Macdonald Campus events

Antibiotic resistance: are plagues of the past plagues of the future?
This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

Sixth McGill Conference on Global Food Security
McGill University is once again very pleased to deliver its conference on Global Food Security, with an exciting program and a gathering of distinguished international experts who will explore strategies and solutions against food insecurity and hunger.
A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series
Macdonald Campus of McGill University

Curiosity on Mars: the Mars Science Laboratory mission
Join us for the second in the fall series of 4 O'Clock Forum, a seminar series on the Macdonald campus that allows researchers and graduate students the opportunities to be exposed to scientific advancements related to their own fields of research as well as other scientific areas. The second speaker is Dr. Richard Léveillé, Canadian Space Agency (Visiting Fellow- McGill University) Seminars are held every third Thursday from September to November. A winter series will start again in January. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Re-evaluating the “Missing Link”: Could a Century of Assumptions about Human Evolution be Wrong?
This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

Big Ideas and the Brain: Prefrontal Cortex and Working Memory
This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

A Machine that Runs Without Us: Big Data and the New Technocracy
This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

Watershed Management in the Face of Uncertainty
Join us for the third in the fall series of 4 O'Clock Forum, a seminar series on the Macdonald campus that allows researchers and graduate students the opportunities to be exposed to scientific advancements related to their own fields of research as well as other scientific areas. The third speaker is Prof. Jan Adamowski, Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University. Seminars are held every third Thursday from September to November. A winter series will start again in January. Everyone is welcome to attend.