Anne-Sophie Brazeau (SHN) is one of the Principal Investigators on the . The team believes that it is essential to accurately define hypoglycemia, to understand the patient experience with therapy and treatment options, and to facilitate patient education.
Published on: 13 Mar 2019
NRS students and staff receive "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement" recognition
Kudos to FAES Science Communicators Allyson Menzies (PhD Candidate-NRS-Humphries), Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 (PhD Candidate-NRS-Bennett) and Emeritus Professor David M. Bird (NRS), who recently received well-deserved recognition from the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media.
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Published on: 13 Mar 2019
What is the secret to longevity? Kyle Elliott (NRS) and Anne Mouillier (MSE) share clues to the aging process in the black-winged kittiwake in the debut of Aging in the Wild on this week's Nature of Things.
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Published on: 13 Mar 2019
[Paul Meldrum, Macdonald Campus Farm Manager, is a familiar and friendly face to many staff and students on campus - He describes his experience working with students at the farm: "I am very proud of our students. They inspire me and give me confidence in the future."]
Paul Meldrum est un vrai passionn茅. Apr猫s avoir men茅 de front, pendant 22听ans, le m茅tier d鈥櫭﹍eveur de vaches laiti猫res et de journaliste sp茅cialis茅 en agriculture, il a 茅t茅 engag茅 par la ferme du Campus Macdonald en 2004. Et il en assure la direction 鈥� avec un enthousiasme 茅vident 鈥� depuis 11听ans.
Published on: 21 Feb 2019
St茅phanie Chevalier et Nancy Presse, Di茅t茅tistes-Nutritionnistes, et quatre autres signataires
Nous saluons la parution du nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien pour son virage r茅solument moderne et son approche davantage ax茅e sur la qualit茅 et les comportements alimentaires sains.
Nous sommes cependant pr茅occup茅es par certaines recommandations aux 补卯苍茅蝉 et ce faisant, ajoutons notre voix 脿 celle de Louise Lambert-Lagac茅 qui s鈥檈st exprim茅e r茅cemment dans vos pages.
Published on: 15 Feb 2019
During a summer internship in California鈥檚 Lava Beds National Monument, Christopher Patterson, a second- year student in Bioresource Engineering, worked as a Research Assistant for ATiLT (Astrobiology Training in Lava Tubes).
鈥淏y studying naturally protective formations like lava tubes and other potentially habitable locations, I have become aware of the incredible opportunities that lie beyond our world not only for myself, but for humanity as a whole,鈥� says Patterson.
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Published on: 14 Feb 2019
Founder's Day,听our annual celebration of the life and generosity of our benefactor, Sir William Christopher Macdonald. is held on the Thursday closest to the anniversary of his birth - February 10, 1831. Founder鈥檚 Day festivities are an occasion to celebrate our history, our strengths and our promise for the future.
Published on: 14 Feb 2019
La Ferme Macdonald College fait partie des seize fermes laiti猫res qui ont re莽u les grands honneurs 脿 l鈥檕ccasion du 30e Gala du Club de l鈥橢xcellence d鈥橝gropur, tenu 脿 Qu茅bec le 25 janvier dernier. Cet 茅v茅nement a rendu hommage aux fermes laiti猫res, membres d鈥橝gropur, ayant enregistr茅 les meilleurs r茅sultats en mati猫re de qualit茅. Lors de l鈥櫭﹙猫nement, la Ferme Macdonald College a 茅t茅 intronis茅e au Club de l鈥橢xcellence d鈥橝gropur.
Published on: 14 Feb 2019
Congratulations to Jianguo (Jeff) Xia ( AnSci/Para), Guillaume Bourque (Director of Bioinformatics at the 捆绑SM社区 & Genome Quebec Innovation Center) and Pierre-脡tienne Jacques (Sherbrooke) who were awarded $1.1 by Genome Canada earlier this week.
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Published on: 14 Feb 2019
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
News release
February 11, 2019 鈥� Montreal, Quebec 鈥� Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The bioeconomy sector holds tremendous potential for Canada, helping to reduce our carbon footprint while creating opportunities to grow our economy.
Published on: 11 Feb 2019
There was stiff competition at last week's Lister Family Engaged Science 3MT Competition. In the end, eleven stellar graduate students delivered riveting pitches to a packed room of supporters, that included Honours Science students from John Abbott College.
Congratulations are extended to all "Mac" 3MT participants.
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In the Winner's Circle this year:
Published on: 11 Feb 2019
Anja Geitmann adore les casse-t锚tes. Mais oubliez les apr猫s-midis 脿 chercher les bons morceaux en buvant une tisane : ce sont les cellules en forme de puzzle 脿 la surface des feuilles de certaines plantes qui int茅ressent la biologiste. 芦 Cette configuration se cr茅e 脿 partir de cellules assez simples. Regardez la diff茅rence sur 18 heures 禄, dit la doyenne de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区 en montrant des images capt茅es au microscope dans son laboratoire.
Published on: 11 Feb 2019
The Lancet commission on Obesity published a report today on the joint pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. In the report, the commissioners point to the fact that malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition and obesity, is by far the biggest cause of ill-health and premature death globally. Excess body weight affects 2 billion people worldwide, 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiency, and both are expected to be made significantly worse by climate change.
Published on: 11 Feb 2019
La population est de plus en plus pr茅occup茅e par la pr茅sence de contaminants chimiques dans les aliments et l鈥檈au potable. 芦听Et pour cause, car l鈥檋umain est expos茅 脿 un cocktail de milliers de substances chimiques听禄, affirme St茅phane Bayen, professeur adjoint au d茅partement des sciences de l鈥檃limentation et de chimie agricole de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2019
Une fois son doctorat termin茅, le jeune agronome Bernard Ato Hagan retournera au Ghana avec un prototype de logiciel qui pourra aider les producteurs agricoles de son pays 脿 faire une meilleure s茅lection g茅n茅tique de leurs troupeaux.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2019
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