Nutrition students recognized at 2025 CNS Conference

Published: 3 June 2025

Recently, the Canadian Nutrition Society held its annual conference, where awards were distributed to winners of the society's poster presentations. Among them, two McGill University grad students...

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...

For this B.C. beekeeper and Mac Campus alumna, gathering groceries is sweet and sustainable

Published: 30 June 2025

In a recent article for their What's In My Cart? series, the Globe and Mail profiles 72-year-old Julia Common, a beekeeper based in Delta, B.C. She says she was hooked on bees the first time her...

Canada wins bid to host the International Congress of Nutrition

Published: 26 September 2025

The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) has proudly won the bid to host the International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) 2029 in Vancouver, Canada, marking a major milestone for Canada’s nutrition...

Rising cocoa prices push alumni-founded Remix Snacks to innovate

Published: 16 June 2025

In the wake of soaring cocoa prices, Isabelle Lam, BSc(NutrSc)’19, co-founder of Remix Snacks, spoke to the Globe and Mail about innovation in an unpredictable economy....

WELL-E: Rethinking Cow Care with AI

Published: 22 October 2025

In Canada, researchers from McGill University’s WELL-E Chair are using artificial intelligence to improve the welfare of dairy cows. At a farm in Montreal, high-definition cameras track cows’...

Ghana's Cocoa Price Surge: A Bitter Truth for Chocolate Lovers

Published: 12 August 2025

Last week, La Presse reporters spoke to agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault about a recent price surge of 62.58% for Ghanaian cocoa, a move aimed at supporting its struggling farmers. This...

Macdonald alumna Stéphanie Naud heads to World Lumberjacking Championship

Published: 17 July 2025

The athlete began this sport at McGill University, the only school in Quebec to offer the opportunity to do logging as a sport....

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