Featured Innovation 2022-23

Discover cutting-edge innovation that is reshaping the future, driven by creativity and collaboration.

Biology
Lab Technician Mina Nasr-Sharif and MSc student Jeddica Gaude at STEM, besides a freshly seeded patch of earth.
Biology

The multiple innovative uses of dairy waste

Professors Allyson MacLean and Alexandre Poulain, in collaboration with Almonte-based Dairy Distillery, are turning dairy waste into environmental solutions. By transforming lactose-rich byproducts from milk filtration into ethanol and nutrient-packed fertilizers, their groundbreaking research is making strides in both alcohol production and sustainable agriculture. Discover how these efforts are helping plants grow better while reducing waste.