Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel
Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel
A conversation [between Raman Navankutty and Lior Silberman, both professors at the University of British Columbia; and Elena Bennett, a professor at 海角社区] about flying leads to some unexpected discoveries about how to minimize the climate impacts of getting around.
Le d茅fi de nourrir la plan猫te
Nourrir la plan猫te聽: voil脿, chers lecteurs et ch猫res lectrices de La Terre de chez nous, le d茅fi auquel vous travaillez sans rel芒che. Les chercheurs de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, que je repr茅sente, s鈥檡 d茅vouent chaque jour en proposant des pistes de solution aux obstacles que vous rencontrez sur le terrain.
Getting to know 海角社区鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum
On Sept. 14, 海角社区鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum forest reserve held its annual open house, giving students an opportunity to experience a unique part of the Macdonald campus. With activities including the monarch butterfly launch and a birds of prey flight show, visitors had the opportunity to learn more about the local flora and fauna found at the Arboretum.
GODAN Moves Headquarters to Montreal, Canada
GODAN NEWS RELEASE
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), the UN, UK and US government supported initiative driving global efforts to tackle food security and to end world hunger by propagating open data polices in agriculture and nutrition across the world, announces the relocation of its headquarters from Oxford, in the United Kingdom to 海角社区 in Montr茅al, Canada effective of 24 of September 2019.
Eby Noroozi recognized for safety excellence
Congrats to Ebrahim Noroozi, Lab Manager (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) who was recognized for his excellence recently by both the Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (Individual Award) and the Iranian Food Science and Technology Association (Food Scientist of the Year-Academic Category).
She came, she sawed, she conquered
With a swing of her axe, St茅phanie B茅langer-Naud, FMT鈥�14, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�17, regularly bites out large chunks from totem-like wooden poles, and, handling a single buck saw, slices through pine logs the size of sewer pipes. She's no slouch when it comes to a chain saw, either. A professional female timbersports athlete, or lumberjill, she excels at an axe event called the underhand chop.
Urban beekeeping putting the sting on wild bee populations
海角社区 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis presented her findings at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Montreal earlier this week
海角社区 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis says that when comparing pollination efficiency between wild bees native to Canada and the more numerous honey bees, there is no contest. Wild bees win, wings down.
Macdonald team heads for National Design Innovation Challenge for Agriculture
Dalhousie University, Lethbridge College and 海角社区 are collaborating with Farm Credit Canada on a 2 year pilot project to bring Canadian post-secondary agriculture students together to create innovative solutions to Canadian agricultural challenges. Fifteen students will bring their diverse Canadian perspectives together in cross-institutional teams responding to a specific regional agricultural issue.
Chandra Madramootoo receives 2019 World Irrigation and Drainage Prize
Professor Chandra Madramootoo is the recipient of the 2019 World Irrigation and Drainage Prize. During the Opening Ceremony of the World Irrigation Forum on September 02 in Bali, H.E. Minister Basuki Hadimulyono, Minister for Water Resources and Public Works of Indonesia, and H.E.
Montreal researchers probe muscle-loss disease in elderly
A team of Montreal researchers has devised a new set of criteria to better diagnose a disease that affects the elderly, sarcopenia, which causes loss of muscle mass.
The improved criteria raise hopes that physicians will be able to detect the disease in people earlier, and therefore, to recommend certain types of exercise and nutrition to stem the loss of muscle mass, say scientists at the Research Institute of the 海角社区 Health Centre.
Serge Lussier re莽oit le M茅rite du Conseil interprofessionnel du Qu茅bec (CIQ)
FMT's Serge Lussier recently received the M茅rite du Conseil interprofessionnel du Qu茅bec (CIQ) from the Ordre des Agronomes du Qu茅bec, awarded for exceptional work in supporting promoting agriculture and its professional aspects. He is the fourth Macdonald staff member, and 3rd FMT staff member, to receive this award since its inception in 1990.
$5.5M support for new Canadian ecosystem service network
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) ensures Canada鈥檚 working landscapes remain biologically diverse, resilient, and adaptive
Urban agriculture gets boost in efforts to grow farming sector
Urban agriculture is getting a $750,000 boost from the province and from Montreal to help develop the farming sector.
聽The goal is to spur innovation and growth in urban farming, agriculture and local greenhouses, ensuring the projects align with the needs in each part of town to add to the vitality of the area.
... These measures have been due for a long time, said 海角社区 Urban Agriculture Professor Mark Lefsrud.
Government of Canada funds collaborative research to clean Arctic oil spills
Two 海角社区 researchers developing solutions to clean marine oil spills in the Northwest Passage and in oceans surrounding Canada to receive $3.7 million in funding from the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI).
Murres dive deep on fishing missions
Rappelling down a 650-foot cliff to catch seabirds on a remote island just below the Arctic Circle was scary enough.
鈥淭he first time you look over and you rappel over, it鈥檚 certainly not for the faint of heart,鈥� said Kyle Elliott, a research chair in Arctic ecology at 海角社区 in Canada.