5 lessons for a non-linear scientific career
脡liane Ubalijoro,听BSc(Agr)'92, PhD'01 has an incredible story. As a Rwandan college student, she was studying in Canada听at听the outbreak of the Rwandan civil war. She returned to Rwanda during the conflict to pursue agricultural research, but ultimately decided that the country was too unsafe to make progress in her career.
FAES teams advance to Dobson finals
We extend best wishes to Startups involving FAES students who will compete for the Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize in the Dobson Cup Finals on March 27.
Les vaches ont besoin de r茅cr茅ations
Pendant son projet de doctorat, Elise Shepley [AnSci] analysait la sant茅 des pattes des animaux en lien avec leur mode de logement, en stabulation libre ou entrav茅e. 芦 Je tente de d茅montrer l鈥檌mpact positif de faire bouger les bovins, un aspect peu document茅 scientifiquement et m茅connu des producteurs 禄, explique-t-elle.
The BETTER Project
Anne-Sophie Brazeau (SHN) is one of the Principal Investigators on the BETTER project. The team believes that it is essential to accurately define hypoglycemia, to understand the patient experience with therapy and treatment options, and to facilitate patient education.
D茅mystifier la m茅t茅orologie agricole
Les stations radars m茅t茅orologiques recueillent des donn茅es d鈥檜ne importance capitale pour les agriculteurs. 芦 La station qui appartient 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频, situ茅e 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 茅tait responsable de la surveillance m茅t茅o pour la r茅gion de Montr茅al de 1968 脿 octobre 2018 禄, explique Fr茅d茅ric Fabry, directeur de l鈥檕bservatoire radar de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频.
Communicating Science in the Public Domain
NRS students and staff receive "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement" recognition
Kudos to FAES Science Communicators Allyson Menzies (PhD Candidate-NRS-Humphries), Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 (PhD Candidate-NRS-Bennett) and Emeritus Professor David M. Bird (NRS), who recently received well-deserved recognition from the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media.
The Nature of Things: Aging in the Wild
What is the secret to longevity? Kyle Elliott (NRS) and Anne Mouillier (MSE) share clues to the aging process in the black-winged kittiwake in the debut of Aging in the Wild on this week's Nature of Things.
Watch CBC's The Nature of Things
G茅rer la ferme du Campus Macdonald, un d茅fi motivant
[Paul Meldrum, Macdonald Campus Farm Manager, is a familiar and friendly face to many staff and students on campus - He describes his experience working with students at the farm: "I am very proud of our students. They inspire me and give me confidence in the future."]
Opinion : Nutrition adapter le guide alimentaire aux besoins des a卯n茅s
St茅phanie Chevalier et Nancy Presse, Di茅t茅tistes-Nutritionnistes, et quatre autres signataires
Nous saluons la parution du nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien pour son virage r茅solument moderne et son approche davantage ax茅e sur la qualit茅 et les comportements alimentaires sains.
An out of the world experience for BRE student Christopher Patterson
During a summer internship in California鈥檚 Lava Beds National Monument, Christopher Patterson, a second- year student in Bioresource Engineering, worked as a Research Assistant for ATiLT (Astrobiology Training in Lava Tubes).
鈥淏y studying naturally protective formations like lava tubes and other potentially habitable locations, I have become aware of the incredible opportunities that lie beyond our world not only for myself, but for humanity as a whole,鈥� says Patterson.
Congratulations to Founder's Day honourees
Founder's Day,听our annual celebration of the life and generosity of our benefactor, Sir William Christopher Macdonald. is held on the Thursday closest to the anniversary of his birth - February 10, 1831. Founder鈥檚 Day festivities are an occasion to celebrate our history, our strengths and our promise for the future.
La Ferme Macdonald College de Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue s鈥檌llustre pour la qualit茅 de son lait
La Ferme Macdonald College fait partie des seize fermes laiti猫res qui ont re莽u les grands honneurs 脿 l鈥檕ccasion du 30e Gala du Club de l鈥橢xcellence d鈥橝gropur, tenu 脿 Qu茅bec le 25 janvier dernier. Cet 茅v茅nement a rendu hommage aux fermes laiti猫res, membres d鈥橝gropur, ayant enregistr茅 les meilleurs r茅sultats en mati猫re de qualit茅. Lors de l鈥櫭﹙猫nement, la Ferme Macdonald College a 茅t茅 intronis茅e au Club de l鈥橢xcellence d鈥橝gropur.
Success in Genome Canada competition
Congratulations to Jianguo (Jeff) Xia ( AnSci/Para), Guillaume Bourque (Director of Bioinformatics at the 成人VR视频 & Genome Quebec Innovation Center) and Pierre-脡tienne Jacques (Sherbrooke) who were awarded $1.1 by Genome Canada earlier this week.
The Government of Canada invests in innovation to help grow Canada's bioeconomy
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
News releaseFebruary 11, 2019 鈥� Montreal, Quebec 鈥� Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The bioeconomy sector holds tremendous potential for Canada, helping to reduce our carbon footprint while creating opportunities to grow our economy.
Stellar pitches by Mac 3MT competitors
There was stiff competition at last week's Lister Family Engaged Science 3MT Competition. In the end, eleven stellar graduate students delivered riveting pitches to a packed room of supporters, that included Honours Science students from John Abbott College.
Congratulations are extended to all "Mac" 3MT participants.
View photos on our Flickr site.
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