��ɫTV News - Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

��ɫTVl Plant Science students win big for conference presentations

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:59:11 +0000

Congratulations to two plant science students in Professor Mehran Dastmalchi's lab, who received awards for their presentations at two recent conferences!

Published: 30 June 2025

For this B.C. beekeeper and Mac Campus alumna, gathering groceries is sweet and sustainable

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:42:52 +0000

In a recent article for their What's In My Cart? series, the Globe and Mail profiles 72-year-old Julia Common, a beekeeper based in Delta, B.C. She says she was hooked on bees the first time her hands entered a hive, when she was only 21 and enrolled in agricultural studies at ��ɫTV’s Macdonald Campus, near her hometown of Montreal.

Published: 30 June 2025

AES researchers dive into fresh ideas for a sustainable water future

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:50:43 +0000

From lab benches to local watersheds, ��ɫTVl researchers are investigating some of today's most pressing water challenges.

Several exciting projects involving researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) were selected for seed funding through two initiatives: the Brace Water Innovation Seed Grants and the Brace Water Centre and CentrEau Project Seed Fund Program.

Published: 30 June 2025

Dietetics students help MUHC mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with a special meal

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:11:30 +0000

Earlier this month, the ��ɫTV 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: 30 June 2025

Should we fear cadmium? Comments from Mathieu Leduc

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:50:40 +0000

French doctors are raising the alarm about rising exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal found in phosphate fertilizers. Cadmium is a known carcinogen linked to kidney damage, bone disease, and other long-term health issues, even at low doses. French doctors are urging France's government to tighten fertilizer regulations to reduce this public health risk.

Published: 30 June 2025

How to make sure your feeders aren't making hummingbirds sick

webfull — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:06:24 +0000

A surprising number of hummingbirds are falling ill, and experts say your birdfeeder may be to blame.

Ornithologist and ��ɫTVl Professor Emeritus David Bird spoke to CBC about how to keep your feathered friends safe.

Published: 17 June 2025

Rising cocoa prices push alumni-founded Remix Snacks to innovate

webfull — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:55:19 +0000

In the wake of soaring cocoa prices, Isabelle Lam, BSc(NutrSc)’19, co-founder of Remix Snacks, spoke to the Globe and Mail about innovation in an unpredictable economy.

Remix Snacks is known for it’s 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, BSc(NutrSc)’19, developed while studying Nutrition at ��ɫTV's Macdonald Campus.

Published: 16 June 2025

Rising mercury levels in Arctic wildlife—Prof. Nil Basu comments on new Aarhus University study

webfull — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:11:42 +0000

A new study, led by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, suggests that levels of mercury in Arctic wildlife could continue to rise significantly even as countries curb their emissions. The researchers' analysis indicates that ocean currents are distributing large, century-old stores of mercury through marine ecosystems in the Arctic.

Large predators end up ingesting the most mercury through their diet of contaminated prey. This poses a serious problem for communities that hunt marine mammals with high concentrations of mercury, like seals.

Published: 16 June 2025

��ɫTVl students win top poster awards at National Association of Plant Breeding Conference

webfull — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:54:29 +0000

Congratulations to ��ɫTVl Plant Science students Henry Cordoba Novoa and Mason Jackson, who were awarded top honours at the National Association of Plant Breeding Conference, which took place in Hawaii from May 19 to 23, 2025.

Cordoba Novoa won first place in the Ph.D. poster competition for his poster on improving the understanding and breeding of common bean using multiple genome-wide approaches and the study of the accumulation partners of deleterious mutations in breeding populations.

Published: 11 June 2025

Former ��ɫTVl Professors awarded Society of Canadian Ornithologists' Jamie Smith Memorial Mentoring Award

webfull — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:37:09 +0000

The Society of Canadian Ornithologists has selected Professor Emeritus David Bird and retired Associate Professor Rodger Titman, who both taught for many years in ��ɫTV's Department of Natural Resource Sciences, to receive the Jamie Smith Memorial Mentoring Award. This award recognizes exceptional contributions to the training and fostering of Canadian ornithologists.

Published: 11 June 2025