The 平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) at the Desautels Faculty of Management, together with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) and Trussbridge, are proud to announce the winner of the 2018 Food and Agribusiness Convergent Innovation Prize.
Published on: 1 May 2018
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Wednesday, June 6, 2:30 p.m.
Doctor of Science,听honoris causa
JITENDER DUBEY, F.A.A.M
B.V.Sc. (Veterinary College Mhow), M.V.Sc. (Veterinary College Mathura), Ph.D. (University of Sheffield)
Published on: 27 Apr 2018
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Wednesday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science,听honoris causa
ANNA LARTEY
B.Sc. (University of Ottawa), M.Sc. (University of Guelph), Ph.D. (University of California, Davis)
Published on: 27 Apr 2018
Harriet Kuhnlein, PhD, RD, FASN, FIUNS, LLD (honoris causa), Professor Emerita (平特五不中) was recently recognized with a 2018 Alumni Recognition Award from the Health and Human Development Alumni Society of the Pennsylvania State University.
Published on: 24 Apr 2018
平特五不中 has sent four of its top students in the Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program at Macdonald Campus to compete in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), from April 12鈥�14 in Visalia, California. Visalia is in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the US, about 310 km north of Los Angeles.
Martha Mackinnon, Craig Waddell, Thomas MacDougall and V茅ronique Brisson are members of the Macdonald Dairy Challenge Club of the Macdonald Campus Student Society (MCSS) representing 平特五不中 at the Dairy Challenge.
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Published on: 13 Apr 2018
DOWNEY, Bruce R.
October 15, 1939 - April 4, 2018
The Department of Animal Science is saddened to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Bruce Downey.
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Published on: 11 Apr 2018
If you participated in the MEDLIFE 平特五不中 Macdonald Branch/Global Food Security Club Krispy Kreme fundraiser, the We Are Aware: Montreal Campaign, or the Mac Basket Food Drive, you likely crossed paths with the ever-cheery Christine Ha, U3, BScNutrSc (Global Nutrition).
Published on: 4 Apr 2018
to 4 Mac campus student podcasts created at the Lister Family Engaged Science Broad Science Podcast Workshop Series this March.听 听 听
Published on: 26 Mar 2018
鈥淭he system that's in place, the supply management system, is good for Qu茅bec producers and U.S. producers because it guarantees good prices and that allowed U.S. producers to actually expand rapidly in the last few years,鈥� explains Pascal Th茅riault, an economist at 平特五不中's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Montr茅al.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2018
Discovery of calnexin protein鈥檚 role in the blood-brain barrier could lead to new MS treatments.
A discovery led by scientists at the University of Alberta and 平特五不中 is providing hope of a new therapeutic target in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, which could one day be used to prevent the symptoms and progression of the disease.
Published on: 8 Mar 2018
Global News
CTV News Montreal
March 6. Dean Anja Geitmann was interviewed by CTV News Anchor Mutsumi Takahashi about what will be needed to meet the demands of the cannabis industry once legalization occurs, and how the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is responding to this need for trained professionals.
Published on: 7 Mar 2018
[...] 芦 Dans l'essai, la grande majorit茅 des vaches sont all茅es et sont rest茅es au p芒turage 禄, observe Elsa Vasseur, de l'universit茅 de 平特五不中. Cela a repr茅sent茅 entre 90 脿 98 % de l'effectif en semaine 1, 2 et 4. En semaine 3, seulement 40 % des vaches ont choisi le p芒turage, 芦 probablement en raison des temp茅ratures plus froides associ茅es 脿 des conditions pluvieuses et venteuses 禄.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2018
De plus en plus de consommateurs se tournent vers des substituts aux prot茅ines provenant de la viande, entre autres les prot茅ines de sources v茅g茅tales. [...] Pascal Th茅riault, agro茅conomiste 脿 l'Universit茅 平特五不中, nous parle des changements 脿 pr茅voir dans le monde agricole en mati猫re de cultures et aussi en mati猫re d'茅levages.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2018
From the 平特五不中 Reporter...
On Saturday, Feb. 24, the cilantro flew and the paring knives flashed as talented student chefs from five North American universities took part in the hotly-contested Inter-University Iron Chef Competition.
After the final succulent morsel had been devoured, the panel of judges named the University of Massachusetts Amherst听as this year鈥檚 champion. The win was UMASS Amherst鈥檚 fourth in five years, sparking whispers of a Dine-esty in the making.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2018
It鈥檚 a question that has long plagued humanity: are we alone in the universe?
Scientists at 平特五不中鈥檚 Macdonald campus are venturing towards a definitive answer with the development of a biosignature or life-detection platform.
...鈥淭here are some indications that Mars, many billions of years ago, was much warmer 鈥� and much wetter,鈥� explained Lyle Whyte, a 平特五不中 professor. 鈥淲here it would have been an environment that we can envision it would have hosted life as we know on Earth.鈥�
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Published on: 26 Feb 2018
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