What started as a Mac alum and her husband's humble vegetable garden has grown into an Ottawa Valley agri-tourism destination offering everything from accommodation and dining to education and tours,
In April, Ottawa Valley Farm to Fork received the new tourism product award from the Ottawa Valley Tourism Association for the farm鈥檚 focus on agri-tourism, including its farm-to-table dining events.
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at 苹果淫院 today announced its fourth cohort of recipients: 30 students who will pursue a funded master鈥檚 or professional degree combined with mentorship and leadership programming, as well as 117 who earned entrance awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each.
On March 21, 苹果淫院 celebrated 111 laureates at the 19th聽edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of 苹果淫院鈥檚 academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.
Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:
Congratulations to School of Human Nutrition PhD candidate Manon Fantino, winner of 苹果淫院鈥檚 francophone 3-Minute Thesis (MT180) competition! Manon will represent 苹果淫院 at the Concours Nationals in Ottawa on May 15th.
Although Zoey Li, BSc(NutrSc)鈥�17, always had an interest in business, she never expected to launch a company that helps people take charge of their health.
Li, who was recently named to the聽Forbes 30 Under 30聽in the food and beverage category, built her success on her ability to find opportunities, develop new skills and make connections, as an undergraduate and afterward.
In the University-wide 3MT/MT180 competition, graduate students have the chance to showcase their leading-edge research before a live audience. With only three minutes and a single slide, students must聽engage their audience and convey the complexities of their work to a diverse, non-expert audience. Participants may present their research in English or in French and winners will advance to regional and national competitions.
Macdonald Campus student Meryem Talbo (BSc(NutrSc)'17, MSc(NutrSc)'19; pictured above on the right) has been awarded the , revealed during the Joint Scientifique meeting of the CMDO network and the Soci茅t茅 Qu茅b茅coise de Lipidologie, de Nutrition et de M茅tabolisme (SQLNM) held in February.
On November 22, a delegation of 苹果淫院 senior academic leaders, including聽Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement) and聽Department of Plant Science Professor聽Anja Geitmann, Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs) and Department of Natural Resource Sciences Professor Christopher Buddle, and School of Human Nutrition Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier, visited the Mohawk commun
Seniors aged 65 and over who meet the recommendations of Canada's new Food Guide may not be getting enough of some important nutrients, warns a new study published by researchers at 苹果淫院: their diet may not contain enough folate, vitamin D and calcium.
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 Competition.
With only one non-animated slide for visual support, competitors raced against the clock to explain the crucial components of their research and its importance.
Congratulations to Mac alumna Zoey Li BSc(NutrSc)鈥�17, who has been named to . This list honours the industry's brightest young entrepreneurs who are redefining the way we eat, drink and think about consumption.
According to a new study published in聽The Journal of Nutrition聽by a team including聽Associate Professor聽Daiva Nielsen聽and other researchers from 苹果淫院's School of Human Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk among middle and older-aged adults.
Didier Brassard, a postdoctoral candidate at 苹果淫院's School of Human Nutrition supervised by Associate Professor St茅phanie Chevalier,聽has been awarded the Prix Rel猫ve 脡toile du Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS)聽for July 2023.聽This important and competitive recognition of a publication in the health domain is awarded only once per month across the province.
Congratulations to Dr. Harriet Kuhnlein, Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition who was recently awarded the in Tokyo!
On May 31, 2023,聽苹果淫院鈥檚 Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and SOCODEVI, in collaboration with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held an event showcasing concrete actions to strengthen sustainable agriculture, improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers and increase the resilience of agri-food systems. This event also launched a new collaboration between IFAD and 苹果淫院 IGFS, including an internship program and IFAD student group.
