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McGill University astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi is the 2006 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize in the Natural Sciences, awarded annually to a young scientist or engineer for notable contributions to research in Canada.
Seven Canadian university consortia, including CLUMEQ (Consortium Laval-Université du Québec-McGill and Eastern Quebec), will share $88 million in funding to create the first ever pan-Canadian network of high-performance computing (HPC) facilities.
In his public lecture Dr. Mark Ware describes the most significant research developments and breakthroughs in the use of cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain.
The Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities, Mme. Lise Thériault, will be visiting the hospital on Thursday, December 21, at 12:45 pm.
Peter Hadekel writes in the Gazette that the Charest government needs the resolve to move ahead with the necessary funding for the MUHC and CHUM projects. According to Hadekel, not only does the foot dragging add to the bills, it's encouraging opponents to step forward with claims that the heavily indebted province simply can't afford to finance two superhospitals at the same time. Hadekel points out the economic impact the projects would have on the city's knowledge economy, with two state-of-the-art teaching hospitals. They would allow Montreal to remain in the game of attracting some of the brightest medical minds in the world.
André Pratte writes in an editorial in La Presse on the need for construction of the new McGill hospital, contrary to what some groups are advocating. Pratte says that McGill is recognized around the world, attracts tens of millions more in research funds than other Quebec universities, and gives our health system unequalled access to the best international resources of knowledge.
The Board of Directors of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) welcomed today the announcement of the appointment of MUHC Director General and CEO Dr. Arthur T. Porter to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
A rock producer turned McGill professor, Daniel Levitin is delving deep into the workings of the mind to see how a pop song uses emotions to embed itself in your memory. Clive Thompson of the New York Times reports.
New Year's good news for 2007 has arrived at the McGill University Health Centre in the form of a 3.120 kg baby girl born at 1:15 a.m. on January 1, 2007.
World's top physicists face off on the big question at Trottier Symposium.