Economics - Mar 31
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
Health - Mar 30
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Environment - Mar 29
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
Social Sciences - Mar 29
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio
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Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 15.03.2023 
The genome of a lost crop is explored
Scientists led by a geneticist at Université de Montréal have sequenced the genome of pitseed goosefeet, a northern relative of South American quinoa, with the potential to boost food diversity.
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 03.02.2023 
New alliance to fight eating disorders
Taking advantage of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Loricorps Research Group of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) announces its association with the Centre de recherc
Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 26.01.2023
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Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 12.10.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 24.08.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - 23.08.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Health - 11.07.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Economics - 03.06.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Health - 29.03.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.03.2022 
AI on the farm: A new path to food self-sufficiency
A team from UdeM's Department of Computer Science and Operations Research is using artificial intelligence (AI) and modeling to optimize and automate winter strawberry production.
Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 24.02.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - 11.02.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 25.01.2022 
More than 20,000 species of legumes listed by the world’s scientists
The international scientific community has created a validated list of scientific names for legumes.
Agronomy / Food Science - Social Sciences - 05.01.2022
Campus - Agronomy / Food Science - 03.01.2022
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 10.12.2021
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 13.10.2021
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.10.2021
Agronomy / Food Science - 20.09.2021
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Scientists led by a geneticist at Université de Montréal have sequenced the genome of pitseed goosefeet, a northern relative of South American quinoa, with the potential to boost food diversity.
Taking advantage of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Loricorps Research Group of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) announces its association with the Centre de recherc
Berry good news
Waterloo-led team tackles food insecurity through sustainable year-round berry production in Canada By Katharine Tuerke Faculty of Science Climate change, armed conflict, economic and political instability and natural disasters can all impact food security.
Waterloo-led team tackles food insecurity through sustainable year-round berry production in Canada By Katharine Tuerke Faculty of Science Climate change, armed conflict, economic and political instability and natural disasters can all impact food security.
A team from UdeM's Department of Computer Science and Operations Research is using artificial intelligence (AI) and modeling to optimize and automate winter strawberry production.
Growing innovation in the agriculture sector
Ceragen is helping farmers engineer the plant microbiome to increase crop yields By Stephanie Longeway University Relations Danielle Rose works under a pop-up grow tent inside Velocity's main incubator workspace.
Ceragen is helping farmers engineer the plant microbiome to increase crop yields By Stephanie Longeway University Relations Danielle Rose works under a pop-up grow tent inside Velocity's main incubator workspace.
Western roboctics researcher revolutionizes mushroom harvester
Robotic mushroom harvester, operating at Whitecrest Mushrooms Limited, in Putnam, Ont. (Submitted) Ten years ago, local mushroom farmer Murray Good approached engineering professor Mehrdad Kermani with a challenge. Could Kermani and his team develop an autonomous mushroom harvesting robot to address the labour shortage Good and mushroom farmers around the world were facing? Kermani, a world leader in the field of safe human-robot interactions , wasn't sure at first.
Robotic mushroom harvester, operating at Whitecrest Mushrooms Limited, in Putnam, Ont. (Submitted) Ten years ago, local mushroom farmer Murray Good approached engineering professor Mehrdad Kermani with a challenge. Could Kermani and his team develop an autonomous mushroom harvesting robot to address the labour shortage Good and mushroom farmers around the world were facing? Kermani, a world leader in the field of safe human-robot interactions , wasn't sure at first.
The international scientific community has created a validated list of scientific names for legumes.
How effective are school food programs? University of Toronto researchers launch nationwide study
Researchers at the University of Toronto have begun studying school-based meal programs across Canada to better understand which programs work well, how they have functioned during the COVID-19 pandemic - and whether a long-discussed national program could improve child nutrition in this country.
Researchers at the University of Toronto have begun studying school-based meal programs across Canada to better understand which programs work well, how they have functioned during the COVID-19 pandemic - and whether a long-discussed national program could improve child nutrition in this country.
Expert Insights: Ancient techniques may help mitigate effects of Prairie drought
A refurbished Nabataean cistern at the site of Humayma, Jordan. Photo by Craig Harvey By Craig A. Harvey, Special to Western News October 13, 2021 This year witnessed one of the hottest and driest summers in recent history for Western Canada and the American Southwest. The resulting droughts adversely affected food supply and helped send meat prices rising three times faster than inflation.
A refurbished Nabataean cistern at the site of Humayma, Jordan. Photo by Craig Harvey By Craig A. Harvey, Special to Western News October 13, 2021 This year witnessed one of the hottest and driest summers in recent history for Western Canada and the American Southwest. The resulting droughts adversely affected food supply and helped send meat prices rising three times faster than inflation.
$2.5 million for the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable
Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of t
Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of t
Economics - Mar 31
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
Health - Mar 30
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Environment - Mar 29
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
Social Sciences - Mar 29
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio