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Students from all levels – elementary, high school, CEGEP and university – take part in annual Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus

At today’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus, the crowd – mostly schoolchildren from Macdonald High School and three West Island elementary schools – huddled together against a cold, wet snow.

“Imagine the conditions faced by Canadian soldiers,” one observer commented.

Classified as: Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Published on: 8 Nov 2019

Le 27 septembre, Greta Thunberg était à Montréal pour parler de l’urgence climatique. Les questions environnementales sont en ce moment à l’avant-scène des enjeux sociaux. « Malheureusement, on parle peu des répercussions du gaspillage alimentaire sur l’état de la planète », rappelle Pascal Thériault, agronome et directeur des relations communautaires pour la Faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement de l’Université McGill.

Classified as: food wastage, gaspillage alimentaire
Published on: 8 Nov 2019

Il faut parfois s’attarder aux petits détails pour avoir une vue d’ensemble. C’est ce que fait Subhasis Ghoshal, professeur de génie civil à l’Université McGill [et le Centre Brace pour la gestion des ressources de l'eau], qui s’intéresse à la présence de nanoparticules de métal dans les eaux usées. Il souhaite évaluer le risque de contamination des sols lorsque les boues issues du traitement des eaux municipales sont recyclées en milieu agricole.

Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Call for more relevant, solutions-focused research to address the social-ecological crisis

Classified as: biodiversity, Sustainability
Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a new study in Science. Global climate change could lead to significant shifts in earthworm communities worldwide, threatening the many vital functions they provide. Joann Whalen (NRS) is one of the co-authors on the study. McGill Reporter.

Classified as: earthworms
Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Congratulations to Mac Farm Staffer Martin Chaumont recipient of the Principal’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff (Technical Assistants, Library Assistants and Nurses Category)!

Classified as: Principal's Award
Published on: 31 Oct 2019

The new McGill Research Centre for Cannabis held its inaugural Science and Research Day on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the Ď㽶ĘÓƵ Hospital Centre (MUHC), Glen site.

Classified as: cannabis
Published on: 25 Oct 2019

PRESS RELEASE - October 22, 2019

Fair Trade Canada is pleased to announce that the Macdonald Campus of Ď㽶ĘÓƵ has become a Fair Trade Designated Campus!

Classified as: fair trade
Published on: 23 Oct 2019

« À la fruiterie du coin, je saute systématiquement sur l’ail du Québec », avoue Jean-Benoit Charron, chercheur à l’Université McGill. Avec la demande grandissante pour les produits du terroir, l’ail québécois est très prisé des consommateurs. Il se démarque par son goût, sa durée de conservation et sa faible teneur en pesticides. Pourtant, sa production demeure marginale. La raison : le manque de pureté des semences.

Classified as: garlic, ail, semences
Published on: 23 Oct 2019

Canadian research is part of an extensive global climate change study that has found billions of the world’s poorest people are at risk.

The results, published Thursday in the journal Science, raise troubling questions about who will be able to adapt in a shifting, less dependable world.

“There’s a great potential for the problems to occur where people have the least ability to cope with it,” said Elena Bennett [NRS], who studies ecological systems at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and is one of the paper’s 21 co-authors.

Classified as: agriculture, climate change, crops, water
Published on: 17 Oct 2019

Dr. Boatin [an Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Parasitology who teaches in the Parasitology graduate program] has played a transformative, frontline role in the field of disease.

“We applaud his tireless efforts in accelerating the pace towards Onchocerciasis disease elimination, and the elimination and control of other infectious diseases in Developing Countries. He has been for many years a frontline health worker driving global health and has been recognized by the Reach Awards program Reaching the Last Mile”, Dr. Roger Prichard.

Classified as: REACH award
Published on: 17 Oct 2019

On the second day of the 8th Asian-Australasian conference on precision agriculture at PAU, the keynote speaker of the day, Prof Viacheslav Adamchuk, [BRE] shared his views on sensor systems in precision agriculture with special emphasis on development of proximal soil and plant sensing systems, geospatial data processing and management and practical implementation of precision agriculture.

Classified as: Precision agriculture, sensor systems
Published on: 17 Oct 2019

Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. A wild bee buzzes through a farm, pollinating vegetables as it goes. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farm’s runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all around the world, nature’s contributions are constantly flowing to people.

Classified as: nature, global modeling
Published on: 11 Oct 2019

« Je suis un gars de l’Abitibi, donc je suis habitué au froid! » s’exclame Jean-Benoit Charron, chercheur à l’Université McGill. En raison des changements climatiques, le froid n’est toutefois plus ce qu’il était. Les plantes cultivées dans les champs doivent s’adapter à ces nouvelles conditions.

« Certains épisodes de froid arrivent très tôt, et d’autres beaucoup plus tard qu’avant », explique le scientifique. De plus, les redoux en plein hiver réduisent la couverture de neige, privant ainsi la plante d’une couche isolante.

Classified as: climate change, Plants, cold, adaption
Published on: 9 Oct 2019

Lorsqu’une contamination bactérienne se déclare à proximité d’une ferme, il faut cibler le plus rapidement possible les élevages problématiques puisque certaines souches peuvent parfois infecter l’homme. L’objectif est de mettre en place des barrières naturelles qui empêcheront les ruissellements provenant de ces fermes de se retrouver dans l’eau potable environnante.

Classified as: bacteria, contamination, infection, water
Published on: 9 Oct 2019

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