/osas/taxonomy/term/4/all en /osas/channels/news/small-berries-big-achievements-petit-fruit-grandes-realisations-361558 <p>He’s known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, <strong>Marc Bieler</strong> (DipAgr’58, BA’64) has contributed to Quebec’s thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:19:27 +0000 admin 3162 at /osas /osas/channels/news/macdonald-campus-farm-wins-regional-award-milk-excellence-361453 <p>The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been named best in the region in the 36th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:24 +0000 admin 3159 at /osas /osas/channels/event/winter-nature-scavenger-hunt-359675 <p>The Office of Student Academic Services has created a new nature scavenger about the <a href="/morganarboretum/">Morgan Arboretum</a>!</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:47 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 2924 at /osas /osas/channels/news/are-canadian-froot-loops-healthier-those-us-comments-prof-stephanie-chevalier-361378 <p>In <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2024-11-22/lu-vu-verifie/les-froot-loops-d-ici-sont-ils-meilleurs-que-ceux-des-etats-unis.php">a new article, <em>La Presse </em>investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts. </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:33:37 +0000 admin 3156 at /osas /osas/channels/event/activity-booklet-delights-winter-season-2024-edition-335449 <h2>Join us in celebrating the holiday season!</h2> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 1362 at /osas /osas/channels/event/lister-family-engaged-science-three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-332979 <p>Since 2017, the <a href="/osas/cpd/listerengagedscience">Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative</a> has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. </p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:43:16 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 1284 at /osas /osas/channels/news/butcher-dying-profession-interview-pascal-theriault-361137 <p>The next generation of butchers is in short supply. According to the Canadian Meat Council, there are nearly 10,000 butchering positions available in supermarkets across the country.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:13:12 +0000 admin 3148 at /osas /osas/channels/news/ai-well-being-cows-and-wallets-breeders-interview-prof-elsa-vasseur-361136 <p>Images captured by cameras scrutinizing the slightest movements of cows. This is the basis of a major study currently being carried out by the Innovation Research Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (<a href="https://www.well-e.org/fr">WELL-E</a>), jointly created by ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and UQAM. <a href="https://www.laterre.ca/technique/sante-animale/lia-au-service-du-bien-etre-des-vaches-et-du-portefeuille-des-eleveurs/">A new article in <em>La Terre </em>dives into the project and interviews the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ team members at the helm.</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:51:17 +0000 admin 3146 at /osas /osas/channels/news/veterans-honoured-annual-remembrance-day-ceremony-361130 <p><em><small>Photo by Neale McDevitt: On the left, 99-year-old WWII vet Joe Maxwell shakes hands with Colonel Andrew Lussier, 35 years service including tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In the middle is Lt. Commander Alex Csank (20 years Canadian Navy).</small></em></p> <p><big>Hundreds of community members take part, including students from local elementary schools, Macdonald High School, John Abbott and Macdonald Campus</big></p> <p>By Neale McDevitt<br /> Editor, <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/">³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Reporter</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:43:46 +0000 admin 3144 at /osas /osas/channels/news/more-expensive-beef-why-such-meteoric-rise-price-interview-pascal-theriault-360960 <p>Beef prices have risen in recent years, and could continue to do so in the coming year, <a href="https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/03/le-buf-plus-cher-pourquoi-une-hausse-du-prix-aussi-fulgurante"><em>Le Journal de Montréal</em> reports.</a></p> <p>This year's high prices are partly explained by the price of grain used to feed the cattle, according to agronomist and economist <a href="/fmt/staff/theriault">Pascal Thériault</a>, Director of ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ's Farm Management and Technology Program.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:32:40 +0000 admin 3117 at /osas /osas/channels/event/free-education-materials-remembrance-day-360819 <p>Veterans Affairs Canada has provided free bilingual education materials for Remembrance Day.</p> <p><strong>1) Take Time to Remember - Ages 5 to 7</strong></p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:24:54 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 3009 at /osas /osas/channels/news/faes-professors-awarded-295-million-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-strategies-357625 <p><em>Originally <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/government-of-canada-invests-3m-in-climate-change-adaptation-research-at-mcgill/">published in the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Reporter</a> by Charlotte Bawol, Digital Communications & Event Administrator (Research and Innovation)</em></p> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:05:51 +0000 admin 3075 at /osas /osas/channels/news/shrinkflation-hits-orange-juice-again-pascal-theriault-radio-canada-358822 <p>Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, <a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2099214/bouteille-jus-orange-tropicana-reduflation">Radio-Canada reports</a>. A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced to 1.36 liters.</p> <p>Will other brands follow in Tropicana's footsteps?</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:14:01 +0000 admin 3036 at /osas /osas/channels/news/bread-cartel-loblaw-will-give-500-million-people-who-were-cheated-358149 <p>Loblaws and its principal shareholder, George Weston, will pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit the company was facing in connection with a bread cartel. The people behind the lawsuit accused the country's major food chains of colluding on the price of bread to increase their profit margins.</p> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:51:38 +0000 admin 3048 at /osas /osas/channels/news/migrating-seabirds-are-bringing-forever-chemicals-arctic-360283 <p><big>New research from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ graduate shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic</big></p> <p>Between March and May each year, 15 million <a href="https://www.eol.org/pages/45509266">black-legged kittiwakes</a> gather from across the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to nest and breed on rocky Arctic cliffs—some making the journey from as far as Florida or North Africa.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:18:45 +0000 admin 3020 at /osas