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鈥檚 Bicentennial.
鈥淎ltogether, 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鈥檚 how it starts. Five years from now, we鈥檒l have a little forest.鈥�
In the 1960s, only about three percent of the land in Quebec was suitable for cultivation. The Province鈥檚 population and need for food outstripped the yield from Quebec farms. More than half of Quebec鈥檚 most fertile lands required improved water management 鈥� either better drainage or supplemental irrigation to maximize productivity and yield. Over more than four decades, Emeritus Professor Robert Broughton鈥檚 work would revolutionize soil drainage in Quebec, leading to increased food production and capacity in Quebec鈥檚 irrigation and drainage industry.
Sylvie Lapointe, a constant advocate and a champion for Macdonald students, has been named an Unsung Hero as part of the Bicentennial Celebrations! Sylvie recently retired from the role of Operations Manager in Macdonald Student Services. Bravo Sylvie!
As part of the Bicentennial Celebrations, faculties, central units, associations, and unions were asked to nominate the Unsung Heroes in their department 鈥� the less-recognized faculty and staff who have walked the halls of McGill through the ages and who have greatly helped shape the community.
The story of the 鈥楤uilding of Macdonald College鈥� was featured as part McGill鈥檚 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鈥檚 conviction that 鈥渇arm, home, and school鈥� were the three pillars of society.
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.
Every institution has a number of people who become the face of that organization. But for every recognizable 鈥渟tar,鈥�, there is a bevy of unsung heroes who quietly go about their work, making things happen. We call these people 鈥渢he unsung heroes,鈥�, and nobody embodies the spirit of that definition at McGill more than Nancy Lavigne.
, McGill鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥�.
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.
As part of McGill鈥檚 and , join on a听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.
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Topic: What is neuroscience? History of neuroscience at McGill
Time: May 8, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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