9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ News - Salwa Karboune /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Salwa%20Karboune/rss en Magic Mud Pots win a top award for Food Science students at Chicago food expo /channels/channels/news/magic-mud-pots-win-top-award-food-science-students-chicago-food-expo-359937 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><big>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ earned its second consecutive victory in the Smart Snacks for Kids category</big></p> <p><em><strong>By Stephanie Wereley for <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/magic-mud-pots-win-a-top-award-for-food-science-students-at-chicago-food-expo/">the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Reporter</a></strong></em></p> <p>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Food Science students won first prize in the Smart Snacks for Kids category at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual expo in Chicago for their interactive pudding snack, Magic Mud Pots.</p> <p>It was 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s second consecutive victory in that category.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/magic-mud-pots-team-930x630.png?itok=i70a1ssh" width="160" height="108" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:15:27 +0000 webfull 202962 at /channels Developing a healthier, more profitable food industry in Quebec /channels/channels/news/developing-healthier-more-profitable-food-industry-quebec-357368 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As the cost of living continues to rise, our need for affordable, local, and nutritious foods has never been greater. Quebec’s food producers want to meet that demand — but how can they innovate and stay competitive in a challenging economy?</p> <p>Finding answers is the mission of the Consortium for Research, Innovation and the Transformation of Agri-food (Consortium RITA) at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/20240418095916-mcgill-maccampus.jpg?itok=UtB8TL1C" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 16 May 2024 15:56:21 +0000 webfull 200097 at /channels 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Food Science students selected as Institute of Food Technologists finalists /channels/channels/news/mcgill-food-science-students-selected-institute-food-technologists-finalists-356171 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Three teams of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions. They will attend the annual IFT FIRST event and expo taking place on July 14-17 in Chicago, the world’s largest gathering of food science professionals, where they will compete with the other teams for cash prizes.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cassandra_popovich_et_al_seef_2023.jpg?itok=QOeudRdX" width="160" height="46" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:02:58 +0000 webfull 198640 at /channels Four Mac Undergrads Awarded for Outstanding USRA Posters /channels/channels/news/four-mac-undergrads-awarded-outstanding-usra-posters-351096 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On September 7<span>,</span> thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.</p> <p>Dean <a href="/plant/faculty/geitmann">Anja Geitmann</a> broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/usra-poster-winners-2023.jpg?itok=-2VhB_IW" width="160" height="113" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:54:58 +0000 webfull 192900 at /channels New and renewed government funding for research in 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences /channels/channels/news/new-and-renewed-government-funding-research-mcgills-faculty-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-350374 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:42:02 +0000 webfull 191701 at /channels Consortium RITA receives $6M in funding /channels/channels/news/consortium-rita-receives-6m-funding-338748 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On March 26th, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, announced grants totaling $7.1M to three organizations engaged in the food processing sector, including $6M in funding to The Consortium for Research, Innovation and Transformation of Agrifood (RITA) at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ over the next 5 years. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:39:40 +0000 webfull 179201 at /channels Un modèle unique de recherche collaborative pour l'industrie agroalimentaire /channels/channels/news/un-modele-unique-de-recherche-collaborative-pour-lindustrie-agroalimentaire-334966 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Rassembler des entreprises concurrentes autour d’une même table avec des chercheurs pour innover : c’est le défi sur lequel mise, depuis 2017, le Consortium de recherche et d’innovation sur la transformation alimentaire (RITA) à l’Université 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ. Et ça marche.</strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:25:05 +0000 webfull 174862 at /channels Cooking up the Future /channels/channels/news/cooking-future-257336 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Maple syrup that’s good for you? A frozen dessert that you can store at room temperature? A falafel-type mix made with insects? Salwa Karboune and her students are dreaming up tomorrow’s foods today.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/karboune-20151001124922-1024x681.jpg?itok=HhsSXkD6" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:15:56 +0000 webfull 114641 at /channels