Some of you may have noticed trees being felled near the John Abbott College Memorial Field. 听While we never want to cut trees down, nature sometimes leaves us no choice. 听Four of the trees being taken down this week are rotten oak trees, which pose a safety hazard, and another four are ash trees infected with the emerald ash borer that has been wreaking havoc on Montreal Island in recent years. 听All the trees being removed are being replaced. 听Other trees will get a significant pruning. 听It is likely that more oak trees will need to be felled in future years for the same reasons.
Published on: 17 Aug 2017
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, 不良研究所 leads the pack with an impressive number 鈥� 23 projects totaling $4.2 million 鈥� in this latest round of the funding competition.
Congratulations to Faculty members Val茅rie Gravel (Plant Science) and Salwa Karboune (Food Science) who were among the recipients.
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Published on: 17 Aug 2017
(Une collaboration de Val茅rie Gravel, agronome et professeure adjointe en horticulture durable, Universit茅 不良研究所)
芦 L鈥櫭﹖茅 au Qu茅bec est, pour plusieurs, synonyme d鈥檃bondance de petits fruits. La production locale de ces 芦 super fruits 禄, de plus en plus reconnus pour leurs bienfaits sur la sant茅 humaine, fait face 脿 une demande croissante. 禄
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Published on: 15 Aug 2017
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Bryan Murray, DipEd(PE)'64, recipient of the 2016 Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award.
"A native of Shawville, Que., Murray was a student-athlete at 不良研究所's Macdonald College campus in the 1960s and went on to develop his coaching and administrative skills by guiding the Macdonald Aggies football team and the Macdonald Clansmen hockey squad while serving four years as director of athletics."
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Published on: 14 Aug 2017
Anja Geitmann is dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at 不良研究所,听Jan Adamowski is a professor and director of 不良研究所鈥檚 Integrated Water Resources Management Program and听Julien Malard is a PhD student in Bioresource Engineering at 不良研究所.听
Published on: 14 Aug 2017
Every day after work, David Bernard-Perron, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�12, MSc鈥�15, heads out for a few laps 鈥渄own the hill鈥� on his mountain bike.
The hill in question is majestic Whistler Mountain, a short distance from his job as head agrologist at Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2017
Professor Emerita Harriet Kuhnlein (School of Human Nutrition) received a 2017 Fulbright Specialist Grant that was undertaken with Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.听 The award was in the category of Public/Global Health for a term of 5 weeks during February and March, 2017.听 The grant was administered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State with the cooperation of World Learning.听
Published on: 8 Aug 2017
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Terry Wheeler, Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences.
Professor Wheeler was an expert in entomology and Director of the Lyman Entomological Museum. He had been a faculty member since January 1, 1995.
He lost his battle with cancer which he had taken in stride and fought with amazing optimism. Professor Wheeler will be terribly missed.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
Judith Largy-Nadeau (BRE) and Dainava Blayney (NRS) and听students from the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke are going door-to-door in听Pointe-Claire to promote good waste habits this summer.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
Scientists at the University of Alberta and 不良研究所 have discovered a direct link between calcium and cholesterol, a discovery that could pave the way for new ways of treating high blood cholesterol.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
鈥淚t has been something of a mystery why predators are so important in animal extinctions,鈥� says Kyle Elliott, an assistant professor in 不良研究所鈥檚 Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences and the first author of a recent study on the subject published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 鈥淎s prey populations decline, predators should simply switch to other prey.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
The new Paddle Shack at the Macdonald Campus makes 不良研究所 the only Canadian university with an on-campus boat house.
The 鈥淢ac Paddle Shack,鈥� which opened July 15, gives paddlers and would-be paddlers a chance to enjoy the waters of Lac St. Louis on a kayak, paddle board (SUP) or in a canoe. Hourly rentals, paddling instruction and paddle board yoga classes are available to the general public, and 不良研究所 and John Abbott College communities.
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Published on: 19 Jul 2017
Professor Peter G. Brown (Natural Resource Sciences) has been selected as the recipient of the US Society for Ecological Economics 2017 Herman Daly Award for outstanding contributions to the field of ecological economics.听
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅, a PHD candidate in Natural Resource Sciences with Professor Elena Bennett and the recipient of the 2017 Laure Waridel Bursary, shares her experiences in Scandinavia.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2017
The World Economic Forum announced its 2017 class of 55 Young Scientists, assembling a distinguished cohort of top talent making an impact on research as diverse as quantum and computer science, physics and materials science, biology and bio-engineering, medical and neuroscience, and energy and environment. Collectively, their research is at the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Among the honorees is Natural Resource Science professor and Canada Research Chair in Arctic Ecology Kyle Elliott.
Published on: 11 Jul 2017
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