We are currently addressing some issues with the /channels website and as a result some of the listings and feeds you normally find here may not be currently available. We are working to address these issues and expect to restore the site to full service in the near future.
Life is about to be explored in revolutionary new ways at McGill. The University is set to construct an innovative life sciences building that will change the way research is conducted. Built at a total cost of $53.1 million, the Francesco Bellini Life Sciences Building will be the centrepiece of the largest research complex of its kind in Eastern Canada and will be one of the biggest construction projects undertaken in McGill's history.
Following the announcement that Francesco Bellini is the lead benefactor behind McGill's new life sciences bldg., here are a few biographical details on the Montreal scientist and businessman.
Gordon Roberts, a James McGill professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering at McGill University, is an international leader in testing mixed-signal microelectronic chips.
Several years after his retirement as editor of the British scientific journal Nature, Sir John Maddox remains active as a speaker and writer on his favourite topic: the exciting road ahead for scientists. On March 19, Maddox will deliver the Beatty Memorial Lecture at McGill University (6 pm in the Fieldhouse Auditorium, Leacock 132). Maddox was at the helm of one of the world's most prestigious scientific publications for almost 23 years, helping shape science by deciding what to publish.
A team of scientists led by McGill University Chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences , Professor Charles Lin, published an article in the January 29, 2002, issue of Geophysical Research Letters in which they explain a new method to help predicting flashfloods.
Montreal's photonics industry is getting a boost, thanks in part to the work of two young McGill engineering professors, David Plant and Andrew Kirk.
Canada's oldest public natural history museum has received an important injection of funds from Quebec's Ministère de la Culture et des Communications. McGill's Redpath Museum has been awarded $560,000 in grants, which will be used to help renovate the 19th-century landmark and to create a permanent exhibit on the geological history and biological diversity of Quebec.
Louise Proulx, until recently a vice-president with Biochem Pharma, has been appointed Vice-Principal (Research) at McGill University, effective April 1.
The most recent announcement by the federal government's Canada Research Chairs program has added four talented and dynamic researchers to McGill University's pool of new faculty drawn from around the world.
In their article entitled "Persistent Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Predictor of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia" published in the December 26, 2001, issue of JAMA, Dr Franco and his colleagues explain how the results of their study "show a strong relationship between persistent HPV infection and SIL incidence particularly for HPV types 16/18."
Ground will be officially broken for innovative teaching facilities at McGill on Monday, December 17. Pauline Marois, Quebec's Deputy Premier and Finance Minister, will be present at a press conference and groundbreaking ceremony to announce the Government of Quebec's multi-million contribution towards the construction of McGill's new Lorne M. Trottier Building. Named after engineering alumnus Lorne M. Trottier, the new facilities are being constructed at a total cost of $17 million, the new teaching facilities will be built to enable McGill to meet the surging demand for information technology and engineering professionals across North America.
Public symposium and news conference will launch major research initiative.
In the latest issue (September 28, 2001) of the international journal Science, biologist Graham Bell has focused on the neutral theory of community ecology as an astonishingly successful way to predict patterns of distribution, abundance and diversity.
In the September 28 issue of Molecular Cell, researchers at the NRC Biotechnology Research Institute and McGill University explain how they decoded the structure of calnexin. Calnexin was discovered in 1991 by McGill Professor John Bergeron and then-BRI researcher Dr David Y. Thomas.
Want to know more about the fur trade? Curious about the Red Planet? Got a question about French grammar? You're in luck - McGill University has developed a slew of useful web sites to answer all kinds of queries.
