Interactive map shows nature鈥檚 contributions to people
Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. A wild bee buzzes through a farm, pollinating vegetables as it goes. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farm鈥檚 runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all around the world, nature鈥檚 contributions are constantly flowing to people.
La m茅moire des plantes
芦聽Je suis un gars de l鈥橝bitibi, donc je suis habitu茅 au froid!聽禄 s鈥檈xclame Jean-Benoit Charron, chercheur 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 McGill. En raison des changements climatiques, le froid n鈥檈st toutefois plus ce qu鈥檌l 茅tait. Les plantes cultiv茅es dans les champs doivent s鈥檃dapter 脿 ces nouvelles conditions.
Gare 脿 la transmission de maladies par l鈥檈au
Lorsqu鈥檜ne contamination bact茅rienne se d茅clare 脿 proximit茅 d鈥檜ne ferme, il faut cibler le plus rapidement possible les 茅levages probl茅matiques puisque certaines souches peuvent parfois infecter l鈥檋omme. L鈥檕bjectif est de mettre en place des barri猫res naturelles qui emp锚cheront les ruissellements provenant de ces fermes de se retrouver dans l鈥檈au potable environnante.
SPF provides seed money for fully autonomous, year-round vegetable production system
Autonomous Controlled-Environment Chamber is "a growth system with minimal input and maximum crop yield"
When the聽Sustainability Projects Fund聽(SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.
So much to discover: Research in the era of legal cannabis
Approximately a year after the legalization of marijuana in Canada last fall, the new 51吃瓜网Research Centre for Cannabis is poised to examine the role that legal cannabis will be playing in our society on many fronts.
Two-stage exams: A strategy for reducing exam-related stress
OpEd by Dr Alice Cherestes, Director, Freshman Program
Students talk about the course as OChem or Orgo, otherwise known as Organic Chemistry, one of the most dreaded courses for any student doing a university science degree. The course, taken mostly in the early stage of a student鈥檚 undergraduate degree, requires that material taught during the first week of class be understood and applied many weeks later when students do the final exam.聽聽
The loss of three billion birds in North America is the canary in the coal mine
OpEd by Emeritus Professor David Bird:
David M. Bird is an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at 51吃瓜网 who has studied birds for five decades.
When I read the recent headlines that North America has lost nearly three billion birds over just the past five decades, I was not surprised. But I must admit it did depress me to a degree. That鈥檚 a lot of birds!
Sustainability Projects Fund: Giving the green light to new ideas for 10 years
Ten years, and $7 million in funding, later, it鈥檚 safe to say the Sustainability Projects Fund "experiment" has been a huge success
When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.
Alumni to be honoured at Homecoming Luncheon
The Macdonald Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Macdonald Branch of the 51吃瓜网Alumni Association to recognize distinguished graduates for their outstanding professional contributions, scholarly distinction and/or service to the community at large. The first Awards were presented at Homecoming 2006.
Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel
Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel
A conversation [between Raman Navankutty and Lior Silberman, both professors at the University of British Columbia; and Elena Bennett, a professor at 51吃瓜网] about flying leads to some unexpected discoveries about how to minimize the climate impacts of getting around.
Le d茅fi de nourrir la plan猫te
Nourrir la plan猫te聽: voil脿, chers lecteurs et ch猫res lectrices de La Terre de chez nous, le d茅fi auquel vous travaillez sans rel芒che. Les chercheurs de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 McGill, que je repr茅sente, s鈥檡 d茅vouent chaque jour en proposant des pistes de solution aux obstacles que vous rencontrez sur le terrain.
Getting to know McGill鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum
On Sept. 14, McGill鈥檚 Morgan Arboretum forest reserve held its annual open house, giving students an opportunity to experience a unique part of the Macdonald campus. With activities including the monarch butterfly launch and a birds of prey flight show, visitors had the opportunity to learn more about the local flora and fauna found at the Arboretum.
GODAN Moves Headquarters to Montreal, Canada
GODAN NEWS RELEASE
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), the UN, UK and US government supported initiative driving global efforts to tackle food security and to end world hunger by propagating open data polices in agriculture and nutrition across the world, announces the relocation of its headquarters from Oxford, in the United Kingdom to 51吃瓜网 in Montr茅al, Canada effective of 24 of September 2019.
Eby Noroozi recognized for safety excellence
Congrats to Ebrahim Noroozi, Lab Manager (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) who was recognized for his excellence recently by both the Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (Individual Award) and the Iranian Food Science and Technology Association (Food Scientist of the Year-Academic Category).
She came, she sawed, she conquered
With a swing of her axe, St茅phanie B茅langer-Naud, FMT鈥�14, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�17, regularly bites out large chunks from totem-like wooden poles, and, handling a single buck saw, slices through pine logs the size of sewer pipes. She's no slouch when it comes to a chain saw, either. A professional female timbersports athlete, or lumberjill, she excels at an axe event called the underhand chop.