/macdonald/taxonomy/term/401/all en /macdonald/channels/news/may-3-6-planned-electrical-shutdown-and-closure-macdonald-campus-library-357023 <p><em>La version française suit.</em></p> <p><strong>Update 05 May 18:48 : Many Mac Campus buildings to remain closed on Monday, May 6</strong></p> <p>Unexpected technical constraints have led to a delay in returning to regular electrical power for the eleven buildings at Macdonald Campus that have been on emergency backup power over the weekend for a planned electrical shutdown. Though the crews continue to work on restoring power to all buildings, the work will not be completed in time for us to reopen the buildings as planned at midnight tonight. </p> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:56:23 +0000 admin 1629003 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/macdonald-campus-seed-library-launch-267165 <p>The ƻ����Ժ community is invited to attend the launch of the Macdonald Campus Library Seed Library on Monday, March 20th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Macdonald Campus Library.</p> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:21:48 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52691 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/conservation-21st-century-265102 <p>The ƻ����Ժ Wildlife Association presents a conference on <strong>Conservation in the 21st Century</strong>, with guest speaker <a href="https://wildlifepreservation.ca/about-us-2/people/" target="_blank"><strong>Randal Heide</strong></a>, Executiv</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:24:18 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52608 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/not-so-loony-why-grey-jay-soared-victory-canadas-would-be-national-bird-264499 <p>The Royal Canadian Geographical Society recently stunned many Canadians by choosing the grey jay over the common loon as the organization’s candidate to become Canada’s national bird. The announcement was made on Nov. 16, 2016, at the College of Fellows’ Annual Dinner in the Canadian War Museum. Op-ed by <strong>David M. Bird</strong>, Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology, Montreal Gazette.</p> <p><a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/loony+gray+soared+victory+canada+would+national+bird/12440101/story.html">Read more</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:42:27 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52578 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/healthy-options-are-package-deal-oatbox-and-yumibox-264160 <p>“Instead of being another resource for knowledge, we’re actually delivering something practical to people,” said Li. “We’re combining nutrition and gourmet flavours to motivate behaviour change. It’s time dietitians became a key leader in the food industry, having a direct impact on putting good food into consumer homes. Dietitians don’t have to be the food police.” Yumibox Co-Founders and ƻ����Ժ Macdonald Campus students, <strong>Mengyin Hong</strong>, and <strong>Zoey Li</strong>. Montreal Gazette.</p> Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:28:57 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52564 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/hundreds-gather-mac-campus-remember-264122 <p>People prone to viewing the world in symbolic terms would have enjoyed yesterday’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus. Hundreds of people stood in a tight circle around the permanent War Memorial in front of the Raymond Building. This human circle was itself ringed by the 44 oak trees that line Memorial Field. These oak trees were planted in 1931 to honour the supreme sacrifice of 34 young men from Macdonald College and Macdonald College High School who lost their lives in World War I.</p> Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:33:47 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52558 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/two-mcgill-students-use-company-raise-awareness-diabetes-264068 <p>Two students from ƻ����Ժ, <strong>Zoey Li</strong> and <strong>Yin Hong</strong>, have founded a company to help raise awareness about diabetes and to help those coping with it.</p> <p>Yumi Box is a whole grain subscription box that delivers preportioned and preseasoned whole grains to your front door.</p> <p>Read more - <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/3056618/two-mcgill-students-use-company-to-raise-awareness-for-diabetes/">Global News</a></p> <p> </p> Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:29:03 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52556 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/campus-farm-shuttle-now-available-during-overpass-construction-264017 <p> </p> <p>The MTQ has made available a shuttle to take staff and students to and from the campus and the Farm for the duration of Phase 1 of the Macdonald Campus overpass construction.</p> <p>The shuttle will run continuously from 08h00 – 12h00 and 12h30 – 17h00 and is equipped for bicycle transport. Each circuit takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.</p> <p><a href="/macdonald/files/macdonald/shuttle_stops_for_construction_period.pdf" target="_blank">Stop locations</a> include:</p> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:48:37 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52554 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/how-can-open-innovation-foster-greater-competitiveness-agri-food-sector-263922 <p><span>The ƻ����Ժ Business Engagement Center (MUBEC) within The Office of Innovation & Partnerships, and the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, would like to invite you to a panel discussion on the ƻ����Ժ Agri-Food I</span></p> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:58:35 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52549 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/commuting-or-through-macdonald-campus-what-you-need-know-263919 <p>The Quebec Ministry of Transport will commence major repairs to the campus Highway 20 overpass (Pont Poultry Cottages) as of November 4, 2016. Phase 1 of the project is expected to last until the end of the year and Phase 2 will take place in the spring. </p> <p><strong>This weekend – November 4, 5 and 6</strong></p> <p>Repair work under the campus Highway 20 overpass will begin Friday evening, and as a result, there will be closures on Highway 20 over the weekend.</p> <p><strong>Monday, November 7th until end of project</strong></p> <p>Overpass traffic:</p> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:29:24 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52548 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/caroline-begg-awarded-principals-prize-teaching-excellence-263913 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Caroline Begg</strong> (Plant Science, FMT), the recipient of the Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty Lecturer).  Principal Fortier presented the award at ƻ����Ժ's Fall Convocation held earlier this week.  Dr. Begg has long been a supporter of student-led initiatives beyond the classroom and empowers students to be involved in their own learning process.  She received the Macdonald Campus Award for Teaching Excellence earlier this year.</p> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:06:51 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52547 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/humphries-named-mcgill-northern-research-chair-263888 <p>Today at a press conference in Quebec City, the Institut Nordique du Quebec (INQ) announced three Northern Research Chairs, as well as a newly recruited Science and Innovation Director, Louis Fortier.</p> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:22:51 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52542 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/seeds-good-anthropocene-263334 <p><strong>Elena M. Bennett</strong> of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences is the lead author of <em>Bright Spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene</em>. "The paper describes an effort to identify and propagate social and environmental projects that could reverse a centuries-long pattern in which human prosperity has come at the cost of substantial harm to ecosystems and excluded communities. "</p> <p><strong><a href="http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/building-a-good-anthropocene-from-the-bottom-up/?_r=0">Read more in NYTimes</a></strong></p> <p> </p> Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:24:05 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52515 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/internship-poster-event-263265 <p>The Bieler Family Internship Office invites you to come and view some of the exciting and rewarding internships that our students underttok this summer.</p> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:05:25 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52513 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/entrepreneurship-speaker-series-motorleaf-sleep-well-grow-well-263140 <p><strong>Motörleaf reinvents automation to signficantly improve urban agriculture. </strong>Advancing urban agriculture through automation is a technological and business leap forward.</p> Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:24:32 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52509 at /macdonald