Canning at Home? Brush up on your science to avoid dangerous pathogens
The list of 鈥渂ad things鈥� could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it鈥檚 the toxin produced from the bacteria that is harmful, not the bacteria itself, says Brigitte Cadieux, a postdoctoral fellow in 平特五不中鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
平特五不中 gets $3M to fund research into cutting greenhouse gases
平特五不中 researchers [Grant Clark & Chandra Madramootoo] at Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue got some welcome news Monday when the federal government announced nearly $3 million in funding for research projects that will help farmers cut greenhouse gas emissions.
F茅lix Bertrand: From the classroom to the farm
Every graduating student has their own way of getting ready the day of their Convocation. Some get haircuts, others go for a latt茅 with friends and family or buy a new pair of shoes for the event. You can be pretty sure that very few do what F茅lix Bertrand did the morning of his Convocation ceremony on June 2. 鈥淚 was at home helping my father with the pigs,鈥� he says.
Il faut boire huit verres d'eau par jour. Vraiment?
Les besoins quotidiens en eau varient en fonction de la masse corporelle (30 ml d'eau par kilogramme), explique la nutritionniste Louise Thibault, professeure 脿 l'脡cole de nutrition humaine de l'Universit茅 平特五不中. 芦 Et par boissons, on entend l'eau, mais aussi le jus, le lait, le th茅, le caf茅鈥� 禄, 茅num猫re Louise Thibault, qui souligne qu'en g茅n茅ral, les gens obtiennent toute l'eau dont ils ont besoin en 茅coutant ce que leur corps leur dit.
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Macdonald Farm closed to visitors this summer due to construction of new Community Engagement Centre
平特五不中鈥檚 Macdonald Campus Farm is embarking on an ambitious project to renovate the century old dairy barn into a new centre to welcome visitors to the world of food production.听 The only operating dairy farm on the island of Montreal, the Macdonald Campus Farm, welcomes school visits during the months of May and June only.
The Kohlrabi Collective: Creating a Connected Local Food System
平特五不中 students are champions of the local and sustainable food movement. The听平特五不中 Farmers鈥� Market, the听Macdonald Student-Run Ecological Gardens (MSEG), and听Organic Campus听are student-run projects, independently established to produce, promote, and distribute local food at 平特五不中.
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Classes and exams cancelled Monday, May 8th
Because of flooding issues, day and evening summer classes and exams are cancelled on Monday, May 8, 2017, at both 平特五不中鈥檚 Macdonald Campus and its downtown campus.
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Highway 20 overpass construction to begin May 8
Updated May 5, 2017
The Quebec Ministry of Transport has confirmed the resumption of the Macdonald Campus Hwy 20 overpass renovation project on May 8 until August 15.
L茅galisation de la marijuana: deux qu茅b茅cois dans la fili猫re verte
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Intitative to fund scholars at 平特五不中 and the University of Ghana
Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, has received $500,000 CAD from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars initiative to fund researchers and scholars at 平特五不中 and the University of Ghana.
Gestion des eaux de ruissellement - Montr茅al annonce un nouveau partenariat avec l'Universit茅 平特五不中 afin d'identifier les meilleures pratiques de plantation d'arbres
Bioresource Engineering professors Grant Clark听 and Shiv Prasher, along with colleagues Dr. Maryam Kargar (Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager), Masters student Marcelo Frosi, Dr.
Campus Highway 20 overpass construction to resume
The Quebec Ministry of Transport has advised that it will recommence major repairs to the campus Highway 20 overpass as of May 1, 2017. The project is projected to end on August 15, 2017. Click on the maps above to see an enlarged views of the construction and detour zones.
平特五不中's Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne gets funding boost
平特五不中鈥檚 Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received some good news last Friday when the Quebec government made two funding announcements that will help boost the Faculty of Agricultural Environmental Sciences.
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Student captures 2nd place in NSERC - Science, action! competition
Congratulations to M.Sc. candidate 脡mile Brisson-Curadeau (Supervisor: Prof. Kyle Elliott, NRS) for capturing second place in "NSERC -" Science, action!" competition contest for "La sentinelle des mers".听
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Macdonald Campus Seed Library Launch
There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian Dana Ingalls, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the 平特五不中 community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.