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Connections, Faculty and Staff Newsletter / #McGillMacCampus / March 15, 2017
Upcoming Events 16Mar17The role of dairy in a sustainable dietProf. Sergio Burgos, Department of AnimalScienceFour O'Clock Forum16h00, R3048 17Mar17Boost your health 2017: Take the Fight Out ofFoodStaff Development, Health and Well BeingProgram Series12h1513h15, MS2084Register 18Mar17Women's Health Awareness DayPresentation by Prof. Hope Weiler "Nutrition forWomen"New Residence Hall, Registration required
20Mar17Launch of the McGill Seed Library@McGillMacCampus11h0013h00, Macdonald LibraryOpen to allQuestions? Feedback?
22Mar17Building industrial and internationalcollaborations through Mitacs internships10h30, MS2084RSVP before March 15
Mac students take to the stageat McGill 3MT
Congratulations are extended to our "FabulousFour" McGill 3MT competitors pictured (LR):Émile BrissonCuradeau from Natural ResourceSciences on thickbilled Murres at the leadingedge of tech, Mariam Saad from NaturalResource Sciences on the detection of infectiousdiseases, Mi Lin from Natural ResourceSciences on how Tom & Jerry help manageground water and Christopher Nzediegwu fromBioresource Engineering on combatting heavymetals in soil. We are proud of your efforts. Welldone. Why guillemot chicks leapfrom the nest before they canfly
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23Mar17Net Impact Food Solutions Challenge @ MacCampusHow might we move toward a more carbonneutral and/or carbon positive food supplychain?16h00, MSB016, Registration required 24Mar17
Innovation 2030+, An InternationalSymposiumAdvancing Creative Solutions for GlobalDevelopmentSalle Prince Arthur, New Residence HallRegistration required 25Mar17100 Mile Meal Event followed by a guided walkwith Dean Geitmann at the Morgan ArboretumCentennial Centre BallroomTickets and Information 28Mar17Community Conversation on Carbon NeutralityMcGill Office of Sustainability13h30, Faculty Lounge 30Mar17Packaging technologies and value chainconcepts to advance valueadded pulsebasedfoodsConvergent Innovation Webinar Series: PulseProgram11h00 4Apr16Predatory publishing: What is it and how to avoiditHosted by the Macdonald Campus Library10h30, MS2022 Register 7Apr16Annual hazardous waste pickup @ MacComplete Request for pickup mandatory
CREDIT : Knud Falk Before they have the wing span to actually permitthem to fly, young guillemots (also known asmurres) leap hundreds of metres off toweringcliffs and flutter down towards the sea, guided bytheir fathers. Scientists have long wondered whythese tiny chicks make this remarkable leap,hoping to avoid the rocks below them, in whatseems an unlikely survival strategy for a species.Research team included Kyle Elliott (NRS) aswell as researchers from Memorial University andAarhus and Lund Universities. McGill Newsroom.Read. McGill Charter of Students'Rights Over the last 6 months, a Senate committee hasworked to review the McGill Charter of Students’Rights. We write to you now to solicit feedbackfrom the community on the current revised draftof the Charter. This site provides the text of therevised Charter and a webform where you canprovide your comments on the draft. I would begrateful to hear from you by 17 March to allow forsufficient time to integrate feedback and bring therevised Charter to Senate this spring. In other news David Christensen's (MSc'60, PhD'63) researchfeeds ag industry success. SaskatoonStarphoenix. Read. Montreal's Épicerie Loco champions zerowasteshopping. With commentary from Montreal basedzerowaste blogger Charlotte BourgetRousseau(U3, BScAgEnvSc). Montreal Gazette. Read.
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