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Dididache 嘀嘀打车 - Hailing the Future, One Cab at a Time
Usman W. Chohan (楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on financial innovation in China, in collaboration with Professor Alexander White of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
Is global warming just a giant natural fluctuation?
Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certainty
Published on April 11, 2014 | McGill Research
An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the earth’s climate, according to a new study by McGill University physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.
Public Astro Night
AstroMcGill presents the 22nd Public Astro Night, with a panel discussion about "Inflation, the Big Bang and Gravitational Waves" with invited panelists Pr. Robert Brandenberger, Pr. Matt Dobbs, and Pr. Vicky Kaspi. The discussion will strongly encourage questions from the public. It will be followed by night sky observations (weather permitting) and a lab tour. This event is intended for a general audience, and it is free of charge. No reservation is necessary. Snacks and refreshments will be served (please bring your own cup).
Bachelor's Recital: Katherine Peter, violin
PhD Oral Defense: Protein-Protein Interactions of Receptors LdPEX5 and LPEX7 with PTS1 and PTS2 Cargo Proteins, and with Glycosomal Docking Protein LdPEX14 for Protein import into Leishmania donovani
PhD Oral Defense of Rona Strasser, Institute of Parasitology
Garret Fitzgerald "Peripheral clocks in cardiometabolic disease"
Garret Fitzgerald
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
University of Pennsylvania
Schulich Professional Concert Series: Carte-Blanche - Ensemble Festina Lente
Ensemble Festina Lente
Mark Fewer & Pascale Giguère, violins
Karine Rousseau, viola
Blair Lofgren, violoncello
Ali Kian Yazdanfar, double bass
String Quintets of George Onslow (1784-1853)
RUIS McGill Pain Day 2014
Topics include:
- Pain's relationship with 'broken' sleep
- La place des opioïdes et approche pratique
- Optimizing Pain Relief While Reducing Risk: Finding Your Comfort Zone
- Subacute Low Back Pain program
- Knee Osteoarthritis… Are we looking for pain in all the wrong places?
- Challenges in management of osteoarthritic patients & A-typical fractures in osteoporosis
Moderator: Dr. Richard Germain
La réforme des soins de fin de vie et le regard du droit comparé
Colloque annuel de l’Association québécoise de droit comparé (AQDC), lequel se déroulera cette année sous la présidence Mme Raymonde Saint-Germain, Protectrice du citoyen du Québec.
Tethering and Repressing Chromosomes via Molecular Machines
The Alma Howard Lecture in Molecular Biology presents:
Barbara Meyer
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Tethering and Repressing Chromosomes via Molecular Machines
Monday, May 5th, 2014 at 4:00pm in Stewart Biology Building - Auditorium N2/2