ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û News - Alumni /channels/news_feeds/all/term/alumni/rss en BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground /channels/channels/news/bcom-alum-credits-networking-helping-sports-illustrated-app-ground-359538 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there’s often ice available somewhere, and <strong>Jonathan Azouri </strong>(BCom’16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:04:10 +0000 webfull 202511 at /channels ESG investing helped prepare Gillian Stein to become CEO of Henry’s /channels/channels/news/esg-investing-helped-prepare-gillian-stein-become-ceo-henrys-357392 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Gillian Stein</strong> (BCom’00)’s great-grandfather founded the Toronto-headquartered electronics business Henry’s in 1909, but she never envisioned becoming the company’s CEO. Growing up, she had seen how stressful running the company could be for her father Andrew, who had a heart attack at the age of 47. “I always had a ton of respect and passion and admiration for the business but it wasn’t something I wanted for myself,†says Stein. “I changed and the business changed.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 May 2024 17:11:59 +0000 webfull 200126 at /channels How Polarization Manifests in Canada | CBC Radio /channels/channels/news/how-polarization-manifests-canada-cbc-radio-346596 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>March 1, 2023 | Max Bell School of Public Policy Alumni, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-students-alumni/2021-22">Shweta Menon</a>, joined Julia Wright to talk about one of the projects at the Public Policy Forum where they are focused on understanding the risks polarization poses to social cohesion and trust in Canada. The Public Policy Forum says young individuals across Canada are reporting less positive comments on Canada's democratic institutions. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Shweta%20Menon%20Recording%20Photo?itok=kuEz6v-X" width="160" height="120" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:01:45 +0000 webfull 187808 at /channels Quebec report recommends rights-based approach to tackle intimate partner violence, homelessness | The Lawyer's Daily /channels/channels/news/quebec-report-recommends-rights-based-approach-tackle-intimate-partner-violence-homelessness-lawyers-344722 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>January 4 2022 | The Quebec government should establish a comprehensive “made in Quebec†legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec <em>Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms</em> and introduce comprehensive legislation that institutes a right to be free from domestic violence that includes legal recourses in civil matters, argues <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a>, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bunch-of-keys-in-the-lock-on-inside-of-front-door?itok=zHq5pXxk" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:47:46 +0000 webfull 185794 at /channels Leduc receives Prix Jeune Agronome from l’Ordre des Agronomes du Québec /channels/channels/news/leduc-receives-prix-jeune-agronome-lordre-des-agronomes-du-quebec-337035 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Maxime Leduc, BSc(AgEnvSc)’12, a self-employed consultant in forage systems and Farm Management and Technology Program Lecturer, who has been awarded the Prix Jeune Agronome from l’Ordre des Agronomes du Quebec for his exceptional contributions to Quebec agriculture. Earlier this year Maxime received the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/about/faes/awards/alumni">Macdonald Distinguished Young Alumni Award</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/leduc.png?itok=dBAZQkau" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:13:36 +0000 webfull 177091 at /channels Marangoni appointed to Order of Canada /channels/channels/news/marangoni-appointed-order-canada-336477 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On December 29th, for the first time in her role as Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon announced Order of Canada appointments and promotions. Among the 135 honorees is Professor <b><a href="https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/people/alejandro-marangoni">Alejandro G. Marangoni</a> (B.Sc.(Agr)’87)</b>, the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at the University of Guelph.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/marangoni.png?itok=aSzpsVXX" width="160" height="238" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:29:29 +0000 webfull 176505 at /channels Over 41 million cases of dementia go undiagnosed across the globe – World Alzheimer Report reveals /channels/channels/news/over-41-million-cases-dementia-go-undiagnosed-across-globe-world-alzheimer-report-reveals-333562 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û co-editors Drs. Serge Gauthier, Pedro Rosa-Neto, José A. Morais and Ms. Claire Webster deliver the World Alzheimer Report 2021, '<em>Journey through the diagnosis of dementia'.</em></strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/world-alzheimer-report-2021_cover.png?itok=qge8N60M" width="160" height="226" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:30:10 +0000 webfull 173300 at /channels Green and Gold, and Mac all over /channels/channels/news/green-and-gold-and-mac-all-over-333093 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Ann Louise Carson BScAgr’81 immersed herself in Mac traditions. She’s now supporting them for the next generation through a legacy gift.</p> <p>Read more in the August 2021 edition of <a href="https://publications.mcgill.ca/macdonald/2021/08/24/green-and-gold-and-mac-all-over/">Focus on Macdonald</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alcaron.jpg?itok=QY417Ion" width="160" height="120" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:55:53 +0000 webfull 172799 at /channels From family farm to family gift: Mac graduate ‘cultivates’ experiential education /channels/channels/news/family-farm-family-gift-mac-graduate-cultivates-experiential-education-333092 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As a young Macdonald College student, Alton McEwen, BSc(Agr)’66, had plenty of opportunities for experiential education during the summer months, working seven days a week on the family dairy farm in the Chateauguay Valley. Thanks to a generous gift from McEwen, internships will continue to play an essential part in the education experience at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> <p>Read more in August 2021 issue of <a href="https://publications.mcgill.ca/macdonald/2021/08/25/from-family-farm-to-family-gift/">Focus on Macdonald</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alton_and_family_002.jpg?itok=0oTy9MtR" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:50:59 +0000 webfull 172798 at /channels Flower power: Quebec farmer invites visitors to pick bouquets on farm /channels/channels/news/flower-power-quebec-farmer-invites-visitors-pick-bouquets-farm-332233 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span>ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û alumnus Marc-André Isabelle (Dip.FMT, BEng. Bioresource) is a course lecturer in the Farm Management &amp; Technology program. The Isabelle farm </span>in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, <span>has evolved and expanded throughout the years, from dairy to strawberries to produce, and most recently launching </span>FestiFleurs, a popular pick-your-own bouquet event<span>.<br /><br /></span></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:29:10 +0000 webfull 172043 at /channels