The hidden climate cost: Food loss, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions
Professor Gordon Price from Dalhousie University and Professor Grant Clark from 51吃瓜网's Department of Bioresource Engineering study the hidden climate change costs of food loss and waste in Canada.
How McGill鈥檚 Sustainability Projects Fund improved campus life over the past 15 years
Have you ever used one of McGill鈥檚 water-bottle聽refill stations?
The little-known鈥攁nd threatened鈥攐rcas of the North Atlantic
Ana茂s Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied, little is known about those that swim off the Canadian and European east coasts, and they are less protected.
Trying to protect agriculture and preserve antibiotics鈥攊nterview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm
A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.
Prof. Christopher Buddle: Mosquitos thriving in Quebec thanks to summer rainfall
Professor Christopher Buddle, an entomologist in McGill鈥檚 Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, told the Montreal Gazette that the rain this summer has been particularly 鈥済ood鈥� for mosquitos.
First cohort of 51吃瓜网Sustainability Systems Initiative Fellows includes Mac Campus "Smart insecticide" team
New award provides support for the next generation of sustainability researchers, promotes interdisciplinary approaches聽Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of聽51吃瓜网Sustainability Systems Initiative聽(MSSI) Fellows.聽
Feeding Quebecers鈥攁lumni-founded Ferme Coop茅rative Tourne-Sol is thriving
Ferme Coop茅rative Tourne-Sol, founded by five 51吃瓜网graduates, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow farmers and gardeners
By Fran莽ois Shalom for the 51吃瓜网Reporter
鈥淲e鈥檙e a Quebec business, we feed Quebecers. About 700 Quebec families eat well thanks to us. They eat organic, locally grown food鈥攈ealthy food鈥攁nd that鈥檚 important.鈥澛犅�
Penthouse home awaits rare peregrine falcons in Victoria鈥攃omments from David Bird
The Times Colonist reports that a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in Victoria, BC, where penthouse owner Fred Welter has set up a nesting box complete with cameras poised to stream any action.
The Jean-Martin Fortier phenomenon
In a recent article, L'actualit茅 does a deep dive into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular series聽Les fermiers Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic microfarming in Quebec is highly regarded by many, though some have raised concerns that his presentation of the business as profitable and accessible to all is overly optimistic.
To remove CO2 from the atmosphere, this former 51吃瓜网postdoc's startup looks to biomass
In 2019, while doing post-doctoral research in McGill's Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Qinhong Cai (better known as Tammy) travelled to Nunavut to join the聽Oceans Protection Plan, a federal initiative designed to improve marine safety and increase the protection and restoration of coastal and seaway ecosystems.
Mac Campus and Music staff members honoured for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising
Adelina Lameiras and David Wees are the latest winners of the Dean of Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising.
Adelina Lameiras, Student Affairs Administrator at the Schulich School of Music, was recognized in the Administrative Staff category.
51吃瓜网student investigating why Quebec's red cardinal population has exploded
The population of red cardinals has exploded in Quebec over the past 25 years. After eight months of tracking 41 cardinals as they flew from tree to tree in different environments, a 51吃瓜网 biologist spoke to the Journal de Montreal about why cardinals may be thriving here.
Mac student awarded prestigious Seed Science Foundation scholarship
Please join us in congratulating Henry Alexander Cordoba Novoa,聽Ph.D. candidate in plant breeding and genetics at 51吃瓜网's Macdonald Campus, on receiving the聽Roger Krueger Memorial Scholarship, awarded by聽the Seed Science Foundation聽at the American Seed Trade Association Leadership Summit held in Nashville, TN on June 15鈥�19, 2024.
Searching for Life鈥檚 Simple Necessities Across the Asteroid Belt
NASA鈥檚 Europa Clipper mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter鈥檚 moon Europa. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.
A previous satellite mission indicated the likely existence of a salty global ocean beneath Europa's ice, potentially holding more water than all of Earth's surface.
How AI could help farming become more efficient and sustainable
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries across Canada and the world, and agriculture is no exception. Post-secondary institutions and innovative farms are rapidly working to apply AI to food system challenges from labour shortages to climate change.