Do Wild Varieties of Crops Hold the Key To Developing More Resilient Agriculture?

Published: 2 January 2024

As hostile weather intensifies, plant breeding focused on climate-adapted crops has taken on a sense of urgency. ...

McGill Bioresource Engineering student wins Feed Your Future scholarship

Published: 21 December 2023

AgCareers.com has awarded their second Canadian Feed Your Future Scholarship to Sarah Van Heyst, a McGill University student working towards her M.Sc. in Bioresource Engineering. ...

Macdonald Students Win Awards at Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Meeting

Published: 20 December 2023

At the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB-SCBV) earlier this month, three McGill Department of Plant Science students received CSPB-SCBV Director's Awards...

More than $900,000 for genomically-driven sustainable agriculture research at McGill

Published: 13 December 2023

On December 12, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, announced an investment of $41 million for genomics research under Genome Canada's...

Congratulations to the winners of the Macdonald Campus 3MT competition

Published: 6 December 2023

On Wednesday November 29th, 2023, nine Macdonald Campus graduate students took on the challenge of presenting their thesis in just a few minutes at the Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis...

‘Business as usual is not going to cut it’: Niki Ashton on feds’ economic update and wildfires

Published: 30 November 2023

As the ash settles on Canada’s record wildfire season, “business as usual from the federal government is not going to cut it,” NDP MP Niki Ashton told Canada’s National Observer.

Ărramăt Project: harnessing Indigenous wisdom for biodiversity conservation and community well-being

Published: 29 November 2023

Imagine living in a world where the wisdom of Indigenous communities guides our actions towards biodiversity and human health. This isn't just a vision; it's becoming a reality through the...

From coursework to conservation: how students brought the pollination meadow project to life

Published: 29 November 2023

It's not every day that a university assignment transforms into a real-world conservation initiative. Yet, that's precisely what happened with the Macdonald Campus Pollination Meadow project. What...

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