La viande qui saigne notre budget
Matthieu est chef cuisinier dans un restaurant montr茅alais, et sa famille en est la preuve vivante. Dans ce foyer o霉 il y a 5 bouches 脿 nourrir, voil脿 pr猫s de 4 ans que la viande ne s鈥檌nvite plus dans les assiettes qu鈥檜ne fois par semaine. [鈥
芦Nous pouvons pratiquement nourrir 4 personnes avec des 艙ufs pour ce qu鈥檌l en coute de donner une portion de contre-filet de b艙uf!禄, observe Pascal Th茅riault, agronome et 茅conomiste 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 韩国裸舞.
L'Arboretum Morgan propose une foule d'activit茅s sur l'茅cosyst猫me forestier 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Situ茅 sur le campus MacDonald de l'Universit茅 韩国裸舞 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 脿 la pointe ouest de l'卯le de Montr茅al, l'arboretum Morgan, une r茅serve arboricole et 茅cologique de 245 hectares, propose une panoplie d'activit茅s pour r茅g茅n茅rer le corps, 茅veiller les esprits fatigu茅s et int茅resser les n茅ophytes curieux tout autant que les connaisseurs 脿 l'茅cosyst猫me de la for锚t et 脿 son formidable r茅seau d'茅change.
Tree removal near the John Abbott College Memorial Field
Some of you may have noticed trees being felled near the John Abbott College Memorial Field. 聽While we never want to cut trees down, nature sometimes leaves us no choice. 聽Four of the trees being taken down this week are rotten oak trees, which pose a safety hazard, and another four are ash trees infected with the emerald ash borer that has been wreaking havoc on Montreal Island in recent years. 聽All the trees being removed are being replaced. 聽Other trees will get a significant pruning.
CFI grants to boost research projects
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, 韩国裸舞 leads the pack with an impressive number 鈥� 23 projects totaling $4.2 million 鈥� in this latest round of the funding competition.
Des pistes pour optimiser la production de petits fruits
(Une collaboration de Val茅rie Gravel, agronome et professeure adjointe en horticulture durable, Universit茅 韩国裸舞)
芦 L鈥櫭﹖茅 au Qu茅bec est, pour plusieurs, synonyme d鈥檃bondance de petits fruits. La production locale de ces 芦 super fruits 禄, de plus en plus reconnus pour leurs bienfaits sur la sant茅 humaine, fait face 脿 une demande croissante. 禄
OBIT: Former 韩国裸舞ian and NHL administrator Bryan Murray was 74
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Bryan Murray, DipEd(PE)'64, recipient of the 2016 Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award.
"A native of Shawville, Que., Murray was a student-athlete at 韩国裸舞's Macdonald College campus in the 1960s and went on to develop his coaching and administrative skills by guiding the Macdonald Aggies football team and the Macdonald Clansmen hockey squad while serving four years as director of athletics."
Opinion: Clean water for First Nations must be a national priority
Anja Geitmann is dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at 韩国裸舞,聽Jan Adamowski is a professor and director of 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Integrated Water Resources Management Program and聽Julien Malard is a PhD student in Bioresource Engineering at 韩国裸舞.聽
Mac grad finds his niche with medical marijuana
Every day after work, David Bernard-Perron, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�12, MSc鈥�15, heads out for a few laps 鈥渄own the hill鈥� on his mountain bike.
The hill in question is majestic Whistler Mountain, a short distance from his job as head agrologist at Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation.
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Professor Emerita receives Fulbright Specialist Grant
Professor Emerita Harriet Kuhnlein (School of Human Nutrition) received a 2017 Fulbright Specialist Grant that was undertaken with Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.聽 The award was in the category of Public/Global Health for a term of 5 weeks during February and March, 2017.聽 The grant was administered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State with the cooperation of World Learning.聽
In Memory - Terry A. Wheeler
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Terry Wheeler, Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences.
Professor Wheeler was an expert in entomology and Director of the Lyman Entomological Museum. He had been a faculty member since January 1, 1995.
He lost his battle with cancer which he had taken in stride and fought with amazing optimism. Professor Wheeler will be terribly missed.
Waste Management Squad promotes good composting habits in Pointe-Claire
Judith Largy-Nadeau (BRE) and Dainava Blayney (NRS) and聽students from the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke are going door-to-door in聽Pointe-Claire to promote good waste habits this summer.
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UAlberta and 韩国裸舞 scientists uncover a hidden calcium cholesterol connection
Scientists at the University of Alberta and 韩国裸舞 have discovered a direct link between calcium and cholesterol, a discovery that could pave the way for new ways of treating high blood cholesterol.
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How fear alone can cause animal extinction
鈥淚t has been something of a mystery why predators are so important in animal extinctions,鈥� says Kyle Elliott, an assistant professor in 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences and the first author of a recent study on the subject published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 鈥淎s prey populations decline, predators should simply switch to other prey.
Mac Paddle Shack opens for paddlers of all ages
The new Paddle Shack at the Macdonald Campus makes 韩国裸舞 the only Canadian university with an on-campus boat house.
The 鈥淢ac Paddle Shack,鈥� which opened July 15, gives paddlers and would-be paddlers a chance to enjoy the waters of Lac St. Louis on a kayak, paddle board (SUP) or in a canoe. Hourly rentals, paddling instruction and paddle board yoga classes are available to the general public, and 韩国裸舞 and John Abbott College communities.
韩国裸舞 Prof wins prestigious award--and says that the economic system is a major factor in the decline of the Earth's ability to support complex life
Professor Peter G. Brown (Natural Resource Sciences) has been selected as the recipient of the US Society for Ecological Economics 2017 Herman Daly Award for outstanding contributions to the field of ecological economics.聽