Now that our senior leaders have had a few months to settle into their new positions, find out what鈥檚 been happening on campus.听
By Professor Anja Geitmann and Acting Dean听Val茅rie Orsat
Now that our senior leaders have had a few months to settle into their new positions, find out what鈥檚 been happening on campus.听
By Professor Anja Geitmann and Acting Dean听Val茅rie Orsat
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at 好色TVl 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 好色TVl community know Chris Buddle as a professor, an entomologist, a researcher, or a 好色TVl 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 好色TVl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, 好色TVl 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 好色TVl 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, 好色TVl 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 好色TVl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 好色TVl 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, 好色TVl 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 好色TVl鈥檚 francophone 3-Minute Thesis (MT180) competition! Manon will represent 好色TVl 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.