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McGill professor tops in Economic Geology

McGill Earth & Planetary Sciences professor awarded Duncan R. Derry Medal. Anthony Williams-Jones receives highest honour from peers.

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Published on : 09 Jun 2000

Mulroney's numbers best in a half century

In an updated study of Canadian prime ministers since the end of World War II, two McGill University professors conclude that Brian Mulroney has the best economic record in the last half century.

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Published on : 01 Jun 2000

McGill launches Centre for Bioinformatics

The bioinformatics revolution is beginning to profoundly affect the whole of biology and medicine. In response to this challenge of the "post-genomic age," McGill has established a Centre for Bioinformatics, and a staffing search, which will pull together researchers from many disciplines, has begun.

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Published on : 29 May 2000

McGill University receives landmark gift

An extraordinarily generous gift to McGill University by one of its graduates, Canadian scientist and businessman Richard H.Tomlinson, is the largest-ever single donation to the University and probably the largest in the history of Canadian higher education.

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Published on : 24 May 2000

First Pew fellowship for McGill

Biologist Amanda Vincent, the first scientist to study seahorses in their natural habitats, has just been given a prestigious Pew Fellowship, the world's preeminent award in marine conservation. Vincent is the first McGill professor and only the second Canadian to be named a Pew Fellow.

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Published on : 24 May 2000

Climate experts at McGill University

McGill's Centre for Climate and Global Change Research (C2GCR) is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

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Published on : 12 May 2000

A giant in the field of modern molecular biology

Dr Philip A. Sharp, a giant in the field of modern molecular biology, will speak at McGill on Friday, May 5, under the auspices of the prestigious Foundations of Medical Science lecture series.

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Published on : 01 May 2000

New hope of cure for Parkinson's disease

Dopamine and somatostatin, two major neurotransmitter systems, share a number of structural and functional characteristics. In today's issue of Science, a team of scientists led by McGill professor Dr Yogesh Patel shows how the systems interact.

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Published on : 06 Apr 2000

A new spin on a strange class of pulsars

MIT and McGill University astronomers have taken a major step in defining a type of slow-spinning, highly magnetic collapsed star seemingly so rare and unusual that even its interim name, Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP), reveals how truly strange it is.

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Published on : 23 Mar 2000

New economic framework to protect the environment

McGill professor Peter Brown, director of the McGill School of the Environment, proposes a new economic framework to protect the environment. His latest book raises serious questions and argues fresh solutions.

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Published on : 22 Mar 2000

Nobel laureate Dr Paul Crutzen speaks at McGill

Nobel laureate Dr Paul Crutzen to speak at McGill March 8. His research showed that the ozone layer is in peril.

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Published on : 01 Mar 2000

Medical test helps children and cuts costs

A team of researchers at McGill has developed a quick and inexpensive method for identifying children with a potentially dangerous breathing disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

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Published on : 07 Feb 2000

Treasures of Islam multimedia CD-ROM

Some of the world's most beautiful and rare works of art and design that appear in Islamic manuscripts are now available on a unique trilingual CD-ROM.

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Published on : 31 Jan 2000

McGill education research shows children's biliteracy potential underestimated

Education professor Mary Maguire is leading an inquiry into biliteracy and school success of minority language children in different contexts.

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Published on : 19 Jan 2000

The road to public and environmental safety

Policy makers have new tools for assessing the transportation and location of toxic waste. Dr Vedat Verter, a risk modelling specialist in Management, pays special attention to insurance costs and optimal plant location and design.

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Published on : 13 Jan 2000