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Canning at Home? Brush up on your science to avoid dangerous pathogens

The list of “bad things” could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it’s the toxin produced from the bacteria that is harmful, not the bacteria itself, says Brigitte Cadieux, a postdoctoral fellow in 鶹AV’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

Published: 20 Jun 2017

鶹AV gets $3M to fund research into cutting greenhouse gases

鶹AV researchers [Grant Clark & Chandra Madramootoo] at Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue got some welcome news Monday when the federal government announced nearly $3 million in funding for research projects that will help farmers cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Published: 14 Jun 2017

Félix Bertrand: From the classroom to the farm

Every graduating student has their own way of getting ready the day of their Convocation. Some get haircuts, others go for a latté with friends and family or buy a new pair of shoes for the event. You can be pretty sure that very few do what Félix Bertrand did the morning of his Convocation ceremony on June 2. “I was at home helping my father with the pigs,” he says.

Published: 9 Jun 2017

Il faut boire huit verres d'eau par jour. Vraiment?

Les besoins quotidiens en eau varient en fonction de la masse corporelle (30 ml d'eau par kilogramme), explique la nutritionniste Louise Thibault, professeure à l'École de nutrition humaine de l'Université 鶹AV. « Et par boissons, on entend l'eau, mais aussi le jus, le lait, le thé, le café… », énumère Louise Thibault, qui souligne qu'en général, les gens obtiennent toute l'eau dont ils ont besoin en écoutant ce que leur corps leur dit.

La Presse+

Published: 1 Jun 2017

Macdonald Farm closed to visitors this summer due to construction of new Community Engagement Centre

鶹AV’s Macdonald Campus Farm is embarking on an ambitious project to renovate the century old dairy barn into a new centre to welcome visitors to the world of food production. The only operating dairy farm on the island of Montreal, the Macdonald Campus Farm, welcomes school visits during the months of May and June only.

Published: 30 May 2017

The Kohlrabi Collective: Creating a Connected Local Food System

鶹AV students are champions of the local and sustainable food movement. The鶹AV Farmers’ Market, theMacdonald Student-Run Ecological Gardens (MSEG), andOrganic Campusare student-run projects, independently established to produce, promote, and distribute local food at 鶹AV.

Read more in The Sandbox.

Published: 19 May 2017

Classes and exams cancelled Monday, May 8th

Because of flooding issues, day and evening summer classes and exams are cancelled on Monday, May 8, 2017, at both 鶹AV’s Macdonald Campus and its downtown campus.

鶹AV Newsroom.

Published: 7 May 2017

Highway 20 overpass construction to begin May 8

Updated May 5, 2017

The Quebec Ministry of Transport has confirmed the resumption of the Macdonald Campus Hwy 20 overpass renovation project on May 8 until August 15.

Published: 2 May 2017

Légalisation de la marijuana: deux québécois dans la filière verte

Vincent MarissalLa Presse

Published: 24 Apr 2017

Intitative to fund scholars at 鶹AV and the University of Ghana

Dr. Grace Marquis, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, has received $500,000 CAD from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars initiative to fund researchers and scholars at 鶹AV and the University of Ghana.

Published: 19 Apr 2017

Gestion des eaux de ruissellement - Montréal annonce un nouveau partenariat avec l'Université 鶹AV afin d'identifier les meilleures pratiques de plantation d'arbres

Bioresource Engineering professors Grant Clark and Shiv Prasher, along with colleagues Dr. Maryam Kargar (Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager), Masters student Marcelo Frosi, Dr.

Published: 19 Apr 2017

Campus Highway 20 overpass construction to resume

The Quebec Ministry of Transport has advised that it will recommence major repairs to the campus Highway 20 overpass as of May 1, 2017. The project is projected to end on August 15, 2017. Click on the maps above to see an enlarged views of the construction and detour zones.

Published: 19 Apr 2017

鶹AV's Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne gets funding boost

鶹AV’s Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received some good news last Friday when the Quebec government made two funding announcements that will help boost the Faculty of Agricultural Environmental Sciences.

Read more in The Gazette

Published: 5 Apr 2017

Student captures 2nd place in NSERC - Science, action! competition

Congratulations to M.Sc. candidate Émile Brisson-Curadeau (Supervisor: Prof. Kyle Elliott, NRS) for capturing second place in "NSERC -" Science, action!" competition contest for "La sentinelle des mers".

ABOUT ÉMILE

Published: 5 Apr 2017

Macdonald Campus Seed Library Launch

There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian Dana Ingalls, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the 鶹AV community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.

Published: 24 Mar 2017

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