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By McGill Reporter Staff On July 25, Mary MacKinnon, a professor of Economics and the former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts, passed away at age 51 after a battle with cancer Born on July 4, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, MacKinnon earned a B.A. (Econ) from Queen’s University, and D.Phil, Nuffield College, Oxford, England. MacKinnon taught [...]
By Crystal Ernst June 16 The small twin-propeller plane bursts through the clouds and begins its final descent. As we approach the gravel landing strip in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, the northern community that will be my summer home, I catch my first-ever glimpse of the arctic tundra. From the air, the land below seems [...]
On Sunday, July 25, as part of its Spotlight on Biodiversity summer film series to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, the Redpath Museum presents the 2003 BBC production Deep Blue: The Natural History of the Oceans. Perfect for nature fans and families who love live-action adventure, this is an epic underwater exploration into the secret [...]
By McGill Reporter Staff The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, joined Principal Heather Munroe-Blum Thursday for a tour of the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre. Prior to the tour, the Minister and the Principal met with officials from Genome Canada and Génome Québec to discuss, among other subjects, federal funding for Genome Canada and [...]
On Sunday, July 18, as part of its Spotlight on Biodiversity summer film series to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, the Redpath Museum presents Pas de pays sans paysans, a documentary in which crop and animal farmers in Quebec, the Canadian West, the US Northeast and France offer solutions to the social and [...]
Internationally recognized African-Canadian scientist is celebrated By McGill Reporter Staff The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, last week recognized the national historic significance of Ernest Melville DuPorte, whose scientific research propelled Canada into the forefront of parasitology. Dr.
Former McGill Principal to become 28th Visitor to McGill By McGill Reporter Staff Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ended weeks of speculation by naming McGill’s former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, David Johnston, as Canada’s 28th Governor-General. Johnston will assume office on Oct.
By Bob Babinski Rare has been the day where somebody, somewhere in the world hasn’t complained about South Africa’s vuvuzelas. Too bad, really. I happen to think they’re fun and give expression to the people of this country. Yet, the international buzz of complaint from party-poopers is even louder – party-poopers who are usually quick to [...]
By Chris Chipello When PBS produced the award-winning documentary “The Music Instinct,” based on Prof. Daniel Levitin’s best-selling book, “This is Your Brain on Music,” vocalist Bobby McFerrin served as a co-host. McFerrin, along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other renowned performers, helped demonstrate how the basic elements of music pitch, tempo, rhythm and melody [...]
By Margaux Delattre Did you know that three minutes of exposure to the sun everyday is enough for your body to effectively synthesize Vitamin D? Or that tanning is not a sign of health but a skin reaction to the sun? And that lack of Vitamin D synthesis is a potential explanation for high rates of [...]
Part of the Redpath Museums Spotlight on Biodiversity summer film series to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity. Food and agriculture have become central in discussions about climate change, sequestering carbon, health and the preservation of biological diversity.
By Bob Babinski Rare has been the day where somebody, somewhere in the world hasn’t complained about South Africa’s vuvuzelas. Too bad, really. I happen to think they’re fun and give expression to the people of this country. Yet, the international buzz of complaint from party-poopers is even louder – party-poopers who are usually quick to [...]
By Jim Hynes Members of the Making Publics (MaPs) project team gathered at Montreal’s Musée des Beaux-Arts last Monday to celebrate their five-year project as well as the launch of Spheres (with Festival Montreal Baroque), the second of two arts festivals they have taken part in. (www.montrealbaroque.com). Started in 2005 and made possible by a $2.5-million grant [...]
By William Raillant-Clark TORONTO – The worlds media is in Toronto this week, and so are Dr. Gregory Dudek and PhD candidates Junaed Sattar and Anqi Xu of McGills School of Computer Science. Theyre there to showcase their AQUA2 robot, the only one of its kind in the world. A select number of Canada’s most innovative companies [...]
By Earl Zukerman Former Olympic swimmer Richard Pound, who went on to a lengthy administrative career with the International Olympic Committee and served as McGill Chancellor from 1999 to 2009, headlines a cast of six new inductees to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame, bringing the list of the pantheons honoured members to 101. Other honourees include [...]
