health Science 鈥� and it鈥檚 taking a unique approach. As part of 成人VR视频鈥檚 Indigenous Health Professions Program, the camp takes inspiration from everyday stories, and incorporates it into science labs.
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Published on: 25 Jul 2018
While much of Quebec has been struggling under a withering heatwave, five 成人VR视频 students have been recognized for their research based in cooler climes, namely the Arctic.
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Published on: 19 Jul 2018
(Op-ed by Lawrence Goodridge, Associate Professor and Director of the Food Safety and Quality Program in the Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Department at 成人VR视频)
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Published on: 3 Jul 2018
Kudos to Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD candidate in the School of Human Nutrition, who won the Elevator Pitch Contest organized by the at the last American Society of Nutrition鈥檚 annual conference 鈥� Nutrition 2018 鈥� in Boston on June 10, 2018.听
Published on: 15 Jun 2018
Kudos to Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD candidate in the School of Human Nutrition, who won the Elevator Pitch Contest organized by the at the last American Society of Nutrition鈥檚 annual conference 鈥� Nutrition 2018 鈥� in Boston on June 10, 2018.听
Published on: 15 Jun 2018
An unconventional library at 成人VR视频 is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds.
Reading books might help you grow ideas, but 成人VR视频鈥檚 [Macdonald] Library is giving out something that sprouts way more literally. The library is offering 130 varieties of seeds, free of charge, as part of a new program.
鈥淲e鈥檙e providing seeds that are more rare, more unusual, and ones that are adapted specifically for our climate,鈥� said librarian Dana Ingalls.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2018
Some unique buffalo calves were born at the Ontario Buffalo Company in Stirling, ON. Their genetic mothers were only 4 months of age at the time their oocytes were collected by laparoscopy, fertilized and cultured in vitro and implanted one week later in adult recipients that carried the pregnancies to term. All procedures except the transfer to the recipient cows were conducted at the Large Animal Research Unit (LARU) in Macdonald Campus, under supervision of Drs.
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Published on: 1 Jun 2018
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