/macdonald/taxonomy/term/3999/all en /macdonald/channels/news/three-researchers-mcgills-faculty-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-honoured-prestigious-357787 <p>On June 14, the Government of Canada announced $693.8 million in funding for discovery and applied research, including $94.5 million for the <a href="http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/media-medias/lists-listes/2024/spring-printemps-eng.aspx">Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program</a> to support 121 new and renewed chair holders at 39 postsecondary institutions across the country.</p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:53:36 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1634710 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-school-human-nutrition-student-manon-fantino-wins-francophone-mcgill-mt180-competition-356693 <p>Congratulations to School of Human Nutrition PhD candidate Manon Fantino, winner of Ã山ǿ¼é’s francophone 3-Minute Thesis (MT180) competition! Manon will represent Ã山ǿ¼é at the Concours <a href="https://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/ma-these-en-180-secondes">ACFAS MT180</a> Nationals in Ottawa on May 15<sup>th</sup>.</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:34:55 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1626359 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgills-prize-winning-researchers-and-scholars-shine-bravo-gala-356704 <p>On March 21, Ã山ǿ¼é celebrated 111 laureates at the 19<sup>th</sup> edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of Ã山ǿ¼é’s academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.</p> <p>Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:38:53 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1626408 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/social-environments-are-important-determinants-nutritional-risk-among-older-aged-adults-351628 <p>According to a new study published in <em><em>The Journal of Nutrition</em></em> by a team including Associate Professor <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/daiva-e-nielsen">Daiva Nielsen</a> and other researchers from Ã山ǿ¼é's School of Human Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk among middle and older-aged adults.</p> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:52:37 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1510988 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/nielsen-and-brassard-2023-cns-awardees-347219 <p>Prof. <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/daiva-e-nielsen">Daiva Nielsen</a><b> </b>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 recognizes demonstrated excellence and outstanding contributions to nutrition-related research and/or improving the nutrition care of patients.</p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:19:42 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1252814 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/how-save-money-grocery-store-without-sacrificing-nutrition-347215 <p>Food experts [including Prof. <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/daiva-e-nielsen">Daiva Nielsen</a> (SHN)] have said that eating healthy is top of mind for Canadians, but how do you do that while saving money? Dietitians have suggestions for people trying to find the cheapest sources of nutrition, especially in the winter when the freshest produce is imported – and expensive.</p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:05:46 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1252790 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/bridging-gaps-speaker-series-344474 <p><strong>EVENT POSTPONED</strong></p> <p>Mar 16, 2023-Meizah Kwofie, Bioresource Engineering and Daiva Nielsen, School of Human Nutrition</p> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:19:18 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1079235 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/nutrition-professionals-should-promote-buying-local-study-finds-345604 <p>According to a <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F364811680_Food_values_food_purchasing_and_eating-related_outcomes_among_a_sample_of_Quebec_adults_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic&data=05%7C01%7Cvalerie.mcleod%40mcgill.ca%7C6d875d65aa47402a310d08daff0d7a4c%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638102731594581467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XpfmvYwX3U4RWF9XeV69Jnj5x00Fas64h4FcoFh18ks%3D&reserved=0">study</a> by a tea</p> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:22:33 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1164956 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/covid-19-reshaped-way-we-buy-prepare-and-consume-food-343255 <p>To better understand food-related decisions during the pandemic, our research team conducted an online survey among a sample of adults from the province of Québec. This survey spanned three different time points between the initial lockdown in the spring of 2020 and the curfew period in Québec in the winter of 2021.</p> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:15:23 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1049883 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/cfi-invests-39-m-mcgill-research-342521 <p><a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/daiva-e-nielsen">Prof. Daiva Nielson</a> (SHN) has received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF) to establish the Sensometric Lab to investigate what influences human eating behaviour, for example, genetic predispositions, the role of price promotions and advertising, as well as other sensory stimuli, like smell. The lab will be equipped with novel wearable devices to monitor and map the brain’s activity related to eating.</p> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:02:17 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1018254 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/feeding-world-population-sustainably-342510 <h3><span><span><span><span>A Path from Impactful Development to Empowerment Without Jeopardizing Environmental Health<span> </span></span></span></span></span></h3> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:40:40 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1018173 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/survey-says-canadians-asking-better-food-systems-and-food-sparked-covid-19-access-327247 <p><em>Inter-provincial survey gauges how Canadians have accessed food during the pandemic and their perceptions of food systems</em></p> <p>Shopping anxiety, higher food prices and individual income limitations are some of the factors making access to food challenging for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests.</p> Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:42:32 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 296016 at /macdonald /macdonald/daiva-e-nielsen Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:40:35 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53268 at /macdonald