Hear from Manuela Gonzalez Barrantes, first-year Environmental Biology student and Canada Award recipient from New Brunswick, on why she chose McGill, how the Canada Award made that dream into reality, and her big plans for the future.
Published on: 4 Dec 2024
On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master’s and doctoral students from all disciplines in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2024
In 1974, Chandra Madramootoo arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.
“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.”
After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11th hour offer from McGill for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024
He’s known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, Marc Bieler (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 McGill alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.
Published on: 28 Nov 2024
The 2024 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 12th 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.
Published on: 27 Nov 2024
On November 11, McGill University Bioresource Engineering Professor Zhiming Qi received the L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award at the annual Soil Science Society of America conference in San Antonio, Texas.
This prestigious honour is awarded by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America to a soil scientist, agronomist, or crop scientist in recognition of recent distinguished contributions and their demonstrated impact on:
Published on: 27 Nov 2024
In a new article, La Presse investigates claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's Secretary of Health nominee, that Froot Loops sold in Canada have far less ingredients than their American counterparts.
Published on: 25 Nov 2024
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?
Published on: 20 Nov 2024
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.
Published on: 20 Nov 2024
Researchers at McGill University have developed an eco-efficient, user-friendly technology that quickly measures the antioxidant content of maple syrup. The innovative method contributes to increasing transparency about a health-related aspect of the syrup's nutritional value and allows for on-site quality testing without the need for costly lab assessments.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2024
Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses – which amount to one-third of global food production, worth US$1 trillion annually – would reduce global food insecurity, according to researchers at McGill University.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2024
$13.8 million in federal funding for McGill’s cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024
The next generation of butchers is in short supply. According to the Canadian Meat Council, there are nearly 10,000 butchering positions available in supermarkets across the country.
Published on: 12 Nov 2024
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 (WELL-E), jointly created by McGill University and UQAM. A new article in La Terre dives into the project and interviews the McGill team members at the helm.
Published on: 12 Nov 2024
In a new article, CTV News profiles Macdonald Campus' 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award winner Ophelia Sarakinis (FMT’19) and her successful Montreal-based business, GUSH Farm.
Published on: 11 Nov 2024
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