Breaking boundaries: Bioresource Engineering shines at McGill Design Day debut

Published: 2 May 2024

Generations of Bioresource Engineering students have participated in the BREE 495 capstone design course. What innovative ideas did this year’s students come up with?

Canada and Quebec are preparing for another heavy forest fire season

Published: 11 April 2024

No one can say for sure whether Canada’s 2024 wildfire season will be as devastating as last year, when 15 million hectares of forest burned and over 230,000 people had to be evacuated from their...

Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People

Monday, June 3, 2024 08:00toTuesday, June 4, 2024 16:00

McGill-led cannabis research and training program: past the halfway mark and gaining global recognition...

McGill ranked highest among Canadian university in the “Food Science & Technology” subject—Shanghai Global Ranking 2023

Published: 15 March 2024

According to the Shanghai Global Ranking 2023, McGill now ranks number one among Canadian universities by the “Food Science & Technology” academic subject. This trend is remarkable, as McGill...

2024 Future of Food Symposium

Thursday, May 16, 2024 09:00toFriday, May 17, 2024 17:00

The 2024 Future of Food Symposium aims to highlight innovative discoveries, challenges and perspectives pertaining to tHotel Omni Mont-Royal, 1050 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC, H3A 2R6, CA...

The rise of vertical farming

Published: 22 January 2024

In the contemporary agricultural landscape, interest in vertical farming is surging. This alternative to conventional methods can allow farmer's to cultivate crops in compact spaces, maximizing...

Palm oil giants push out smallholders in Guatemala; deforestation risks remain

Published: 17 January 2024

Guatemala is now the third-largest palm oil producer after Malaysia and Indonesia (which produce 88% of the global supply) and is often seen as a more sustainable alternative. Today, more than 60%...

McGill Bioresource Engineering student wins Feed Your Future scholarship

Published: 21 December 2023

AgCareers.com has awarded their second Canadian Feed Your Future Scholarship to Sarah Van Heyst, a McGill University student working towards her M.Sc. in Bioresource Engineering. ...

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