Students
McGill Nonlinear Physics Professor and Climatologist Shaun Lovejoy: Global Warming is not a "Natural" Occurrence
Opinion: Research Shows the Global Warming isn't natural
Published on June 9, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Shaun Lovejoy
Last year, the Quebec Skeptics Society laid down a challenge: “If anthropogenic global warming is as strong as scientists claim, then why do they need supercomputers to demonstrate it?”
My immediate response was: “They don’t.”
McGill Students Fiona Yuan and Christopher Tegho win at 2014 Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award
Yuan and Tegho are in their last year of electrical engineering at McGill University and are keen about sustainability and energy conservation. Together they designed an “energy management and power disaggregation” system that helps homeowners and businesses better monitor, control and manage the energy use of individual appliances.
Podcast: Environment or Economy: At the Muskoka Summit
Published on June 4, 2014 | CBC
Ideas with Paul Kennedy
Following on the heels of Green Growth: Can Profits Save the Planet?, IDEAS presents the Muskoka Summit, a biennial conclave with some of the world's most respected ecologists debating one of the crucial questions of our time -- is it possible for economists to understand and appreciate the 'real' value of the environment?
The Inistitut du Nouveau Monde presents École d'Été
This summer, the Institut du Nouveau Monde(INM) is proud to present L'École d'Été, a four day event in August which aims to increase public participation from the youth of Québec in the democratic decision-making process.
This must-attend event's mission is to provide in-depth and diverse programming activities to discuss the big social issues in Québec including: revitalizing regions, aboriginal rights, entrepreneurial development, municipal citizenship, cohabitation and cohesion and social engagement.
PhD Oral Defense: Deorphanization and characterization of neuropeptide receptors in the model nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans
PhD Oral Defense of Elizabeth Ruiz Lancheros, Institute of Parasitology
Given our frigid climes, think indoor greenery
Montreal — Green spaces can help obliterate blue spaces in our minds: It’s a no-brainer.
Published on May 30, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Bill Brownstein
Safer Spaces Workshop: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
This workshop is based on the Safe Spaces workshop first designed and implemented by the McGill Equity Subcommittee on Queer People. Participants in this workshop may choose to participate in our Safer Spaces Allies program.
Safer Spaces Workshop: Indigenous Perspectives
This workshop is designed and delivered by the First Peoples’ House.
This workshop examines, from multiple perspectives, issues related to the inclusion of Indigenous peoples on our campuses. The workshop provides historical and contemporary information about laws and policies, demographics, and cultural and economic realities. Participants will have the opportunity to apply new ideas and awareness, and build skills, by working through practical scenarios drawn from everyday work and life at McGill.
Safer Spaces Workshop: Race & Cultural Identity
Participants will have the opportunity to examine how race and culture affect daily life in the McGill community. This workshop addresses the challenges of fostering diversity-receptive cultural attitudes, reducing structural barriers in University life, and building and maintaining respectful spaces for interpersonal engagement. Through case studies, participants will have the chance to practice identifying and responding to the types of discrimination most commonly encountered in campus life.
Safer Spaces Workshop: Disability, Access, and Universal Design
This workshop is designed and delivered by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD).