Macdonald Campus

Tracking forest fires from space

Student researcher pieces together satellite data to help communities monitor wildfires

Morgan Crowley鈥檚 interest in sustainability took root early.

As a schoolchild in New Hampshire, she went to summer camp on Pine Mountain 鈥� so named for the stately evergreens that used to blanket the site. By the time Morgan started going there, 鈥渢here were only two pines left鈥� because the rest had fallen victim to a forest fire or to logging. As a result, 鈥淚 grew up thinking very much about ecological sustainability.鈥�

Classified as: Research, Sustainable solutions

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Published on: 21 Nov 2019

Cannafish at Coop茅rathon 2019

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate David Leroux (BRE-Lefsrud) and fellow Cannafish team members, who were awarded the Agricultural Scholarship from Sollio Agriculture at Coop茅rathon 2019 held at Montreal鈥檚 Olympia Theatre. Coop茅rathon 鈥渋s the world鈥檚 largest open innovation challenge that connects citizens, communities, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics and large institutions to develop, together, a socially responsible future.鈥�

Classified as: entrepreneurship, innovation, Cannafish

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Published on: 21 Nov 2019

Canada's Wild Rivers - 360 | Into Water

In the third installment of National Geographic鈥檚鈥淚nto Water鈥� 360 series, canoe through the sprawling Canadian wilderness with freshwater ecologist and National Geographic Explorer Dalal Hanna [Ph.D. candidate NRS (Bennett)]. She researches Quebec鈥檚 extensive freshwater systems, collecting samples from streams, rivers and lakes to assess ecosystem health, with the aim of protecting these precious resources. 鈥淚nto Water: Canada鈥� is the third stop on an around the world 360 tour that documents the work of female Explorers who鈥檝e dedicated their careers to water related issues.

Classified as: Research, ecosystem health, freshwater rivers

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Published on: 21 Nov 2019

Training farmers for the 21st century

Keesha Ness鈥檚 family certainly knows farming 鈥� they鈥檝e been doing it for nearly 100 years and plan to celebrate when they reach that milestone next summer.

Ness is passionate about farming, loves her cows, and plans to follow the family鈥檚 tradition.

鈥淚鈥檓 definitely hoping to help out with the management side,鈥� says Ness of her family鈥檚 Ayrshire dairy farm in Howick, Quebec.

鈥淚 really love the management side of it.鈥�

Classified as: dairy cattle, farming, training

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Published on: 21 Nov 2019

Vers des cultures plus r茅sistantes

Les conditions m茅t茅orologiques, les grands vents et les parasites peuvent ab卯mer les cultures jusqu鈥櫭� coucher les tiges au sol. On parle alors de la verse des plants. De la reproduction 脿 la croissance en passant par la r茅sistance aux intemp茅ries ou aux chocs, c鈥檈st 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle microscopique que se joue le d茅veloppement des plantes et des produits agricoles.

Classified as: parasites, plant resistance

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Published on: 21 Nov 2019

Life could exist on Mars today, very close to the surface

Scientists tackle the question of what kinds of life might reside now on the Red Planet, and how we might find it.

Last week NASA convened a visionary meeting in New Mexico to consider a topic critical to astrobiology鈥攚hether life currently exists on Mars, and if so, how to detect it. The site of the conference was near the world-renowned Carlsbad Caverns, which attendees got to visit during a mid-conference workshop.

Classified as: Life on Mars, microbial life

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Published on: 14 Nov 2019

A community turns out for Mac Remembrance Day ceremony

Students from all levels 鈥� elementary, high school, CEGEP and university 鈥� take part in annual Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus

At today鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus, the crowd 鈥� mostly schoolchildren from Macdonald High School and three West Island elementary schools 鈥� huddled together against a cold, wet snow.

鈥淚magine the conditions faced by Canadian soldiers,鈥� one observer commented.

Classified as: Remembrance Day Ceremonies

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Published on: 8 Nov 2019

Lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire

Le 27聽septembre, Greta Thunberg 茅tait 脿 Montr茅al pour parler de l鈥檜rgence climatique. Les questions environnementales sont en ce moment 脿 l鈥檃vant-sc猫ne des enjeux sociaux. 芦聽Malheureusement, on parle peu des r茅percussions du gaspillage alimentaire sur l鈥櫭﹖at de la plan猫te聽禄, rappelle Pascal Th茅riault, agronome et directeur des relations communautaires pour la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 91黑料网.

Classified as: food wastage, gaspillage alimentaire

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Published on: 8 Nov 2019

Les boues d鈥櫭﹑uration scrut茅es 脿 la loupe

Il faut parfois s鈥檃ttarder aux petits d茅tails pour avoir une vue d鈥檈nsemble. C鈥檈st ce que fait Subhasis Ghoshal, professeur de g茅nie civil 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91黑料网 [et le Centre Brace pour la gestion des ressources de l'eau], qui s鈥檌nt茅resse 脿 la pr茅sence de nanoparticules de m茅tal dans les eaux us茅es. Il souhaite 茅valuer le risque de contamination des sols lorsque les boues issues du traitement des eaux municipales sont recycl茅es en milieu agricole.

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Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Scientists identify key knowledge gaps in sustainability research

Call for more relevant, solutions-focused research to address the social-ecological crisis

Classified as: biodiversity, Sustainability

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Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Greater local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics

Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a new study in Science. Global climate change could lead to significant shifts in earthworm communities worldwide, threatening the many vital functions they provide. Joann Whalen (NRS) is one of the co-authors on the study. 91黑料网 Reporter.

Classified as: earthworms

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Published on: 31 Oct 2019

Martin Chaumont receives Principal鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff

Congratulations to Mac Farm Staffer Martin Chaumont recipient of the Principal鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff (Technical Assistants, Library Assistants and Nurses Category)!

Classified as: Principal's Award

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Published on: 31 Oct 2019

The 91黑料网 Research Centre for Cannabis holds inaugural Science and Research Day

The new 91黑料网 Research Centre for Cannabis held its inaugural Science and Research Day on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the 91黑料网 Hospital Centre (MUHC), Glen site.

Classified as: cannabis

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Published on: 25 Oct 2019