Michael Bleho honoured with 2020 Distinguished Contribution Catalyst Award
As Coordinator of the Horticulture Research Centre at the Macdonald Campus Farm, Michael [Bleho] has demonstrated his commitment to sustainability through his daily interactions with students and his work making the agricultural process more eco-friendly throughout his 30 years at the Centre. Michael was a driving force in establishing 鈥樅诹喜淮蜢� Feeding 黑料不打烊鈥�, an initiative which directly provides Macdonald Campus produce to campus dining halls.
Our Top Students: 2020 Macdonald and Stewart Medal Recipients
Congrats to these exceptional Macdonald students who achieved the highest aggregate standing in the first or second year of their respective programs! 听The Macdonald 听Medals (BSc(AgEnvSc), BEng(Bioresource) and BSc(FSc) programs) and Stewart Medals (BSc(NutrSc) progam) were presented at the recent Scholastic Awards Ceremony.
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Plantation d鈥檃rbres en acc茅l茅r茅 au campus Macdonald de 黑料不打烊
鈥淟a plantation d鈥檃rbres sur le campus Macdonald, on en fait depuis des d茅cennies. Mais on s鈥檈st engag茅 脿 en faire beaucoup plus au cours des prochaines cinq ann茅es dans un objectif de d茅veloppement durable. On veut, entre autres, essayer de diminuer les gaz 脿 effet de serre (GES)鈥�, indique le directeur associ茅 du programme de gestion et de technologies agricoles, David Wees [FMT/PlantScience/Sustainability Workgroup].
Macdonald Campus: Working together toward a sustainable future
"I am constantly inspired and motivated by the outstanding enthusiasm we have had from within the working group and from the larger community of students and staff,鈥� says Cynthia Kallenbach, who also serves as the [Sustainability of Campus Operations] Workgroup鈥檚 Chair. 鈥淎s for the survey results, we saw common themes emerge, including banning single-use items, diversifying the green space, and 鈥榞reening鈥� the campus infrastructure.
Arctic Researcher wins prestigious 2020 L鈥橭r茅al Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship
Emily Choy [Post Doctoral Fellow, NRS. Advisor : Kyle Elliott] became hooked on the Arctic when, as a Master鈥檚 student, she jumped on a research opportunity to study the effects of manmade contaminants on High Arctic food webs on Devon Island, Nunavut. 鈥淲hen I experienced how out of the world it was and observed the wildlife that are so highly adapted to the Arctic environment, I just fell in love,鈥� says Choy.
Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic
[Natural Resource Sciences professor Kyle Elliott,听Canada Research Chair in Arctic Ecology, and grad students Allison Patterson and Don-Jean Leandri-Breton are co-authors on this study]
Opinion: Degradation of Quebec forests is costly to all
[Co-author Joshua Sterlin is a PhD student in the听Department of Natural Resource Sciences at 黑料不打烊 University.]
An increase in cutting in Quebec鈥檚 public forests would be a mistake for the forests, the industry, the climate and the regions.
A recent opinion article in the Montreal Gazette (鈥淪hortfall in forest harvest is costly to economy鈥� Oct. 29) called on governments and logging companies to work together to increase cutting in Quebec.
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor John R. Ogilvie (1930 鈥� 2020)
John R. Ogilvie, BScAgr鈥�54, PhD, FCSBE, FASABE, P.Eng., P.Ag (Dist), 2010 Distinguished Alumni听 Award recipient, a leader in agricultural and bioresource engineering, died on March 20, 2020 at the age of 90, in Guelph, Ontario.
At-Home Homecoming 2020
This year鈥檚 Homecoming was different from what we all know and love about a Mac Reunion. While we were not able to reconnect in person, there were many virtual opportunities for alumni to participate in, such as favourite events like the Beatty Lecture and Leacock Luncheon.
Community commitment in the spotlight at Forces AVENIR gala
Macdonald Dietetics students Alyshia Guan, Asmaa Housni, Danielle Kasis Akal and Kristina Madjuga were recent Forces AVENIR award winners (health category) for their work as part of the Collaboration Interprofessionelle Montr茅alaise 脡tudiante (CIME).
Treena Wasonti:io Delormier: Building Bridges
| Valerie MacLeodAlthough Homecoming 2020 took on a different shape this year, the new virtual delivery of Masterclasses and other celebratory events gave alumni a unique opportunity to tune in to fascinating discussions on a variety of different topics, at their convenience, from the comfort of their homes.
Macdonald Campus ablaze with fall colours
A resident of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 黑料不打烊 Reporter editor Neale McDevitt frequently visits Macdonald Campus. Recently, over the course of a few weeks, he took pictures of the grounds as they underwent their annual fall transformation.
Enjoy Neale's photos here...
A new chapter for Environmental Studies at 黑料不打烊
Landmark $15-million gift commitment from 黑料不打烊 alumnus Marc Bieler to the School of Environment will bolster environmental scholarship, research and outreach听Scientists grappling with complex and seemingly unresolvable issues often refer to them as 鈥渨icked problems鈥�. Arguably, some of the nastiest are those related to the deteriorating health of our environment.
Robin Beech named 黑料不打烊's new Dean of Students
Congratulations to Professor Robin Beech (Parasitology) who will become 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Dean of Students on November 1. 听
Robin joined the Institute of Parasitology in 1992 and has served as the Associate Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies since 2015. 听In addition to his extensive experience in student advising, supervision, discipline and policy, he is skilled in conflict resolution, mediation and creative problem solving.听