External /consortium-rita/taxonomy/term/4/all en Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress /consortium-rita/channels/event/special-seminar-aes-honorary-degree-recipient-spring-2026-convocation-multifaceted-roles-oxidative-372871 Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation <p><em>Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï</em></p> Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:23 +0000 admin 12999 at /consortium-rita AES Welcomes a 2026 McCall MacBain Scholar /consortium-rita/channels/news/aes-welcomes-2026-mccall-macbain-scholar-372903 <p>The Faculty is pleased to welcome<a href="https://mccallmacbainscholars.org/bio/mark-virgil-jamer/"> Mark Virgil Jamer </a>from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (BSc ’25) as a recipient of the prestigious <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill_mccall_macbain_scholars_2026/">McCall MacBain Scholarship</a>.</p> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:27:50 +0000 admin 12998 at /consortium-rita When Theory Meets the Real World: ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Students Shine at the IFTSA Competition /consortium-rita/channels/news/when-theory-meets-real-world-mcgill-students-shine-iftsa-competition-372736 <p>Imagining, designing, and developing a food product just as it would be done in industry within the framework of a prestigious international competition, was the challenge taken on by Cole, Jackie, and Deniz, students in ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:41:33 +0000 admin 12993 at /consortium-rita Macdonald Campus Undergraduate Orientation /consortium-rita/channels/event/macdonald-campus-undergraduate-orientation-364287 <p>To help new undergraduates settle into campus life, Macdonald Campus hosts a number of orientation activities in late August.</p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:52:38 +0000 admin 12991 at /consortium-rita ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï opens state-of-the-art greenhouse and research platform /consortium-rita/channels/news/mcgill-opens-state-art-greenhouse-and-research-platform-372434 <p>ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has officially opened a new teaching greenhouse and advanced plant phenotyping facilities at its Macdonald Campus, marking a major investment in climate-focused agricultural education and research. Designed for hands-on undergraduate and graduate training, the sustainable greenhouse features controlled growing bays, teaching labs, tissue culture facilities and classrooms, giving students direct experience with modern, climate-smart production systems.</p> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:42:42 +0000 admin 12986 at /consortium-rita Food Science Students Selected as Finalists in IFTSA Student Competitions /consortium-rita/channels/news/food-science-students-selected-finalists-iftsa-student-competitions-372211 <p>ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry is celebrating an outstanding achievement by its students: all three ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï teams entered into this year’s Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions have been selected as finalists. The teams will represent ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï at the IFT Annual Meeting &amp; Food Expo in Chicago in July 2026—one of the largest and most influential gatherings in the global food science community.</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:23:50 +0000 admin 12985 at /consortium-rita Building Canada’s Future Environmental Leaders /consortium-rita/channels/news/building-canadas-future-environmental-leaders-371903 <p>A new NSERC CREATE initiative, <strong>MIXCHEM</strong>, is reshaping how Canada prepares researchers to confront the growing challenge of complex chemical mixtures in the environment.<a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/foodscience/bayen-stephane"> Prof. Stéphane Bayen</a>, a leading voice in Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, is helping drive this interdisciplinary program, which blends cutting‑edge analytical training with hands‑on experience across industry, government, and academia.</p> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:40:22 +0000 admin 12983 at /consortium-rita BIENFAITS : Emerging Approaches to Create Tomorrow's Healthy and Sustainable Food Product (Day 2) /consortium-rita/channels/event/bienfaits-emerging-approaches-create-tomorrows-healthy-and-sustainable-food-product-day-2-371534 <p>Quebec’s food companies are adjusting to today’s regulatory and socio‑economic landscape by setting bold new targets. Reformulating products to meet these nutritional, sustainable, and pleasure‑driven goals is a significant challenge.</p> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:26:53 +0000 carolyne.dubreuil@mcgill.ca 12979 at /consortium-rita ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers identify a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk /consortium-rita/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-identify-range-unexpected-chemical-contaminants-human-milk-370441 <p>An interdisciplinary team including researchers at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.</p> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:45:07 +0000 admin 12966 at /consortium-rita Irradiated cannabis might still harbour toxic fungi and residues, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï study finds  /consortium-rita/channels/news/irradiated-cannabis-might-still-harbour-toxic-fungi-and-residues-mcgill-study-finds-370344 <p>Gamma irradiation, an industry-standard sterilization method for medicinal and recreational cannabis, does not fully eliminate toxic fungi or their chemical residues, a ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï study has found. Current testing practices may also miss contamination, raising concerns about health risks for vulnerable users, particularly those with weakened immune systems. </p> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:16:56 +0000 admin 12964 at /consortium-rita Lallemand Lecture Series - Gut Microbiota: Impact on Health, Disease and the Strategic Role of Biotics /consortium-rita/Lallemand%20Lecture%20Series%201 <p><strong>Registration is required.</strong></p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:00:51 +0000 carolyne.dubreuil@mcgill.ca 2054 at /consortium-rita (re)FORMULATION - How can we expand the range of available protein ingredients? /consortium-rita/channels/event/reformulation-how-can-we-expand-range-available-protein-ingredients-356605 <p>Conference and webinar organized by ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Consortium for Research, Innovation, and Transformation of Agri-Food (RITA)</p> <p>International guest speaker: Dr. Christophe Blecker, Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech</p> Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:07:03 +0000 carolyne.dubreuil@mcgill.ca 698 at /consortium-rita