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UN Biodiversity Talks

2 Oct 2013
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18 Oct 2013

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is hosting, from 2-18 October 2013 in Montreal, three major United Nations meetings on biodiversity.

In conjunction with these meetings, experts from Montreal and around the world will give a series of talks on the role business, science and traditional knowledge play in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

OIKOS Holistic Sustainable Education Walk

2 Oct 2013 16:00
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30 Oct 2013 16:00

OIKOS Project McGill is running a holistic education walk, or sustainable education walk.

The walk lasts for one hour each Wed afternoon, beginning at 4pm at Gardner Hall and finishing Pine/Peel.

Community Engagement Day 2013

4 Oct 2013 16:00

SEDE (Social Equity and Diversity Education Office) is hosting its second annual Community Engagement Day, Friday, October 4th.

Registration for the event ends on October 3rd at noon. 

Justice Alimentaire pour Montréal (Off-Campus)

5 Oct 2013 09:00
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17:00

You are invited to participate in the 2013 Montreal Food Justice Convergence organized by Justice Alimentaire pour Montréal (JAM).

The goal of JAM is to build connections between communities and universities, activists, farmers and entrepreneurs  toward a more equitable and resilient food system for Montreal. Join us as we strengthen our collective efforts!

 

Applied Student Research: Changing How Campuses Learn and Eat through Coursework

8 Oct 2013 12:30
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13:30

Join Lilith Wyatt and Brent Mansfield in a discussion about the opportunities, benefits and challenges of Applied Student Research.

Universities have the potential to be living laboratories and be leaders in supporting sustainable food systems. Independent studies, campus-community consultant projects and on campus action research have been avenues for student engagement, relevant research and food systems change.

This webinar is open to all faculty, students, administrators, community organizations and anyone interested in learning!

Sixth McGill Conference on Global Food Security

8 Oct 2013 17:00
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9 Oct 2013 20:00

McGill University is once again very pleased to deliver its conference on Global Food Security, with an exciting program and a gathering of distinguished international experts who will explore strategies and solutions against food insecurity and hunger. 

Antibiotic resistance: are plagues of the past plagues of the future?

8 Oct 2013 19:00
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20:30

This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

A Taste of Wilderness: Wild and Foraged Foods in Quebecois Cuisine and Culture

11 Oct 2013 18:00
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20:00

McGill's Personal and Cultural Enrichment Program (PACE) is excited to announce A Taste of Wilderness:  Wild and Foraged Foods in Quebecois Cuisine and Culture

A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series

16 Oct 2013 17:30
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20:00

Macdonald Campus of McGill University

Curiosity on Mars: the Mars Science Laboratory mission

17 Oct 2013 16:00

Join us for the second in the fall series of 4 O'Clock Forum, a seminar series on the Macdonald campus that allows researchers and graduate students the opportunities to be exposed to scientific advancements related to their own fields of research as well as other scientific areas. The second speaker is Dr. Richard Léveillé, Canadian Space Agency (Visiting Fellow- McGill University)

Seminars are held every third Thursday from September to November. A winter series will start again in January. Everyone is welcome to attend.

One Day @ McGill

19 Oct 2013 10:30
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14 Dec 2013 15:30

As part of its Personal and Cultural Enrichment (PACE) offerings, the School of Continuing Studies is excited to introduce a new programming series, One Day @ McGill.

Re-evaluating the “Missing Link”: Could a Century of Assumptions about Human Evolution be Wrong?

22 Oct 2013 19:00
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20:30

This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

Big Ideas and the Brain: Prefrontal Cortex and Working Memory

5 Nov 2013 19:00
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20:30

This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.

A Machine that Runs Without Us: Big Data and the New Technocracy

19 Nov 2013 19:00
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20:30

This year, the Food for Thought Lecture Series is once again revisiting "BIG ideas", a theme that we looked at ten years ago! How have things changed? What progress, if any, has been made in various fields? Join us for what promises to be a very thought-provoking series. The series will be hosted by Professors Don Smith and Tim Geary.