External /plant/taxonomy/term/4/all en 2025 IGSF Public Lecture with Dr. Ingrid Waldron /plant/channels/event/2025-igsf-public-lecture-dr-ingrid-waldron-366871 <strong>"Women on the Frontlines: The Fight Against Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities"</strong> <p><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/B59DSxUn8X"><b>Please register.</b></a></p> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:45:01 +0000 admin 83682 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Fascinating World of Birds - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-fascinating-world-birds-2026-edition-337011 Come explore the fascinating world of birds! Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:41:10 +0000 admin 83667 at /plant Activity Booklet: From Seeds to Trees - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-seeds-trees-2026-edition-365750 &;&;&;/&; Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:04:17 +0000 admin 83669 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Joys of Spring - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-joys-spring-2026-edition-337044 Join us in welcoming back spring! Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:14:33 +0000 admin 83665 at /plant Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition /plant/channels/event/lister-family-engaged-science-three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-332979 <p>Since 2017, the <a href="/macoutreach/science-communication">Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative</a> has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. </p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:43:17 +0000 admin 83658 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Buzzing World of Pollinators - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-buzzing-world-pollinators-2026-edition-365848 <p>The <a href="/macoutreach/">Office of Experiential Learning and Community Outreach</a> in collaboration with the Sonia Bujold Initiative and Let’s Talk Science at 51Թ, has put together a lovely <strong>free onlin</strong></p> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:37:26 +0000 admin 83671 at /plant Activity Booklet: The Delights of the Winter Season - 2025 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-delights-winter-season-2025-edition-335449 Join us in celebrating the holiday season! Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0000 admin 83660 at /plant Activity Booklet: February, the Month of Love & Friendship - 2026 edition /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-february-month-love-friendship-2026-edition-337010 Join us in celebrating the month of love &amp; friendship! Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:38:28 +0000 admin 83663 at /plant McGill-led team maps ‘weather’ on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail /plant/channels/news/mcgill-led-team-maps-weather-nearby-brown-dwarf-unprecedented-detail-368757 <p>Researchers at 51Թ and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf, a type of space object that is neither a star nor a planet, existing in a category in-between. This particular brown dwarf’s mass, however, is just at the threshold between being a Jupiter-like planet and a brown dwarf. It has thus also been called a free-floating, or rogue, planet, not bound to a star.</p> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:55:13 +0000 admin 83501 at /plant What are those fluffy seeds floating in the air? David Wees explains /plant/channels/news/what-are-those-fluffy-seeds-floating-air-david-wees-explains-366060 <p>If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the air. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6812442">CBC News</a> spoke to <a href="/macdonald/david-wees">David Wees</a>, Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 51Թ, to find out more.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:12:25 +0000 admin 83465 at /plant IGA and Metro slow to comply with new price display law—comments from Pascal Thériault /plant/channels/news/iga-and-metro-slow-comply-new-price-display-law-comments-pascal-theriault-365533 <p>In <a href="https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/05/24/iga-et-metro-bafouent-la-nouvelle-loi-sur-laffichage-des-prix">the IGA and Metro grocery stores visited this week by <em>Le Journal de Montréal</em></a>, the price per pound of discounted products appeared on signage, but the regular price per pound was still not indicated, contrary to a new regulation that came into effect on May 7 which requires that grocers to "indicate a single unit of measurement for all goods of the same type." This rule aims to allow consumers to easily compare prices.</p> Tue, 27 May 2025 19:59:37 +0000 admin 83482 at /plant Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels /plant/channels/news/pascal-theriault-warns-consumers-be-lookout-misleading-canadian-labels-366300 <p>Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves or vague labels like “Designed in Canada.” This misleading practice gives consumers the impression that products are Canadian when they are not.</p> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:54:28 +0000 admin 83457 at /plant Local goods shop is filling the grocery gap in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue—comments from Prof. Daiva Nielsen /plant/channels/news/local-goods-shop-filling-grocery-gap-ste-anne-de-bellevue-comments-prof-daiva-nielsen-366062 <p>Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop that had been on the verge of bankruptcy, expanded its space to include a small grocery section called Mon Marché Local.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:35:43 +0000 admin 83464 at /plant Rising mercury levels in Arctic wildlife—Prof. Nil Basu comments on new Aarhus University study /plant/channels/news/rising-mercury-levels-arctic-wildlife-prof-nil-basu-comments-new-aarhus-university-study-365754 <p>A new study, led by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, suggests that levels of mercury in Arctic wildlife could continue to rise significantly even as countries curb their emissions. The researchers' analysis indicates that ocean currents are distributing large, century-old stores of mercury through marine ecosystems in the Arctic.</p> <p>Large predators end up ingesting the most mercury through their diet of contaminated prey. This poses a serious problem for communities that hunt marine mammals with high concentrations of mercury, like seals.</p> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:11:42 +0000 admin 83476 at /plant WELL-E: Rethinking Cow Care with AI /plant/channels/news/well-e-rethinking-cow-care-ai-368517 <p>In Canada, researchers from 51Թ’s WELL-E Chair are using artificial intelligence to improve the welfare of dairy cows. At a farm in Montreal, high-definition cameras track cows’ movements, ear positions, and walking patterns to gather behavioral data. These subtle signals help assess the animals’ physical and mental health.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:25:23 +0000 admin 83443 at /plant