Academic careers are built on many factors, including perseverance, thirst for new knowledge, and research papers. One of the measures of the impact of these outputs is the annual聽聽list from Clarivate.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have named the winners of the first Deep SpaceFood Challenge, an international contest that sought novel food technologies for future astronaut missions, as well as for use in resource-scarce regions on Earth.
Celebrity chefs Martha Stewart and Lynn Crawford joined former astronauts Scott Kelly and Chris Hadfield in making the announcements in a video aired by NASA on its television channel on November 15th.
Gr芒ce au don de Marc Bieler, l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 peut offrir un meilleur soutien 脿 la recherche en environnement.
芦 La canneberge est la culture mara卯ch猫re la plus 茅cologique qui soit, d茅clare Marc Bieler. D鈥檜ne part parce qu鈥檈lle est cultiv茅e sur des terres class茅es impropres 脿 l鈥檃griculture, les sols 茅tant trop humides et acides, et d鈥檃utre part parce que la loi nous oblige 脿 conserver 脿 l鈥櫭﹖at naturel 35聽% de la superficie de la ferme.聽禄
Rassembler des entreprises concurrentes autour d鈥檜ne m锚me table avec des chercheurs pour innover聽: c鈥檈st le d茅fi sur lequel mise, depuis 2017, le Consortium de recherche et d鈥檌nnovation sur la transformation alimentaire (RITA) 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频. Et 莽a marche.
Innovative food production technologies for edible crickets and microalgae launch two 成人VR视频 student-led projects into the semifinals of the NASA/CSA Deep Space Food Challenge.
On October 21, 2021, 成人VR视频 conferred an honorary doctorate upon Claire Bolduc, a passionate advocate for rural affairs, agriculture and agronomy in Quebec. The honorary doctorate is 成人VR视频鈥檚 highest honour, given in recognition of highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for our community of students, professors, researchers and staff.
On October 8th, the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the minist猫re de l'Agriculture, des P锚cheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of the R茅seau qu茅b茅cois de recherche en agriculture durable (RQRAD), a flagship measure of the (PAD).
During the last year and a half, the world鈥檚 attention has been focused squarely on SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. While deadly, this virus is only one of many pathogens that threaten our well-being. For many years, scientists have been warning about another microscopic menace: drug-resistant microbes.
Congrats to (NRS/BSE), one of sixteen Canadian sustainability leaders (#Clean16 honourees) named to the Delta Management Group鈥檚 2022 list.
Ann Louise Carson BScAgr鈥81 immersed herself in Mac traditions. She鈥檚 now supporting them for the next generation through a legacy gift.
Read more in the August 2021 edition of
As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)鈥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.
Read more in August 2021 issue of
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.
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鈥檚 Bicentennial Celebrations!
Pierre lives the Macdonald motto 鈥淢astery for Service.鈥 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.聽
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鈥檚 virtual Convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences enjoyed a milestone of a more collective fashion, however.
For the very first time, the graduating cohort from the Farm Management and Technology Program (FMT) was made up of more than 50 per cent women.
鈥淚t becomes so easy to do your part when everyone around you is doing their part to live sustainably.鈥
Hailing from around the world, 成人VR视频鈥檚 valedictorians are a diverse, multitalented group. When they came to the University, they brought with them their unique backgrounds, passions and ambitions. While they all praise the education they received at 成人VR视频, one thing is certain, the University has benefitted just as much for having them as valuable, contributing members of our community.