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food and human nutritional sciences News Archive

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

World Food Day 2024: UM researchers tackle global food security and chronic disease challenges

October 16, 2024 — 
UM researchers are working to create healthy communities and promote environmental sustainability.

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Dr. James House

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Remembering Dr. James D. House

October 1, 2024 — 
Dr. James Duncan House sadly passed away at St. Boniface Hospital on September 10, 2024, at the age of 57.

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Dr. Rotimi Aluko in the lab

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Manitoban: Proteins as nutritional tools

September 26, 2024 — 
Unlocking the potential of peptides to improve human health

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Wheat field.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Volunteers needed for the Mani Wheat Project

September 10, 2024 — 
Our team is looking for Manitoban farmers willing to donate wheat samples from the 2023 or 2024 crop year.

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Ruchira Nandasiri and his team are responsible for profiling and optimizing growing conditions for the OCN smart farm to create vegetables that may combat the progression of diabetes. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CBC News: Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so

August 21, 2024 — 
Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so

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Dr Michael Eskin

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Manitoba Co-operator: Celebrating Michael Eskin’s canola legacy

July 25, 2024 — 
Michael Eskin’s long career as a canola researcher has landed him a spot in the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Tasters Needed – Wild Rice Research Study

July 19, 2024 — 
We are recruiting ten to twelve volunteers to participate in a Sensory Research Study in Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences called Flavouromics for Wild Rice.

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Dr Michael Eskin

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

UM food chemist selected for Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

June 19, 2024 — 
Dr. Michael Eskin, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, will be inducted this November.

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Michael Eskin

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Michael Eskin recognized for advancing science of oils and fats

May 31, 2024 — 
Dr. Michael Eskin was recently celebrated by the AOCS (American Oil Chemists Society) with their AOCS Award of Merit, given to honour those who have actively demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the Society through committee participation

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Dylan MacKay

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Modelling for a good cause

May 29, 2024 — 
Dylan MacKay typically spends his day exploring the intersection of nutrition and health. This June however, he will step out onto the catwalk to try his hand at modelling.

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