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McGill receives multimillion-dollar infrastructure funding

Thriving research initiatives and projects have been given a big boost at McGill, thanks to a new $61-million infrastructure infusion the University has received from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to bolster its research capacities.

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Published on : 27 Jul 2000

Pre-adoption limbo

Problems with Canada's child foster and adoption programs examined by Carol Cumming Speirs, professor at McGill's School of Social Work, during 7th Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

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Published on : 24 Jul 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

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

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

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

Fijian 'singing culture' and implications for music education in Canada

Education professor Dr Joan Russell's research on "singing culture," which is based on fieldwork in the Fijian Islands, offers an interesting perspective on music education in our society.

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Published on : 12 Jan 2000

Economic restructuring in India: New hope for young women?

Research into the effects of economic liberalization in India shows that professional education is now available to middle-class females. This may lead to more equitable distribution of power between the sexes in this traditionally patriarchal society.

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Published on : 03 Jan 2000

Universities are not preparing students for professional writing

McGill study shows universities are not preparing students to write on the job.

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Published on : 20 Dec 1999

New tool analyzes climate change problems

McGill researchers have developed a model to identify the appropriate and economically feasible set of actions needed to achieve Canada's Kyoto Protocol commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Published on : 13 Dec 1999