On April 11, 2025, over聽60 people gathered at the annual John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium聽to hear how the research of three Macdonald Campus graduate students contributes to a more sustainable future. Honours and science students from John Abbott College, as well as members of 蘑菇短视频's Macdonald Campus community, were inspired by short talks followed by a聽panel discussion on the students' university experience and their chosen career paths.
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Published on: 7 May 2025
蘑菇短视频 announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 蘑菇短视频 Professors, James 蘑菇短视频 Professors and William Dawson Scholars聽
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 蘑菇短视频 professors as Distinguished James 蘑菇短视频 Professors, James 蘑菇短视频 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
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Published on: 1 May 2025
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada.听
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025
Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits鈥攏early double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News.
One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.
"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist Pascal Th茅riault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at 蘑菇短视频, told CBC.
Published on: 30 Apr 2025
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni Ibrahim Kasujja has built on his success at 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 Dobson Cup startup competition to help improve the school diet in his native Uganda聽
A Vision Rooted in Service
Ibrahim Kasujja鈥檚 journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic when he started his master's in human nutrition at 蘑菇短视频 remotely from Uganda.
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Published on: 23 Apr 2025
The 4th聽, to be held May 5鈥�6 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.
Published on: 22 Apr 2025
While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don鈥檛 work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand loyalties or price. According to a recent poll, however,聽the Buy Canadian movement shows no signs of slowing down.
Published on: 22 Apr 2025
Royal Brinkman Canada has appointed Mohammed Antar (PhD, P.Ag) as head of its agronomy department, noting in that he "will play a key role in helping growers enhance crop productivity and quality through innovative, science-based solutions."
Mohammed earned his Ph.D. in Plant Science (Agronomy) from 蘑菇短视频 in 2024. His expertise spans agronomy, microbe-coated fertilizers, nutrient management, sustainable agriculture, and biological products.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2025
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.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2025
Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News聽reports.
According to CBC's 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.
Published on: 16 Apr 2025
蘑菇短视频 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what鈥檚 on the label matches what鈥檚 in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.
鈥淗oney 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,鈥� said lead author St茅phane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
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Published on: 14 Apr 2025
A small town in Quebec's Mont茅r茅gie region is trying a novel approach to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and accelerate the greening of the community,
As of聽2025, homeowners in Saint-Amable, Que., roughly 40 kilometres聽east of Montreal, are being charged an annual surtax of $200 if they don't have at least one leafy, deciduous tree in their front yard.
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
For Assistant Professor聽Lucienne Tritten聽at 蘑菇短视频, parasitic worms represent an urgent challenge and an opportunity to push the boundaries of modern science, DNA to RNA (D2R) 蘑菇短视频 writes in a new article. With funding from D2R's聽Foundational Projects聽program, Prof. Tritten is developing an innovative approach to combating parasitic infections using the gut bacteria we already have inside us.
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump says Canada has聽been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 蘑菇短视频, spoke to 颁叠颁听补苍诲听Global News聽to give key context on this issue in their reporting:
Published on: 9 Apr 2025
In a recent article,聽 Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible鈥攂ut only if we change other eating habits in the process.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2025
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