/osas/taxonomy/term/5/all en /osas/channels/event/winter-nature-scavenger-hunt-359675 <p>The Office of Student Academic Services has created a new nature scavenger about the <a href="/morganarboretum/">Morgan Arboretum</a>!</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:47 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 2924 at /osas /osas/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 admin 3156 at /osas /osas/channels/event/activity-booklet-delights-winter-season-2024-edition-335449 <h2>Join us in celebrating the holiday season!</h2> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 1362 at /osas /osas/channels/news/plant-based-beverages-green-alternative-cows-milk-comments-prof-vijaya-raghavan-361315 <p>Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, rice milk, macadamia milk... there have never been so many options to replace cow's milk on grocery shelves. But which one has the smallest environmental footprint?</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:03:01 +0000 admin 3152 at /osas /osas/channels/news/artificial-intelligence-reduce-herbicide-use-comments-mathieu-leduc-361310 <p>Students at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed a tool that enables market gardeners to rid their fields of weeds more quickly and without resorting to herbicides, using AI-controlled robotics<em>. </em></p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:15:48 +0000 admin 3151 at /osas /osas/channels/event/lister-family-engaged-science-three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-332979 <p>Since 2017, the <a href="/osas/cpd/listerengagedscience">Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative</a> has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. </p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:43:16 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 1284 at /osas /osas/channels/event/application-deadline-student-experience-enhancement-fund-seef-353154 <p>The <a href="/osas/internshipawards">Student Experience Enhancement Fund</a> (SEEF) for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) supports extra-curricular experiential learning initiatives.</p> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:28:20 +0000 ingrid.chiraz@mcgill.ca 2338 at /osas /osas/channels/news/ai-well-being-cows-and-wallets-breeders-interview-prof-elsa-vasseur-361136 <p>Images captured by cameras scrutinizing the slightest movements of cows. This is the basis of a major study currently being carried out by the Innovation Research Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (<a href="https://www.well-e.org/fr">WELL-E</a>), jointly created by 91ÉçÇø and UQAM. <a href="https://www.laterre.ca/technique/sante-animale/lia-au-service-du-bien-etre-des-vaches-et-du-portefeuille-des-eleveurs/">A new article in <em>La Terre </em>dives into the project and interviews the 91ÉçÇø team members at the helm.</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:51:17 +0000 admin 3146 at /osas /osas/channels/news/veterans-honoured-annual-remembrance-day-ceremony-361130 <p><em><small>Photo by Neale McDevitt: On the left, 99-year-old WWII vet Joe Maxwell shakes hands with Colonel Andrew Lussier, 35 years service including tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In the middle is Lt. Commander Alex Csank (20 years Canadian Navy).</small></em></p> <p><big>Hundreds of community members take part, including students from local elementary schools, Macdonald High School, John Abbott and Macdonald Campus</big></p> <p>By Neale McDevitt<br /> Editor, <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/">91ÉçÇø Reporter</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:43:46 +0000 admin 3144 at /osas /osas/channels/event/graduate-program-info-session-plant-science-msc-phd-360977 <p>91ÉçÇø, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:46:02 +0000 admin 3121 at /osas /osas/channels/news/new-grocery-store-shuttle-service-360890 <p>In partnership with the Maxi grocery store in Baie d’Urfé, we are pleased to announce a grocery store shuttle bus that will run <b>Tuesday evenings</b> beginning <b>November 5<sup>th</sup></b> until further notice.<br /> The bus has a capacity of 37 passengers and will <u>pick up students at the shuttle bus stop outside of the Centennial Centre</u>.</p> <p>Service will include 2 round trips between Macdonald Campus and Maxi Baie d’Urfé. <u>Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis</u>.</p> <p> </p> <p>The schedule is as follows:</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:53:29 +0000 admin 3114 at /osas /osas/channels/news/mac-campus-and-music-staff-members-honoured-excellence-undergraduate-academic-advising-357875 <p>Adelina Lameiras and David Wees are the latest winners of the Dean of Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising.</p> <p>Adelina Lameiras, Student Affairs Administrator at the Schulich School of Music, was recognized in the Administrative Staff category.</p> <p><a href="/fmt/staff/wees">David Wees</a>, a Faculty Lecturer and Associate Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, won in the Academic Staff category.</p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:04:34 +0000 admin 3052 at /osas /osas/channels/news/montreal-drives-greener-golf-courses-banning-most-pesticides-357702 <p>Montreal will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to legislate and regulate on golf course pesticide use after a decision to ban most pesticides at golf courses across the city starting next year. Following a successful 2-year pilot project, the ban aims to encourage the use of low-toxicity alternatives to protect biodiversity and human health. Golf courses, which were previously exempt from certain pesticide restrictions, will face fines for non-compliance.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:06:21 +0000 admin 3062 at /osas /osas/channels/news/conversation-anna-gleason-valedictorian-faculty-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-ceremony-357634 <blockquote> <p>"91ÉçÇø made me more comfortable with being myself and it gave me more confidence in both social and academic settings."</p></blockquote> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:33:01 +0000 admin 3072 at /osas /osas/channels/news/first-cohort-mcgill-sustainability-systems-initiative-fellows-includes-mac-campus-smart-insecticide-359296 <h2>New award provides support for the next generation of sustainability researchers, promotes interdisciplinary approaches </h2> <p>Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of <a href="/mssi/">91ÉçÇø Sustainability Systems Initiative</a> (MSSI) Fellows. </p> Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:45:22 +0000 admin 3032 at /osas