La chaire de recherche sur le bien-锚tre des vaches laiti猫res est d茅j脿 en activit茅
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La chaire de recherche sur le bien-锚tre des vaches laiti猫res est d茅j脿 en activit茅.
La titulaire de la nouvelle chaire de recherche sur la Vie durable des bovins laitiers de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, Elsa Vasseur, n鈥檃 pas ch么m茅.听La nouvelle chaire a 茅t茅 officiellement inaugur茅e le 26 mai dernier, mais Elsa Vasseur est d茅j脿 au travail depuis janvier dernier. D茅j脿 huit 茅tudiants gradu茅s sont engag茅s pour mener 脿 bien les futurs projets de recherche.
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WHY DON'T WE JUST GET RID OF MOSQUITOES ALTOGETHER?
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With peak biting season for mosquitoes just around the corner, many of us might be tempted to wonder why don't we just get rid of the darn things altogether.Mosquitoes, after all, are attracted to many of the same things that attract humans during the summer months. "If you're outside having a barbecue with a bunch of friends, that's just a welcome sign for mosquitoes," said Chris Cloutier, a naturalist at the Morgan Aboretum.
Erik Kudelka's heroic struggle not just to graduate from 捆绑SM社区, but to survive
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It has taken Erik Kudelka 11 years to graduate from 捆绑SM社区, so the Macdonald Campus convocation Friday will be momentous day for him.
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Read Erik's story in The Montreal Gazette.听
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捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association launches 捆绑SM社区Connect
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Are you interested in connecting with other 捆绑SM社区 alumni, sharing experiences and opportunities, or accessing the 捆绑SM社区 network to reach career goals? If so, come check out #捆绑SM社区Connect, an exclusive career network created for the 捆绑SM社区 community. 听听
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Macdonald start-ups win big at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Dobson Cup entrepreneurship competition
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| EDUARDO GANEM CUENCA and KATHY MACLEANStudents from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Macdonald Campus seem to have figured out the winning combination of talent, skills, risk 鈥揳nd above all, the unwavering determination it takes to convert an idea into a viable business venture.
When the cows come home, how long will they stay?
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In the barn with 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle
Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅 awarded Equiterre's Laure Waridel Bursary
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Congratulations to Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅, BSc(AgEnvSc) '16, winner of Equiterre鈥檚 Laure Waridel Bursary. The bursary was established in 2008 by Equiterre and the Caisse d鈥櫭ヽonomie solidaire Desjardins for students committed to pursuing and disseminating research on environmental and social action.
Less body fat for toddlers taking vitamin D
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Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development
A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.
芦 L鈥橦ONORIS CAUSA, JE LE PRENDS POUR TOUTES LES FAMILLES AGRICOLES 禄
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芦 L鈥橦ONORIS CAUSA, JE LE PRENDS POUR TOUTES LES FAMILLES AGRICOLES 禄 La nouvelle a 茅t茅 divulgu茅e sur Facebook : Maria Labrecque Ducheneau sera r茅cipiendaire d鈥檜n doctorat honorifique (honoris causa) le 3 juin prochain. Le doctorat lui sera d茅cern茅 par la rectrice de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, Suzanne Fortier, lors de la collation des grades des 茅tudiants en sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement.
Lawrence Goodridge interviewed on Hepatitis A outbreak linked to berries
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LAWRENCE GOODRIDGE, DEPT. OF FOOD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBC RADIO鈥橲 HOMERUN AT 5:40 PM ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A LINKED TO BERRIES SOLD AT COSTCO.
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WANTED: PLAIN TALK FROM THE LAB
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Excitement was in the air last May at a glitzy Toronto reception for 鈥渞ockstar鈥� professionals not accustomed to glitz: research scientists from six Canadian universities... At 捆绑SM社区, insect scientist Chris Buddle submitted one study to a journal in 鈥渕ore of a casual, non-jargony language, (trying) to write it in a way that鈥檚 a bit more engaging, and not the typical dry scientific writing.鈥�
Minoring in entrepreneurship, majoring in success
Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations 鈥� think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg 鈥� they are the exceptions, not the rule.
Government of Canada invests $27 million to extend the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program for another five years
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Minister Lawrence MacAulay was on campus to participate in the Symposium and Wrap-Up meeting for the 鈥淓ffects of Agricultural Water Management Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Eastern Canada鈥� project led by Chandra Madramootoo (Bioresource Engineering).听 The project was funded by the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases program.
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