/macdonald/taxonomy/term/714/all en /macdonald/channels/news/nserc-awards-discovery-grants-funding-eight-mcgill-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-projects-358155 <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 黑料不打烊 research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million, including $639,500 for eight projects submitted by researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:10:20 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1636908 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/new-ecp3-greenhouse-unveiled-357249 <p><em><small>From left to right: Roseann O鈥橰eilly Runte (Director of CFI, Government of Canada), Hugo Dionne (Qu茅bec government representative), Marie-Claude Bibeau (Minister of National Revenue and MP for Compton鈥擲tanstead), Peter Moffett (Director of CORS脠VE), S茅bastien Roy (Professor of Biology, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke), Anja Geitmann (Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 黑料不打烊), Carole Beaulieu (Dean of Science, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke), Pierre Cossette (Rector, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke), Catherine Latendresse (Head of Communications, METRO).</small></em></p> Mon, 06 May 2024 20:46:40 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1630198 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/update-faculty-leadership-357173 <p><big>Now that our senior leaders have had a few months to settle into their new positions, find out what鈥檚 been happening on campus.聽</big></p> <p><strong>By Professor <a href="/macdonald/anja-geitmann">Anja Geitmann</a> and Acting Dean聽<a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/valerie-orsat">Val茅rie Orsat</a></strong></p> Wed, 01 May 2024 21:06:34 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1629729 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgills-prize-winning-researchers-and-scholars-shine-bravo-gala-356704 <p>On March 21, 黑料不打烊 celebrated 111 laureates at the 19<sup>th</sup>聽edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.</p> <p>Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:38:53 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1626408 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/day-learning-longhouse-354685 <p>On November 22, a delegation of 黑料不打烊 senior academic leaders, including聽Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement) and聽Department of Plant Science Professor聽<a href="/plant/geitmann-anja">Anja Geitmann</a>, Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs) and Department of Natural Resource Sciences Professor <a href="/nrs/academic-0/buddle">Christopher Buddle</a>, and School of Human Nutrition Professor <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/treena-wasontiio-delormier">Treena Wasonti:io Delormier</a>, visited the Mohawk commun</p> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:31:38 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1617330 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-establishes-research-chair-address-climate-change-north-352101 <p>As Canadians experience a year of record-breaking wildfires, floods, and extreme heat, experts are warning that these conditions will persist and likely intensify over the coming decades as we experience the escalating effects of climate change and global warming. These impacts are being felt even more acutely in northern regions of the planet, where temperatures are rising at four times the global rate.</p> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:25:13 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1521126 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/addressing-global-food-security-and-sustainability-dean-anja-geitmann-351789 <p>Which has a lower carbon footprint? A pot of drip coffee or a cup from a pod? How about an out of season, but stored, local apple or an in season, but transported, apple from somewhere else?</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:55:01 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1518408 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/aafc-agri-science-program-announces-53m-biofuelnet-351625 <p>On August 30, Vice-Principal of Macdonald Campus and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences <a href="/plant/faculty/geitmann">Anja Geitmann</a> welcomed Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis Francis Scarpaleggia, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) Lawrence MacAulay, to the Macdonald Campus. In the presence of industry partners AgroWorld and other invited guests, Scarpaleggia announced AAFC鈥檚 $5.3 million investment in BioFuelNet Canada as part of the Agri-Science Program.</p> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:07:05 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1510925 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/four-mac-undergrads-awarded-outstanding-usra-posters-351096 <p>On September 7<span>,</span>聽thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.</p> <p>Dean <a href="/plant/faculty/geitmann">Anja Geitmann</a> broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:54:58 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1478223 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/government-funding-research-agricultural-environmental-sciences-350374 <p>Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.</p> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:42:02 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1423711 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/jean-de-grandpre-distinguished-speaker-series-332469 <h3>What's Happening in Our World of Food and Does it Matter?</h3> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 01:43:58 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 533720 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/sex-plants-requires-thrust-290000 <p>Plant sex relies on a combination of prodding and a lot of communication and guidance suggests a study published in the September 2018 issue of <a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1142/S2339547818500061" target="_blank">Technology</a>.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:51:25 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53536 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/la-reproduction-chez-les-plantes-exige-un-petit-coup-de-pousse-289999 <p><strong>黑料不打烊 Press Release</strong></p> <p>Selon une 茅tude publi茅e dans le num茅ro de septembre2018 de la revue <i><a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1142/S2339547818500061" target="_blank">Technology</a></i>, la reproduction chez les plantes reposerait sur une pouss茅e 茅nergique et une bonne dose de communication.</p><p></p> <p></p><p></p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:47:27 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53535 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/reflexion-sur-lagriculture-avec-la-doyenne-de-la-faculte-de-lagriculture-de-luniversite-mcgill-283442 <p>En cette fin d'ann茅e, nous vous proposons une r茅flexion sur l'agriculture avec une femme qui a consacr茅 sa vie aux enjeux agricoles. <strong>Anja Geitmann</strong> est doyenne de la facult茅 des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement 脿 l'Universit茅 黑料不打烊.</p> <p><a href="http://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/la-semaine-verte/site/episodes/396566/vins-serres-quebec-cerfs-ville-canard-basque-anja-greitmann" target="_blank">Radio-Canada</a></p> <p>聽</p> Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:17:50 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53079 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/her-own-words-stories-distinguished-careers-267827 <p>Please join us as some of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 most accomplished women researchers share experiences and advice on advancing a career in academia or academic administration.</p> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:01:05 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52728 at /macdonald