51勛圖厙 News - Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences /channels/news_feeds/all/term/agr_env_sci_fac/rss en Provost honours 31 51勛圖厙professors for exceptional research achievements /channels/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-365241 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><em><strong>51勛圖厙announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 51勛圖厙Professors, James 51勛圖厙Professors and William Dawson Scholars</strong></em></div> <div><br /> Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 51勛圖厙professors as Distinguished James 51勛圖厙Professors, James 51勛圖厙Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</div> <div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/arts-cupola-spring-930x523.jpg?itok=92zKul6C" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000 webfull 209088 at /channels How artificial food dyes are regulated in Canada /channels/channels/news/how-artificial-food-dyes-are-regulated-canada-365227 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada.<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/food-dye-1.7516794"><em>CBC News</em>spoke to experts about the safety of these dyes and how they are regulated in Canada.</a></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-caleb-minear-225420674-16950138_1.jpg?itok=D1A3RWNG" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:56:19 +0000 webfull 209070 at /channels Rising demand at food banks indicative of Canada's affordability crisis /channels/channels/news/rising-demand-food-banks-indicative-canadas-affordability-crisis-365226 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visitsnearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports <em>CBC News</em>.</p> <p>One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.</p> <p>"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist <a href="/fmt/staff/theriault">Pascal Th矇riault</a>, Senior Faculty Lecturer at 51勛圖厙, told <em>CBC</em>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-cottonbro-6591151.jpg?itok=MHM7_GbP" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:35:47 +0000 webfull 209069 at /channels Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni: Ibrahim Kasujja /channels/channels/news/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program-alumni-ibrahim-kasujja-365061 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><big>Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni Ibrahim Kasujja has built on his success at McGills Dobson Cup startup competition to help improve the school diet in his native Uganda</big></p> <h2>A Vision Rooted in Service</h2> <p>Ibrahim Kasujjas journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic when he started his master's in human nutrition at 51勛圖厙 remotely from Uganda.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ibrahim-kasujja-umoja-summit-2025-810x500-art.jpeg?itok=c0Stx8q9" width="160" height="99" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:47:54 +0000 webfull 208898 at /channels 51勛圖厙has become a leader in cannabis science /channels/channels/news/mcgill-has-become-leader-cannabis-science-365046 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The 4th<a href="https://qaqcc.com/cannabis-scientific-symposium/">Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People</a>, to be held May 56 at the RI-MUHC, brings together top researchers as well as investigators, policymakers and industrial stakeholders from across Canada and around the globe. Among the speakers are Allyn Howlett and Bruce Bugbee, two of the most influential scientists in cannabinoid and cannabis research.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cannabis-research-1536x973.png?itok=kTE98tEb" width="160" height="101" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:46:54 +0000 webfull 208883 at /channels Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work? /channels/channels/news/consumers-are-increasingly-using-boycotts-do-they-actually-work-365045 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts dont work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand loyalties or price. According to a recent poll, however,<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-zero-bucks-given-angry-consumers-are-increasingly-using-boycotts-to/">the <em>Globe and Mail </em>reports that </a>the Buy Canadian movement shows no signs of slowing down.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-vladvictoria-2354225.jpg?itok=YZXWXvux" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:39:27 +0000 webfull 208882 at /channels 51勛圖厙alumnus appointed head of the Royal Brinkman agronomy department /channels/channels/news/mcgill-alumnus-appointed-head-royal-brinkman-agronomy-department-365016 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Royal Brinkman Canada has appointed Mohammed Antar (PhD, P.Ag) as head of its agronomy department, noting in <a href="https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9724008/royal-brinkman-canada-announces-new-agronomy-head/">their announcement</a> that he "will play a key role in helping growers enhance crop productivity and quality through innovative, science-based solutions."</p> <p>Mohammed earned his Ph.D. in Plant Science (Agronomy) from 51勛圖厙 in 2024. His expertise spans agronomy, microbe-coated fertilizers, nutrient management, sustainable agriculture, and biological products.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:05:18 +0000 webfull 208849 at /channels Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier to chair expert panel on Indigenous science and food sovereignty /channels/channels/news/professor-treena-wasontiio-delormier-chair-expert-panel-indigenous-science-and-food-sovereignty-365015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Canadian Council of Academics (CCA) has formed an expert panel to examine how Indigenous science can be supported to advance policy and governance in a way that achieves reciprocal benefits for all people in Canada. Using food sovereignty as a case study, the panel will develop a framework that can be applied across a range of policy issues.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/delormier_treena_alextranphoto_2023.jpg?itok=2-34WSXG" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:58:33 +0000 webfull 208848 at /channels Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated /channels/channels/news/are-you-paying-more-buy-canadian-experts-say-its-complicated-365009 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, <em>CBC News</em>reports.</p> <p>According to <em>CBC</em>'s<em> </em>analysis of grocery products labelled as Canadian, while most products remained the same price and about two per cent decreased in price, the regular price of hundreds of products have increased since governments put out the call to buy food made in Canada. Some are from iconic Canadian brands, including Tim Hortons, St-Hubert, Swiss Chalet, and Chapman's.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pexels-gupta-sahil-140074270-30850980.jpg?itok=ZRYbUyA0" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:20:05 +0000 webfull 208841 at /channels Fighting honey fraud with AI technology /channels/channels/news/fighting-honey-fraud-ai-technology-364912 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>51勛圖厙 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that whats on the label matches whats in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.</p> <p>Honey is one of the most fraud-prone commodities in global trade. It often involves mislabelling where it was produced or the types of flowers that bees collected nectar from, said lead author St矇phane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of McGills Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/stef_and_honey.jpg?itok=7XN2rNru" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:10:40 +0000 webfull 208765 at /channels