Montreal听will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to legislate and regulate on golf course pesticide use after a听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.
Published on: 13 Jun 2024
CAnD3 is pleased to share the latest visualization publication 鈥淭ime Use on Housework in Canada: Persistence and Patterns鈥� published by Kamila Kolpashnikova, Zilin Li, and Am茅lie Quesnel-Vall茅e, that presents daily time use on housework in Canada. The study enhances understanding of housework participation from a daily time-use perspective.听
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Published on: 5 May 2024
Sciences Po has partnered with the programme to promote purposeful leadership. This scholarship recognizes the academic excellence and leadership potential of our current and former students, offering them the opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary leadership programme while pursuing a fully funded master鈥檚 or professional degree at 黑料不打烊 University.听Sciences Po graduates Suhanya Joseph de Saram and Anna Legault, both of whom earned McCall MacBain Finalist Awards this past year.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
Our alumna, Henna Hundal, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, has been making significant contributions to climate change advocacy. Henna has been featured prominently in the media, addressing urgent environmental issues. As a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conferences, she recently discussed the influence of Big Oil on climate policy in an ,听following the U.N.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
"The Mac Campus community is one of inclusivity, kindness and open-mindedness. I have felt loved, encouraged and pushed to do better every day."
In this special series of Q&As, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 2024 valedictorians share their insights and perspectives as they reflect on their academic journeys and look back at the moments that defined their time at 黑料不打烊, from navigating the challenges of entering 黑料不打烊 during the COVID pandemic to finding and fostering a sense of community.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
Are you having guests over for a barbecue at the end of the week? What will you put on the grill? Animal proteins, most likely. Even if we know the effects of red meat consumption on the environment and potentially on health, for many people it's inconceivable to go without.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
By Myriam Laplante El Ha茂li, originally published in听
On June 5, Marcel Groleau, former president of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), was awarded 黑料不打烊 University's highest honor, an honorary doctorate. The distinction underlines the important legacy Mr. Groleau leaves to Quebec's agricultural sector.
Published on: 12 Jun 2024
Many health-care professionals are ill-equipped to assess pain in children who have suffered abuse, a new study by 黑料不打烊 researchers suggests. This can lead to inadequate pain treatment, making the physical and emotional effects of abuse even worse.
"Our findings show a critical need for training programs for health-care providers about the effects of child maltreatment,鈥� said Matthew Baker, the study's lead author and a PhD student in the School/Applied Child Psychology program at 黑料不打烊.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
听A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to 鈥榙ire鈥� food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents.听
Plant breeding is a multidisciplinary science that underpins the global production of food, animal feed, fuel and fibre.听听
Published on: 12 Jun 2024
John Orlowski published in "News Perspective/Preview" article听 in Cell Metabolism that discusses an intriguing research paper in the same journal issue on a pH-sensitive transcription factor SMAD5 that regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
G茅nome Qu茅bec and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� secteur nature et technologies (FRQ), have announced the 15 research projects that have won major funding through the third round of the听Genomics Integration Program 鈥� Agriculture and Biofood, Forestry and Environment, including two led by 黑料不打烊 University researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The total investment, including public and private partners, represents nearly $3.6 million.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
Within its efforts to introduce and promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture in the educational sector, the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences (FNHS) and the Lifelong Learning Center (LLC) at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) in Lebanon held an enriching workshop titled Food as Medicine. The informative event featured NDU President Father Bechara Khoury, FNHS Dean Dr. Jessy El Hayek, Major General Muhammad Al-Mustafa, President of the Food Safety Lebanese Commission Elie Awad, Representative of the Minister of Agriculture Dr.
Published on: 11 Jun 2024
We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Chan will join the Faculty of Law as an assistant professor on 1 August 2024. An expert in law and finance, he will begin by teaching Securities Regulation and Introduction to Corporate Transactions in winter 2025.听听
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Published on: 11 Jun 2024
This month, we are highlighting not one, not two but three important health conditions:听Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, and myasthenia gravis (MG).听听听
"Each of these conditions comes with its own set of challenges, and we鈥檙e here to provide valuable resources to help patients and their families navigate their journeys."听
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ALS: Understanding and managing the disease听
Receiving an ALS diagnosis brings up a lot of questions and emotions.听听
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Published on: 11 Jun 2024
Congratulations to Prof. Venne for this accomplishment!听
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Published on: 11 Jun 2024
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