McGill Bioresource Engineering Professors Val茅rie Orsat and Vijaya Raghavan spoke to听Le Devoir听about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses would reduce global food insecurity.
Published on: 21 Jan 2025
The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.
鈥淢y vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at McGill,鈥� said Ricciardi.
Founded in 1998, the BSE appoints directors for five-year terms.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2025
In a recent video, Radio-Canada's听尝'茅辫颈肠别谤颈别 investigates the nutritional, environmental, and economic reasons why orange juice might not be the best choice to accompany a healthy breakfast.
Published on: 15 Jan 2025
This week, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole announced the appointment of Jade Proulx,听BSc(FSc)鈥�12,听as Director of Agri-Food Innovation and Project Manager for the Saint-Hyacinthe Agri-Food Innovation Zone. Congratulations to Proulx, who has over ten years of experience in agri-food innovation鈥攁nd got her start on McGill's Macdonald Campus.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2025
Nineteen members of the McGill community, including President Deep Saini, have been awarded the听. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
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Published on: 7 Jan 2025
McGill alumna Marie-Line Beauchamp, BSc(FSc)鈥�82, has worked her entire life in the food industry, where she has held various management positions, including as Executive Vice President of Sodexo Canada and President of R么tisseries St-Hubert. Since 2018, she has been the Chief Operating Officer of MTY Canada, where she oversees, among other things, the 1,106 restaurants that the group operates in Quebec.
La Presse interviewed Beauchamp about her current role at MTY, her illustrious career, and the CHUM Foundation, where she serves as President.
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Published on: 18 Dec 2024
A number of recent food recalls across Canada have raised concerns for some about food safety and health risks. Global News interviewed Professor Jennifer Ronholm, Canada Research Chair in Agricultural Microbiology at McGill, to explain what consumers need to know and how they can stay safe.听
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Published on: 18 Dec 2024
On Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Institute of Parasitology gathered to celebrate the remarkable career and retirement of Professor Roger Prichard at Tadja Hall.
Published on: 17 Dec 2024
In a recent听article,听La Presse addressed the question of whether ultra-processed foods听increase cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and allergies in children.
Studies exist, Mich猫le Iskandar, Research Associate at McGill's School of Human Nutrition told La Presse鈥攂ut they are preliminary.
Published on: 16 Dec 2024
McGill-led projects in genomics, imaging, and manufacturing serve businesses across Quebec听
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Published on: 16 Dec 2024
Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards
In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region鈥檚 fish stocks.
鈥淚鈥檝e always wanted to work with something related to听marine science,鈥� said Ciafro. 鈥淭his experience has helped me grow so much as a person.鈥�
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Published on: 4 Dec 2024
Hear from Manuela Gonzalez Barrantes, first-year Environmental Biology student and Canada Award recipient from New Brunswick, on why she chose McGill, how the Canada Award made that dream into reality, and her big plans for the future.听
Published on: 4 Dec 2024
On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master鈥檚 and doctoral students from all disciplines in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2024
In 1974, Chandra Madramootoo arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.
鈥淚 loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,鈥� said Madramootoo. 鈥淚t was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.鈥�
After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11th听hour offer from McGill for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024
He鈥檚 known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, Marc Bieler (DipAgr鈥�58, BA鈥�64) has contributed to Quebec鈥檚 thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this McGill alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024
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