Some of you may have noticed trees being felled near the John Abbott College Memorial Field. 听While we never want to cut trees down, nature sometimes leaves us no choice. 听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. 听All the trees being removed are being replaced. 听Other trees will get a significant pruning. 听It is likely that more oak trees will need to be felled in future years for the same reasons.
Published on: 17 Aug 2017
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, McGill leads the pack with an impressive number 鈥� 23 projects totaling $4.2 million 鈥� in this latest round of the funding competition.
Congratulations to Faculty members Val茅rie Gravel (Plant Science) and Salwa Karboune (Food Science) who were among the recipients.
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Published on: 17 Aug 2017
(Une collaboration de Val茅rie Gravel, agronome et professeure adjointe en horticulture durable, Universit茅 McGill)
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Published on: 15 Aug 2017
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 香蕉视频'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."
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Published on: 14 Aug 2017
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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Published on: 14 Aug 2017
Professor Emerita Harriet Kuhnlein (School of Human Nutrition) received a 2017 Fulbright Specialist Grant that was undertaken with Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.听 The award was in the category of Public/Global Health for a term of 5 weeks during February and March, 2017.听 The grant was administered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State with the cooperation of World Learning.听
Published on: 8 Aug 2017
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.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
The new Paddle Shack at the Macdonald Campus makes McGill 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 McGill and John Abbott College communities.
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Published on: 19 Jul 2017
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.听
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, 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.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
L鈥檜n offre un service cl茅 en main pour des projets d鈥檃griculture urbaine, l鈥檃utre a d茅velopp茅 un mod猫le de production agricole intensive en conteneur. Le premier s鈥檃dresse aux particuliers, aux restaurateurs et aux 茅coles, et le second aux 茅piceries, aux agriculteurs et aux entreprises. Ces deux jeunes entreprises, MicroHabitat听et La Bo卯te mara卯ch猫re misent sur la production locale sans pesticide 脿 des 茅chelles toutefois bien diff茅rentes.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2017
In a study published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 香蕉视频 researcher Jaswinder Singh and co-authors describe a new protein that could greatly improve brewing.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2017
Repairs on the Macdonald Bridge (overpass of Poultry Cottages Street, over railway tracks and Highway 20) will last until the end of August 2017.
Closure of Highway 20 (A-20)
Monday June 26 and Tuesday June 27
Closure of A-20 eastbound: Between exit 39 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue / Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants and exit 48 Boulevard St-Charles, from 10 pm to 5 am
Published on: 21 Jun 2017
We are excited to announce the opening this summer of the Mac Paddle Shack. 听Operated by Athletics and Recreation and servicing the McGill community as well as John Abbott, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue and the general public, the Mac Paddle Shack will offer hourly kayak, stand up paddle board (SUP) and canoe rentals, paddling instruction and paddle board yoga classes.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2017
The list of 鈥渂ad things鈥� could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it鈥檚 the toxin produced from the bacteria that is harmful, not the bacteria itself, says Brigitte Cadieux, a postdoctoral fellow in 香蕉视频鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2017
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