Faculty /macdonald/taxonomy/term/3/all en 2024 John Abbott-Macdonald Remembrance Day Ceremony /macdonald/channels/event/2024-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-357478 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 15:02:37 +0000 admin 6060 at /macdonald (Tentative Date) Target date for sending of preliminary selections for the MDCM program... /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-date-target-date-sending-preliminary-selections-mdcm-program-354798 <p>(Tentative Date) Target date for sending of preliminary selections (invitations to interviews) for the Faculty of Medicine's Fall 2025 MDCM program.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:53 +0000 admin 9037 at /macdonald Winter 2025 Course Change (add/drop) deadline for Farm… /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2025-course-change-adddrop-deadline-farm-358317 <p>Course Change (add/drop) deadline for Winter term courses starting in January 2025 for Farm Management Technology.</p> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:28:14 +0000 admin 9036 at /macdonald Nuit Blanche 2025 | De-Stress + Sketch with VRƵ's Visual Arts Collection /macdonald/channels/event/nuit-blanche-2025-de-stress-sketch-mcgill-universitys-visual-arts-collection-361564 <p><i>Le texte français suit ci-dessous</i></p> <p>As part of Nuit Blanche 2025, VRƵ Visual Arts Collection invites participants to our Visible Storage Gallery after hours for an evening of sketching!</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:02:15 +0000 admin 9035 at /macdonald What to know about holds and requests amid the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike /macdonald/channels/news/what-know-about-holds-and-requests-amid-canadian-union-postal-workers-strike-361560 <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Due to The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike, delivery service for documents requested from other Quebec university libraries is suspended and delivery service for Interlibrary Loan documents is severely limited. If you no longer need the documents you have requested, please cancel your requests in your library account.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:47:11 +0000 admin 9034 at /macdonald Chandra Madramootoo: A lifetime of service to VRƵ, Macdonald Campus and the world /macdonald/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 VRƵ for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 9033 at /macdonald CQDM partners with D2R to enhance collaborations among researchers and industry in RNA research /macdonald/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at VRƵ, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative RNA-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 9029 at /macdonald 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception: celebrating student excellence /macdonald/channels/news/2024-scholastic-awards-reception-celebrating-student-excellence-361501 <p>The 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 12<sup>th</sup> recognized more than 155 outstanding undergraduate students and close to 50 graduate students. The Faculty awarded over $400K in named scholarships at the undergraduate level and more than $340K in fellowships and awards at the graduate level.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:32:46 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9027 at /macdonald VRƵ Bioresource Engineering Prof. Zhiming Qi honoured with L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-prof-zhiming-qi-honoured-lr-ahuja-ag-systems-modeling-award-361500 <p>On November 11, VRƵ Bioresource Engineering Professor <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/zhiming-qi">Zhiming Qi</a> received the L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award at the annual Soil Science Society of America conference in San Antonio, Texas.</p> <p>This prestigious honour is awarded by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America to a soil scientist, agronomist, or crop scientist in recognition of recent distinguished contributions and their demonstrated impact on:</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:25:20 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9026 at /macdonald Unleashing Creativity at the VRƵ Physics Hackathon /macdonald/channels/news/unleashing-creativity-mcgill-physics-hackathon-361491 <p>On November 15<sup>th</sup> – 17<sup>th</sup>, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9<sup>th</sup> <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Annual VRƵ Physics Hackathon</a>. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams. <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Learn more here</a>.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000 admin 9022 at /macdonald Macdonald Campus Farm wins regional award for milk excellence /macdonald/channels/news/macdonald-campus-farm-wins-regional-award-milk-excellence-361453 <p>The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been named best in the region in the 36th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:23 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9017 at /macdonald (Tentative Dates) Entrance auditions for all M.Mus. (Performance) and D.Mus. (Performance) applicants... /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-dates-entrance-auditions-all-mmus-performance-and-dmus-performance-applicants-354797 <p>(Tentative Dates) Entrance auditions for all M.Mus. (Performance) and D.Mus. (Performance) applicants. Refer to the Schulich School of Music VRƵ site (see below) for information about specific instrument dates.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:52 +0000 admin 9014 at /macdonald Office of Innovation + Partnerships Info Session at Macdonald Campus /macdonald/channels/event/office-innovation-partnerships-info-session-macdonald-campus-361383 <p>The Office of Innovation + Partnerships (I+P) is inviting Macdonald Campus community members (faculty, staff, and research team members) to attend an information session about the role I+P plays to support researchers in conducting sponsored resea</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:50:32 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9013 at /macdonald Event | Workshop in Precision Health and Medicine | January 9, 2025 /macdonald/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and VRƵ. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 admin 9012 at /macdonald Are Canadian Froot Loops healthier than those in the US? Comments from Prof. Stéphanie Chevalier /macdonald/channels/news/are-canadian-froot-loops-healthier-those-us-comments-prof-stephanie-chevalier-361378 <p>In <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2024-11-22/lu-vu-verifie/les-froot-loops-d-ici-sont-ils-meilleurs-que-ceux-des-etats-unis.php">a new article, <em>La Presse </em>investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts. </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:33:37 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9010 at /macdonald