The World Economic Forum created the Young Scientists Community in 2008, to engage leaders with science and the role it plays in society. The class of 2020 represents 25 researchers at the forefront of scientific discovery from 14 countries across the world.
Science leads the response to COVID-19. These 25 scientists are tackling the other global challenges
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving 91黑料网 has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
The aims to understand household experiences with food access in Quebec during the pandemic, lead by Principal Investigator Prof. Daiva Neilsen (SHN). The study is funded by a 91黑料网 SSHRC Institutional Grant and MI4 Emergency COVID-19 Research Funding (ECRF) Program.
Published on: 20 May 2020
The American Dairy Science Association庐 (ADSA庐), the international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry, recently elected new leaders for the organization's 2020-2021 term that begins in late June.
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Published on: 14 May 2020
"Our food supply chain is a highly efficient mature system, but it has been knocked off balance by the crisis... In a way, we went from being on cruise control to hitting traffic."
In recent days, we鈥檝e seen major meat processing plants shutting down because of COVID-19 outbreaks. Farmers are struggling because foreign workers can鈥檛 come into the country to plant or harvest crops. Are Canadians facing shortages and rising prices at the grocery store?
Published on: 14 May 2020
While meat packing plants have become virus hot spots, there have been no reported cases from food or food packaging. Experts explain why.
The odds of contracting COVID-19 by eating food processed in a slaughterhouse impacted by outbreaks are 鈥渃lose to zero,鈥� food safety experts say. Food processing plants have been particularly hard hit by outbreaks of COVID-19, with many forced to temporarily shut down as the fast-moving virus spreads among workers. The Cargill plant south of Calgary has taken the toughest blows, with 921 cases of the virus recorded among 2,000 employees.
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Published on: 11 May 2020
Can food transmit COVID-19? Should we wear masks and gloves while shopping? Should we wipe down groceries? Cash or credit? These questions and more are answered by 91黑料网 expert.
Jennifer Ronholm is an Assistant Professor cross-appointed to the Departments of Animal Science and Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Her research interests include using the latest next-generation sequencing techniques to study how the microbiome of food-producing animals affects food quality, as well as how the microbiome of the food we eat affects human health.
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Published on: 6 May 2020
Des dizaines de chercheurs de partout au Canada lancent un cri d'alarme au sujet de la sant茅 des Autochtones dans cette lettre ouverte.
Nous sommes un groupe de scientifiques dans le domaine de la sant茅 et de m茅decins qui 茅crivons pour exprimer notre pr茅occupation concernant les effets de la pand茅mie de COVID-19 sur la sant茅 des communaut茅s autochtones et pour souligner l'urgence d'un soutien proactif pour la s茅curit茅 alimentaire et le logement. Nous appelons 脿 la solidarit茅 et 脿 une meilleure r茅conciliation en ces temps difficiles.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2020
A routine trip to the grocery store can be complicated by a boatload of questions in the age of COVID-19.
The pandemic has left many shoppers wondering whether they need to sanitize their cardboard cereal boxes or plastic yogurt containers before unloading their grocery bags.
But several experts say washing your hands is more important than wiping down every item you put in the fridge.
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Published on: 30 Mar 2020
...La chercheuse Elsa Vasseur, de l鈥橴niversit茅 91黑料网, travaille pr茅sentement sur un projet de recherche sp茅cifiquement consacr茅 脿 l鈥檈xercice des vaches 脿 l鈥檈xt茅rieur, m锚me en hiver. Elle dit que l鈥檌ndustrie et les consommateurs font pression pour que les animaux puissent sortir faire de l鈥檈xercice. Il s鈥檃git d鈥櫭﹖ablir les bons param猫tres pour le faire, dit-elle. Ses r茅sultats para卯tront dans les prochains mois.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2020
Agriculture faculties are becoming some of the most exciting hubs of interdisciplinary collaboration on Canadian campuses.
Published on: 28 Feb 2020
Students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of Mac campus celebrate the past, present and future of Sir William's visionary creation
On February 6, members of Macdonald campus came together to take part in the annual Founder鈥檚 Day festivities. Chris Buddle, who taught at Mac for many years before moving to the administrative side downtown, summed up the tone for the day.
鈥淎lthough I spend a lot of my time downtown now, a huge hunk of my heart is here. I love Mac campus and try to visit it regularly,鈥� said the Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs).
Published on: 13 Feb 2020
Congratulations to Eby Noroozi, MSc'78 (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) for receiving the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. The Sovereign鈥檚 Medal for Volunteers recognizes living Canadians who have made a significant, sustained and unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad. Non-Canadians are also eligible if their contribution brings benefit or honour to Canadians or to Canada.
The citation reads:
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Published on: 12 Feb 2020
Une nouvelle coalition, Fermiers pour la transition climatique, voit le jour.
... Anja Geitmann, doyenne de la Facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement 脿 l'Universit茅 91黑料网, estime qu'il faudra un s茅rieux coup de main financier du gouvernement.
"脟a c鈥檈st le probl猫me. Tout changement est co没teux. Il faut 茅tablir des incitatifs pour convaincre les producteurs 脿 faire ces changements."
Published on: 12 Feb 2020
Finance titan Andr茅 Desmarais teams up with rock-star farmer to invest in the future of small organic farming
In the first season of Les Fermiers, a hit French-Canadian TV show about vegetable farming in Hemmingford, Quebec, Dany Bouchard [FMT'08], a young trainee, tells his boss and the show鈥檚 star, Jean-Martin Fortier [BA鈥�02, Major in Environment], that there won鈥檛 be enough turnips to bring to market that week. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 fight the temperature,鈥� Bouchard says. 鈥淲e have to be patient.鈥�
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Published on: 4 Feb 2020
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