Are candy-striped spiders a threat to North American ecosystems?
Research published in Ecology took a closer look into the candy-striped spider鈥檚 diet and behaviour and found that these spiders use a variety of tactics to take down prey much larger than themselves, including sleeping bees and wasps.
Joint Chair aims to leverage AI and IoT to improve animal welfare in Canadian dairy farms
成人VR视频 and the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM) announced today the creation of the Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (WELL-E). The five-year, $5 million Chair will carry out a major research project funded by a grant from NSERC Alliance and PROMPT, fiduciary of the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy.
Testing reports now available online
The reports from the testing done just before and during the recent closure of the Raymond, Barton and Macdonald-Stewart buildings are now available online. You will find the reports on the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) website.
$1.7M for 成人VR视频 from NSERC for 鈥極ne Health鈥� and quantum research
A research team led by William Dawson Scholar and Assistant Professor Jen Ronholm (AnSci/FdSci) has received $1.65 million for an NSERC CREATE in One Health Against Pathogens (OHAP). Ten co-applicants from 成人VR视频, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Guelph, and l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al will collaborate.
Genome Canada invests $7.7M in 成人VR视频 research
Genome Canada has invested nearly $8 million in two 成人VR视频 projects as part of a total national investment of $18.1 million in genomics-based research. Through public-private partnerships, these investments will help accelerate the commercialization of genomics and increase its real-world applications.
McCall MacBain Scholarships go global
Thirty students from 10 countries will form the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at 成人VR视频, arriving in September 2023. Hailing from 26 universities, the new scholars will pursue fully funded master鈥檚 or professional degrees in 18 departments and schools across eight 成人VR视频 faculties.
Analyzing the fat of killer whales reveals what they eat
Scientists are studying the diets of the oceans鈥� top predators as they change in response to their environments. This is because how much and what they eat can affect how ecosystems function.
And while researchers know that killer whales, also known as orcas, are the oceans鈥� apex predators, our understanding of their diet 鈥� particularly the quantity of each species they consume 鈥� remains incomplete. This is especially true for remote populations that cannot be observed year-round.
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue grocery store will reopen this spring
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue will soon have its only grocery store back up and running. The new store, "March茅 Ami," will feature locally made products as the owners aim to promote local buying. The new owners have already begun hiring staff, including former employees. They are planning to open their doors by late May.
Take virtual trip to the arctic with Dorothy Newton Swales, 成人VR视频鈥檚 鈥渕other of botany鈥�
Heather Rogers, a Digital Humanities student at MA, has taken her research on Dorothy Newton Swales (BSc Plant Pathology, 1921; MSc Bacteriology 1922; Ph.D. University of Manitoba, Mycology 1931) and transformed it into an interactive website so that others can follow the six decades of botanical collections made by the herbarium's first woman curator (1964-1971) and longest serving mentor to young botanists.
L鈥檃griculture en manque de rel猫ve
Un r茅cent rapport indique que 40 % des travailleurs agricoles partiront 脿 la retraite d'ici 2033 et que le pays manquera de 24 000 employ茅s d'ici l脿. Pascal Th茅riault, 茅conomiste et directeur du programme de gestion et technologies d鈥檈ntreprise agricole 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频, analyse la situation.
Celebrating our exceptional student leaders
Macdonald community members gathered at the Ceilidh on Wednesday, April 5, to celebrate the Gold Key Recipients for 2023. As the ice storm outside intensified, students, staff, and friends listened as Arthur B茅gin, Defne Helvacioglu, Estee Ngew, and Meryem Talbo (picture above: fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh from left) shared their rewarding experiences of being involved in community life at Macdonald Campus before being awarded the cherished Gold Key pin.
Food safety during a power outage: what to keep, what to throw away
Preventing illness from spoiled groceries needs to be top of mind, says a food safety expert at 成人VR视频.
"There can be a range of symptoms, most often diarrhea and vomiting, the ones we're all familiar with but foodborne infections can also be quite serious," said Jennifer Ronholm [Food/Animal Science], a professor of food microbiology.
AES research garners support from the 2023 MSSI Ideas Fund
The 成人VR视频 Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 成人VR视频 researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:
Quand l鈥檜niversit茅 s鈥檃dapte 脿 la ferme
Les enjeux dans le domaine agroalimentaire se multiplient et se complexifient. Les programmes de formation doivent 茅voluer en cons茅quence. Coup d鈥櫯搃l sur ce qu鈥檌l se passe du c么t茅 des deux universit茅s qui offrent des programmes en agronomie : l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频.
成人VR视频 Pulse Breeding Program 2022
The 成人VR视频 Pulse Breeding Program and the non-profit organization SeedChange have partnered to bring the ImPulse Project to fruition, an initiative to promote knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and agricultural resilience in the pulse sector.