Congrats to Institute of Parasitology Prof Roger Prichard on receiving McGill’s highest honour, the prestigious Distinguished James McGill Professor award, reserved for late-career researchers recognized as international leaders in their field of study! reporter.mcgill.ca/provost-awards…

Not many agronomists have art named after them, but McGill alum Louis Robert does. Read about his role exposing industry interference in pesticide research and the controversial resulting study that inspired sculptors Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens 👇 sherbrookerecord.com/louis-robert-f…

We're cheering on 3 teams of McGill student finalists in this week's Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Student Association competitions! #IFTfirst Read all about their innovative products: 🍠 gnocchi, 🐟 paste to tackle malnutrition, & an educational 🍫 pudding alternative. mcgill.ca/macdonald/chan…

Are you or do you know a recent alum making a difference, inspiring their community, or leading a change? Take 5 mins to submit a nomination for the Mac Campus Young Alumni Awards now! mcgill.ca/x/wGP

🌱 Agriculteur·trice·s du sud du #Québec ! Joignez-vous à nous le 1er août pour une journée portes ouvertes à McGill Macdonald Campus. Explorez la recherche sur la diversité des cultures et la santé des sols 🌾 🔗 S'inscrire : l8r.it/Xmzu #AgQc

While doing postdoc research in McGill's Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences, Qinhong Cai was inspired to begin developing a unique system to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere. Read about the big dreams she has for her startup in the Toronto Star 👇 thestar.com/business/mars/…

🌑 Exciting to see the MARTLET project as one of the semi-finalists of the Aqualunar Challenge! Congratulations! McGill University McGill Macdonald Campus

Congratulations to Plant Science Prof. Dastmalchi on receiving this milestone Phytochemical Society of North America award, named after an illustrious @McGillu Mac Campus alumnus, for his important work in plant chemical biology! mcgill.ca/macdonald/chan…

#Loblaws will pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit in connection with a #BreadCartel. On Radio-Canada's Tout un matin, agronomist and economist Pascal Theriault, Director of McGill's Farm Management and Technology Program, looks back at the saga 👇 ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere…

Following Montreal's announcement of a new program incentivizing businesses to plant more trees, Professor Cynthia Kallenbach spoke to CTV about the best ways to adapt the city to climate change—which might be more 🌱🌻 than 🌳🌲. montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-wants…

🧑‍🌾 “He has generated enthusiasm, but also a reflection on agriculture,” says Pascal Theriault, McGill Farm Management and Technology Program Director, of Quebec #microfarming sensation Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02).  Read more from L'actualité 👇 lactualite.com/societe/le-phe…

Congrats to McGill Plant Science Professor Valerio Hoyos-Villegas (Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, PhD), 2024 winner of North American Plant Phenotyping Network's Early Career Scientist Award! This award recognizes an early career scientist making important contributions to plant phenotyping. mcgill.ca/macdonald/chan…

#Metro announced a 14.6% drop in its net profit for the third quarter, compared to the same period last year, while its turnover actually increased. @McGillu agronomist & economist Pascal Theriault says part of the answer might be changing consumer habits. 🛒 lapresse.ca/affaires/entre…

Congrats to the McCAIS 2024 Interdisciplinary Research Development Award recipients, including our professors Shangpeng Sun & Philippe Seguin. Their winning initiative aims to develop an AI-powered system to reduce herbicide pollution by spraying target plants more precisely.

Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, founded by five @McGillu grads, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow farmers and gardeners. 🌱🌿🌻 reporter.mcgill.ca/feeding-quebec…

Radio-Canada reports: orange juice is shrinking again! 🍊🔍 The trend in orange prices is "completely crazy," says @McGillu agronomist & economist Pascal Theriault, with brands turning to #shrinkflation to limit the apparent rise in prices. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/20992…

Libraries info + Soda = Soda Socials! 🥤❤️ The events will welcome McGillians & offer the opportunity to interact with staff from a variety of #McGill libraries 👋 📍 Downtown Sept. 10th 12-3pm 📍 McGill Macdonald Campus Sept. 12th 12-2pm ℹ️ mcgill.ca/x/wdr

A nesting pair of peregrines have been visiting a tower rooftop in Victoria, where the penthouse owner has built them a penthouse suite of their own. Professor Emeritus David Bird explains why it may be the perfect spot for these rare birds to land 👇 timescolonist.com/local-news/pen…

As part of the inaugural cohort of MSSI McGill fellows, Mohammad Jamil Kaddoura and Unnikrishnan Kannan (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) and Yintin Chen (Plant Science) aim to develop a smart biopesticide targeting caterpillars. 🌱🐛 reporter.mcgill.ca/mssi_fellows/