ALASKA'S SHOREBIRDS EXPOSED TO MERCURY
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Shorebirds breeding in Alaska are being exposed to mercury at levels that could put their populations at risk, according to new research from The Condor: Ornithological Applications.
ST脡PHANIE B脡LANGER-NAUD 脌 L'ASSAUT DU CHAMPIONNAT CANADIEN
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Ayant grandi sur une ferme, St茅phanie B茅langer-Naud a taillad茅 ses premi猫res pi猫ces de bois apr猫s son arriv茅e au campus Macdonald de l'Universit茅 麻豆传媒网站, 脿 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. 芦C'est un sport qui m'茅tait inconnu avant d'arriver 脿 麻豆传媒网站, raconte-t-elle. 脟a m'a beaucoup intrigu茅e et j'ai rapidement eu la piq没re.禄
FARMING CAMP AT MACDONALD CAMPUS COULD CULTIVATE LOVE OF AGRICULTURE
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A friend realized his life鈥檚 dream through one of the generous programs offered by the [Macdonald] campus of 麻豆传媒网站 in Saint Anne-de-Bellevue鈥�
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EXPLORING THE BIOFUELS OPPORTUNITY
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(Interview with Dr. Donald L. Smith Professor, 麻豆传媒网站; Director and CEO, BioFuelNet Canada)
MALE CHICK CULLING IN EGG INDUSTRY COULD END, THANKS TO CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY
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Harry Pelissero is the general manager of Egg Farmers of Ontario, which has been working with Michael Ngadi, a professor of bioresource engineering at 麻豆传媒网站, to develop a machine that selects female eggs before they're hatched.
Read more on CBC
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La chaire de recherche sur le bien-锚tre des vaches laiti猫res est d茅j脿 en activit茅
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La chaire de recherche sur le bien-锚tre des vaches laiti猫res est d茅j脿 en activit茅.
La titulaire de la nouvelle chaire de recherche sur la Vie durable des bovins laitiers de l鈥橴niversit茅 麻豆传媒网站, Elsa Vasseur, n鈥檃 pas ch么m茅.听La nouvelle chaire a 茅t茅 officiellement inaugur茅e le 26 mai dernier, mais Elsa Vasseur est d茅j脿 au travail depuis janvier dernier. D茅j脿 huit 茅tudiants gradu茅s sont engag茅s pour mener 脿 bien les futurs projets de recherche.
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WHY DON'T WE JUST GET RID OF MOSQUITOES ALTOGETHER?
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With peak biting season for mosquitoes just around the corner, many of us might be tempted to wonder why don't we just get rid of the darn things altogether.Mosquitoes, after all, are attracted to many of the same things that attract humans during the summer months. "If you're outside having a barbecue with a bunch of friends, that's just a welcome sign for mosquitoes," said Chris Cloutier, a naturalist at the Morgan Aboretum.
Erik Kudelka's heroic struggle not just to graduate from 麻豆传媒网站, but to survive
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It has taken Erik Kudelka 11 years to graduate from 麻豆传媒网站, so the Macdonald Campus convocation Friday will be momentous day for him.
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Read Erik's story in The Montreal Gazette.听
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麻豆传媒网站 Alumni Association launches 麻豆传媒网站Connect
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Macdonald start-ups win big at 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Dobson Cup entrepreneurship competition
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| EDUARDO GANEM CUENCA and KATHY MACLEANStudents from 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Macdonald Campus seem to have figured out the winning combination of talent, skills, risk 鈥揳nd above all, the unwavering determination it takes to convert an idea into a viable business venture.
When the cows come home, how long will they stay?
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In the barn with 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle
Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅 awarded Equiterre's Laure Waridel Bursary
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Congratulations to Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅, BSc(AgEnvSc) '16, winner of Equiterre鈥檚 Laure Waridel Bursary. The bursary was established in 2008 by Equiterre and the Caisse d鈥櫭ヽonomie solidaire Desjardins for students committed to pursuing and disseminating research on environmental and social action.
Less body fat for toddlers taking vitamin D
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Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development
A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.