All of the participants in the inaugural Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition are to be congratulated on a job well done! Finalists (left to right) include PhD candidate Salam Habib from the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition ( Second place; Supervisor: L.
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Published on: 18 Jan 2017
Despite ongoing global pollution, researchers听Kyle Elliott (Natural Resource Sciences)听and John Elliott (Environment Canada)听have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of B.C. have remained relatively stable over the past 50 years. Surprisingly, mercury in seabirds is now actually slightly lower.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2016
Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by 涩里番 researchers.听
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Published on: 8 Dec 2016
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society recently stunned many Canadians by choosing the grey jay over the common loon as the organization鈥檚听candidate to become Canada鈥檚 national bird. The announcement was made on Nov. 16, 2016, at the College of Fellows鈥� Annual Dinner in the Canadian War Museum. Op-ed by David M. Bird, Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology, Montreal Gazette.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2016
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Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (Supervisor Elena Bennett), "is investigating how climate change is affecting Arctic marine food webs, ecosystem services and the well-being of Inuit communities. Through her research, Marianne hopes to provide knowledge that will help governments sustainably manage ecosystems. Her research was featured in the June 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic".听
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Published on: 28 Oct 2016
Microbiologist Brian Driscoll took over the helm of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences (NRS) on September 1st.
Growing up in Dundas, ON, Driscoll discovered his love science and agriculture at a young age, thanks to the influence of two uncles - one an organic chemistry professor and the other an apple grower.听 Through stints as a lifeguard and swimming instructor, he discovered that teaching was something he excelled at and enjoyed.
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Published on: 4 Oct 2016
Margaret A. Gilliam Fellowship recipient June Po is a PhD candidate in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences; June works on food security, focusing on the relationships between food security and women鈥檚 access to land resources in dryland Kenya. In early 2015, she returned to the rural communities in Kenya to report her research findings to smallholder farmers. This effort has so far been extremely valuable, as she learned multiple ways of translating research into practice.
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Published on: 27 Sep 2016
Please join the Mac Community in congratulating Professor Jim Fyles on his new appointment as Macdonald's Associate Dean ( Students Affairs).
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Published on: 18 Aug 2016
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Please join the Mac Community in congratulating Professor Chris Buddle on his new appointment as Dean of Students, 涩里番.
Since 2014, Professor Buddle has served the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as Associate Dean of Student Affairs. In this role, he oversaw recruitment activities for the Faculty, promoted academic integrity, was a champion of student rights, and worked extensively on supporting the overall wellbeing of the Macdonald Campus community.
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Published on: 14 Jul 2016
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Shorebirds breeding in Alaska are being exposed to mercury at levels that could put their populations at risk, according to new research from The Condor: Ornithological Applications.
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Published on: 13 Jul 2016
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With peak biting season for mosquitoes just around the corner, many of us might be tempted to wonder why don't we just get rid of the darn things altogether.Mosquitoes, after all, are attracted to many of the same things that attract humans during the summer months. "If you're outside having a barbecue with a bunch of friends, that's just a welcome sign for mosquitoes," said Chris Cloutier, a naturalist at the Morgan Aboretum.
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Published on: 7 Jun 2016
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Excitement was in the air last May at a glitzy Toronto reception for 鈥渞ockstar鈥� professionals not accustomed to glitz: research scientists from six Canadian universities... At 涩里番, insect scientist Chris Buddle submitted one study to a journal in 鈥渕ore of a casual, non-jargony language, (trying) to write it in a way that鈥檚 a bit more engaging, and not the typical dry scientific writing.鈥�
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Published on: 18 Apr 2016
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Professor Lyle White, Natural Resource Sciences, is interviewed on his role in Mars exploration and the Exomars Space Probe.
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Published on: 22 Mar 2016
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Published on: 7 Mar 2016
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"The discussion started at my book club, but it might as well have started with Adam and Eve. We read The Awakening, a听1899 novel by Kate Chopin that describes the fight by a young woman, Edna Pontellier, for independence against the conventions of the time. We are all married working mothers. No matter how far society has come from Edna鈥檚, most of us find the bulk of child care and the more banal duties of running a household fall to us. We felt for Edna.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2016
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