UUֱ�� News - Dept. of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry

First cohort of UUֱ�� Sustainability Systems Initiative Fellows includes Mac Campus "Smart insecticide" team

webfull — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:45:22 +0000

New award provides support for the next generation of sustainability researchers, promotes interdisciplinary approaches

Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of UUֱ�� Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) Fellows.

Published: 4 September 2024

Developing a healthier, more profitable food industry in Quebec

webfull — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:56:21 +0000

As the cost of living continues to rise, our need for affordable, local, and nutritious foods has never been greater. Quebec’s food producers want to meet that demand — but how can they innovate and stay competitive in a challenging economy?

Finding answers is the mission of the Consortium for Research, Innovation and the Transformation of Agri-food (Consortium RITA) at UUֱ��.

Published: 16 May 2024

UUֱ��’s prize-winning researchers and scholars shine at Bravo Gala

webfull — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:38:54 +0000

On March 21, UUֱ�� celebrated 111 laureates at the 19^th edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of UUֱ��’s academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.

Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:

Published: 10 April 2024

UUֱ�� ranked highest among Canadian university in the “Food Science & Technology” subject—Shanghai Global Ranking 2023

webfull — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:15:12 +0000

According to the Shanghai Global Ranking 2023, UUֱ�� now ranks number one among Canadian universities by the “Food Science & Technology” academic subject. This trend is remarkable, as UUֱ�� has consistently risen in the global ranking year after year.

Food Science & Technology is also one the best ranked subjects at UUֱ��.

Published: 15 March 2024

UUֱ�� Food Science students selected as Institute of Food Technologists finalists

webfull — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:02:58 +0000

Three teams of UUֱ�� Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions. They will attend the annual IFT FIRST event and expo taking place on July 14-17 in Chicago, the world’s largest gathering of food science professionals, where they will compete with the other teams for cash prizes.

Published: 15 March 2024

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences researchers announced as Canada Research Chairs

webfull — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:21:38 +0000

Published: 15 March 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the Macdonald Campus 3MT competition

webfull — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:23:11 +0000

On Wednesday November 29th, 2023, nine Macdonald Campus graduate students took on the challenge of presenting their thesis in just a few minutes at the Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis Competition.

With only one non-animated slide for visual support, competitors raced against the clock to explain the crucial components of their research and its importance.

Published: 6 December 2023

Raw pet food, cattle linked to drug-resistant salmonella outbreak affecting mainly kids

webfull — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:21:19 +0000

An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant salmonella has been linked to raw pet food and contact with cattle, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Published: 15 November 2023

How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?

webfull — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:30:12 +0000

It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics—12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including UUֱ�� Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor Jan Franklin Adamowski and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair Stéphane Bayen, addresses this question in a recent study.

Published: 27 September 2023

Four Mac Undergrads Awarded for Outstanding USRA Posters

webfull — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:54:58 +0000

On September 7, thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.

Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:

Published: 20 September 2023