Major companies get behind Smart Ag Super Cluster

Published: 22 January 2018

The average Canadian might hold a romanticized view of agriculture in this country, but for a group of nearly 100 industry, academic, government folks, big data is key to the sector’s future....

Les vaches préfèrent-elles le pâturage ?

Published: 28 February 2018

[...] « Dans l'essai, la grande majorité des vaches sont allées et sont restées au pâturage », observe Elsa Vasseur, de l'université de . Cela a représenté entre 90 à 98 % de l'effectif en...

Growing a good idea: Seed Library helps would-be gardners

Published: 5 June 2018

An unconventional library at is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds....

New network bringing together Indigenous students and health professionals

Published: 20 August 2018

Based in Kahnawake, Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network seeks to support and encourage Indigenous students. (...) "We do need more representation in all health-related fields. There's a growing...

Live from Scandinavia: News from our Laure Waridel Laureate!

Published: 18 July 2017

Marianne Falardeau-Côté, a PHD candidate in Natural Resource Sciences with Professor Elena Bennett and the recipient of the 2017 Laure Waridel Bursary, shares her experiences in Scandinavia.

Brain food: Kindergarteners get head start with nutrition education at EMSB

Published: 31 August 2017

Heartening to see the good work Macdonald grads Sylvie Beaudry (FdSci'88), Giuliana Di Quinzio (Nutr'00) and Pamela Yiptong (Nutr'09) are undertaking at EMSB to help children develop healthy eating...

The discovery that could shake up the beer industry

Published: 3 January 2018

Jaswinder Singh can hardly contain his excitement when talking about TLP8, a useful protein he discovered in barley. “It could revolutionize the brewing industry,” said the associate professor at...

joins 'superclusters under Ottawa initiative

Published: 19 February 2018

Dozens of researchers will participate in two of the five “superclusters” announced Thursday, Feb. 15, by the federal government and funded under its Innovation Superclusters Initiative.

Agricultural land on the Island must be nurtured, farmers say

Published: 2 May 2018

Ramzy Kassouf recently appeared in two videos produced by the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) which spoke to the importance of preserving and nurturing the 2047 hectares of remaining...

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