Dec. 17, 2020 – Loyalist College has announced the winner of a special award.
College and Institutes Canada has awarded Cannabis Applied Science student Katie Iles $5,000 through the Paul and Gerri Charette Bursary.
Click to Read More: Cannabis Applied Science Student Wins National Bursary (InQuinte.ca)
TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2020 /CNW/ – Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges reported a total of $227.6 million of sponsored research income in Fiscal 2019, according to Research Infosource Inc., which today released its annual ranking. Research income was in the form of research grants, contracts and contributions from third parties. Cégep de Trois Rivières headed the list with $15.8 million of research income, followed by Lambton College ($12.4 million) and NAIT – Northern Alberta Institute of Technology ($11.8 million). Mohawk College ($10.9 million) and Red River College ($9.3 million) rounded out the top 5. Overall, research income increased at 40 colleges and declined at only 10 others, pushing the sponsored research income growth in Fiscal 2019 to 28.9%.
“Fiscal 2019 results are encouraging with a number of new colleges making the list this year contributing to a larger year-over-year growth in research income, as well as 80% of colleges reporting research income gains” said Ron Freedman, CEO of Research Infosource. “With their strong links to local communities – businesses, governments and the non-profit sector – colleges are a vital component of the national system of innovation.”
Federal Government sources accounted for 46% of total funding ($105.6 million) and Corporate sources contributed another 27% ($60.9 million). Provincial Governments added 21% ($47.6 million) to the total. Colleges completed a total of 2,946 research projects in Fiscal 2019 and engaged in 4,569 research partnerships with outside organizations – companies, governments and not-for-profit organizations. They engaged 3,490 students to work on paid research projects, which provided the students with valuable training.
Mohawk College led the Large college category with $5.0 million of industry research income, while Cégep de Trois Rivières led the Medium category ($4.1 million) and Cégep de la Pocatière ($3.7 million) headed the Small grouping. Conestoga College topped the Large college category, receiving 56.8% of its research income from industry, along with Loyalist College (Medium 59.8%) and Cégep Beauce-Appalaches (Small 77.9%).
Dec. 15, 2020 – A milestone for Loyalist College.
The Belleville post-secondary institution has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 research colleges on Research Infosource Incorporated’s annual list.
The college also ranked number one in Canada for industry research income as a percentage of total research income.
Click to Read More: Loyalist College Named Top 50 Research College (InQuinte.ca)
Dec. 4, 2020 – Loyalist College has signed a MOU with Bioenterprise that facilitates collaboration between academia and industry. The partnership will see Loyalist’s Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis (ARC) and Bioenterprise support small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and drive economic growth in the food, beverage, cannabis, and related industries.
Click to Read More: Loyalist ARC, Bioenterprise Sign MOU to Support Agri-tech Sector, SMEs (Academica Group)
Nov. 30, 2020 – Students that study with Loyalist College’s Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis will benefit from a new partnership with a national, non-profit company.
The College and Bioenterprise have signed a Memorandum of Understanding solidifying a collaborative commitment to innovative research of high-quality products and technologies.
In this collaboration, Bioenterprise will help to connect innovative companies from across the country to the ARC and the students working there, to offer industry expertise and services in process optimization, product development, extraction technologies, and analytical testing to ensure their client’s products are safe and
InQuinte.ca caught up with research centre PI and scientific manager Doctor Kari Kramp, and interim manager Cher Powers in an interview on Monday to talk further about the partnership.
Click to Read More: New Connection Will Help Loyalist Cannabis Research Lab Develop More Jobs (InQuinte.ca)
Nov. 27, 2020 – Loyalist College has inked another partnership that will help students in its Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis.
The college has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bioenterprise, which helps to connect, innovate and grow small and medium-sized businesses in Canada’s agri-tech and food industry.
Students will work with Biotech clients with product development, extraction and analytical testing, to ensure that their cannabis-based food and beverage products are safe and effective.
Click to Read More: Loyalist Inks Another Partnership for its Cannabis Research Lab (Quinte News)
Nov. 12, 2020 – “The Canadian government requires that all cannabis sold legally be nearly devoid of microbes, which can generally be achieved only through sterilization. But the nature of cannabis itself makes this difficult – it is extremely sensitive to heat and to radiation (currently gamma radiation is frequently used to sterilize it). Because of this, sterilizing the plant means running the risk of damaging its properties.”
Dr. Florina Truica came up with the idea of using cold plasma technology for sterilization and came to the ARC for help. “ARC’s analysis of the treated cannabis showed that their process left it unchanged in terms of its cannabinoids, the drug’s active ingredients, and terpenes, the aromatic compounds that give it much of its distinctive aroma. All while destroying up to 99.99 per cent of the yeast, mould and bacteria on its surface.”
Click to Read Story: For Cold Plasma, When it Came to Proving Their Product’s Validity, Not Seeing Was Believing (Queen’s University News)
May 19, 2029 – Loyalist College has been awarded a $359,793 grant through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program and College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) for its ‘Intergenerational Home Sharing Program: College Students Co-living with Older Adults’ project proposal.
The three-year pilot project will develop an alternative housing model that promotes intergenerational living for Loyalist students and adults 55 years of age and older in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.
In particular, it will aim to pair international students who have been living in Canada for at least a year, with seniors who are home providers.
The objective is to address housing availability and affordability issues while exploring the potential to improve both students’ and seniors’ quality of life by reducing isolation and increasing their sense of belonging.
Click to Read More: Nearly $360,000 Going to Loyalist College for Students and Seniors Home Sharing Project (InQuinte.ca)
Jan. 8, 2020 – The number of products advertised as containing CBD, a compound derived from cannabis plants, has skyrocketed. Consumers can purchase CBD-infused burgers, coffee, beer, and toothpaste, as well as creams and oils marketed as treatments for pain, anxiety, and even cancer.
But what, if anything, do these products do? And are they safe? And do they even contain CBD? The research into these questions is scant.
Now, researchers at Northeastern University and Loyalist College in Ontario, Canada are teaming up to train graduate students in the analytical techniques required to investigate cannabis, and help them understand the regulatory landscape in both Canada and the U.S. The partnership also plans to create a robust research enterprise surrounding cannabis and other areas of biotechnology.
Click to Read More: Dazed and Confused About the Benefits of CBD? You’re not Alone (Northeastern University)
Dec. 6, 2019 – Loyalist College partners with Northeastern University in Cannabis Research
Click to View Story: Loyalist College Finalizes Cannabis Research Collaboration (Global News)