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Humphries named 成人VR视频 Northern Research Chair

Today at a press conference in Quebec City, the Institut Nordique du Quebec (INQ) announced three Northern Research Chairs, as well as a newly recruited Science and Innovation Director, Louis Fortier.

Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 named Top 30 under 30 in sustainability by Corporate Knights

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Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (Supervisor Elena Bennett), "is investigating how climate change is affecting Arctic marine food webs, ecosystem services and the well-being of Inuit communities. Through her research, Marianne hopes to provide knowledge that will help governments sustainably manage ecosystems. Her research was featured in the June 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic".听

Table Talk: A Montrealer's Little Book of Gluten-free Comfort Food

Breakfast pancakes, a hot cheese muffin or a succulent brownie can become only a memory to those who live with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, says Judy Campbell, a Montreal dietitian and gluten-free diet specialist... this culinary specialist who taught dietetic students nutritional and quantity food preparation for 18 years at 成人VR视频鈥檚 School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.

Growing industrial hemp in Eastern Canada: a new frontier

Coming to the aid of eastern Canadian hemp producers is Philippe Seguin, associate professor at 成人VR视频, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Seguin wants to help farmers in eastern Canada learn more about which hemp cultivars work best in their environment. He and his team of researchers selected 11 cultivars and planted them in seven different environments in Quebec. Seguin kept detailed records of when the seeds were planted and how much fertilizer was used.

Jane Goodall met l鈥櫭﹍evage animal intensif au pilori

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De passage 脿 Montr茅al, la primatologue Jane Goodall a d茅nonc茅 l鈥櫭﹍evage animal intensif qui est pratiqu茅 dans les pays riches. S鈥檃dressant 脿 une assembl茅e de v茅t茅rinaires, elle a toutefois avou茅 ne pas savoir comment s鈥檃ttaquer 脿 ce probl猫me. Les travaux d鈥檜ne chercheuse de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 s鈥檌nt茅ressant 脿 l鈥櫭﹍evage des vaches laiti猫res devraient apporter certains 茅l茅ments de r茅ponse 脿 cette vaste probl茅matique.

Seeds of a Good Anthropocene

Elena M. Bennett of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences is the lead author of Bright Spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene. "The paper describes an effort to identify and propagate social and environmental projects that could reverse a centuries-long pattern in which human prosperity has come at the cost of substantial harm to ecosystems and excluded communities. "

Brian Driscoll named as Chair of Natural Resource Sciences

Microbiologist Brian Driscoll took over the helm of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (NRS) on September 1st.

Growing up in Dundas, ON, Driscoll discovered his love science and agriculture at a young age, thanks to the influence of two uncles - one an organic chemistry professor and the other an apple grower.听 Through stints as a lifeguard and swimming instructor, he discovered that teaching was something he excelled at and enjoyed.

Organic pot grower living the dream in Whistler

As a 14-year-old loading soil at a Quebec poinsettia听greenhouse, David Bernard-Perron听[BSc (AES)'12, MSc'15]听never would have expected he'd grow up to be the lead agronomist听for a marijuana company in Whistler.听

But at 29, that's exactly what he's doing, and the company he works for is at the forefront of quickly growing industry.

Discovering new fish species is 'lagniappe,' LSU researcher says

[Former Macdonald student] Prosanta Chakrabarty travels the world searching for fish that few humans have ever seen. The LSU researcher wants to learn what these underwater unknowns can teach about evolution and the history of the earth.

He's a modern-day explorer, swimming through murky waters and diving into caves in search of seldom-seen species.

How do you measure hunger?

How do you measure hunger? If anyone can tell you, it鈥檚 Hugo Melgar-Qui帽onez, Margaret Gilliam Faculty Scholar in Food Security and Director of the 成人VR视频 Institute for Global Food Security.

鈥淗unger and food insecurity are very complex phenomena affecting people and countries in different ways,鈥� says Melgar-Qui帽onez. 鈥淚n order to estimate how many people are undernourished or food insecure, we needed diverse methods of quantifying hunger.鈥�

Food security and access to land resources

Margaret A. Gilliam Fellowship recipient June Po is a PhD candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences; June works on food security, focusing on the relationships between food security and women鈥檚 access to land resources in dryland Kenya. In early 2015, she returned to the rural communities in Kenya to report her research findings to smallholder farmers.

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Summer scholarship student research a cut above

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Fifteen of the Faculty's brightest students, all holding either NSERC or CIHR Summer Scholarships, or Alumni Donor-supported awards, competed in the 10th Annual USRA poster presentation which featuring projects they undertook over the summer.听 Says Philippe Seguin, Acting Associate Dean (Research), "It is incredible to see the research skills that these students have developed and the progress they have made in such a short time."

Food Science researcher named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Hoshahalli S. Ramaswamy of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry who will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada on November 18, in Kingston, Ontario.听 The Royal Society of Canada announced the 2016 Fellows on September 7; Professor Ramaswamy is one of ten 成人VR视频 researchers this year to receive this honour.

Professor Jim Fyles appointed as Macdonald's Associate Dean (Student Affairs)

Please join the Mac Community in congratulating Professor Jim Fyles on his new appointment as Macdonald's Associate Dean ( Students Affairs).