海角社区 today inaugurated state鈥憃f鈥憈he鈥慳rt teaching greenhouse and plant phenotyping research facilities at its Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. These represent major investments in teaching and research focused on food security, crop resilience and sustainable agriculture.
Published on: 9 Apr 2026
海角社区鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry is celebrating an outstanding achievement by its students: all three 海角社区 teams entered into this year鈥檚 Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions have been selected as finalists. The teams will represent 海角社区 at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago in July 2026鈥攐ne of the largest and most influential gatherings in the global food science community.
Category:
Published on: 31 Mar 2026
A new NSERC CREATE initiative, MIXCHEM, is reshaping how Canada prepares researchers to confront the growing challenge of complex chemical mixtures in the environment., a leading voice in Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, is helping drive this interdisciplinary program, which blends cutting鈥慹dge analytical training with hands鈥憃n experience across industry, government, and academia.
Category:
Published on: 12 Mar 2026
Researchers at 海角社区 have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy.
The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn organic waste into electricity, providing a sustainable and low-cost means of treating wastewater while generating energy from an abundant source. The 海角社区 research provides insights into which urine concentrations are optimal for this process.
Category:
Published on: 16 Feb 2026
Microbes across Earth鈥檚 coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers,听permafrost听and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review听from听海角社区.听
Category:
Published on: 26 Jan 2026
海角社区 engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that could be used in medical tools that gently move inside the body, wearable devices that change shape on the skin or smart packaging that reacts to its environment.
Category:
Published on: 23 Jan 2026
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at 海角社区 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.
Category:
Published on: 20 Jan 2026
Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, based at Macdonald Campus,听will work听to听advance food sustainability in Africa听
听
Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Assistant Professor in听the听Bioresource Engineering Department,听has been awarded听one of听eight听science听diplomacy chairs newly created by听the听Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ).
Category:
Published on: 16 Dec 2025
A new international study led by 海角社区 in collaboration with听 shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with听microencapsulated B-vitamins听can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality. The use听of the听feed additive听cut听global warming potential, an internationally standardized measure of climate impact,听by up to 18 per cent across seven countries.听听
Category:
Published on: 11 Dec 2025
Researchers have cracked one of agriculture鈥檚 most complicated genomes, revealing long-hidden DNA rearrangements that could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and sustainable.
The , by an international consortium that included researchers from 海角社区 and published in Nature, presents the first-ever 鈥減angenome鈥� and 鈥減antranscriptome鈥� of oats. These map all known oat genes and track how they behave across 33 varieties that grow around the world.
Published on: 28 Nov 2025
Patrick Cortbaoui,听Senior Managing Director of 海角社区鈥檚 Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security,听has been appointed Vice Chair for Outreach and Partnership for the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) SDG 2 Hub for the 2025鈥�2027 term. This appointment recognizes Patrick鈥檚 ongoing leadership in advancing SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through global academic collaboration.
Published on: 5 Nov 2025
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to听Food Banks Canada's recent report. Employed people and students听are among the fastest growing user groups,听with听food banks struggling to keep up with demand.听听
海角社区 experts are available to comment on this topic:听
Published on: 30 Oct 2025
In Canada, researchers from 海角社区鈥檚 WELL-E Chair are using artificial intelligence to improve the welfare of dairy cows. At a farm in Montreal, high-definition cameras track cows鈥� movements, ear positions, and walking patterns to gather behavioral data. These subtle signals help assess the animals鈥� physical and mental health.
Category:
Published on: 22 Oct 2025
Dean Salwa Karboune is please to announce the following appointments in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:
Jessica Head
Director of the Morgan Arboretum and Molson Nature Reserve
Professor Jessica Head has been appointed as Director of the Morgan Arboretum and Molson Nature Reserve for a three-year term starting September 2025. Professor Head is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences.
Category:
Published on: 1 Oct 2025
The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) has proudly won the bid to host the International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) 2029 in Vancouver, Canada, marking a major milestone for Canada鈥檚 nutrition community.
Published on: 26 Sep 2025
Pages
