Students /foodscience/taxonomy/term/6/all en Macdonald Campus Career Fair 2025 /foodscience/channels/event/macdonald-campus-career-fair-2025-361340 <p><strong>DATE:</strong> Wednesday, January 29, 2025</p> <p><strong>TIME:</strong> 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Centennial Centre Ballroom, Macdonald Campus</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:16:27 +0000 admin 2233 at /foodscience Undergrad Internship Info Session /foodscience/channels/event/undergrad-internship-info-session-362227 <p>Are you thinking about doing an internship this summer, but you are not sure where to start?</p> <p>Join us for a special info session where we answer all of your questions over free delicious pizza!</p> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:18:15 +0000 admin 2162 at /foodscience Celebrating the legacy of Professor Roger Prichard /foodscience/channels/news/celebrating-legacy-professor-roger-prichard-362155 <p><img alt="A cake decorated with custom icing in honour of Prof. Prichard" src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/image00029.jpeg" style="height:200px; float:right; width:300px; margin-left:15px; margin-right:0px" />On Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Institute of Parasitology gathered to celebrate the remarkable career and retirement of Professor <a href="/parasitology/faculty/prichard">Roger Prichard</a> at Tadja Hall.</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:55:12 +0000 admin 2042 at /foodscience Quebec government awards $1.6 million to 海角社区 researchers providing innovative solutions for industry /foodscience/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>海角社区-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span>聽</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 1955 at /foodscience McBurney Fellowship Recruitment /foodscience/channels/event/mcburney-fellowship-recruitment-362033 <h3>The Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy <a href="/equity-ethics-policy/experiential-learning-programs/mcburney-fellowship/projects">McBurney Fellowship</a> is accepting applications for Summer 2025!</h3> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:14:24 +0000 admin 1943 at /foodscience Tracking puffins at dawn in Alaska /foodscience/channels/news/tracking-puffins-dawn-alaska-361814 <p><big>Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards</big></p> <p>In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region鈥檚 fish stocks.</p> <p>鈥淚鈥檝e always wanted to work with something related to聽marine science,鈥 said Ciafro. 鈥淭his experience has helped me grow so much as a person.鈥</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:29:50 +0000 admin 1918 at /foodscience From cod to crops to cranberries: Lister 3MT competitors deliver /foodscience/channels/news/cod-crops-cranberries-lister-3mt-competitors-deliver-361807 <p>On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master鈥檚 and doctoral students from all disciplines in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:32:19 +0000 admin 1917 at /foodscience Small berries, big achievements /foodscience/channels/news/small-berries-big-achievements-361558 <p>He鈥檚 known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, <strong>Marc Bieler</strong> (DipAgr鈥58, BA鈥64) has contributed to Quebec鈥檚 thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this 海角社区 alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/channels/article/small-berries-big-achievements">Read the full article</a></div> <p>聽</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:19:27 +0000 admin 1904 at /foodscience Chandra Madramootoo: A lifetime of service to 海角社区, Macdonald Campus and the world /foodscience/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>鈥淚 loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,鈥 said Madramootoo. 鈥淚t was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.鈥</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup>聽hour offer from 海角社区 for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 1903 at /foodscience 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception: celebrating student excellence /foodscience/channels/news/2024-scholastic-awards-reception-celebrating-student-excellence-361501 <p>The 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 12<sup>th</sup>聽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 admin 1899 at /foodscience Macdonald Campus Farm wins regional award for milk excellence /foodscience/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 15:00:24 +0000 admin 1893 at /foodscience Are Canadian Froot Loops healthier than those in the US? Comments from Prof. St茅phanie Chevalier /foodscience/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,聽<em>La Presse聽</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.聽</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:33:37 +0000 admin 1889 at /foodscience How 海角社区鈥檚 Sustainability Projects Fund improved campus life over the past 15 years /foodscience/channels/news/how-mcgills-sustainability-projects-fund-improved-campus-life-over-past-15-years-359517 <p>Have you ever used one of 海角社区鈥檚 water-bottle聽<a href="/sustainability/ban-bottle-sp0179">refill stations</a>?</p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:15:14 +0000 admin 1674 at /foodscience Artificial intelligence to reduce herbicide use鈥攃omments from Mathieu Leduc /foodscience/channels/news/artificial-intelligence-reduce-herbicide-use-comments-mathieu-leduc-361310 <p>Students at the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled robotics<em>.聽</em></p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:15:48 +0000 admin 1694 at /foodscience Feeding Quebecers鈥攁lumni-founded Ferme Coop茅rative Tourne-Sol is thriving /foodscience/channels/news/feeding-quebecers-alumni-founded-ferme-cooperative-tourne-sol-thriving-358902 <p><strong><big>Ferme Coop茅rative Tourne-Sol, founded by five 海角社区 graduates, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow farmers and gardeners</big></strong></p> <p><em>By Fran莽ois Shalom for the 海角社区 Reporter</em></p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e a Quebec business, we feed Quebecers. About 700 Quebec families eat well thanks to us. They eat organic, locally grown food鈥攈ealthy food鈥攁nd that鈥檚 important.鈥澛犅</p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:37:26 +0000 admin 1727 at /foodscience