The 2022 Scholastic Awards Reception on November 8th recognized more than 175 outstanding Macdonald undergraduate and graduate students. The Faculty awarded over $380,000 in named scholarships at the undergraduate level and more than $465,000 in fellowships and awards at the graduate level.
Published on: 17 Nov 2022
Congrats to FMT students Diego Occhicone and Rami Sader, FMT鈥�22, who had a successful season in their new venture, the Ferme des Paniers market garden. The pair who met at Macdonald during their studies, sell their produce through subscription baskets and at local markets.
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
The Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) conference in Toronto aims to create connections and catalyze deals between the innovators, dealmakers and changemakers who are driving retail forward. The Bensadoun School of Retail Management was well represented at this year鈥檚 three-day expo and networking event, which was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
The R茅seau du Sport 脡tudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) named its rugby all-star teams for 2022, and Desautels鈥� Martin Laval was among the selections. Laval is a third-year management student, and was named to the Second Team All-Stars. He was one of seven 黑料不打烊 players recognized for their play this season, and ranked ninth in the league in scoring, with 36 points in seven games. Congratulations, Martin!
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
The return of mass air travel has encountered some turbulence, to say the least. Lengthy delays and lost luggage are ubiquitous, even as air travellers often pay a premium for flights. At least 240 WestJet flights were recently cancelled as a result of a system outage caused by a computer problem at a data centre, and when delays like this occur, airlines are less able to cope with them than they were in pre-COVID times. They are understaffed, and overwhelmed.
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada 鈥� presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected.
The findings from researchers at 黑料不打烊 University and the University of Ottawa demonstrate the need for more comprehensive testing and tracking to detect the spread and potential risk of tick-borne pathogens to human and wildlife populations throughout Canada.
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
New funding of $5.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced today by the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will help researchers Marcel Behr, MD, PhD, and Silvia Vidal, PhD, ensure that Canada is better prepared for the next pandemic. This funding is part of the more than $127 million investment being made through the CFI to support upgrades to eight biocontainment facilities across the country as part of its new Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF) program.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
Today, the Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $ 301 million in support of social sciences and humanities research, bioscience infrastructure and the Canada Research Chairs Program. The Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry made the announcement at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa. 黑料不打烊 was awarded 35 Insight Development Grants from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and 11 renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) from the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP).
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a heterogenous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (breathlessness, cough, sputum production, exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) and/or alveoli (emphysema) that cause persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. COPD is one of the top three causes of death worldwide, causing more than 3 million deaths in 2012, accounting for 6% of all deaths globally. It thus represents an important public health challenge. Dr.
Published on: 16 Nov 2022
黑料不打烊 Chemistry congratulates Dr. H茅l猫ne Seiler on her appointment as an Assistant Professor of Physics in the Free University Berlin!
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan has produced a video that brings ancient Mayan civilization to life.聽
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
Interview with Gino Harel on our co-director Marta Cerruti's research on the integration of PEEK with tissues; showcased for聽Radio Canada 鈥淟es聽ann茅es lumi猫res鈥�
Published on: 16 Nov 2022
Scientists around the world are beginning to use new techniques in analyzing single brain cells to understand conditions like depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
The Board of Governors of 黑料不打烊 University is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. H. Deep Saini as the University's 18th Principal and Vice-Chancellor. Currently President and Vice-Chancellor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Prof. Saini will begin his five-year, renewable term at 黑料不打烊 on April 1, 2023. He will also hold the appointment of Full Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2022
Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences) has produced a video that brings the ancient Mayan civilization to life. Funded by a FRQ DIALOGUE grant (the first for the Faculty of Science), his video has been shown at over 10 exhibitions and conferences, both locally and internationally. .
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Published on: 15 Nov 2022
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