Better training for agricultural producers could reduce food insecurity

Published: 21 January 2025

McGill Bioresource Engineering Professors Valérie Orsat and Vijaya Raghavan spoke to Le Devoir about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to...

Is eating Canadian better for your health?

Published: 9 April 2025

In a recent article, La Presse investigates whether boycotting American products could improve our health. Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible—but only if we change other eating...

From cod to crops to cranberries: Lister 3MT competitors deliver

Published: 4 December 2024

On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master’s and...

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill

Published: 17 March 2025

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research...

Are Canadian Froot Loops healthier than those in the US? Comments from Prof. Stéphanie Chevalier

Published: 25 November 2024

In a new article, La Presse investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their...

Live longer by swapping red meat for plant proteins: McGill research on CBC's What on Earth

Published: 5 February 2025

Last year, a McGill-led study found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon...

The fight against parasitic worms

Published: 9 April 2025

For Assistant Professor Lucienne Tritten at McGill University, parasitic worms represent an urgent challenge and an opportunity to push the boundaries of modern science, DNA to RNA (D2R) McGill...

Tracking puffins at dawn in Alaska

Published: 4 December 2024

Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards...

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

Published: 18 March 2025

Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two McGill University researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability....

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