Prof. Christopher Buddle: Mosquitos thriving in Quebec thanks to summer rainfall

Published: 9 September 2024

Professor Christopher Buddle, an entomologist in McGill’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, told the Montreal Gazette that...

Trying to protect agriculture and preserve antibiotics—interview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm

Published: 9 September 2024

A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.

NSERC awards Discovery Grants funding to eight McGill Agricultural and Environmental Sciences projects

Published: 30 July 2024

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 McGill research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5...

Feeding Quebecers—alumni-founded Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol is thriving

Published: 27 August 2024

Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, founded by five McGill graduates, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow...

How to reduce the ecological footprint of your plate without becoming vegan?

Published: 12 June 2024

Are you having guests over for a barbecue at the end of the week? What will you put on the grill? Animal proteins, most likely. Even if we know the effects of red meat consumption on the...

Professor Valerio Hoyos-Villegas receives early career scientist award

Published: 26 August 2024

Congratulations to McGill Plant Science Professor Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, 2024 winner of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN)'s Early Career Scientist Award! This award recognizes...

More and bigger spiders noticeable in Montreal this fall, says Prof. Chris Buddle

Published: 15 October 2024

As spooky decorations go up around Montreal this October, real spiders are also becoming more prevalent....

To remove CO2 from the atmosphere, this former McGill postdoc's startup looks to biomass

Published: 22 July 2024

In 2019, while doing post-doctoral research in McGill's Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Qinhong Cai (better known as Tammy) travelled to Nunavut to join the Oceans Protection Plan, a...

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