/plant/taxonomy/term/5/all en /plant/channels/event/barbados-interdisciplinary-tropical-studies-program-bits-summer-2024-information-booth-355213 <div> <div></div></div> Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:26:41 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 6230 at /plant /plant/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> <p>Nominations for the Mastery for Service Award in 2025 should be submitted to the Office of the Dean (<span><span>dean.macdonald</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>) no later than <strong>November 29, 2024.</strong></p> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:22:55 +0000 admin 7119 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-food-science-and-agricultural-chemistry-msc-phd-360758 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:44:56 +0000 admin 7113 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-human-nutrition-msc-phd-360759 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:47:18 +0000 admin 7114 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-parasitology-msc-phd-360760 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:56:07 +0000 admin 7115 at /plant /plant/channels/news/mcgill-students-shine-naidc-progressive-dairy-interviews-beatrice-neveu-and-connor-velthuis-360640 <p>In April 2024, four 91ÉçÇø students from the Macdonald Campus' Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program participated in the 2024 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). Beatrice Neveu, Connor Velthuis, David Kolton Crack, Jason McOuat and their coach, 91ÉçÇø Faculty Lecturer <a href="/fmt/staff/leduc">Mathieu Leduc</a>, traveled to California for this three-day event to sharpen their dairy and business skills while networking with teams from across North America.</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:33:39 +0000 admin 7110 at /plant /plant/channels/news/impact-global-warming-fall-colors-interview-prof-benoit-cote-360643 <p>While climate change may not dictate the arrival of Fall colors, it does affect this phenomenon... and its eventual disappearance.</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:52:59 +0000 admin 7111 at /plant /plant/channels/event/winter-2025-internship-program-recruitment-360626 <h2>The Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy <a href="/equity-ethics-policy/student-experiences/internship-program">Internship Program</a> is accepting applications for Winter 2025!</h2> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:44:22 +0000 admin 7109 at /plant /plant/channels/event/winter-nature-scavenger-hunt-359675 <p>The Office of Student Academic Services has created a new nature scavenger about the <a href="/morganarboretum/">Morgan Arboretum</a>!</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:16:19 +0000 admin 7099 at /plant /plant/channels/news/more-and-bigger-spiders-noticeable-montreal-fall-says-prof-chris-buddle-360448 <p>As spooky decorations go up around Montreal this October, real spiders are also becoming more prevalent.</p> <p>Entomologist <a href="/nrs/academic-0/buddle">Chris Buddle</a>, 91ÉçÇø's Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs) and Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, <a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/more-and-bigger-spiders-noticeable-in-montreal-this-fall-1.7072557">told CTV News</a> that spiders become bigger than normal and are seen more often as winter approaches.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:16:40 +0000 admin 7098 at /plant /plant/channels/news/migrating-seabirds-are-bringing-forever-chemicals-arctic-360283 <p><big>New research from 91ÉçÇø graduate shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic</big></p> <p>Between March and May each year, 15 million <a href="https://www.eol.org/pages/45509266">black-legged kittiwakes</a> gather from across the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to nest and breed on rocky Arctic cliffs—some making the journey from as far as Florida or North Africa.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:18:45 +0000 admin 7091 at /plant /plant/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-student-awarded-environmental-research-education-foundation-360282 <p>Congratulations to 91ÉçÇø <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> Master's student Sadie MacDonald, who has been named the 2024 Detachable Container Association Scholar by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation! MacDonald is researching the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of Montreal’s organic waste management systems. This research can help inform policy decisions with regards to environmental sustainability.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:03:47 +0000 admin 7090 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-animal-science-msc-phd-360269 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:36:57 +0000 admin 7088 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-natural-resource-sciences-msc-phd-360266 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:25:27 +0000 admin 7085 at /plant /plant/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-animal-science-msc-applied-sustainable-agriculture-360267 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:30:19 +0000 admin 7086 at /plant