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  1. $1-million gift for new Korea Foundation Professorship

    December 19, 2012
    eoul and Montreal may be separated by more than 10,000 kilometers, but thanks to the Korea Foundation, that distance will now seem shorter.
  2. Philanthropist Lorne Trottier makes transformative gift

    November 06, 2012
    Initiative to support research, outreach in Faculties of Science and Engineering
  3. Transformative investment signals start of new era

    September 11, 2012
    School of Nursing launches new patient- and family-centred initiative, is renamed to honour major benefactor
  4. CIBC scholarships to benefit McGill students

    March 29, 2012
    $500,000 gift to fund bursaries for Desautels undergraduates, fellowships for graduate studies
  5. McGill’s Institute of Islamic Studies receives $1.25 M gift from State of Qatar

    March 26, 2012
    Generous gift commemorates Institute’s 60th anniversary
  6. From campus to consumer: rewarding ideas with winning potential

    March 23, 2012
    $2-million gift from William Seath supports university-industry collaboration and entrepreneurship
  7. McGill graduate pledges $1.5 million in support of global food security efforts

    February 28, 2012
    New York-based business analyst’s interest borne out of childhood spent on farm
  8. The public face of science at McGill gets a major boost

    November 08, 2011
    $5.5-million gift from Lorne Trottier secures the future of high-profile science outreach initiatives
  9. Major gift from Macdonald Stewart Foundation bolsters water resource management studies

    October 13, 2011
    $1.5-million donation builds on Macdonald campus founder’s legacy
  10. Rémillard family establishes the Yosh Taguchi Chair in Urology

    September 15, 2011
    Million-dollar gift to help accelerate cancer research
    1. Scientific Lifetime Achievement Recognized: Francis Glorieux Chair in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Research

      September 15, 2011
      Chair will serve to attract or retain world-class scholars who pursue the understanding and treatment of complex orthopaedic conditions. 


      1. New $50,000 Bloomberg Manulife Prize 
to promote research into active lifestyles

        May 17, 2011
        Initiative aims to reward ideas that impact healthy lifestyle choices
      2. National Bank Financial Group and McGill’s Desautels Faculty, partners in supporting tomorrow’s entrepreneurs

        May 6, 2011
        National Bank Financial Group will contribute $1 million over eight years to McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management to support entrepreneurship, PhD fellowships, and research and teaching in finance
      3. Leading scientist and McGill alumnus helps launch Chair in Food Safety

        April 15, 2011
        The Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety has been kickstarted with a generous $1.5-million gift from leading food safety researcher and McGill graduate Dr. Ian C. Munro, and his wife Jayne Munro
      4. Creative sustainability project earns McGill students top prize in national competition

        March 16, 2011
        Two McGill engineering undergraduates received $20,000 and a paid internship with TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, which will also award $100,000 to McGill for the greening of the campuses
      5. Desjardins Group Sponsors Trading Room at Desautels Faculty of Management

        February 11, 2011
        Students at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management will soon have a state-of-the-art trading room, thanks to funding and expertise provided by Desjardins Group
      6. McGill and Welcome Hall Mission launch unique dental clinic

        February 11, 2011
        An innovative partnership between McGill University’s Faculty of Dentistry and Welcome Hall Mission (WHM) will make it possible for low-income families and the homeless to get free basic dental care
      7. McGill hockey team receives million-dollar birthday gift

        January 25, 2011
        The McGill University men's hockey team turns 134 years old on January 31 with a memorable birthday present
      8. Major partnership with Pfizer Canada establishes professorship

        December 7, 2010
        Partnering with Pfizer Canada, McGill announced today the creation of a professorship for the prevention of dementia and Alzheimer’s-related diseases
      9. $3-million gift creates new Chair in Medical Education

        November 18, 2010
        Prominent McGill supporters join with The Molson Foundation to bolster training of tomorrow's physicians
      10. $1.5 million raised for McGill / Hebrew University collaborations

        November 16, 2010
        More than $1.5 million has been raised so far in support of joint academic projects between McGill and Hebrew University
      11. $2.4-million gift from McGill Chancellor kick-starts crucial Healthier Societies Initiative

        October 15, 2010
        H. Arnold Steinberg launches interdisciplinary research to create new road map for health care delivery
      12. Inaugural Goodman Cancer Research Gala raises $2.5 million

        June 11, 2010
        Sold-out event raises awareness and critical funds for centre at cutting edge of cancer research
      13. Campaign McGill surges forward with new $4.1-million gift

        December 22, 2009
        Mining executive supports young talent in Earth and Planetary Sciences
      14. McGill graduate gives $1.2 million for fellowships in Science

        November 27, 2009
        Biotech diagnostics leader contributes to Campaign McGill’s historic momentum
      15. Campaign McGill surpasses $500 million only two years into its public phase

        October 15, 2009
        Thanks to 70,000 donors, McGill is well on the way toward landmark $750-million goal
      16. National firm and its lawyers give $1 million to support McGill's Faculty of Law

        May 29, 2009
        Ogilvy Renault lawyers and agents join forces to make historic contribution to Campaign McGill
      17. Canada's "Cranberry King" donates $1 million to Macdonald Campus

        May 22, 2009
        Gift helps Agricultural and Environmental Sciences students launch careers
      18. McGill receives $3-million gift to establish research chair in psychosocial oncology

        February 2, 2009
        McGill and Hope & Cope team up to advance research in cancer survivorship and recovery
      19. McGill grad gives $8 million to support doctoral students in Faculty of Engineering

        November 26, 2008
        15 doctoral fellowships created by family foundation of retired Intel leader
      20. Rio Tinto Alcan invests in the future of international arbitration law at McGill

        November 11, 2008
        $3-million gift to create new Faculty of Law chair named in honour of L. Yves Fortier
      21. McConnell Foundation continues its legacy of supporting McGill students

        October 16, 2008
        $20-million gift provides $17 million in challenge funds to augment others’ donations to Campaign McGill
      22. Goodman gift to bolster cancer research at McGill

        September 16, 2008
        Donation represents latest boost for new Life Sciences Complex
      23. Schulich gift boosts agricultural research on eve of McGill conference on food crisis

        September 4, 2008
        $5-million funding also helps other sciences, architecture
      24. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation bolsters humanities research at McGill

        April 30, 2008
        Gift of $1,495,000 to create postdoctoral fellowships
      25. McGill launches “Best in the West” student award program

        April 30, 2008
        Alumni Dr. Richard and Carolina J. Walls give $1 million in science scholarship support for Western Canadians
      26. Campaign McGill reaches $400-million mark

        April 30, 2008
        Encouraging results reflect strong, worldwide support for the University
      27. Largest literary prize in history makes history

        April 17, 2008
        Renowned investment manager Peter Cundill establishes landmark non-fiction historical book prize at McGill
      28. Canadian radio pioneer Fessenden commemorated with $1.25 million gift McGill

        February 20, 2008
        McGill alum Dr. John Blachford honours his great-uncle, inventor of audio radio
      29. TD Bank Financial Group supports management leadership at McGill

        February 11, 2008
        $1,000,000 to support leadership initiatives at the Desautels Faculty of Management
      30. Second McGill string player to be awarded Golden Violin Award

        January 22, 2008
        Seymour Schulich’s Golden Violin to share Toronto stage with Lord Stanley’s storied Cup
      31. McGill first in Canada, 12th in world rankings

        November 8, 2007
        Times Higher-QS rates McGill best public university in North America
      32. McGill again tops Maclean's University Rankings

        November 8, 2007
        Ranked first among medical-doctoral universities for third consecutive year
      33. History in the Making

        October 18, 2007
        McGill campaign to target global research, social justice and enhanced student experience
      34. Senator Michael Meighen gives $5M to McGill

        October 18, 2007
        Campaign co-chair kicks off fundraising drive with personal donation for students
      35. John McCall MacBain gives back to McGill

        October 18, 2007
        $5M graduate fellowships to boost humanities, social sciences
      36. McGill receives major donation from Hydro-Québec

        October 18, 2007
        $10 million over 10 years for cutting-edge research
      37. Encouraging the study of Islam: The State of Kuwait donates to the Institute of Islamic Studies

        June 28, 2007
        Six new scholarships created to support Canadian students studying Islam
      38. Hockey Martlets' million a gift of love

        March 15, 2007
        The Martlets are recipients of a record-setting gift, all of which was inspired by a love that blossomed at the hockey rink.
      39. Million-dollar gift to McGill makes sporting history

        March 2, 2007
        David and Sheryl Kerr, both Montreal natives who now reside in Toronto, have bestowed a $1 million gift to the McGill University women's hockey team.
      40. Lorne Trottier: The gift of passion for stars and sky

        November 15, 2006
        High-tech entrepreneur increases support of science, engineering at McGill.
      41. Seymour Schulich's golden encore

        September 27, 2006
        Philanthropist's latest gift funds scholarships for string musicians.
      42. McGill to receive $1 million from Petro-Canada Emerging Leaders Awards Program

        September 20, 2007
        McGill University is pleased to announce a $1-million gift from Petro-Canada for undergraduate scholarships in the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science and the Desautels Faculty of Management.
      43. Osler Library gets financial boost

        March 30, 2006
        When a director of the Harold Crabtree Foundation retires, it is customary for the foundation to make a donation to the charity of the individual's choice. So, what agency did James Darragh pick to get the $100,000 gift? Obviously, you didn't read the title.
      44. McGill Engineering master program boosted by 3M gift

        November 25, 2005
        A generous gift from a leading technology company, 3M Canada Company, to McGill University's Master in Manufacturing Management (MMM) program has created two new entrance scholarships.
      45. McGill University receives $22-million donation from Canadian Credit Management Foundation and Marcel Desautels

        November 17, 2005
        Management faculty renamed the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University. Largest single donation to a Canadian business school ushers in a new era of business education.
      46. McGill donors celebrated on National Philanthropy Day

        November 15, 2005
        Schulich, O'Brien and Eberts are shining examples of philanthropists.
      47. New name = new look

        September 30, 2005
        To mark its new era — built on 100 years of academic excellence — the Schulich School of Music of McGill University has revised its look by introducing a new logo.
      48. Schulich School of Music of McGill University named after benefactor

        September 30, 2005
        Businessman Seymour Schulich, a two-time McGill University graduate and honorary degree recipient, has stepped forward with a transformative philanthropic gift of unprecedented generosity towards his alma mater and to higher education in the arts.
      49. $1-million endowment to bring top international talent to McGill's School of Architecture

        September 26, 2005
        Business leader and philanthropist Gerald Sheff funds visiting professorship.
      50. Prominent Canadian businessman promotes human rights with $3-million gift to McGill

        September 21, 2005
        Prestigious O'Brien Fellowships will fund top young human rights scholars from around the world.
      51. Gemin X helps fund NMRS Centre

        May 13, 2004
        It's always gratifying to see one's offspring grow up and do well. Gemin X Biotechnologies, a McGill spin-off company, recently gave McGill a heck of a Mother's Day gift: a $100,000 donation to the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Centre.

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