/macdonald/taxonomy/term/244/all en /macdonald/article/all-cool-kids-are-talking-aboutcampus-life-engagement <p>While you may already have seen a few emails from them in your ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û inbox already, we wanted to re-emphasize and promote their excellent content. You should have already received several of their <a href="/firstyear/resources#Grad" target="_blank">newsletters</a>, and invitations to their weekly <a href="https://mcgill.ca/firstyear/graduate-postdoctoral/online-orientation-webinars/webinars" target="_blank">pre-arrival webinar series</a>.</p> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:56:18 +0000 Erin Minnett, MacOGS 224304 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/le-sirop-derable-un-systeme-complexe-259085 <p> </p> <p>« Le système a permis d’assurer une stabilité dans les prix. Les producteurs savent combien ils vont recevoir pour leur sirop », estime <strong>Pascal Thériault</strong>, professeur à la faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement de l’Université ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û. Il y a actuellement 62 millions de livres de sirop dans le principal entrepôt, situé à Laurierville. « La réserve stratégique mondiale permettrait de couvrir une mauvaise saison », précise l’économiste Pascal Thériault.</p> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:56:21 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52071 at /macdonald /macdonald/woodmen2016 <p>Lumberjacks and Jills from six Canadian universities will test their mettle at the <strong>56th annual <a href="http://www.cilawoodsmen.ca/" target="_blank">Intercollegiate Woodsmen Competition</a></strong>, Saturday January 23 at Watson Field, Ma</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:17:27 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52033 at /macdonald /macdonald/prospective/our-commitment-you <!-- End top page block area --> <div><!-- End top content block area --> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="clearfix"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><img height="500" width="1000" style="width: 750px; height: 375px;" class="file-original " src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/commitment_header_graphic.jpg" alt="" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:45:12 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52030 at /macdonald /macdonald/about/associate-deans/associate-dean-graduate-education <h3><img alt="Jean-Benoit Charron" style="width: 300px; height: 300px; float: right;" class="media-element file-original rt" src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/charron_jb_68_alextranphoto_2023_square.jpg" width="1165" height="1165" />Jean-Benoît Charron</h3> <h4>Associate Professor, Plant Science</h4> <p>T: 514-398-5634  |  <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">jean-benoit.charron</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span><span class="a"> (Email)</span></span>  |  <a href="/plant/faculty/charron">Webpage</a>  |  Raymond Building, R2-022a</p> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:16:00 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52028 at /macdonald /macdonald/about/associate-deans/associate-dean-student-affairs <h3><img alt="David Titley-Peloquin" style="width: 300px; height: 300px; float: right;" class="media-element file-original rt" src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/titleypeloquind-thumbnail_1.jpg" width="500" height="500" />David Titley-Peloquin</h3> <h4>Senior Faculty Lecturer; Director, Freshman Program; Academic Advisor<br /> Department of Bioresource Engineering</h4> <p>T: 514-398-7976 | <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">david.titley-peloquin</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span><span class="a"> (Email)</span></span> | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-022</p> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:09:11 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52027 at /macdonald /macdonald/about/associate-deans <table class="zero"> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top; width:175px"> <p><img alt="Alice Cherestes" height="1297" width="1297" style="width: 160px; height: 160px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/cherestes_alice_22_alextranphoto_2023_square.jpg" /></p></td></tr></table> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:52:57 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52025 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/how-choose-perfect-christmas-tree-257313 <p>Christmas is just under two weeks away, so if you haven't picked out a tree yet, the clock is ticking. [CTV News Montreal] asked David Wees from the Plant Science Department of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û for some tips on what to look for.</p> <h3><a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/how-to-choose-the-perfect-christmas-tree-1.2697922">Read article/watch video</a></h3> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:48:52 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52009 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/air-canada-backs-effort-build-homegrown-green-jet-fuel-infrasructure-257267 <p>The University of Toronto, ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û  [<strong>BioFuelNet - Don Smith</strong>] and the International Air Transport Association are also part of the project as members of the BioFuelNet Aviation Task Force. Funding is coming from the Green Aviation Research and Development Network, which gets its support from the federal government and Canada’s aerospace sector.</p> <h3>Read more in  <a href="http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12/10/air-canada-backs-effort-to-build-homegrown-green-jet-fuel-infrastructure.html">The Toronto Star</a></h3> <p> </p> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:55:44 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52008 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/le-carnage-des-poussins-males-pourrait-bientot-prendre-fin-257266 <p>Chaque année, des millions de poussins mâles, jugés sans valeur par l'industrie des poules pondeuses, sont euthanasiés dès leur sortie de l'oeuf. Une pratique que l'Allemagne veut cesser d'ici 2017, et à laquelle une mystérieuse invention de l'Université ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û pourrait mettre fin....Au Québec, l'Université ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û planche aussi secrètement sur une technologie semblable.</p> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:48:55 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52007 at /macdonald /macdonald/campbell-nobelprize <p> </p> <p><strong>Dr. William C. Campbell, D.Sc.'07</strong>, is among the three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, announced October 5, 2015, by the Nobel Prize Committee. William Campbell received his Honorary Doctorate at the Macdonald Campus convocation in 2007.</p> Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:06:30 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 51955 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/breakfast-television-visits-mac-campus-farm-255845 <p> </p> <p>City TV's morning show, Breakfast Television, spent an early morning on the Macdonald Campus Farm to hear about ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's agriculture programs and try to learn some farm skills. Visits were made to the Dairy Barn, the Horticulture Centre, and the high tunnels; reporter Wilder Weir talked with Farm Director Paul Meldrum and Mike Bleho about the various programs offered at Macdonald and the "ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Feeding ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û" program.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.btmontreal.ca/videos/4523419282001/" target="_blank">Watch the broadcast</a></h3> <p> </p> <p> </p> Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:24:18 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 51953 at /macdonald