Why drones are counting thousands of decoy ducks
Conducting a bird census by foot can also be disruptive, David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at 涩里番, told Popular Science. 鈥淲hile you鈥檙e doing that, you鈥檙e disturbing the hell out of the birds,鈥� Bird said.
Atlas Obscura
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涩里番 joins 'superclusters under Ottawa initiative
Dozens of 涩里番 researchers will participate in two of the five 鈥渟uperclusters鈥� announced Thursday, Feb. 15, by the federal government and funded under its听Innovation Superclusters Initiative.
124 millet porridge vendors from eight states trained in food safety, hygiene
Participants, including scientists from 涩里番, Canada, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NGOs, representatives from processing machineries industry, small and micro level food enterprises, push cart vendors and farmers took part in the workshop.
Times of India
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Holistic policy needed to promote small millets
Vijaya Raghavan, Professor, 涩里番, which is one of the collaborators of the project, said that promoting the consumption of small millets was not only key for addressing malnutrition related issues, but also to address climate change.
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Videos of Founder's Day talks now available
Macdonald Founder's Day,听 brought together more than 500 members of the Mac Community to celebrate the birth of Sir William Macdonald, to recognize outstanding staff and students, and to listen to three very timely talks on the medical, legal and entrepreneurial aspects of medical Cannibis, in light of its imminent legalization.
Nutritionally speaking, soy milk is best plant-based milk
Closest to cow鈥檚 milk in range of nutrients it offers
Faculty announces two new workshops on medical Cannabis production and quality control
Two new workshops on medical Cannabis production and quality control
The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, in conjunction with the School of Continuing Studies, is pleased to offer two one-day professional workshops on the industrial production and quality control of medical Cannabis.
The imminent legalization of Cannabis in Canada will result in an immediate need for highly-qualified personnel with knowledge in Cannabis production.
School of Human Nutrition welcomes four new Faculty
The School of Human Nutrition is excited to welcome four new Faculty members:
涩里番 Woodsmen chopped down the competition at the 58th annual Macdonald College Woodsmen event
涩里番鈥檚 men and women鈥檚 teams won top honours at the 58th annual Macdonald College Woodsmen competition, held January 27 at the Macdonald Campus听in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc. Nineteen teams representing seven schools, Dalhousie, UNB, Fleming College, Algonquin College, Dartmouth and Maritime College of Forest Technology, competed in team, double and individual chopping and sawing events showcasing skills reminiscent of traditional lumberjacking.
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涩里番's Woodsmen celebrate the history and culture of lumberjacks
University set to host opposing teams for third tournament of the season
It almost feels like a cabin you might find in Northern Quebec country. It鈥檚 warm and intimate, a welcoming feeling on a cold day.
At 涩里番鈥檚 Macdonald campus, located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the shed is filled with giant saws, axes of all kinds and huge stacks of wood that certainly aren鈥檛 there to be someone鈥檚 kindling.
Mount Royal to lose 4,000 trees in Montreal's emerald ash borer cull
City of Montreal will plant 40,000 saplings to replace trees that must be cut down
Thousands of ash trees infested by the tiny but destructive emerald ash borer will be cut down in Mount Royal Park by March 2019.
There are more than 10,000 ash trees in the park, and two-thirds have been treated against the invasive bug.听 The rest听are getting axed.
Major companies get behind Smart Ag Super Cluster
The average Canadian might hold a romanticized view of agriculture in this country, but for a group of nearly 100 industry, academic, government folks, big data is key to the sector鈥檚 future.
The $250 million Smart Agri-Food Super Cluster (SASC) is one of nine industry-led projects, and one of two that focuses on agriculture, to be shortlisted for up to $950 million in federal innovation funding earmarked in last year鈥檚 budget.
New technique for finding life on Mars
Researchers demonstrate for the first time the potential of existing technology to directly detect and characterize life on Mars and other planets. The study, published in Frontiers in Microbiology, used miniaturized scientific instruments and new microbiology techniques to identify and examine microorganisms in the Canadian high Arctic - one of the closest analogs to Mars on Earth.
More than $59 million awarded by the CFI and the Government of Quebec to six 涩里番 research projects
New labs and equipment through the CFI鈥檚 Innovation Fund will help six transformative 涩里番 research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.
...Professors Timothy Geary (Institute of Parasitology) and Anja Geitmann (Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) were each awarded funding in this round.