How to choose the perfect Christmas tree
Christmas is just under two weeks away, so if you haven't picked out a tree yet, the clock is ticking. [CTV News Montreal] asked David Wees from the Plant Science Department of 成人VR视频 for some tips on what to look for.
Read article/watch videoAir Canada Backs Effort to Build Homegrown 鈥楪reen鈥� Jet Fuel Infrasructure
The University of Toronto, 成人VR视频听 [BioFuelNet - Don Smith] and the International Air Transport Association are also part of the project as members of the BioFuelNet Aviation Task Force. Funding is coming from the Green Aviation Research and Development Network, which gets its support from the federal government and Canada鈥檚 aerospace sector.
Le carnage des poussins m芒les pourrait bient么t prendre fin
Chaque ann茅e, des millions de poussins m芒les, jug茅s sans valeur par l'industrie des poules pondeuses, sont euthanasi茅s d猫s leur sortie听de l'oeuf. Une pratique que l'Allemagne veut cesser d'ici 2017, et 脿 laquelle une myst茅rieuse invention de l'Universit茅 成人VR视频 pourrait mettre fin....Au Qu茅bec, l'Universit茅 成人VR视频 planche aussi secr猫tement sur une technologie semblable.
What if the only way to save the planet is to dramatically slow our economies
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鈥淭he ultimate objective is not to establish a degrowth economy鈥攖he goal is to establish an economic system which is in line with biological limits,鈥� Dr. Nicolas Kosoy, a professor in Ecological Economics at 成人VR视频, tells Quartz. 鈥淚t would be achieved through small-scale practices on a community level.鈥�
Life lessons on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur with Peter McAuslan
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It鈥檚 a tough job market out there, and students can no longer rely on getting a job right out of university. Students from 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences longing to start business ventures of their own now have a new toolkit to help them reach their goals鈥攖he Entrepreneurship and Innovation program.
Growing Young Farmers at the Macdonald Student Gardens
It was nearing eleven and the late September sun was beating down on the rolling cornfields surrounding the quiet town of Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue as I toured the MacDonald Student Run-Ecological Gardens (MSEG). On the two-acre plot of land situated on 成人VR视频鈥檚 MacDonald Campus Farm, a small but passionate team of student farmers is growing over sixty different crop species.
Lest We Forget - Remembrance Day Ceremonies at Macdonald
听 | November 6 2015Faculty, staff and students from 成人VR视频's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences joined with their campus partners - John Abbott College and Macdonald High School -听as well as with听Veterans from the Veterans' Hosital in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and invited guests from the local community to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can enjoy the freedoms and privileges we have today.
Study finds plants need active social lives to stay healthy
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STUDY FINDS PLANTS NEED ACTIVE SOCIAL LIVES TO STAY HEALTHY
Speaker challenges Conference participants to "take action"
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Why do we wait for a crisis to hit before we take action? Has "prevention is better than a cure" lost all its meaning?听 Two important questions, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, put to attendees at the Public Lecture launching the 8th 成人VR视频 Conference on Global Food Security: Current and Future Challenges for Sustainable Food Security.
Honorary Degree Recipient Receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Dr. William C. Campbell, D.Sc.'07, is among the three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, announced October 5, 2015, by the Nobel Prize Committee. William Campbell received his Honorary Doctorate at the Macdonald Campus convocation in 2007.
Breakfast Television visits the Mac Campus Farm
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City TV's morning show, Breakfast Television, spent an early morning on the Macdonald Campus Farm to hear about 成人VR视频's agriculture programs and try to learn some farm skills. Visits were made to the Dairy Barn, the Horticulture Centre, and the high tunnels; reporter Wilder Weir talked with Farm Director Paul Meldrum and Mike Bleho about the various programs offered at Macdonald and the "成人VR视频 Feeding 成人VR视频" program.
Farming of the future
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Bioresource Engineering professor Mark Lefsrud and PhD candidate D茅bora Parrine were featured on CBC's The National on Tuesday, September 22.
Mark spoke about his work with Urban Barns, and how the new growth systems that he is developing are changing the face of agriculture.
Laptops in classrooms distracting students
Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Chris Buddle was interviewed on CBC's The Current about the use of laptops in the classroom. A new study suggests that taking notes on a laptop leads to poorer marks citing distraction. Buddle says that "laptops and technology can play a pretty powerful role in the classroom..."
Interview with Lawrence Goodridge, Professor and Salmonella Researcher
Professor Lawrence Goodridge, Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety and Food Science professor, was interviewed by Food Safety News about his $9.8 M听 Salmonella research project while attending recent International Association for Food Protection meetings in Portland, Oregon.
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$1 Million donation to Macdonald College Campus
Gift from graduate William Ritchie forms centrepiece of $2.5-million plan to educate the public, open campus to more visitorsA $1-million gift from Macdonald College of 成人VR视频 alumnus J.