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Thirty students from 10 countries will form the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at 捆绑SM社区, arriving in September 2023. Hailing from 26 universities, the new scholars will pursue fully funded master鈥檚 or professional degrees in 18 departments and schools across eight 捆绑SM社区 faculties.

The Macdonald campus looks forward to welcoming its first scholar, Rachel Opoku-Afriyi, a recent graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who will pursue an M.Sc. in Renewable Resources.

Heather Rogers, a Digital Humanities student at MA, has taken her research on Dorothy Newton Swales (BSc Plant Pathology, 1921; MSc Bacteriology 1922; Ph.D. University of Manitoba, Mycology 1931) and transformed it into an interactive website so that others can follow the six decades of botanical collections made by the herbarium's first woman curator (1964-1971) and longest serving mentor to young botanists.

Macdonald community members gathered at the Ceilidh on Wednesday, April 5, to celebrate the Gold Key Recipients for 2023. As the ice storm outside intensified, students, staff, and friends listened as Arthur B茅gin, Defne Helvacioglu, Estee Ngew, and Meryem Talbo (picture above: fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh from left) shared their rewarding experiences of being involved in community life at Macdonald Campus before being awarded the cherished Gold Key pin.

Preventing illness from spoiled groceries needs to be top of mind, says a food safety expert at 捆绑SM社区.

"There can be a range of symptoms, most often diarrhea and vomiting, the ones we're all familiar with but foodborne infections can also be quite serious," said Jennifer Ronholm [Food/Animal Science], a professor of food microbiology.

Les enjeux dans le domaine agroalimentaire se multiplient et se complexifient. Les programmes de formation doivent 茅voluer en cons茅quence. Coup d鈥櫯搃l sur ce qu鈥檌l se passe du c么t茅 des deux universit茅s qui offrent des programmes en agronomie : l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区.

Le budget f茅d茅ral d茅voil茅 mardi pr茅voit un 芦 rabais pour l'茅picerie 禄 sous forme d'aide ponctuelle pour aider les citoyens 脿 composer avec l'inflation. Cette mesure de 2,5 milliards de dollars, qui profitera 脿 11 millions de personnes, pourra atteindre 467 $ par an pour un couple avec deux enfants.

尝'茅肠辞苍辞尘颈蝉迟别 Pascal Th茅riault, charg茅 de cours au d茅partement des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement de l'universit茅 捆绑SM社区, n'est pas convaincu de l'efficacit茅 d'une telle mesure.

Open to students in any field of study, the aim of the Nexus is to raise awareness about the topic of food security, while also giving its members a place to come together and learn from one another. As its name suggests, the Nexus will work closely with the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at 捆绑SM社区 to organize events, educational campaigns, and other activities that support the institute鈥檚 work.