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An update on the Bicentennial tree planting project

David Wees (FMT) provides an update on a recent project coordinated with Lindsay Flood, Franco Nardi and Freida Beauregard, to plant 200 trees on Campus to honour 窪蹋厙惇勛圖s Bicentennial.

Published: 7 Dec 2022

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.

Published: 30 Nov 2022

窪蹋厙惇勛圖 receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology

The Government of Canadas Environmental Damages Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), is investing more than $4 million in three 窪蹋厙惇勛圖-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.

Published: 29 Nov 2022

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 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 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.

Published: 28 Nov 2022

Students vote in favour of SPF and Daily Publications Society

[The Sustainability Projects Fund] is a resource for all 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 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. Shona Watt, Sustainability manager in the 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 Office of Sustainability.

Published: 28 Nov 2022

2022 Scholastic Awards 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.

Published: 17 Nov 2022

FMT grads find success with Ferme des Paniers

Congrats to FMT students Diego Occhicone and Rami Sader, FMT22, 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.

Published: 17 Nov 2022

H. Deep Saini is next Principal and Vice-Chancellor

The Board of Governors of 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 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 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 on April 1, 2023. He will also hold the appointment of Full Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Published: 15 Nov 2022

Elena Bennett: Exploring the complexity of ecosystems

Exploring the complexity of ecosystems by John Allemang

Elena Bennettdelights in uncertainty.

Published: 15 Nov 2022

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 Its good to be alive.

Published: 11 Nov 2022

Zacharie Cloutier named Best Cheese in Quebec

Zacharie Cloutier from Fromagerie Nouvelle France in the Easte

Published: 11 Nov 2022

Virtual map aims to connect people to food resources across Toronto

With the help of Agincourt community services, Registered Dietitian Ekta Amarnani, M.Sc.17 has put together an interactive map that helps people locate food resources across Toronto with the intention of increasing access to food.

Published: 11 Nov 2022

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矇bec. This survey spanned three different time points between the initial lockdown in the spring of 2020 and the curfew period in Qu矇bec in the winter of 2021.

Published: 2 Nov 2022

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 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 Reporter, took a stroll through Mac Campus this past weekend and took the following pictures.

View photos in the 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 Reporter.

Published: 20 Oct 2022

Ferme Le Paysan Gourmand finding creative ways to reduce food waste

L'picerie recently featured Rosemarie Allen (B.Sc.(AgEnvSc)12) and Jacob Morin (FMT11) of Ferme Le Paysan Gourmand in Saint-F矇lix-de-Kingsey who participate in an on-farm program to reduce food waste. The episode follows Meilleur Apr癡s volunteers who harvest produce that would have remained in the field.

Published: 20 Oct 2022

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