/macdonald/taxonomy/term/5/all en /macdonald/channels/event/2024-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-357478 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 15:02:37 +0000 admin 6060 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2025-course-change-adddrop-deadline-farm-358317 <p>Course Change (add/drop) deadline for Winter term courses starting in January 2025 for Farm Management Technology.</p> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:28:14 +0000 admin 9036 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-date-target-date-sending-preliminary-selections-mdcm-program-354798 <p>(Tentative Date) Target date for sending of preliminary selections (invitations to interviews) for the Faculty of Medicine's Fall 2025 MDCM program.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:53 +0000 admin 9037 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/nuit-blanche-2025-de-stress-sketch-mcgill-universitys-visual-arts-collection-361564 <p><i>Le texte français suit ci-dessous</i></p> <p>As part of Nuit Blanche 2025, 91���� Visual Arts Collection invites participants to our Visible Storage Gallery after hours for an evening of sketching!</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:02:15 +0000 admin 9035 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/what-know-about-holds-and-requests-amid-canadian-union-postal-workers-strike-361560 <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Due to The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike, delivery service for documents requested from other Quebec university libraries is suspended and delivery service for Interlibrary Loan documents is severely limited. If you no longer need the documents you have requested, please cancel your requests in your library account.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:47:11 +0000 admin 9034 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 <p>In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.</p> <p>“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup> hour offer from 91���� for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 9033 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/small-berries-big-achievements-petit-fruit-grandes-realisations-361558 <p>He’s known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, <strong>Marc Bieler</strong> (DipAgr’58, BA’64) has contributed to Quebec’s thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this 91���� alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:19:27 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 9032 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at 91����, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative RNA-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 9029 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/2024-scholastic-awards-reception-celebrating-student-excellence-361501 <p>The 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 12<sup>th</sup> recognized more than 155 outstanding undergraduate students and close to 50 graduate students. The Faculty awarded over $400K in named scholarships at the undergraduate level and more than $340K in fellowships and awards at the graduate level.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:32:46 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9027 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/unleashing-creativity-mcgill-physics-hackathon-361491 <p>On November 15<sup>th</sup> – 17<sup>th</sup>, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9<sup>th</sup> <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Annual 91���� Physics Hackathon</a>. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams. <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Learn more here</a>.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000 admin 9022 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/macdonald-campus-farm-wins-regional-award-milk-excellence-361453 <p>The Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been named best in the region in the 36th Agropur Club of Excellence for Milk Quality Awards.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:23 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9017 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-dates-entrance-auditions-all-mmus-performance-and-dmus-performance-applicants-354797 <p>(Tentative Dates) Entrance auditions for all M.Mus. (Performance) and D.Mus. (Performance) applicants. Refer to the Schulich School of Music Admissions site (see below) for information about specific instrument dates.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:52 +0000 admin 9014 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and 91����. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 admin 9012 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/are-canadian-froot-loops-healthier-those-us-comments-prof-stephanie-chevalier-361378 <p>In <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2024-11-22/lu-vu-verifie/les-froot-loops-d-ici-sont-ils-meilleurs-que-ceux-des-etats-unis.php">a new article, <em>La Presse </em>investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts. </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:33:37 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 9010 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/national-day-remembrance-and-action-violence-against-women-361367 <p>On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were killed at École Polytechnique. They were killed because they were women, because most were students in an engineering program.</p> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:30:41 +0000 admin 9008 at /macdonald