/macdonald/taxonomy/term/5/all en /macdonald/channels/event/2024-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-357478 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 15:02:37 +0000 admin 6060 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/natalie-waters-appointed-associate-dean-research-scholarship-361138 <p>Ď㽶ĘÓƵ Libraries are pleased to welcome Natalie Waters as the new Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship, on a five-year term, ending November 2029.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:19:54 +0000 admin 8847 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/call-nominations-mastery-service-award-due-november-29-360787 <p>Every five years, Macdonald honours an individual who has provided "outstanding contributions to the Macdonald community as demonstrated by a commitment and dedication to the Campus which has added immeasurably to the quality of the institution, its programs and student life". The award is open to all: faculty or staff, active or retired, alumni and friends.</p> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:22:55 +0000 admin 6724 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/ai-well-being-cows-and-wallets-breeders-interview-prof-elsa-vasseur-361136 <p>Images captured by cameras scrutinizing the slightest movements of cows. This is the basis of a major study currently being carried out by the Innovation Research Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (<a href="https://www.well-e.org/fr">WELL-E</a>), jointly created by Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and UQAM. <a href="https://www.laterre.ca/technique/sante-animale/lia-au-service-du-bien-etre-des-vaches-et-du-portefeuille-des-eleveurs/">A new article in <em>La Terre </em>dives into the project and interviews the McGill team members at the helm.</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:51:16 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 8843 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-plant-science-msc-phd-360977 <p>Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:46:01 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 8796 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 8841 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/veterans-honoured-annual-john-abbott-collegemcgill-macdonald-campus-remembrance-day-ceremony-361130 <p><em><small>Photo by Neale McDevitt: On the left, 99-year-old WWII vet Joe Maxwell shakes hands with Colonel Andrew Lussier, 35 years service including tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In the middle is Lt. Commander Alex Csank (20 years Canadian Navy).</small></em></p> <p><big>Hundreds of community members take part, including students from local elementary schools, Macdonald High School, John Abbott and Macdonald Campus</big></p> <p>By Neale McDevitt<br /> Editor, <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/">McGill Reporter</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:43:45 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 8839 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/event-antisense-oligonucleotide-therapy-individual-kif1a-associated-neurological-disorder-november-361123 <p>Dear Colleagues,</p> <p>Please see the next Medical Genetics Grand Rounds scheduled talk below:</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:30:50 +0000 admin 8835 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/landscape-design-student-photo-exhibit-361122 <p><b>Vote for your faves!</b></p> <p>Students of Farm Management and Technology’s Landscape Design class will exhibit their photo displays in the Ceilidh (Centennial Centre) on Thursday November 14, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:38:38 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 8834 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/amazing-brain-science-talks-2024-celebrating-mind-360995 <p>On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) presented the second edition of the Amazing Brain Science Talks, organized in collaboration with <b><a href="https://braincanada.ca/">Brain Canada Foundation</a></b>. Held at the PHI Centre in Montreal, the event was a great success, drawing over 100 members for an engaging afternoon focused on brain health.</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:52:25 +0000 admin 8825 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-gault-nature-reserve-361100 <p>Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">McGill Science Outreach</a>), for a bilingual Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk in the Gault Nature Reserve.</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:52:42 +0000 admin 8821 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 8803 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2025-deadline-web-withdrawing-d1d2-or-n1n2-multi-term-courses-352909 <p>Deadline for web withdrawing (grade of "W") from D1/D2 or N1/N2 multi-term courses that started in September 2024 ('W' on the D1 or N1 fall term course, drop and fee refund of the D2 or N2 course).</p> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:20:25 +0000 admin 8801 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 <p>In August 2024, the Redpath Museum was certified as an accredited museum institution by the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du QuĂ©bec. The accreditation is a seal of quality confirming that the museum meets internationally recognized requirements and standards for governance, museological practices, and heritage presentation. With this recognition, the Redpath joined a network of 180 other accredited museums across the province.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:36:52 +0000 admin 8795 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/research-and-innovation-chair-animal-welfare-and-artificial-intelligence-research-and-innovation-day-360973 <p>Professors Abdoulaye BanirĂ© Diallo (UQAM), <a href="/animal/staff/elsa-vasseur">Elsa Vasseur</a> (McGill) and the <a href="https://www.well-e.org/en/">WELL-E</a> team would like to invite you to the Research and Innovation Cha</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:20:35 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 8794 at /macdonald