The McCall MacBain Scholarships at 海角社区 today announced its fourth cohort of recipients: 30 students who will pursue a funded master鈥檚 or professional degree combined with mentorship and leadership programming, as well as 117 who earned entrance awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each.
Most members of the 海角社区 community know Chris Buddle as a professor, an entomologist, a researcher, or a 海角社区 administrator. But Buddle is a man of many more talents, which you can read all about听
On May 22, he will launch A Portrait of Astonishing Nature, a remarkable collection of original poetry and watercolour paintings that pay loving tribute to the plants and animals around us.
Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December.
Maison Riviera has abandoned the glass containers that have made its name since their arrival on the market in 2015 in favor of plastic.听Fans of Riviera yogurt who have lids sold separately by the company to give a second life to the little glass pots will still be able to use them, however, since the new plastic containers, arriving in the dairy aisle at the end of August, are made in the same format.
From bad weather to global conflicts, and even the breakdown of supply chains, food prices are subject to unpredictable variations.
Here's a look at what's been shaking up the food market in recent years.
When it comes to valuable outside-the-classroom learning experiences, a competition attended by a team of students from 海角社区鈥檚 Macdonald Campus ticked all the boxes.听
Four students in the听Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program听travelled to California in early April for the 2024 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge.
No one can say for sure whether Canada鈥檚 2024 wildfire season will be as devastating as last year, when 15 million hectares of forest burned and over 230,000 people had to be evacuated from their communities, but the relative lack of snow this winter, drought conditions in several regions and an early start to fire season have officials on high alert.
CBC News interviewed听agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault, 海角社区 Farm Management and Technology Program Director, about recent protests by Quebec farmers asking for more government aid as they face听rising costs of business and financial hardship.
"There's a need to actually start re-thinking programs to be able to better accommodate for the future over the long run,"听Th茅riault told journalists.
Photo: Ana茂s Remili (centre), winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, with Val茅rie Orsat, Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and 海角社区 President, Deep Saini
In听The Conversation, Department of Natural Resource Sciences PhD Candidate Elson Ian Nyl Galang and听Dalhousie University Postdoc听Lara Cornejo write about their experience gathering听a group of leading thinkers in Halifax, near the iconic Bay of Fundy, to set about imagining 鈥渨hat could plausibly happen to the Bay of Fundy coast by 2072.鈥
On March 21, 海角社区 celebrated 111 laureates at the 19th听edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of 海角社区鈥檚 academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.
Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:
The Palais des congr猫s de Montr茅al honoured five 海角社区 professors at its 2024 ambassadors鈥 gala for their exceptional contributions to the city鈥檚 economic and societal growth. Although there are a few other professors among the total of 14, 海角社区 alone can boast of multiple honourees.
The basis for earning the kudos is the ability to organize large-scale events in Montreal.听
Congratulations to School of Human Nutrition PhD candidate Manon Fantino, winner of 海角社区鈥檚 francophone 3-Minute Thesis (MT180) competition! Manon will represent 海角社区 at the Concours Nationals in Ottawa on May 15th.
Although Zoey Li, BSc(NutrSc)鈥17, always had an interest in business, she never expected to launch a company that helps people take charge of their health.
Li, who was recently named to the听Forbes 30 Under 30听in the food and beverage category, built her success on her ability to find opportunities, develop new skills and make connections, as an undergraduate and afterward.
Macdonald community members gathered at the Ceilidh on Wednesday, April 3, to celebrate the Gold Key Recipients for 2024. Students, staff, friends, and family listened in as听Daniil Batanau, Henry Cordoba Novoa, Sara Kosumi, Philippe Leblond, and Henry Lee听shared their inspiring stories of how they became involved in community life at Macdonald Campus and how rewarding it has been for them to give back to their fellow students.