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Nationwide tracking sought for rare disease that is spread by canines, fatal if untreated

Published: 20 September 2023

As cases creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a better understanding of its incidence across the country....

Nielsen and Brassard: 2023 CNS awardees

Published: 23 March 2023

Prof. Daiva Nielsen is the recipient of the 2023 New Investigator Award 2023 by the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS). The award...

In conversation with Alex Kuijper Dickson, AES valedictorian A ceremony

Published: 29 May 2023

91˿Ƶ’s valedictorians are outstanding students whose strong academic performance, leadership and community involvement has earned the respect of their peers. This year’s cohort is remarkable for...

Take a look inside this Montreal restaurant's basement farm

Published: 16 August 2023

A restaurant in Montreal's Southwest borough is taking a more direct interpretation of "farm to table," growing much of their produce in the basement, refurbished with cooling, lighting, and...

Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds

Published: 25 October 2023

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found. That could be another barrier to maintaining rapidly eroding biodiversity that...

Can a disease-free, drought-proof potato exist? A map of the vegetable’s genes aims to find out

Published: 26 July 2023

A Canadian-led team has assembled the most extensive genetic roadmap of the potato to date, along with its closest relatives, in order to bolster the plant’s ability to cope with climate change and...

Achieving alternate futures in the Anthropocene

Published: 4 October 2023

A recent article, written by a team which includes Professor Elena Bennett in 91˿Ƶ’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences, explores the challenges of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch...

Filmmaker Alex Pritz focuses on human relationship with the natural world

Published: 6 October 2022

In August, documentary filmmaker Alex Pritz, BSc(AgEnvSc)’13 – BSE has released his award-winning National Geographic documentary The Territory which “provides an immersive on-the-ground look at...

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