On May 31, 2023,聽成人VR视频鈥檚 Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and SOCODEVI, in collaboration with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held an event showcasing concrete actions to strengthen sustainable agriculture, improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers and increase the resilience of agri-food systems. This event also launched a new collaboration between IFAD and 成人VR视频 IGFS, including an internship program and IFAD student group.
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Published on: 25 Jul 2023
Aspartame, used in products such as diet sodas and chewing gum, will soon be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. ()
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Published on: 19 Jul 2023
L'Arboretum Morgan, qui s'茅tend sur 245 hectares de r茅serve foresti猫re, abrite 170 esp猫ces d'oiseaux, 30 types de mammif猫res et une myriade d'insectes et de plantes. Ses divers habitats, dont des zones humides, des for锚ts et des champs, offrent une occasion unique d'observer la nature dans toute sa splendeur.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2023
Vertical farming, once touted as the future of agriculture, is currently facing a lean period. Challenges in scalability and energy consumption have cast a shadow on this innovative farming method.聽
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Published on: 18 Jul 2023
The impacts of climate change, rising fuel costs, geopolitical conflicts, and global supply chain snags make today's delocalized food system鈥攁nd the 8 billion people who depend on it鈥攊ncreasingly vulnerable.聽
Part of the solution to building a more sustainable and resilient agrifood system is to improve local, indoor food production.聽Researchers in 成人VR视频鈥檚 Biomass Production Laboratory are doing just that, increasing access to fresh produce year-round.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2023
Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security have announced the four recipients of the 2023/24 Maple Leaf Board Scholarships in Food Insecurity. Recipients, including Masters candidate Shannon Udy from 成人VR视频's School of Human Nutrition, will receive a $15,000 scholarship to support their research.
Udy鈥檚 research, supervised by Dr.聽Treena Wasonti:io Delormier, will help design a participatory process to food security planning in Kahnaw脿:ke, a Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka (Mohawk) community.
Published on: 3 Jul 2023
Si vous habitez les alentours de la ville de Windsor, peut-锚tre avez-vous remarqu茅 des substances blanches semblables 脿 du pollen amass茅 sur les trottoirs, les pelouses ou les terrasses. Ce sont des semences de peupliers. 脌 l'茅mission聽Matins sans fronti猫res,聽David Wees, enseignant en horticulture 脿 l'Universit茅 成人VR视频, explique l'origine de ces semences, leur importance et comment se comporter vis-脿-vis d'elles.
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Published on: 3 Jul 2023
A new research collaboration at 成人VR视频 and the University of Quebec in Montreal will explore the role of artificial intelligence in promoting dairy cattle welfare.
It will be led by Dr.聽Elsa Vasseur of 成人VR视频鈥檚 Department of Animal Science and Abdoulaye Banir茅 Diallo of UQAM鈥檚 Department of Computer Science.
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Published on: 3 Jul 2023
The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot.
Hypotheses about the decline abound.聽In a newly published special issue on kestrels in The Journal of Raptor Research, Dr. Smallwood and David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at 成人VR视频 in Montreal, list seven possible factors for kestrel declines that they argue merit more research, in no particular order.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2023
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new study from 成人VR视频's School of Human Nutrition say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the flip side, 40% of participants say they adopted less healthy lifestyle habits, including worsened eating habits, sleep quality, decreased physical activity and weight gain.
Published on: 28 Jun 2023
Professor Ryan Mailloux has been appointed Director of the School of Human Nutrition (SHN) effective from June 1, 2023, for a five-year term.
Dr. Mailloux earned his Ph.D. in Biomolecular Sciences from Laurentian University in 2007. He joined 成人VR视频 in 2019, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Published on: 6 Jun 2023
鈥淭here are lots of opportunities to contribute to society,鈥� says Vijaya Raghavan. 鈥淚f I can share that point with students, I think it can go a long way.鈥�
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Published on: 6 Jun 2023
Ronholm was among three highly accomplished early career researchers who received a significant 成人VR视频 distinction: The Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2023
成人VR视频鈥檚 valedictorians are outstanding students whose strong academic performance, leadership and community involvement has earned the respect of their peers. This year鈥檚 cohort is remarkable for its diversity, each having vastly different backgrounds, experiences, passions and goals.
What they do share is ambition, curiosity, and a desire to have a positive impact on the world.
Published on: 31 May 2023
成人VR视频鈥檚 valedictorians are outstanding students whose strong academic performance, leadership and community involvement has earned the respect of their peers. This year鈥檚 cohort is remarkable for its diversity, each having vastly different backgrounds, experiences, passions and goals.
What they do share is ambition, curiosity, and a desire to have a positive impact on the world.
Published on: 29 May 2023
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