Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels

Published: 11 August 2025

Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves...

Natural Resource Sciences postdoc wins prestigious Banting Fellowship

Published: 21 July 2025

Anaïs Médieu, a McGill University postdoctoral researcher working in Natural Resource Sciences Professor Kyle Elliott's lab, has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project on...

Patrick Cortbaoui Appointed UNAI Vice Chair

Published: 5 November 2025

Patrick Cortbaoui, Senior Managing Director of McGill’s Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security, has been appointed Vice Chair for Outreach and Partnership for the United Nations...

Bioresource Engineering Ph.D. candidate pitches biogas to turn farm waste into renewable energy

Published: 21 July 2025

In her presentation at a scientific symposium hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre in June, McGill Ph.D. candidate Anjaly Paul highlighted the...

Sacrifice Zones: Life along the fenceline between the land and industry

Published: 22 July 2025

In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada—residential areas that sit next to facilities that emit...

Cracking the Code of Pre-Harvest Sprouting

Published: 24 September 2025

Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is a major global issue affecting cereal crops like wheat and barley. It occurs when grains begin to germinate on the plant before harvest due to environmental triggers...

Seeds of Innovation: GEFSES Symposium Bridges Continents Through Genome Editing

Published: 30 July 2025

In March 2025, the GEFSES program hosted its annual international symposium, "Harnessing Genome Editing for Resilient Agriculture," in Ludhiana, India. The event was held in collaboration with...

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