More than $59 million awarded by the CFI and the Government of Quebec to six 成人VR视频 research projects
New labs and equipment through the CFI鈥檚 Innovation Fund will help six transformative 成人VR视频 research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.
...Professors Timothy Geary (Institute of Parasitology) and Anja Geitmann (Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) were each awarded funding in this round.
Macdonald 3-Minute Thesis Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis庐 Competition - V茅ronique Boyer, Marcus Kaji, and Karolin Dietrich - pictured here with Dean Anja Geitmann and Geoffrey Kelley, MNA for Jacques-Cartier and Minister responsible for Native Affairs.
First place winner, Mark Kaji is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Parasitology. His presentation was entitled "Real life vampires and how to kill them"
E. coli outbreak has some Quebec restaurants pulling romaine lettuce
However, Lawrence Goodridge, the director of 成人VR视频's food safety and quality program, said the practice of thoroughly washing infected lettuce won't make it safe for consumption.
"That is actually untrue, that is not the case," he said.听"Washing lettuce or any fresh produce that may be contaminated with bacteria is a not a way to ensure its safety."鈥�
The discovery that could shake up the beer industry
Jaswinder Singh can hardly contain his excitement when talking about TLP8, a useful protein he discovered in barley. 鈥淚t could revolutionize the brewing industry,鈥� said the associate professor at 成人VR视频鈥檚 plant science department.
...Singh and his research team identified 22 genes in barley that were related to the germination process.
Maintaining momentum in forages
It takes a long time to develop a new variety from scratch. Dr. Bruce Coulman of the University of Sask颅atchewan recently recalled the start of his forage breeding career at 成人VR视频. 成人VR视频 had allowed its forage breeding program to collapse, and had no breeding lines under development when Coulman started. Starting from scratch in 1976, Coulman registered his first forage variety in 1993.
Keep the animal agriculture industry out of the new food guide
Researchers from 成人VR视频 (Paul Thomassin) found that if Canadians ate less meat, and more fruits and vegetables, Canada's GDP would benefit. The authors recommended the government subsidize fruits and vegetables, and tax meat, in an effort to reduce chronic disease.
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R茅flexion sur l'agriculture avec la doyenne de la Facult茅 de l'agriculture de l'Universit茅 成人VR视频
En cette fin d'ann茅e, nous vous proposons une r茅flexion sur l'agriculture avec une femme qui a consacr茅 sa vie aux enjeux agricoles. Anja Geitmann est doyenne de la facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement 脿 l'Universit茅 成人VR视频.
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Alum recipient of Canada鈥檚 Volunteer Awards鈥� Emerging Leader Award (Quebec Region)
Congratulations to alum Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅, BSc (AgEnvSci)鈥�16, recipient of the Canada鈥檚 Volunteer Awards鈥� Emerging Leader Award for the Quebec region!
Professor Jeff Xia named CRC Chair (Tier 2)
Congratulations to Professor Jianguo (Jeff) Xia, Department of Animal Science and Institute of Parasitology, who has been named a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2)听 in Bioinformatics and Big Data Analytics.
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Professors inducted into Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Jan Adamowski (Bioresource Engineering) and Elena Bennett (Natural Resource Sciences) on their induction into the Royal Society of Canada. The announcement was made in September, and the induction ceremony was held in late November.
CITATIONS:
Plant trees to control climate change
Scientists at an international conference said on [November 30] that climate change was a global phenomenon that could only be controlled by planting more and more trees. This was stated in the concluding session of the first international conference on Conventional and Modern Approaches in Plant Sciences (CMAPS 17), organised by the Punjab University Department of Botany at Faisal Auditorium.
Mercury decline in seabirds due to diet, not emission controls
For 47 years, biologists have plucked eggs from seabird nests along the British Columbia coast. Many of the eggs were collected from remote rocky islands surrounded by some of the world鈥檚 roughest seas.
In all, they collected 537 eggs from six species, including ancient murrelets, rhinoceros auklets and double-crested cormorants. Now these eggs are revealing new information about the way mercury finds its way into the ecosystem.
Master blender behind world famous Northern Harvest rye
Some might see it as a quirky career path, to be sure, that leads one to an occupation in which their job 鈥� essentially 鈥� is to sip on whisky.
Joanna Zanin Scandella鈥檚 job title is an enviable one.
The 成人VR视频-educated Zanin Scandella is, officially, a master blender, an elite standing in the nomenclature of the alcohol industry. One does not just seek the wanted ads for a job as a master blender 鈥� they aspire to it.
Health experts raise concerns over cannabis drinks and lack of details from Ottawa
Unlike alcohol, which kills bacteria and toxins, Lawrence Goodridge argues, integrating cannabis in the place of alcohol may require a very different production process. 鈥淏ecause cannabis is a plant, there are certain concerns -- like the possibility of pesticides used in production, or the type of fertilizer used, or the potential presence of heavy metals that could be toxic to humans,鈥� the 成人VR视频 food safety expert explained to BNN in a telephone interview.
La pollution est une tueuse en s茅rie
Un d茅c猫s sur six lui est attribuable chaque ann茅e [鈥 芦 C鈥檈st la premi猫re fois que l鈥檕n conclut que la pollution environnementale est une cause si importante de d茅c猫s 禄, souligne le professeur Niladri Basu, chercheur 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频, qui a particip茅 脿 l鈥櫭﹖ude publi茅e hier par la revue Lancet en partenariat avec l鈥橭rganisation des Nations Unies (ONU).