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Crafting better beer

Published: 10 July 2017

In a study published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 51Թ researcher Jaswinder Singh and co-authors describe a new protein that could greatly improve brewing.

Tree removal near the John Abbott College Memorial Field

Published: 17 August 2017

Some of you may have noticed trees being felled near the John Abbott College Memorial Field.  While we never want to cut trees down, nature sometimes leaves us no choice.  Four of the trees being...

Réflexion sur l'agriculture avec la doyenne de la Faculté de l'agriculture de l'Université McGill

Published: 18 December 2017

En cette fin d'année, nous vous proposons une réflexion sur l'agriculture avec une femme qui a consacré sa vie aux enjeux agricoles. Anja Geitmann est doyenne de la faculté des sciences de l...

Videos of Founder's Day talks now available

Published: 19 February 2018

Macdonald Founder's Day,  brought together more than 500 members of the Mac Community to celebrate the birth of Sir William Macdonald, to recognize outstanding staff and students, and to listen to...

Québec's legal maple syrup cartel dictates prices for Vermont maple producers

Published: 12 March 2018

“The system that's in place, the supply management system, is good for Québec producers and U.S. producers because it guarantees good prices and that allowed U.S. producers to actually expand...

51ԹSummer Camp hopes to recruit young Indigenous youth to health care jobs

Published: 25 July 2018

Teens from Indigenous communities across Canada are taking part in a summer camp at McGill. The university wants to inspire them to consider careers in Health Science – and it’s taking a unique...

Félix Bertrand: From the classroom to the farm

Published: 9 June 2017

Every graduating student has their own way of getting ready the day of their Convocation. Some get haircuts, others go for a latté with friends and family or buy a new pair of shoes for the event....

Mac grad finds his niche with medical marijuana

Published: 14 August 2017

Every day after work, David Bernard-Perron, BSc(AgEnvSc)’12, MSc’15, heads out for a few laps “down the hill” on his mountain bike....

Mercury decline in seabirds due to diet, not emission controls

Published: 24 November 2017

For 47 years, biologists have plucked eggs from seabird nests along the British Columbia coast. Many of the eggs were collected from remote rocky islands surrounded by some of the world’s roughest...

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