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Four exceptional Macdonald Campus student leaders selected for Gold Key Awards

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:48:17 +0000

Please join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Macdonald Campus Gold Key Awards, selected for their outstanding contributions, passion, and commitment to enriching student life on our campus. Read their stories below.

Welcome message from the Dean / Message de bienvenue de la doyenne

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:30:14 +0000

Dear Macdonald Campus Community,

It is with great excitement and gratitude that I begin my journey as the new Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-President of the Macdonald Campus at �Ŀ;��. As I begin my term, I’m excited to connect with each of you - professors, lecturers, staff, learners, students, alumni, donors, and allies. Thank you for the trust you have placed in me.

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:24:58 +0000

Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two �Ŀ;�� researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."

Macdonald Campus valedictorians Andre Hadji-Thomas and Jennifer McDonald reflect on their journeys

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 19:28:43 +0000

As �Ŀ;��’s Class of 2025 prepares to cross the stage, the 10 valedictorians from Faculties across the University—including Andre Hadji-Thomas and Jennifer McDonald in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—have been drafting their speeches and, in the process, reflecting on much more than their academic success.

Radio-Canada reports on 15 years of �Ŀ;�� Feeding �Ŀ;��

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:50:45 +0000

For 15 years, �Ŀ;�� dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the �Ŀ;�� Feeding �Ŀ;�� initiative.

McRace 2025!

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:26:58 +0000

Proteogenomics

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:27:21 +0000

Data Processing for Genetics

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:27:21 +0000

Polygenic Risk Scores

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:27:22 +0000

Coffee, stuck between inflation and shrinkflation—comments from Pascal Thériault

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:06:31 +0000

Coffee is suffering the consequences of global warming, condemning consumers of the popular drink to rising prices and shrinking formats, reports Radio-Canada.

Tariff trouble prompts Montrealers to prepare for price hikes—comments from Pascal Thériault

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:08:55 +0000

Food including meat, vegetables, and fruits are on the long list of products from the U.S. subject to Canada’s 25% counter-tariffs.

It might take a few weeks, but most retailers will pass the cost on to Quebecers, �Ŀ;�� agricultural economist Pascal Thériault, Farm Management and Technology Program Director, told CTV News.

Sales of American products are falling—comments from Pascal Thériault

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:57:24 +0000

Quebec supermarket chains say boycotts of American products are having a direct impact on US food sales, TVA reports.

Grocery stores have put new measures in place to indicate the origin of their products. Loblaw recently announced they will be adding a logo to identify products subject to customs tariffs.

Pascal Thériault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, �Ŀ;�� agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault told TVA Nouvelles.

Canada invests in �Ŀ;�� project to protect Lake Simcoe

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:55:52 +0000

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe, including $412,700 to �Ŀ;�� to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the community through outreach and events.

Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores—Pascal Thériault comments

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:59:42 +0000

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.

�Ŀ;�� agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault told Radio-Canada that this measure will support consumers in their choices.