/consortium-rita/taxonomy/term/154/all en /consortium-rita/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 <p>In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.</p> <p>“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup> hour offer from ����VR��Ƶ for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 2287 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>����VR��Ƶ’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 2269 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/event/international-day-women-and-girls-science-2025-transforming-global-food-systems-through-359646 <p>The Margaret A.</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:15:51 +0000 admin 2251 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>����VR��Ƶ awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 2247 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/101-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-235-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-358031 <p><strong><em>Funding supports groundbreaking research in the natural sciences and engineering</em></strong></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 ����VR��Ƶ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:07:59 +0000 admin 2246 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/event/activity-booklet-delights-winter-season-2024-edition-335449 <h2>Join us in celebrating the holiday season!</h2> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0000 admin 2239 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/event/application-deadline-student-experience-enhancement-fund-seef-353154 <p>The <a href="/osas/internshipawards">Student Experience Enhancement Fund</a> (SEEF) for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) supports extra-curricular experiential learning initiatives.</p> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:28:20 +0000 admin 2243 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/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 2241 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/government-canada-invests-6m-climate-change-adaptation-and-interdisciplinary-research-mcgill-357527 <p> <i>Two ����VR��Ƶ-led climate change mitigation projects receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research</i><i> </i><i>Fund’s (NFRF) International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition.</i> <i>Thirteen researchers receive grants through the NFRF Exploration Competition.</i></p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:55:03 +0000 admin 2248 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/36-million-funding-genomic-solutions-agriculture-bio-food-and-environment-357688 <p>Génome Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – secteur nature et technologies (FRQ), have announced the 15 research projects that have won major funding through the third round of the <em>Genomics Integration Program – Agriculture and Biofood, Forestry and Environment</em>, including two led by ����VR��Ƶ researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The total investment, including public and private partners, represents nearly $3.6 million.</p> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:46:47 +0000 admin 2220 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/Lallemand%20Lecture%20Series%201 <p><strong>Registration is required.</strong></p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:00:51 +0000 carolyne.dubreuil@mcgill.ca 2054 at /consortium-rita