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...

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. ...

‘Business as usual is not going to cut it’: Niki Ashton on feds’ economic update and wildfires

Published: 30 November 2023

As the ash settles on Canada’s record wildfire season, “business as usual from the federal government is not going to cut it,” NDP MP Niki Ashton told Canada’s National Observer.

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