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Alumni news

Let's Get Crackin'

Researchers at McGill and Université de Montréal have created two separate facilities that together will form the Centre for Poultry Research.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

Nellcott Is My Darling

Montrealers and McGillians will enjoy Golda Fried's (BA'94) novel about a neurotic and naive McGill freshman.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

McGill's Fab Four

McGill's Lloyd Carr-Harris String Quartet wins the grand prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

Sir William Hingston 1829-1907: Montreal Mayor, Surgeon and Banker

Alan Hustak's biography of Sir William Hingston, MDCM'1851, shows him "at the centre of Montreal's medical, business, social and political life."

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

10,000 and Counting

Elise Juzda, BA'04, was the 10,000th member of the McGill Alumni Association's online community.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can't Be Jammed

McGill graduates Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter argue that most popular attempts at rebelling against the mainstream culture generally end up being absorbed by it.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

The Accidental Physician

Harvard neurobiologist David Hubel, BSc'47, MDCM'51, DSc'78, is inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

Love as a Foreign Language

J. Torres, BA'93, DipEd'94, and Eric Kim chronicle the misadventures of an English-as-a-second-language teacher in South Korea.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

McGill Remembers

McGill staff members Chris Milligan and Wes Cross have created a website to honour those members of the University community who served in World War Two.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

Scandalous

J. Torres, BA'93, DipEd'94, and Scott Chantler create a witty, quick-moving tale that explores some of the less savoury aspects of life in '50s-era Hollywood.

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Published on : 11 Jul 2005

Grad sets coming-of-age novel on campus

"Nellcott is my Darling": In a follow-up novel to "Darkness Then a Blown Kiss," her debut collection of short stories, Toronto native Golda Fried, BA'94, introduces us to Alice, a neurotic and naive McGill freshman, whose buttoned-down world is turned inside out by an unlikely romance with guitar-slinging, cigarette-smoking slacker Nellcott Ragland.

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Published on : 06 Jul 2005

New graduates join the fold

The 2005 spring convocations added nearly 4,000 new graduates and 14 honorary degree recipients to the ranks of McGill alumni. Photographers Owen Egan and Jack Goldsmith captured some of the pride and excitement — and fun! — of the occasion with their cameras.

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Published on : 05 Jul 2005

The Colour's Coming Back: Message of hope and healing

A new record, "The Colour's Coming Back," is being launched at Montreal's Mansfield Athletic Club on June 9. The CD, a Canadian first, features original songs written by McGill University alumni to inspire people affected by cancer.

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Published on : 07 Jun 2005

McGill grad Shaunna Burke is second Canadian woman to climb Mount Everest

Shaunna Burke, a graduate of McGill University, has become the second Canadian woman to climb Mount Everest. She was reported to be among the first from her expedition to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain.

Published on : 30 May 2005

Alumnilife gets 10,000th member

Elise Juzda, BA'04, is the 10,000th graduate to register for Alumnilife, McGill's alumni online community. Alumnilife, an award-winning website, has been helping graduates enrich their alumni experience for about a year and a half.

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Published on : 10 May 2005