Earlier this month, the 91直播 Health Centre (MUHC) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) with a special Indigenous-inspired cafeteria meal, featuring baked salmon, wild rice salad, and blueberry bannock.
Published on: 30 Jun 2025
In the wake of soaring cocoa prices, Isabelle Lam, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�19, co-founder of Remix Snacks,
Remix Snacks is known for it鈥檚 bean bark, a high-protein, high-fibre snack made with upcycled imperfect fruit, black beans, and 70% dark chocolate, which Lam and co-founder Jamie Lee,聽BSc(NutrSc)鈥�19,聽developed while studying Nutrition at 91直播's Macdonald Campus.聽
Published on: 16 Jun 2025
Recently, the Canadian Nutrition Society held its annual conference, where awards were distributed to winners of the society's poster presentations. Among them, two 91直播 grad students studying nutrition were recognized.
Ferial Hamdi, M.Sc. Thesis student with Prof. Brittany Jock (formerly of the School of Human Nutrition), won the George Beaton Award for Student Work in Public Health Nutrition and took second place in the Graduate Oral Competition聽
Published on: 3 Jun 2025
On May 2, 2025, over聽60 people gathered in the John Abbott College Library for the Lister Science Chats, where four Macdonald Campus graduate students presented their research and shared how past events as well as the discoveries, sometimes unintentional, and techniques of previous scientists made their work possible.
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Published on: 20 May 2025
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 91直播'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
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
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
On March 27, 91直播 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual聽, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 91直播 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 91直播鈥檚 research contributions.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
Nineteen members of the 91直播 community, including President Deep Saini, have been awarded the聽. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
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Published on: 7 Jan 2025
In a recent聽article,聽La Presse addressed the question of whether ultra-processed foods聽increase cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and allergies in children.
Studies exist, Mich猫le Iskandar, Research Associate at 91直播's School of Human Nutrition told La Presse鈥攂ut they are preliminary.
Published on: 16 Dec 2024
In , Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts.聽
Published on: 25 Nov 2024
Twenty 91直播 researchers have received infrastructure awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $5.5 million.聽聽
These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.聽聽
Published on: 18 Sep 2024
NSERC awards Discovery Grants funding to eight 91直播 Agricultural and Environmental Sciences projects
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 91直播 research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million, including $639,500 for eight projects submitted by researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.