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SPF provides seed money for fully autonomous, year-round vegetable production system

Published: 9 October 2019

Autonomous Controlled-Environment Chamber is "a growth system with minimal input and maximum crop yield" When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.

Life could exist on Mars today, very close to the surface

Published: 14 November 2019

Scientists tackle the question of what kinds of life might reside now on the Red Planet, and how we might find it....

The American kestrel is in free fall, and no one knows why

Published: 10 January 2020

Once prevalent in Montreal, the littlest falcon's downfall is a bellwether for hard times. “The story of the kestrel is happening to other bird species.”...

COVID-19 Q&A: Jennifer Ronholm on staying safe while shopping for groceries

Published: 6 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 expert....

Questions et réponses sur la COVID-19 : sécurité au supermarché, avec Jennifer Ronholm

Published: 18 June 2020

Jennifer Ronholm, professeure adjointe au Département des sciences animales et au Département des sciences de l’alimentation et de la chimie agricole, nous parle de sécurité au super marché et...

Mieux mesurer la qualité des aliments

Published: 29 July 2020

Originaire du Nigeria, Jacob Tizhe Liberty a toujours cherché à développer des solutions aux problèmes locaux qu’il observait. C’est ce qui l’a amené, dans le cadre de ses études doctorales, à...

Alumni to be honoured at Homecoming Luncheon

Published: 27 September 2019

The Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Macdonald Branch of the 91 Alumni Association to recognize distinguished graduates for their outstanding professional contributions,...

Greater local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics

Published: 31 October 2019

Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a new study in Science. Global...

L’essor des légumineuses

Published: 8 January 2020

Originaire des Andes en Colombie, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas a grandi en milieu agricole et a étudié l’agriculture partout dans le monde. Il comprend bien le défi que représente la production alimentaire.

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