Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations 鈥� think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg 鈥� they are the exceptions, not the rule. Especially in Canada: a study by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, for example, found that nearly 90 per cent of the founders of Canada鈥檚 top 250 tech companies are university graduates.
Published on: 6 Apr 2016
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The Indo-Canada research project on small millets aims at enhancing its production and consumption. Millets are a must to tackle the increasing number of diabetic and lifestyle deceases in the community... This project on small millet production, processing and consumption was launched by Dhan Foundation, supported by Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) and by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) with the partnership of scientists from 平特五不中 [Prof. Vijaya Raghavan], Canada and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Published on: 5 Apr 2016
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Minister Lawrence MacAulay was on campus to participate in the Symposium and Wrap-Up meeting for the 鈥淓ffects of Agricultural Water Management Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Eastern Canada鈥� project led by Chandra Madramootoo (Bioresource Engineering).听 The project was funded by the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases program.
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Announcement by The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Macdonald Campus of 平特五不中, March 30, 2016
Published on: 30 Mar 2016
|KATHY MACLEAN, COMMUNICATIONS, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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There was good news all around for the Quebec agri-food sector in the recent provincial budget.
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Published on: 23 Mar 2016
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Dans l鈥櫭ヾifice qui accueillait autrefois la brasserie Dow, angle Peel et Notre-Dame, rebaptis茅 Carrefour d鈥檌nnovation INGO, est install茅 un groupe de recherche qui se consacre au d茅veloppement des carburants de l鈥檃venir. BioFuelNet regroupe 75 chercheurs de 27 universit茅s canadiennes et travaille avec 90 partenaires industriels. Sa mission : d茅velopper une industrie de biocarburants avanc茅s prosp猫re et durable. ...
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Published on: 22 Mar 2016
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Professor Lyle White, Natural Resource Sciences, is interviewed on his role in Mars exploration and the Exomars Space Probe.
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Published on: 22 Mar 2016
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada have announced six new projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF). The projects will develop, test and apply ways to scale up innovations in food security and nutrition. These projects will scale up effective, pilot-tested innovations so that they reach poor rural populations, particularly women and small-holder farmers. Two projects have been awarded to Macdonald professors.
Published on: 8 Mar 2016
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada have announced six new projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF). The projects will develop, test and apply ways to scale up innovations in food security and nutrition. These projects will scale up effective, pilot-tested innovations so that they reach poor rural populations, particularly women and small-holder farmers. Two projects have been awarded to Macdonald professors.
Published on: 8 Mar 2016
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Published on: 7 Mar 2016
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On estime que la moiti茅 de ce que l'on produit comme aliments dans les pays industrialis茅s serait gaspill茅e. Au Canada, on jetterait, selon Statistique Canada, 183 kilogrammes de nourriture par an, par personne. 脌 qui la faute? 脌 l'industrie alimentaire, ou au consommateur? Pour en discuter, nous recevons Pascal Th茅riault, agro茅conomiste et professeur 脿 l'Universit茅 平特五不中. Il enseigne aussi le marketing alimentaire.听
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Published on: 24 Feb 2016
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"The discussion started at my book club, but it might as well have started with Adam and Eve. We read The Awakening, a听1899 novel by Kate Chopin that describes the fight by a young woman, Edna Pontellier, for independence against the conventions of the time. We are all married working mothers. No matter how far society has come from Edna鈥檚, most of us find the bulk of child care and the more banal duties of running a household fall to us. We felt for Edna.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2016
Professor Elena Bennett, of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and the 平特五不中 School of Environment, is the recipient of a ! The Fellowships are awarded by NSERC to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2016
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平特五不中 Centre for Research in Reproduction听 and Development (CRRD) Associate Director Dr. Sarah Kimmins (Animal Science Department) is recipient of the 2016 SSR Young Investigator Award.
This award recognizes an active Regular Member of the Society for outstanding research completed and published within 12 years after receiving the Ph.D. or other equivalent professional degree.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2016
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芦 Le syst猫me a permis d鈥檃ssurer une stabilit茅 dans les prix. Les producteurs savent combien ils vont recevoir pour leur sirop 禄, estime Pascal Th茅riault, professeur 脿 la facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中. Il y a actuellement 62 millions de livres de sirop dans le principal entrep么t, situ茅 脿 Laurierville. 芦 La r茅serve strat茅gique mondiale permettrait de couvrir une mauvaise saison 禄, pr茅cise l鈥櫭ヽonomiste Pascal Th茅riault.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2016
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Worried about Zika? CTV Montreal talked to the Morgan Arboretum's Christopher Cloutier, mosquito expert from 平特五不中.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2016
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