Earlier today, Maclean’s Magazine issued its 30th annual Canadian university rankings and, for the 16th straight year, was named the country’s top medical-doctoral university. The Medical Doctoral category includes 15 universities with a broad range of PhD programs and research, as well as medical schools.

Classified as: maclean's magazine, , top school
Published on: 9 Oct 2020

Même si le consommateur est de plus en plus sensibilisé à l’enjeu du gaspillage alimentaire, l’achat de légumes moches demeure un marché de niche au Québec. Pourtant, quand on abandonne un légume laid à la ferme, on ne jette pas seulement une denrée, on gaspille toutes les ressources naturelles et la main-d’œuvre nécessaires pour la produire.

...Pour l’économiste agricole Pascal Thériault, qui enseigne à la faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement de l’Université , il est difficile de pointer un seul coupable.

Classified as: gaspillage alimentaire, Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security, food wstage
Published on: 5 Oct 2020

We were thrilled to learn that several members of the -Macdonald Campus community were selected from more than 800 applicants to sit on the .

Classified as: agri-food, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, food, Macdonald Campus, Canadian Agricultural Youth Council
Published on: 30 Sep 2020

We have been offering timely science topics to the community for 21 years through our Food for Thought Lecture Series, and felt the need to continue offering interesting and thought-provoking lectures/discussions for the Fall term. For the past four years, the Series has opened with our very special A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series. The Series was established to honour Chancellor Emeritus M. A.

Classified as: A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Food for Thought Lecture Series, Macdonald Campus, covid-19, virtual programming
Published on: 30 Sep 2020

An interview with Professor Valérie Orsat, Associate Dean (Student Affairs)

Each new school year is unique, and back-to-school in fall 2020 has taken a very different shape than usual. The campus is still as beautiful as ever with summer’s end, however with much reduced student presence since most of our courses are being taught entirely through remote platforms. The fall term has presented challenges and increased stress for both students (faced with the unexpected) and course instructors (faced with the uncertainty of the teaching medium).

Classified as: Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, covid-19, remote teaching
Published on: 30 Sep 2020

Thanks to the leadership of TLS presentation coach, Dr. Andrew Churchill, and support from Office of Student Academic Services and the Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative, 21 undergraduate students wowed us with their research posters, lightening talks and Q & A responses during the Faculty’s first-ever online Undergraduate Student Summer Research Poster Presentation event.

Congratulations for a job well done are extended to all!

Classified as: USRA poster presentations, Undergraduate Student Research Awards
Published on: 23 Sep 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for citizens in most countries around the world. The speed at which the public had to react and adapt to government directives for physical distancing is unprecedented, causing numerous hardships in acquiring the essentials.

Classified as: e-newsletter
Published on: 14 Sep 2020

In an age of mass food production and distribution, ’s Food Safety and Quality Program has been working toward developing innovative ways to ensure safety in the Canadian and global food supply chain. And with forward-thinking researchers like Dr. Xiaonan Lu at its helm, the program is well on its way to fulfilling that mission.

Lu, the newly appointed Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety and a leader in the field of food safety and food microbiology, is excited to shift the research he started seven years ago to ’s Macdonald Campus.

Classified as: e-newsletter
Published on: 14 Sep 2020

From the Macdonald E-newsletter: August 2020

I hope you have all had a nice summer, enjoying the beautiful weather and spending time with loved ones. It is hard to believe that September is on our doorstep and classes are beginning this week! The Fall term is certainly going to look quite different, with students learning remotely both in Montreal and across the world – but I know without a doubt that no matter where our students are, they will receive the quality education they deserve.

Classified as: e-newsletter
Published on: 14 Sep 2020

Plus de 450 personnes ont officiellement contracté la bactérie salmonelle de souche Newport au Canada cet été, dont 23 au Québec. Selon l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA), une personne en est possiblement morte, tandis que 66 personnes ont dû être hospitalisées.

...Qu’est-ce que la salmonellose?

Classified as: salmonella, onions, ognions
Published on: 9 Sep 2020

While the world has been locked down for much of the spring and summer, airplanes have been grounded, fishing fleets have sat mostly idle and cars have stayed parked in their driveway as people worked from home. What kind of impact has this had on the environment? And what lessons have we learned from the relatively quick pivot governments and citizens have made to combat the spread of COVID-19? Can we apply the same commitment and speed of mobilization to pressing issues like climate change?

Classified as: Anthropocene, covid-19
Published on: 28 Aug 2020

Urban beekeeping has been touted as a way to boost pollination and improve sustainability, food security and biodiversity in cities. Many people and businesseswho've added beehives to their backyards and rooftops (including CBC) say they're doing it to help fight declines in bee populations.

But researchers say urban beekeepers are likely doing just the opposite when it comes to wild bee species.

Classified as: Bees, urban beekeeping
Published on: 11 Aug 2020

OpEd by Tom Mulcair, former the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (2012-2017).

Fifty years ago, Canada became a major, credible player in the world of environmental protection with the creation of our first department of the environment by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.That move was accompanied by a progressive vision that was critical of the unbridled growth which showed no regard to the consequences for life on our planet.

Classified as: Anthropocene
Published on: 11 Aug 2020

Phragmite, panais sauvage, herbe à poux, nerprun, renoué du Japon: ce sont toutes des plantes envahissantes, nuisibles à un certain degré, qui prennent de plus en plus de place sur les terres agricoles et parfois même dans nos forêts. Plusieurs sont inconnues de la population générale, mais causent de sérieux maux de tête aux agriculteurs.

Parmi celles-ci, la plus problématique semble être le phragmite, aussi appelé « roseau commun ». On le qualifie parfois de « véritable menace à la biodiversité des lieux humides ».

Classified as: agriculture, weeds, plantes nuisibles
Published on: 3 Aug 2020

Congratulations to the Macdonald Teams who are competing in the 2020 Dobson Cup Finals, taking place online from July 27-30.

Social Enterprise Track 2020 Finalists

BioFem: is aimed at addressing the problem of organic waste management and disposal in Cameroon by using the waste to produce compost and biogas. Bioresource Engineering U3 student Maeve Che and teammates from the Faculty of Science.

Classified as: Dobson Cup, innovation, entrepeneurship
Published on: 29 Jul 2020

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