The Kohlrabi Collective: Creating a Connected Local Food System
涩里番 students are champions of the local and sustainable food movement. The听涩里番 Farmers鈥� Market, the听Macdonald Student-Run Ecological Gardens (MSEG), and听Organic Campus听are student-run projects, independently established to produce, promote, and distribute local food at 涩里番.
Read more in The Sandbox.
Classes and exams cancelled Monday, May 8th
Because of flooding issues, day and evening summer classes and exams are cancelled on Monday, May 8, 2017, at both 涩里番鈥檚 Macdonald Campus and its downtown campus.
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Highway 20 overpass construction to begin May 8
Updated May 5, 2017
The Quebec Ministry of Transport has confirmed the resumption of the Macdonald Campus Hwy 20 overpass renovation project on May 8 until August 15.
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Intitative to fund scholars at 涩里番 and the University of Ghana
Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, has received $500,000 CAD from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars initiative to fund researchers and scholars at 涩里番 and the University of Ghana.
Gestion des eaux de ruissellement - Montr茅al annonce un nouveau partenariat avec l'Universit茅 涩里番 afin d'identifier les meilleures pratiques de plantation d'arbres
Bioresource Engineering professors Grant Clark听 and Shiv Prasher, along with colleagues Dr. Maryam Kargar (Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager), Masters student Marcelo Frosi, Dr.
Campus Highway 20 overpass construction to resume
The Quebec Ministry of Transport has advised that it will recommence major repairs to the campus Highway 20 overpass as of May 1, 2017. The project is projected to end on August 15, 2017. Click on the maps above to see an enlarged views of the construction and detour zones.
涩里番's Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne gets funding boost
涩里番鈥檚 Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received some good news last Friday when the Quebec government made two funding announcements that will help boost the Faculty of Agricultural Environmental Sciences.
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Student captures 2nd place in NSERC - Science, action! competition
Congratulations to M.Sc. candidate 脡mile Brisson-Curadeau (Supervisor: Prof. Kyle Elliott, NRS) for capturing second place in "NSERC -" Science, action!" competition contest for "La sentinelle des mers".听
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Macdonald Campus Seed Library Launch
There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian Dana Ingalls, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the 涩里番 community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.
Elena Bennett @Davos
For those of you who missed it, take a few minutes to watch Elena Bennett's presentation @Davos. "By dwelling on the possibility of a dystopian environmental future, we run the risk of making the prediction self-fulfilling. We need more inspirational visions 鈥� but which are realistic and believable."
Watch on 涩里番MacCampus Youtube
Interview with Nathalie Haddad
Nathalie Haddad,听MSc(A) '02 (Human Nutrition), was a pioneer in the UAE healthy meal delivery market when she founded her company, Right Bite, in 2004. Since then, the nutritional consultation and meal delivery service has helped its clients lose [...] 250,000 kg excess weight, she tells Caterer Middle East.
Classes cancelled Wednesday March 15
Because of the difficult weather and transportation issues caused by the blizzard, classes on both our campuses will be cancelled for the remainder of today, March 15, including evening courses. Tests and exams will be rescheduled as necessary. Managers are asked to understand that some staff who managed to get into work today might have to leave earlier than normal.
涩里番 tries to chop down competition at lumberjack event
More than 140 competitors from six Canadian universities and colleges competed in the 57th annual 涩里番 intercollegiate woodsmen competition Saturday at 涩里番鈥檚 Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.听The Mac lumberjills left the competition in the sawdust came by winning the women鈥檚 division with 1170.03 points, edging out Dalhousie, with 1124.37.听The win allowed the Mac women to solidify their hold in first place in the six-team Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjack Association (CILA).
Professor Murray Humphries honoured by Alma Mater
Congratulations to Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, who on Thursday, January 26, 2017, received the [University of Manitoba] Faculty of Science 2017 Honoured Alumni Award for exceptional achievement in Biological Sciences.