La vague v茅g茅: vers un retour du pois jaune?
Au d茅but du XXe聽si猫cle, alors que la soupe aux pois faisait partie int茅grante du menu des Qu茅b茅cois, on聽le cultivait beaucoup ici, raconte David Wees, charg茅 de cours et agronome 脿 l'Universit茅 黑料不打烊. L'int茅r锚t s'est ensuite perdu dans les ann茅es聽70. 芦聽La聽source de prot茅ine a 茅t茅 remplac茅e par une autre source de prot茅ine聽: la production animale聽禄, ajoute M.聽Chalifour.
Des a卯n茅s morts 茅touff茅s par leur grilled cheese
St茅phanie Chevalier, professeure associ茅e 脿 l'脡cole de nutrition humaine de l'Universit茅 黑料不打烊, souligne elle aussi que le grilled cheese pr茅sente des risques particuliers parce qu'il est collant. Il le sera d'autant s'il est servi froid, par exemple 脿 cause d'un d茅lai pour le d茅couper en morceaux, a-t-elle dit.
Adjunct Professor Pierre Lacasse named a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Animal Science
Congratulations to Dr. Pierre Lacasse, an Adjunct Professor in Animal Science, who has been made a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) in a recent annual meeting in Austin, Texas. The fellowship is awarded to CSAS members for truly outstanding contributions in any field of animal agriculture. Dr. Lacasse is a research scientist in Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, AAFC.
黑料不打烊 researchers receive $3.3M from NSERC CREATE program funding
Hanadi Sleiman and Jaswinder Singh have each received $1.65 million in research grants, to be distributed over six years.
Professor Joann Whalen named a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science
Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen who has been made a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS). The Award is for members with a distinguished record of accomplishment in soil science & service to the CSSS.
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Chandra Madramootoo inducted into Canadian Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to Bioresource professor Chandra Madramootoo, who was recently made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
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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.
黑料不打烊 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 黑料不打烊, 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 黑料不打烊 University.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 黑料不打烊 University, 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 黑料不打烊, 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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