/channels/taxonomy/term/5345/all en /channels/channels/event/sustainable-food-system-solutions-research-fair-346132 <p>The Sustainable Food System Solutions Research Fair continues ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s tradition of participating in Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week, a week organized by the <a href="https://universityglobalcoalition.org/">University Globa</a></p> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:15:08 +0000 webfull 187295 at /channels /channels/channels/news/interactive-map-shows-natures-contributions-people-301455 <p>Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. A wild bee buzzes through a farm, pollinating vegetables as it goes. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farm’s runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all around the world, nature’s contributions are constantly flowing to people. A team of international scientists including from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, have mapped these contributions at local levels for years, but a new Stanford-led study closes a critical gap in how this information can be used to drive global policy and development.</p> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:28:47 +0000 webfull 154253 at /channels /channels/channels/news/globe-and-mail-loss-three-billion-birds-north-america-canary-coal-mine-301102 <p><strong>David M. Bird</strong> is an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ who has studied birds for five decades. "When I read the recent headlines that North America has lost nearly three billion birds over just the past five decades, I was not surprised. But I must admit it did depress me to a degree. That’s a lot of birds!"</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-loss-of-three-billion-birds-in-north-america-is-the-canary-in-the/">Read more</a></p> Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:32:09 +0000 webfull 153684 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-funds-collaborative-research-clean-arctic-oil-spills-300167 <p>Two ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers developing solutions to clean marine oil spills in the Northwest Passage and in oceans surrounding Canada to receive $3.7 million in funding from the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI).</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:56:32 +0000 webfull 152524 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-funds-collaborative-research-clean-arctic-oil-spills-300067 <p>Today, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, announced on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, that ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ will receive more than $3.7 million for two research projects that will help minimize the environmental impact of oil spills. Minister Lametti also announced funding for two research projects led by Concordia University. Together, this investment will top $8.2 million and support 19 scientific trainee positions.</p> Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:29:06 +0000 webfull 152424 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-study-nature-just-one-third-worlds-longest-rivers-remain-free-flowing-296950 <p> Wed, 08 May 2019 17:04:07 +0000 webfull 149103 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-cause-concern-over-weedkiller-glyphosate-295385 <p>New research from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ reveals an overlooked impact that the widely used herbicide glyphosate may be having on the environment.</p> <p>First commercialized by Monsanto under the name Roundup, glyphosate has come under scrutiny in the past, mostly in relation to its potential toxicity. This new research, published recently in the Ecological Society of America’s Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, focuses not on direct health risks associated with the herbicide, but on its contribution to environmental phosphorus levels, an issue that has yet to receive much attention.</p> Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:53:59 +0000 webfull 147338 at /channels /channels/channels/news/four-burning-questions-harriet-kuhnlein-professor-emerita-commissioner-lancet-report-obesity-293753 <p>The Lancet commission on Obesity published a report today on the joint pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. In the report, the commissioners point to the fact that malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition and obesity, is by far the biggest cause of ill-health and premature death globally. Excess body weight affects 2 billion people worldwide, 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiency, and both are expected to be made significantly worse by climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:58:04 +0000 webfull 145423 at /channels /channels/channels/news/5-million-gift-mcgills-global-food-security-institute-supports-efforts-understand-and-reverse-world-290492 <p>Every night, some 800 million people – one in nine people on earth – go to bed hungry. And projections suggest that unless creative solutions are found, the world will need to increase food production by an additional 50% in the next 30 years, when the planet’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion.</p> Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:08:40 +0000 webfull 141869 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-partner-xebec-develop-power-gas-process-renewable-energy-storage-289822 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ today announces it will co-develop with Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) a prototype reactor to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) using the Power-to-Gas (P2G) process which combines electricity generated by renewable sources and CO2 generated from waste. The project is being partially funded by a Collaborative Research and Development grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The value of the grant is $360,000 for a period of three years.</p> Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:51:02 +0000 webfull 141131 at /channels /channels/channels/news/green-polymers-inspired-biology-288474 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ chemistry professor <a href="/chemistry/faculty/matthew-j-harrington">Matthew Harrington</a> is aiming to develop a renewable alternative to petrochemical plastics by mimicking the astonishing chemistry of the velvet worm – a creature that has made a name for itself through its projectile slime.</p> <p>Inhabiting the forest floors of Australia and South America, velvet worms catch their prey by shooting out a jet of liquid that rapidly thickens to a sticky gel before hardening into polymer fibres comparable in stiffness to nylon.</p> Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:44:37 +0000 webfull 139653 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nutritionally-speaking-soy-milk-best-plant-based-milk-284229 <p>How healthy is your almond milk really? It may taste good and may not cause you any of the unpleasant reactions caused by cow’s milk. But though plant-based milk beverages of this kind have been on the market for a couple of decades and are advertised as being healthy and wholesome for those who are lactose-intolerant, little research has been done to compare the benefits and drawbacks of the various kinds of plant-based milk.</p> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:49:33 +0000 webfull 134524 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-commits-carbon-neutrality-2040-283092 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ is committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, under its new <a href="/sustainability/sustainability-strategy">Climate & Sustainability Action Plan (2017-2020)</a>, released today.</p> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:21:56 +0000 webfull 133094 at /channels /channels/channels/news/imagining-cities-future-through-better-understanding-montreal-today-282750 <p>Montreal, with its multilingual, multiethnic population, is an ideal living laboratory for researchers and students from the city’s four universities and many specialized research centres. How can Montreal be designed to better accommodate the needs of its children? What measures need to be put in place to accommodate people of different cultures and religions living in close proximity? How is the city’s nighttime economy different from that of the daytime and what are the implications?</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:19:29 +0000 webfull 132772 at /channels /channels/channels/news/hydro-quebec-sponsor-teammtls-entry-solar-decathlon-china-269920 <p> Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:53:07 +0000 webfull 130653 at /channels