/macdonald/taxonomy/term/4/all en /macdonald/channels/event/macdonald-campus-founders-day-ceremony-337228 <h3><b>February 10, 2022</b><b> - 13h30</b></h3> <h4>Share your vision_Participate in Founder's Day activities this week</h4> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:13:23 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 815491 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-date-winter-2025-lectures-begin-2nd-year-students-medicine-354769 <p>(Tentative Date) Winter term lectures begin for 2nd year students in Medicine.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:40 +0000 admin 1639688 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/eating-way-we-do-hurts-us-and-planet-study-finds-357234 <p>In an age of abundance and variety in food options, are Canadians eating better than they were half a century ago? According to <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912423000664">a recent paper</a> by researchers at Ã山ǿ¼é and the International Food Policy Research Institute, those relying on Canada’s food supply for their dietary needs not only face deficiencies in healthier alternatives, but they also contribute to the disproportionate levels of environmental degradation caused by Canadian agricultural and food distribution policies.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:48:42 +0000 admin 1639690 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/experts-world-alzheimer-report-2024-359775 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html -->A new edition of World Alzheimer Report, to be published Sept. 20, 2024, will take a deep dive into how perceptions of dementia have changed over the past five years. It builds on a <a href="https://www.alzint.org/resource/world-alzheimer-report-2019/">2019 report</a> that found one in four people believed nothing could be done to prevent dementia, while evidence suggests 40 per cent of cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:48:58 +0000 admin 1639575 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-term-fee-payment-deadline-all-students-352903 <p>Winter term fee payment deadline for all students.</p> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:20:22 +0000 admin 1639511 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-359713 <p>Professor Gordon Price from Dalhousie University and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/grant-clark">Professor Grant Clark</a> from Ã山ǿ¼é's Department of Bioresource Engineering study the hidden climate change costs of food loss and waste in Canada. In a <a href="https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/the-hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions/182311/">new article for Open Access Government</a>, they highlight the need for greater cooperation and data sharing.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:20:35 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1639480 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/news-d2r-awards-73-million-advance-research-genomic-based-rna-therapeutics-359698 <h2><b>D2R awards $7.3 million to Advance Research in Genomic-Based RNA Therapeutics</b></h2> <p><strong>Montreal – September 17, 2024</strong>  Ã山ǿ¼é’s D2R initiative is proud to announce the 23 recipients of its inaugural funding programs,<i> Foundational Projects </i>and<i> Research in Motion. </i>With a total investment of $7.3 million, these awards mark a significant milestone in advancing the field of genomic-based RNA therapeutics.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:30:12 +0000 admin 1639445 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/indigenous-awareness-weeks-2024-september-19-october-2-359661 <p>Indigenous Awareness Weeks is a two-week series of events involving Indigenous academics, artists, and community members, hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. Its goal is to encourage a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples among students, staff, and faculty at Ã山ǿ¼é, as well as in the broader Montreal and Quebec communities. The Office of Indigenous Initiatives also helps foster discussion among First Nations, Métis and Inuit on topics that are important to individuals and their communities.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:45:21 +0000 admin 1639442 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/exhibit-bead-paint-carve-359696 <p><em>La version française suit</em></p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:48:24 +0000 admin 1639440 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/master-public-policy-information-session-359667 <p>Learn more about our intensive Master of Public Policy program and studying at the Max Bell School where we challenge students to take on complex policy issues through practical and theoretical methods.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:35:47 +0000 admin 1639371 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/autumn-nature-scavenger-hunt-359657 <p>The Office of Student Academic Services has created a new nature scavenger about the <a href="/morganarboretum/">Morgan Arboretum</a>!</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:43:41 +0000 admin 1639359 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/using-sunlight-turn-two-greenhouse-gases-valuable-chemicals-359632 <p>Ã山ǿ¼é researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:08:31 +0000 admin 1639352 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-date-pre-departure-orientation-mandatory-all-students-traveling-outside-canada-university-354768 <p>(Tentative Date) Pre-departure Orientation is mandatory for all students traveling outside Canada for university-related global learning opportunities including exchanges, internships, independent study-away, field study semesters, research, clini</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:19:39 +0000 admin 1639325 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2025-lectures-period-students-352901 <p>Winter term lectures period in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies (all credit courses and non-credit language courses), Education, Engineering (including Architecture),</p> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:20:21 +0000 admin 1639326 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2025-deadline-continuing-studies-students-register-courses-352902 <p>Deadline for Continuing Studies students to register for Continuing Studies courses without a late registration fee.</p> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:20:21 +0000 admin 1639327 at /macdonald