鈥淚nstead of being another resource for knowledge, we鈥檙e actually delivering something practical to people,鈥� said Li. 鈥淲e鈥檙e combining nutrition and gourmet flavours to motivate behaviour change. It鈥檚 time dietitians became a key leader in the food industry, having a direct impact on putting good food into consumer homes. Dietitians don鈥檛 have to be the food police.鈥� Yumibox Co-Founders and 成人VR视频 Macdonald Campus students, Mengyin Hong, and Zoey Li. Montreal Gazette.
Published on: 15 Nov 2016
People prone to viewing the world in symbolic terms would have enjoyed yesterday鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus. Hundreds of people stood in a tight circle around the permanent War Memorial in front of the Raymond Building. This human circle was itself ringed by the 44 oak trees that line Memorial Field. These oak trees were planted in 1931 to honour the supreme sacrifice of 34 young men from Macdonald College and Macdonald College High School who lost their lives in World War I.
Published on: 11 Nov 2016
Two students from 成人VR视频, Zoey Li and Yin Hong, have founded a company to help raise awareness about diabetes and to help those coping with it.
Yumi Box is a whole grain subscription box that delivers preportioned and preseasoned whole grains to your front door.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2016
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The MTQ has made available a shuttle to take staff and students to and from the campus and the Farm for the duration of Phase 1 of the Macdonald Campus overpass construction.
The shuttle will run continuously from 08h00 鈥� 12h00 and 12h30 鈥� 17h00 and is equipped for bicycle transport. Each circuit takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
Stop locations include:
Published on: 7 Nov 2016
The Quebec Ministry of Transport will commence major repairs to the campus Highway 20 overpass (Pont Poultry Cottages) as of November 4, 2016. Phase 1 of the project is expected to last until the end of the year and Phase 2 will take place in the spring.听
This weekend 鈥� November 4, 5 and 6
Repair work听under听the campus Highway 20 overpass will begin Friday evening, and as a result, there will be closures on Highway 20 over the weekend.
Monday, November 7th until end of project
Overpass traffic:
Published on: 3 Nov 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Begg (Plant Science, FMT), the recipient of the Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty Lecturer).听 Principal Fortier presented the award at 成人VR视频's Fall Convocation held earlier this week.听 Dr. Begg has long been a supporter of student-led initiatives beyond the classroom and empowers students to be involved in their own learning process.听 She received the Macdonald Campus Award for Teaching Excellence earlier this year.
Published on: 3 Nov 2016
Today at a press conference in Quebec City, the Institut Nordique du Quebec (INQ) announced three Northern Research Chairs, as well as a newly recruited Science and Innovation Director, Louis Fortier.
Published on: 1 Nov 2016
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Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (Supervisor Elena Bennett), "is investigating how climate change is affecting Arctic marine food webs, ecosystem services and the well-being of Inuit communities. Through her research, Marianne hopes to provide knowledge that will help governments sustainably manage ecosystems. Her research was featured in the June 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic".听
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Published on: 28 Oct 2016
Breakfast pancakes, a hot cheese muffin or a succulent brownie can become only a memory to those who live with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, says Judy Campbell, a Montreal dietitian and gluten-free diet specialist... this culinary specialist who taught dietetic students nutritional and quantity food preparation for 18 years at 成人VR视频鈥檚 School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
Published on: 21 Oct 2016
Coming to the aid of eastern Canadian hemp producers is Philippe Seguin, associate professor at 成人VR视频, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Seguin wants to help farmers in eastern Canada learn more about which hemp cultivars work best in their environment. He and his team of researchers selected 11 cultivars and planted them in seven different environments in Quebec. Seguin kept detailed records of when the seeds were planted and how much fertilizer was used.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2016
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De passage 脿 Montr茅al, la primatologue Jane Goodall a d茅nonc茅 l鈥櫭﹍evage animal intensif qui est pratiqu茅 dans les pays riches. S鈥檃dressant 脿 une assembl茅e de v茅t茅rinaires, elle a toutefois avou茅 ne pas savoir comment s鈥檃ttaquer 脿 ce probl猫me. Les travaux d鈥檜ne chercheuse de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 s鈥檌nt茅ressant 脿 l鈥櫭﹍evage des vaches laiti猫res devraient apporter certains 茅l茅ments de r茅ponse 脿 cette vaste probl茅matique.
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Published on: 14 Oct 2016
Elena M. Bennett of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences is the lead author of Bright Spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene. "The paper describes an effort to identify and propagate social and environmental projects that could reverse a centuries-long pattern in which human prosperity has come at the cost of substantial harm to ecosystems and excluded communities. "
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
Microbiologist Brian Driscoll took over the helm of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (NRS) on September 1st.
Growing up in Dundas, ON, Driscoll discovered his love science and agriculture at a young age, thanks to the influence of two uncles - one an organic chemistry professor and the other an apple grower.听 Through stints as a lifeguard and swimming instructor, he discovered that teaching was something he excelled at and enjoyed.
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Published on: 4 Oct 2016
29-year-old the lead agronomist for a Whistler marijuana company
As a 14-year-old loading soil at a Quebec poinsettia听greenhouse, David Bernard-Perron听[BSc (AES)'12, MSc'15]听never would have expected he'd grow up to be the lead agronomist听for a marijuana company in Whistler.听
But at 29, that's exactly what he's doing, and the company he works for is at the forefront of quickly growing industry.
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Published on: 29 Sep 2016
[Former Macdonald student] Prosanta Chakrabarty travels the world searching for fish that few humans have ever seen. The LSU researcher wants to learn what these underwater unknowns can teach about evolution and the history of the earth.
He's a modern-day explorer, swimming through murky waters and diving into caves in search of seldom-seen species.
Published on: 27 Sep 2016
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