Faculty /channels/taxonomy/term/3/all en Congratulations to Rachelle Aucoin for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /channels/channels/news/congratulations-rachelle-aucoin-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-366065 <p>Rachelle Aucoin successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on July 14, 2025.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "<i>Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease</i> "</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Dina Brooks, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl and Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:14:19 +0000 webfull 210073 at /channels Daniela Vidart (University of Connecticut), Title TBA /channels/channels/event/daniela-vidart-university-connecticut-title-tba-366068 <a href="https://www.danielavidart.com/">Daniela Vidart</a> (University of Connecticut), Title TBA<br /> Friday, April 10, 2026<br /> 10:00-11:30 AM <br /> Leacock 429 <p><strong>Host: </strong>Francesco Amodio<br /></p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:11:35 +0000 webfull 210072 at /channels Diego Restuccia (University of Toronto), Title TBA /channels/channels/event/diego-restuccia-university-toronto-title-tba-366067 Diego Restuccia (University of Toronto), Title TBA<br /> Friday, February 6, 2026<br /> 10:00-11:30 AM <br /> Leacock 429 <p><strong>Host: </strong>Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado<br /></p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:07:22 +0000 webfull 210071 at /channels Bridging worlds as the ice recedes /channels/channels/news/bridging-worlds-ice-recedes-366064 <p>91 PhD candidate Alexandra Langwieder works with James Bay Indigenous communities to better understand polar bears</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:55:31 +0000 webfull 210068 at /channels The first fully automated greenhouse in Canada—comments from Pascal Thériault /channels/channels/news/first-fully-automated-greenhouse-canada-comments-pascal-theriault-366063 <p>In Ontario, a fully automated greenhouse allows lettuce to be grown and harvested with virtually no human intervention—a first in Canada.</p> <p>Haven Greens had to invest $50 million to make it happen. But the result is striking: the company can operate with just five employees in the greenhouse, whereas it would have required more than 100 pickers using the traditional method.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:52:15 +0000 webfull 210067 at /channels Local goods shop is filling the grocery gap in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue—comments from Prof. Daiva Nielsen /channels/channels/news/local-goods-shop-filling-grocery-gap-ste-anne-de-bellevue-comments-prof-daiva-nielsen-366062 <p>Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop that had been on the verge of bankruptcy, expanded its space to include a small grocery section called Mon Marché Local.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:35:43 +0000 webfull 210066 at /channels 91 Joins Ghanaian Partners to Empower Youth and Transform Agrifood Systems /channels/channels/news/mcgill-joins-ghanaian-partners-empower-youth-and-transform-agrifood-systems-366061 <p>As part of the Nkabom Collaborative supported by the Mastercard Foundation, 91 has joined forces with Ghanaian institutions in a bold initiative to foster youth leadership and transform the agrifood ecosystem in Ghana and beyond.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:18:38 +0000 webfull 210065 at /channels What are those fluffy seeds floating in the air? David Wees explains /channels/channels/news/what-are-those-fluffy-seeds-floating-air-david-wees-explains-366060 <p>If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the air. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6812442">CBC News</a> spoke to <a href="/macdonald/david-wees">David Wees</a>, Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 91, to find out more.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:12:25 +0000 webfull 210064 at /channels Professor Michael Ngadi calls for enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers in Nigeria /channels/channels/news/professor-michael-ngadi-calls-enhanced-capacity-smallholder-farmers-nigeria-366059 <p>91 Bioresource Engineering Professor <a href="/macdonald/michael-ngadi">Michael Ngadi</a> called for urgent action to address the challenges facing stallholder farmers in Nigeria at a recent public lecture at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU).</p> <p>A specialist in developing advanced emerging technologies for monitoring and controlling agrifood processing systems, he discussed the critical role that smallholder farmers and processors play in global food systems, particularly in developing and transition countries.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:59:53 +0000 webfull 210063 at /channels Alice Mesnard (City St George's, University of London), Title TBA /channels/channels/event/alice-mesnard-city-st-georges-university-london-title-tba-366058 <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/alice-mesnard/bio">Alice Mesnard</a> (City St George's, University of London ), Title TBA<br /> Wednesday, September 17, 2025<br /> 12:00-1:00 PM <br /> Leacock 429 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:53:09 +0000 webfull 210062 at /channels Recent 91 Graduate Victoria Anson Appointed to Two Prestigious Boards /channels/channels/news/recent-mcgill-graduate-victoria-anson-appointed-two-prestigious-boards-366057 <p>Only a few weeks after graduation, Victoria Anson (Materials Engineering, Class of 2025) has been appointed to two international boards: the Copper Club Board of Directors and the ASM International Board of Trustees. Her dual appointments highlight her involvement in the mining and metals, metallurgical, and materials industries.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:41:36 +0000 webfull 210061 at /channels Information Session: Postdoctoral Scholar Awards /channels/channels/event/information-session-postdoctoral-scholar-awards-366016 <p>Are you a Postdoctoral student interested in applying for a <a href="/dna-to-rna/postdoctoral-scholar-awards">D2R Postdoctoral Award</a>?</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:09:13 +0000 webfull 210059 at /channels Call for proposals: Postoctoral Scholar Awards /channels/channels/news/call-proposals-postoctoral-scholar-awards-366047 D2R launches a call for applications for the Postdoctoral Scholar Awards funding program. <p>A foundational goal of D2R is to help cultivate the next generation of researchers. Being a D2R Scholar is the highest recognition available to D2R trainees and the awards recognize outstanding and active trainees performing research across all of D2R’s Foundational Axes.</p> <p>The <b><i>Postdoctoral Scholar Awards</i></b> both financially support and leading-edge interdisciplinary and intersectoral training through the D2R Training Program.  </p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:08:57 +0000 webfull 210057 at /channels RESOLVED: Secret Server Unavailable /channels/channels/news/resolved-secret-server-unavailable-103560 <p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:15:02 +0000 webfull 210056 at /channels Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli/PhD3 and Tara Shomali/PhD4 in Dr. Jean-Francois Trempe's lab, who have been awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship /channels/channels/news/congratulations-sabrina-romanelliphd3-and-tara-shomaliphd4-dr-jean-francois-trempes-lab-who-have-366055 <p>Sabrina Romanelli (PhD3) and Tara Shomali (PhD 4) were awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship ("<i>Bourses de doctorat en recherche - volet régulier</i>”). Both are supplemented by a contribution from Parkinson Quebec in partnership with the FRQ.</p> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:23:03 +0000 webfull 210054 at /channels