Cannafish is very proud to announce that they are part of the 2020 McGill X-1 Accelerator, which will allow them to propel our project to investment! The team are very proud to realize that they are part of the 2020 McGill X-1 Accelerator cohort, getting ready for investments!
Published on: 12 Jun 2020
20 McGill researchers receive funding from SSHRC through Partnership Program Grants, Partnership Development Grants, and Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently unveiled the recipients of its fall 2019 round of Partnership Grants, including two McGill-led projects, totalling $5 million. SSHRC also unveiled the recipients of the round’s Partnership Development Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships, in which 18 McGill applicants received over $2 million in funding.
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Published on: 10 Jun 2020
McGill Prof. Mark Lefsrud and team awarded a $1.65 million research grant for their program, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training
An inter-university collaboration led by Dr. Mark Lefsrud, Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering, has received a $1.65 million research grant, to be distributed over six years, from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2020
Science leads the response to COVID-19. These 25 scientists are tackling the other global challenges
The World Economic Forum created the Young Scientists Community in 2008, to engage leaders with science and the role it plays in society. The class of 2020 represents 25 researchers at the forefront of scientific discovery from 14 countries across the world.
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving McGill has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
The aims to understand household experiences with food access in Quebec during the pandemic, lead by Principal Investigator Prof. Daiva Neilsen (SHN). The study is funded by a McGill SSHRC Institutional Grant and MI4 Emergency COVID-19 Research Funding (ECRF) Program.
Published on: 20 May 2020
The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry, recently elected new leaders for the organization's 2020-2021 term that begins in late June.
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Published on: 14 May 2020
"Our food supply chain is a highly efficient mature system, but it has been knocked off balance by the crisis... In a way, we went from being on cruise control to hitting traffic."
In recent days, we’ve seen major meat processing plants shutting down because of COVID-19 outbreaks. Farmers are struggling because foreign workers can’t come into the country to plant or harvest crops. Are Canadians facing shortages and rising prices at the grocery store?
Published on: 14 May 2020
While meat packing plants have become virus hot spots, there have been no reported cases from food or food packaging. Experts explain why.
The odds of contracting COVID-19 by eating food processed in a slaughterhouse impacted by outbreaks are “close to zero,” food safety experts say. Food processing plants have been particularly hard hit by outbreaks of COVID-19, with many forced to temporarily shut down as the fast-moving virus spreads among workers. The Cargill plant south of Calgary has taken the toughest blows, with 921 cases of the virus recorded among 2,000 employees.
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Published on: 11 May 2020
Can food transmit COVID-19? Should we wear masks and gloves while shopping? Should we wipe down groceries? Cash or credit? These questions and more are answered by McGill expert.
Jennifer Ronholm is an Assistant Professor cross-appointed to the Departments of Animal Science and Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Her research interests include using the latest next-generation sequencing techniques to study how the microbiome of food-producing animals affects food quality, as well as how the microbiome of the food we eat affects human health.
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Published on: 6 May 2020
Des dizaines de chercheurs de partout au Canada lancent un cri d'alarme au sujet de la santé des Autochtones dans cette lettre ouverte.
Nous sommes un groupe de scientifiques dans le domaine de la santé et de médecins qui écrivons pour exprimer notre préoccupation concernant les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la santé des communautés autochtones et pour souligner l'urgence d'un soutien proactif pour la sécurité alimentaire et le logement. Nous appelons à la solidarité et à une meilleure réconciliation en ces temps difficiles.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2020
A routine trip to the grocery store can be complicated by a boatload of questions in the age of COVID-19.
The pandemic has left many shoppers wondering whether they need to sanitize their cardboard cereal boxes or plastic yogurt containers before unloading their grocery bags.
But several experts say washing your hands is more important than wiping down every item you put in the fridge.
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Published on: 30 Mar 2020
...La chercheuse Elsa Vasseur, de l’Université McGill, travaille présentement sur un projet de recherche spécifiquement consacré à l’exercice des vaches à l’extérieur, même en hiver. Elle dit que l’industrie et les consommateurs font pression pour que les animaux puissent sortir faire de l’exercice. Il s’agit d’établir les bons paramètres pour le faire, dit-elle. Ses résultats paraîtront dans les prochains mois.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2020
Agriculture faculties are becoming some of the most exciting hubs of interdisciplinary collaboration on Canadian campuses.
Published on: 28 Feb 2020
Students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of Mac campus celebrate the past, present and future of Sir William's visionary creation
On February 6, members of Macdonald campus came together to take part in the annual Founder’s Day festivities. Chris Buddle, who taught at Mac for many years before moving to the administrative side downtown, summed up the tone for the day.
“Although I spend a lot of my time downtown now, a huge hunk of my heart is here. I love Mac campus and try to visit it regularly,” said the Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs).
Published on: 13 Feb 2020
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