聽featured our very own聽Macdonald Campus Farm in their online magazine,聽speaking to General Manager Janice Pierson.
February 14, 2024 | The Government of Canada lacks comprehensive strategy for evaluating international science, technology, innovation, and knowledge partnerships. Navigating Collaborative Futures, a new report from the Council of Canadian Academies, presents key elements of an evidence-based, data-enabled framework to evaluate new and existing international STIK partnership opportunities for Canada.
The dry bean breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada鈥檚 Morden Research Centre in Manitoba will continue for at least another five years under a new arrangement involving 黑料不打烊 University in Quebec and AAFC鈥檚 Harrow Research Centre in Ontario.
February 6, 2024 | The Catholic Church legally challenges Quebec's assisted dying law, arguing the province's end of life legislation violates its religious freedom. The church feels it is forced to choose between a procedure it finds morally unacceptable or abandon its pallative care center in Montreal. Prof. Pearl Eliadis says that this is a case of religious freedom vs. secularism, and that Quebec's Human Rights Legislation makes secularism more important than any other right.
Ahead of the release of her聽, Mac Campus alum Shaina Hayes 聽about where she finds inspiration for her work and the connection between her farming and her music.
The CEOx1Day program offers some of Canada鈥檚 top students the opportunity to learn directly from executives at some of the country鈥檚 most prominent companies. Hosted by the Odgers Berndtson Canada consultancy, candidates undergo a rigorous selection process and shadow the CEOs of organizations like Bombardier, Canadian Blood Services and the Royal Canadian Mint. This year, two 黑料不打烊 Desautels Bachelor of Commerce students made the cut.
For high-achieving MBA students, the allure of pursuing multiple paths can be strong. However, Kriti Pradhan (MBA鈥23), now a senior consultant at KPMG Canada, cautions against succumbing to the temptation of trying to do it all. Pradhan advises her peers to steer clear of developing a fear of missing out. "Many students initially enter with a singular vision, such as a career in finance," Pradhan notes in an interview with FT MBA Magazine.
Lingerie retailer La Vie en Rose operates in 20 countries, but they haven鈥檛 expanded to the neighbouring United States 鈥 until now. The Montreal-headquartered company is opening three stores in New York state, with an eye cast toward operating nationwide one day. But with a more crowded market for lingerie in the United States, they鈥檙e taking a cautious approach.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
is proud to be hosting a research talk on enhancing the language of adolescents
with DLD and a workshop on using narratives in clinical assessment and
intervention.
These events are funded by the Scaringi Lecture Series grant. This year the events are also co-sponsored by the
FRQSC group on Cognitive plasticity and language acquisition.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
is proud to announce:
The 2024 Dr. Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture
March 11, 4:30 to 6 pm
Leacock 232
855 Sherbrooke St. W.
Dr. Sheila Blumstein
Brown University
A group of Montrealers, upon seeing a huge truck filled with unsold food from grocery stores each week in their neighbourhood, are raising the alarm about the extent of food waste.
Today, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the selection of 126 extraordinary early-career researchers as recipients of the 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. Amongst the recipients is Courtney Y. Paquette, (Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics). Candidates are nominated by their colleagues, and winning fellows are selected by independent panels of senior scholars on the basis of a candidate鈥檚 research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become a leader in his or her field. Winners receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship to further their research.
Based on the latest information received from our external service provider, we should be able to reopen auditorium 2/36 at the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building by Thursday morning, February 22, as announced last week.
This will be our last update, unless an unexpected issue arises that forces us to delay the reopening. Should this occur, we will inform you as soon as possible.
As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from 黑料不打烊 University. Energy poverty occurs when households cannot afford or access the levels of energy necessary to meet their daily needs, live decent lives, and maintain healthy indoor temperatures all year round. More Canadians potentially suffer from energy poverty than from food insecurity.
MA students enrolled in the Development Studies Option and PhD students supervised by ISID faculty members and associate members are invited to apply for the 2024 ISID Graduate Student Travel Grants. Grants will range from $500-$1500.