Soil science specialist Joann Whalen awarded Auguste Scott Prize
Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen, who was recently awarded the Auguste Scott prize given by the Association quebecoise de specialistes en science du sol (AQSSS). Other professors who won it previously were Dr. Gus Mackenzie and Dr. Guy Mehuys. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the field of soil science.
海角社区 Researchers Collaborate on Breakthrough Research Projects with the National Research Council
Today [June 20], Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC鈥檚 New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC鈥檚 Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.
Flesh flies invading the Laurentians, Eastern Townships
If you've been out in the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships lately, you may have noticed there've been a lot of flies - notably bigger varieties known as flesh flies. 聽
They have been seen invading those communities to the point where some restaurants had to shut down their terrasses and residents can't enjoy their backyards.
New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs for the Faculty
On June 14 in Victoria, British Columbia, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada.
Consumers urged to buy local as frozen imported raspberries are recalled
Concerns they might be contaminated with norovirus, a highly contagious virus that continues that causes gastroenteritis.
Quebec recalled frozen raspberries imported from Chile this week over concerns they might be contaminated with norovirus.
The norovirus is a highly contagious virus that continues to thrive when frozen and causes gastroenteritis, which manifests itself with diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. The symptoms develop between 12 and 24 hours after exposure.
Pour une meilleure gestion des fermes laiti猫res
Les recherches de Kevin Wade, chercheur et professeur agr茅g茅 au D茅partement des sciences animales de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, ont comme objectif d鈥檃ider les producteurs laitiers 脿 g茅rer leurs troupeaux et 脿 rentabiliser leurs activit茅s. 脡lev茅 dans une ferme laiti猫re en Irlande, M.聽Wade r锚vait de devenir v茅t茅rinaire avant de se tourner vers l鈥檃gronomie.
Entomologists fear urban beekeeping could be putting wild bees at risk
Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.
鈥淭he danger is that we鈥檙e probably losing species and don鈥檛 even know it,鈥� says Gail MacInnis, a PhD entomology candidate at 海角社区.聽 Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.
Alumnus named seventh President and Vice-Chancellor the University of Windsor
The University of Windsor鈥檚 Board of Governors announced Friday the appointment of Robert Gordon as seventh President and Vice-Chancellor, following a rigorous search led by a committee... Gordon earned bachelor and master鈥檚 degrees in [Agricultural] engineering from 海角社区, and a PhD in Land Resource Science from the University of Guelph.
Il veut remuer le milieu des rince-bouche
D鈥檃pr猫s S茅bastien Faucher, professeur au d茅partement des sciences des ressources naturelles 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, les rince-bouche ne sont qu鈥檜ne goutte d鈥檈au dans la pollution de nos cours d鈥檈au.聽
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Un outil pour mieux fertiliser
Bien des agriculteurs ont de la difficult茅 脿 estimer la juste quantit茅 de fertilisant 脿 utiliser pour obtenir le meilleur rendement 脿 moindre co没t lors de l鈥櫭﹑andage d鈥檃zote dans leurs champs de ma茂s. Un nouvel outil, d茅velopp茅 par Viacheslav Adamchuk, professeur et chercheur au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources, en partenariat avec Agriculture Canada, pourrait bient么t leur pr锚ter main-forte.
EcoToxChip aims to slash cost and time for chemical toxicity tests, save lab animals
The EcoToxChip is expected to generate huge savings in time, money and live animals in testing thousands of chemicals for toxicity. The project is being led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, 海角社区 in Montreal and Environment and Climate Change Canada in Ottawa.
Bient么t, des serres plus productives et moins 茅nergivores
Dans une serre du campus Macdonald, Mark Lefsrud et ses 茅tudiants sont 脿 la recherche de la meilleure recette de lumi猫re pour faire pousser des l茅gumes et des fruits. 芦聽Il est en effet possible d鈥檃m茅liorer la production en serre en agen莽ant les bonnes longueurs d鈥檕nde聽禄, explique le chercheur, qui r锚ve du jour o霉 l鈥檕n pourra aussi produire des p锚ches en serre.
Am茅liorer les cultures fourrag猫res au Qu茅bec
La luzerne et la fl茅ole des pr茅s tr么nent au sommet du palmar猫s des plantes fourrag猫res les plus cultiv茅es au Qu茅bec. Philippe S茅guin, chercheur au D茅partement des sciences v茅g茅tales de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, 茅tudie non seulement ces 芦聽esp猫ces vedettes聽禄, mais plusieurs autres plantes fourrag猫res de remplacement comme le tr猫fle d鈥橝lexandrie et l鈥檋erbe du Soudan.
Du brocoli servi 脿 la volaille鈥�? Pourquoi pas!
Au premier abord, l鈥檌nitiative surprend聽: remplacer la moul茅e traditionnelle destin茅e 脿 la volaille par une alimentation 脿 base de brocoli ou de chou. Cette id茅e innovatrice a germ茅 en 2011 dans l鈥檈sprit des chercheurs du D茅partement des sciences animales de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, Shyam Bushansingh Baurhoo, professeur adjoint, et Arif Mustafa, professeur associ茅.
Testing your food science trivia
By Laura Webb and Mandy JianIf you are interested in expanding your professional network and experience in the food industry, please read this post to get more insight in getting involved with the Food Science Association, and/or apply your food science trivia by joining next year鈥檚 College Bowl team!