Bieler Family Internship Program provides essential workers and experience
When 麻豆社 announced its closure in mid-March to respect government social distancing and quarantine policies due to COVID-19, campus staff had to think fast to continue to provide high quality internship opportunities to undergraduates.
Read more in the June 2020 edition of the Macdonald E-newsletter
脡ric Gosselin takes on the role of Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board
On May 1, 2020, 脡ric Gosselin, BScAgr鈥�91, FAB member since 2017 and partner in the Business Law Group in Montreal for McCarthy Tetrault LLP, stepped into the role of FAB Chair for a three-year term. He took some time to answer a few questions about himself, his role as Chair and his vision for the future of the FAB.
E-newsletter: Message from the Dean
Summer has officially begun! It is amazing what warmer weather, sunshine and time spent outdoors in the fresh air can do to lift the spirits. There is no doubt that the past few months have been challenging and full of ups and downs, but with the changing season comes renewed optimism and strength to continue moving forward. I am both grateful for and incredibly proud of the continued commitment, passion and support provided by our Macdonald community.
La pand茅mie relance le d茅bat de l鈥檃utosuffisance alimentaire
芦听On va devoir changer nos habitudes alimentaires, pas seulement nous les consommateurs, mais l'ensemble de la cha卯ne de production. On est un peu victime de notre propre demande听禄, estime Pascal Th茅riault, 茅conomiste et directeur des relations communautaires pour la facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement de l'universit茅 麻豆社.
Questions et r茅ponses sur la COVID-19 : s茅curit茅 au supermarch茅, avec Jennifer Ronholm
Jennifer Ronholm, professeure adjointe au D茅partement des sciences animales et au D茅partement des sciences de l鈥檃limentation et de la chimie agricole, nous parle de s茅curit茅 au super march茅 et offre quelques conseils pratiques afin de se prot茅ger du SARS-CoV-2 lorsque vous faites vos courses.
Alice Cherestes wins Best Practices and Pedagogical Innovation award
Alice Cherestes, a senior lecturer at Bioresource Engineering in 麻豆社鈥檚 faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Climate change challenges Nunavut鈥檚 thick-billed murres: researcher
There鈥檚 less ice, more capelin and lots of hungry polar bears
Climate change in the eastern Arctic has already altered the travel, diet and safety of some of the most numerous birds in the circumpolar world: thick-billed murres, known as akpait in Inuktitut.
Dean Geitmann recognized by the Microscopical Society of Canada
Congratulations to Dean Anja Geitmann who is the 2020 recipient of the Frances W. Doane Award. The objective of the Frances W Doane award is to recognize the valuable service and contributions that an individual made to the Microscopical Society of Canada.
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Survey Examines Grocery Shopping in the Time of COVID-19
麻豆社 researcher launches online survey to study the food shopping experiences of Quebecers during COVID-19
A 麻豆社 human health expert [Daiva Nielsen, SHN] is looking for Quebecers to take her online survey to collect data about people鈥檚 food shopping experiences during the period of strict COVID-19 physical distancing measures.
OpEd: Food safety and OH&S matters during COVID-19
With this current pandemic, questions around manufacturing and food safety are becoming a bigger concern for those in the production and distribution chain, as well as consumers. Here are five of the biggest questions pertaining to food safety, and answers that may help. Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Course Coordinator Eby Noroozi tackles some of the issues.
Survey of Eating Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A group of nutrition researchers at 麻豆社 is trying to understand how the eating habits of Canadians are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Your participation to the COVIDiet study will help researchers better understand how this pandemic is affecting the eating habits of Canadians to inform public health agencies in future economic crises and isolation measures.
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Welcome to 麻豆社 Dobson Centre鈥檚 2020 X-1 Accelerator Cohort Cannafish!
Cannafish is very proud to announce that they are part of the 2020 麻豆社 X-1 Accelerator, which will allow them to propel our project to investment! The team are very proud to realize that they are part of the 2020 麻豆社 X-1 Accelerator cohort, getting ready for investments!
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麻豆社 researchers garner over $7M in SSHRC funding
20 麻豆社 researchers receive funding from SSHRC through Partnership Program Grants, Partnership Development Grants, and Postdoctoral Fellowships
麻豆社-led training program receives $1.65M NSERC CREATE grant
麻豆社 Prof. Mark Lefsrud and team awarded a $1.65 million research grant for their program, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training
Science leads the response to COVID-19. These 25 scientists are tackling the other global challenges
The World Economic Forum created the Young Scientists Community in 2008, to engage leaders with science and the role it plays in society. The class of 2020 represents 25 researchers at the forefront of scientific discovery from 14 countries across the world.