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When Թ announced its closure in mid-March to respect government social distancing and quarantine policies due to COVID-19, campus staff had to think fast to continue to provide high quality internship opportunities to undergraduates.

Classified as: Bieler Family Internship Office, internships, covid-19
Published on: 29 Jun 2020

On May 1, 2020, Éric Gosselin, BScAgr’91, FAB member since 2017 and partner in the Business Law Group in Montreal for McCarthy Tetrault LLP, stepped into the role of FAB Chair for a three-year term. He took some time to answer a few questions about himself, his role as Chair and his vision for the future of the FAB.


Classified as: alumni, Faculty Advisory Board
Published on: 26 Jun 2020

Summer has officially begun! It is amazing what warmer weather, sunshine and time spent outdoors in the fresh air can do to lift the spirits. There is no doubt that the past few months have been challenging and full of ups and downs, but with the changing season comes renewed optimism and strength to continue moving forward. I am both grateful for and incredibly proud of the continued commitment, passion and support provided by our Macdonald community.

Classified as: e-newsletter, faculty updates
Published on: 25 Jun 2020

«On va devoir changer nos habitudes alimentaires, pas seulement nous les consommateurs, mais l'ensemble de la chaîne de production. On est un peu victime de notre propre demande», estime Pascal Thériault, économiste et directeur des relations communautaires pour la faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement de l'université Թ.

Classified as: covid-19, insecurité alimentaire, habitudes alimentaires
Published on: 25 Jun 2020

Jennifer Ronholm, professeure adjointe au Département des sciences animales et au Département des sciences de l’alimentation et de la chimie agricole, nous parle de sécurité au super marché et offre quelques conseils pratiques afin de se protéger du SARS-CoV-2 lorsque vous faites vos courses. Dans le cadre de ses recherches, elle utilise des techniques de séquençage de prochaine génération pour étudier l’effet du microbiome des animaux destinés à la consommation sur la qualité des aliments ainsi que l’effet du microbiome des aliments sur la santé humaine.

Classified as: covid-19, sécurité alimentaire
Published on: 18 Jun 2020

Alice Cherestes, a senior lecturer at Bioresource Engineering in Թ’s faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Classified as: active learning, Teaching, SALTISE award
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

There’s less ice, more capelin and lots of hungry polar bears

Climate change in the eastern Arctic has already altered the travel, diet and safety of some of the most numerous birds in the circumpolar world: thick-billed murres, known as akpait in Inuktitut.

These and other changes are likely to continue, says Allison Patterson, a Թ graduate student [with Professor Kyle Elliott] who has tracked the habits of these black-and-white birds on Hudson Bay’s Coats Island, known as Akpatordjuark in Inuktitut.

Classified as: birds, climate change, polar ice
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

Congratulations to Dean Anja Geitmann who is the 2020 recipient of the Frances W. Doane Award. The objective of the Frances W Doane award is to recognize the valuable service and contributions that an individual made to the Microscopical Society of Canada.

Classified as: Microscopy, Research
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

Թ researcher launches online survey to study the food shopping experiences of Quebecers during COVID-19

A Թ human health expert [Daiva Nielsen, SHN] is looking for Quebecers to take her online survey to collect data about people’s food shopping experiences during the period of strict COVID-19 physical distancing measures.

Classified as: food, covid-19, shopping habits
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

With this current pandemic, questions around manufacturing and food safety are becoming a bigger concern for those in the production and distribution chain, as well as consumers. Here are five of the biggest questions pertaining to food safety, and answers that may help. Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Course Coordinator Eby Noroozi tackles some of the issues.

Classified as: food safety, covid-19, pandemic, food production
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

A group of nutrition researchers at Թ is trying to understand how the eating habits of Canadians are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Your participation to the COVIDiet study will help researchers better understand how this pandemic is affecting the eating habits of Canadians to inform public health agencies in future economic crises and isolation measures.

Classified as: covid-19, pandemic, dietary choices
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

Cannafish is very proud to announce that they are part of the 2020 Թ 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 Թ X-1 Accelerator cohort, getting ready for investments!

Classified as: Dobson Cup, Cannafish
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

20 Թ 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 Թ-led projects, totalling $5 million. SSHRC also unveiled the recipients of the round’s Partnership Development Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships, in which 18 Թ applicants received over $2 million in funding.

Classified as: Research, SSHRC, water, water governance
Published on: 10 Jun 2020

Թ 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.

Classified as: Research, Commercial Cannabis Program
Published on: 2 Jun 2020

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.

Classified as: Cannabis research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Department of Bioresource engineering
Published on: 2 Jun 2020

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