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An update on the Bicentennial tree planting project

webfull — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:52:01 +0000

David Wees (FMT) provides an update on a recent project coordinated with Lindsay Flood, Franco Nardi and Freida Beauregard, to plant 200 trees on Campus to honour McGill’s Bicentennial.

“Altogether, we planted 203 trees. Most have survived. The only tree we had a problem with was the pin oak. Right now, the trees are small and scattered around the campus, but that’s how it starts. Five years from now, we’ll have a little forest.”

Published: 7 December 2022

Building agricultural capacity in Quebec

webfull — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:09:30 +0000

In the 1960s, only about three percent of the land in Quebec was suitable for cultivation. The Province’s population and need for food outstripped the yield from Quebec farms. More than half of Quebec’s most fertile lands required improved water management – either better drainage or supplemental irrigation to maximize productivity and yield. Over more than four decades, Emeritus Professor Robert Broughton’s work would revolutionize soil drainage in Quebec, leading to increased food production and capacity in Quebec’s irrigation and drainage industry.

Published: 29 September 2022

Sylvie Lapointe named Unsung Hero

webfull — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:56:04 +0000

Sylvie Lapointe, a constant advocate and a champion for Macdonald students, has been named an Unsung Hero as part of the #McGill200 Bicentennial Celebrations! Sylvie recently retired from the role of Operations Manager in Macdonald Student Services. Bravo Sylvie!

Published: 7 July 2022

Harriet Kuhnlein named Unsung Hero

webfull — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:54:55 +0000

As part of the Bicentennial Celebrations, faculties, central units, associations, and unions were asked to nominate the Unsung Heroes in their department – the less-recognized faculty and staff who have walked the halls of McGill through the ages and who have greatly helped shape the community.

Published: 6 June 2022

The Building of Macdonald College

webfull — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:10:43 +0000

The story of the ‘Building of Macdonald College’ was featured as part McGill’s ongoing Bicentennial celebrations. The McGill Board of Governors officially welcomed the new college on June 18, 1906. The College structure, consisting of the School of Agriculture, the School of Household Science, and the School for Teachers, reflected Sir William Macdonald’s conviction that “farm, home, and school” were the three pillars of society.

Published: 2 March 2022

Toni Bird named a #McGill200 Unsung Hero

webfull — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:54:28 +0000

Congratulations to Retiree (2012) Toni Bird named an Unsung Hero as part of the #McGill200 Bicentennial Celebrations!

Over nearly four decades in a variety of roles ranging from Faculty Club Coordinator to Student Affairs professional, Toni built relationships between the Faculty and its staff and students.
A committed, dedicated, accomplished and compassionate professional, she was a trusted ally and a very well respected member of the Macdonald community who is most deserving of this award.

Published: 24 January 2022

Nancy Lavigne named Unsung Hero

webfull — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:32:56 +0000

Every institution has a number of people who become the face of that organization. But for every recognizable “star,”, there is a bevy of unsung heroes who quietly go about their work, making things happen. We call these people “the unsung heroes,”, and nobody embodies the spirit of that definition at McGill more than Nancy Lavigne.

Published: 18 November 2021

Climate change artist-in-residence to curate bicentennial art show

webfull — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:51:55 +0000

Milton Riaño, McGill’s Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science’s Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a “celebration of science in all its forms”.

The art show organizers are calling on all members of the McGill community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.

The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.

Published: 30 August 2021

Family Science Day: What is neuroscience? History of neuroscience at McGill

webfull — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:14:50 +0000

As part of McGill’s Bicentennial and 24h de science, join BrainReach on a virtual tour of the brain and its fascinating neurons followed by a brief history of neuroscience. Young minds will discover how scientists at McGill set on a journey to understand the human brain.

Topic: What is neuroscience? History of neuroscience at McGill

Time: May 8, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Published: 6 April 2021