Mac Food Science teams advance in Maple Innovation Challenge
Golden Bar (Wayne Sawka, Sky Castaing and Anas AlHouran), Cold Noodle (Jinyu Zhou, Zijing Yu, Xinyi Liu, Xiyuan Shang and Simin Tan) and Taco Belles (Veronica, Jaramillo and Priscilla Leftakis) are three Macdonald Campus teams advancing to round two of the Maple Innovation Challenge competition.
捆绑SM社区 receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology
The Government of Canada鈥檚 Environmental Damages Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), is investing more than $4 million in three 捆绑SM社区-led projects through the Climate Awareness and Action Fund (CAAF).The projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Bennett and Xia among Highly Cited Researchers
On November 15, Clarivate Analytics, a company specializing in citation data, published the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list. Many citations mean a paper has had great influence among scientific peers. A group of 16 捆绑SM社区 researchers made the cut, recognized as some of the most frequently cited scientists and social scientists in the world over the last decade. The 2022 list captures the period from 2011 to 2021.
Students vote in favour of SPF and Daily Publications Society
鈥淸The Sustainability Projects Fund] is a resource for all 捆绑SM社区 community members to launch or grow a sustainability initiative on campus [and] spark positive change in their own learning and work environment. We are thrilled by the level of enthusiasm reflected in the results of the SSMU referendum.鈥� Shona Watt, Sustainability manager in the 捆绑SM社区 Office of Sustainability.
2022 Scholastic Awards 鈥� Celebrating Student Excellence
The 2022 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 8th recognized more than 175 outstanding Macdonald undergraduate and graduate students. The Faculty awarded over $380,000 in named scholarships at the undergraduate level and more than $465,000 in fellowships and awards at the graduate level.
FMT grads find success with Ferme des Paniers
Congrats to FMT students Diego Occhicone and Rami Sader, FMT鈥�22, who had a successful season in their new venture, the Ferme des Paniers market garden. The pair who met at Macdonald during their studies, sell their produce through subscription baskets and at local markets.
H. Deep Saini is next Principal and Vice-Chancellor
The Board of Governors of 捆绑SM社区 is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. H. Deep Saini as the University's 18th Principal and Vice-Chancellor. Currently President and Vice-Chancellor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Prof. Saini will begin his five-year, renewable term at 捆绑SM社区 on April 1, 2023. He will also hold the appointment of Full Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Elena Bennett: Exploring the complexity of ecosystems
Exploring the complexity of ecosystems by John AllemangElena Bennett聽delights in uncertainty.
Huge crowd pays respect to military veterans
Standing at the podium surrounded by 1,500 people on the John Abbott football field, Joe Maxwell, gazed up into the sunny November sky and said 鈥淚t鈥檚 good to be alive.鈥�
Zacharie Cloutier named Best Cheese in Quebec
Zacharie Cloutier from Fromagerie Nouvelle France in the Easte
Virtual map aims to connect people to food resources across Toronto
With the help of Agincourt community services, Registered Dietitian Ekta Amarnani, M.Sc.鈥�17 has put together an interactive map that helps people locate food resources across Toronto with the intention of increasing access to food.
COVID-19 reshaped the way we buy, prepare and consume food
To better understand food-related decisions during the pandemic, our research team conducted an online survey among a sample of adults from the province of Qu茅bec. This survey spanned three different time points between the initial lockdown in the spring of 2020 and the curfew period in Qu茅bec in the winter of 2021.
Canadian government invests $1M to improve health of dairy cows
With an investment of nearly $1 million from the Government of Canada, the Association of Veterinary Practitioners of Quebec will be able to develop a digital tool to anticipate and reduce the risks associated with metabolic diseases in dairy cows which are a major health problem, especially in the post-calving period. Prof.
Fall colours on full display at Mac Campus
Macdonald Campus is beautiful year-round, but is truly spectacular in the fall. Neale McDevitt, the Editor of the 捆绑SM社区 Reporter, took a stroll through Mac Campus this past weekend and took the following pictures.
View photos in the 捆绑SM社区 Reporter.
Ferme Le Paysan Gourmand finding creative ways to reduce food waste
L'脡picerie recently featured Rosemarie Allen (B.Sc.(AgEnvSc)鈥�12) and Jacob Morin (FMT鈥�11) of Ferme Le Paysan Gourmand in Saint-F茅lix-de-Kingsey who participate in an on-farm program to reduce food waste. The episode follows Meilleur Apr猫s volunteers who harvest produce that would have remained in the field.