Elena Bennett named one of Canada’s top sustainability leaders
Congrats to Elena Bennett (NRS/BSE), one of sixteen Canadian sustainability leaders (#Clean16 honourees) named to the Delta Management Group’s 2022 Clean50 list.
Green and Gold, and Mac all over
Ann Louise Carson BScAgr’81 immersed herself in Mac traditions. She’s now supporting them for the next generation through a legacy gift.
Read more in the August 2021 edition of Focus on Macdonald
From family farm to family gift: Mac graduate ‘cultivates’ experiential education
As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)’66, had plenty of opportunities for experiential education during the summer months, working seven days a week on the family dairy farm in the Chateauguay Valley. Thanks to a generous gift from McEwen, internships will continue to play an essential part in the education experience at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Flower power: Quebec farmer invites visitors to pick bouquets on farm
McGill alumnus Marc-André Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management & Technology program.
Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy
A study released this month found that as the climate changes in the North, some cold-adapted arctic birds are especially susceptible to heat stress.
Four McGill students win Weston Family Awards in Northern Research
Prestigious awards provide support to young scientists in Canada pursuing research in Canada’s North Four McGill students are among this year’s winners of Weston Family Awards in Northern Research, as announced yesterday.Former staff member Pierre G. Langlois named Unsung Hero
Congratulations to Pierre G. Langlois, B.Sc. (Agr)'78, CBIS (MIS)'90, the first of several members of the Macdonald community to be named an Unsung Hero as part of the University’s Bicentennial Celebrations!
Pierre lives the Macdonald motto “Mastery for Service.” Over the years, he has dedicated much of his time and energy to representing the interests of others and bettering the units and communities he serves.
The changing face of the Farm Management and Technology Program
Women make up more than 50 per cent of the graduating cohort for first time in program history.Convocation is a special time and an important milestone in the lives of graduating students. Today’s virtual Convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences enjoyed a milestone of a more collective fashion, however.
Conversations with valedictorians: Sreedurga Cherukumalli, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
“It becomes so easy to do your part when everyone around you is doing their part to live sustainably.”Hailing from around the world, McGill’s valedictorians are a diverse, multitalented group. When they came to the University, they brought with them their unique backgrounds, passions and ambitions.
Sustainable Sparks: Klara Winkler on planting the seeds of a good Anthropocene
Follow the journey of environmental scientist and McGill researcher Klara Winkler on the search for bright spots of sustainability at McGill By Maya Willard-Stepan, Communications Intern, McGill Office of SustainabilityAmidst the doom and gloom of the climate crisis, it can be difficult to envision a sustainable future – or even see positive change.
Associate Professor Stéphane Bayen receives 2021 Agilent Thought Leader Award
Setting the standard in the fight against food fraud
Bioresource engineer Michael Ngadi receives CAAIN grant
MatrixSpex Solutions, founded by Bioresource Engineer and James McGill Professor Michael Ngadi, is the first funding recipient of The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) for its project: Optimizing Hyper-Eye: An Integrated Solution for Assessment of Fertility and Gender of Pre-Incubated Eggs.
Combattre le racisme en nutrition
La nutrition ne peut plus être que l’affaire de femmes blanches, minces et souriantes qui mangent des pommes – le cliché de la nutritionniste vue par Google Images. Un groupe de travail sur le racisme en nutrition « a été mis sur pied il y a quelques mois, dans la foulée de la mort de George Floyd et des questions qui en ont découlé », indique Mélanie Champagne, directrice des communications de l’Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec.
GoodLeaf souhaite bâtir une ferme verticale à Longueuil
L’entreprise ontarienne GoodLeaf, dont le principal actionnaire est le géant de l’alimentation McCain, espère acheter des terrains qui appartiennent à la Ville de Longueuil dans les prochaines semaines pour y bâtir une ferme verticale qui permettrait de produire de petites laitues et des pousses dès 2022, a appris Le Devoir.
Canada geese: What you may not know about the pesky national symbol
Many Canadians are familiar with the honking and hissing that marks the beginning of the spring season, some might be more intimately familiar with the feeling of large wings batting about the sides of their head, but one thing is for certain: most Canadians have a Canada goose story.