In Focus

A bold new conference at McGill showcases the growing movement of research creation

By Victoria Leenders-Cheng

Quick – multiple choice question.

What does one do at an academic conference devoted to exploring ideas of time?

a) Bust some moves at a lunch-hour dance party

b) Attend a talk by a Pulitzer-winning composer as one of his works is performed on solo violin

c) Discuss a paper on accelerationist politics with 20 people…one at a time, speed-dating style

By Neale McDevitt

Allan Vicaire knows you don’t mess with success – but a little tinkering never hurts.

Vicaire, Indigenous Education Advisor in the Social Equity and Diversity Education Office, is gearing up for McGill’s third annual Indigenous Awareness Week (Sept. 23-27), an event he has helped organize since its inception in 2011. Based on the results of a poll following last year’s event, the 2013 version has been tweaked to include all-day scheduling and a number of new programs. Call it Indigenous Awareness Week 3.0.

Information Security Office reminds community to be aware of online trickery

By James Martin

“The only defence we really have with these types of fraud is education,” says a frustrated bunko detective in 419, Will Ferguson’s Giller-winning novel about Internet scams. McGill’s Information Security Office agrees. With a new semester gearing up, the ISO wants to ensure that the University community knows how to protect itself from a threat that, alas, is not just the stuff of fiction.

Photo exhibit dives into the heart of creativity and the human brain

By Anita Kar

Starting on August 26, the public is invited to discover The Neuro through the lens of twelve of Quebec’s most talented and inventive photographers and artists. This unique exhibit titled Neuro Portrait explores neuroscience and a world-renowned Quebec institution – the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – that is uncovering the secrets of the human brain and providing the most advanced compassionate care to patients with neurological disorders.

Dr. Wiliam Feindel tries to fudge the numbers on the birthday cake he shared with Dr. Brenda Milner at The Neuro yesterday. The icons of neuroscience and neurosurgery were celebrating their 95th birthdays.

Dr. Milner, Dorothy J. Killam Professor at The Neuro, revolutionized our understanding of how memory works in the brain. Dr. Feindel, Director Emeritus, The Neuro, was the driving force behind bringing brain imaging technology to Canada.

Photo: Owen Egan

By the time the last flying mortarboard landed back on earth and the final skirl of the bagpipe faded into the distance, more that 7,300 graduating students had accepted their degrees during this year’s Spring Convocation ceremonies from May 27 to June 3.

Some graduating Science students make their way to their Convocation ceremony earlier today. McGill held three ceremonies (two Science and Continuing Studies) on Monday, the first of six consecutive Convocation days.

For the full schedule of 2013 Spring Convocation ceremonies, click here.

To watch a live webcast of Convocation, click here.

More than 200 children whose parents, other relatives or family friends work at McGill flocked to both campuses last Friday to take part in the University’s first ever Bring a Child to Work Day.

Children 8-15 had the pick of some 50 or so events to take part in, everything from examining dinosaur bones and prehistoric tools to taking a Music master class and getting lessons in managing a Zombie apocalypse.

By Julia Solomon

Earth Day came a little early to McGill this year, when, on April 17, students voted overwhelmingly to continue to support the University’s ground-breaking Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) – a unique experiment in collaboration between students and administration to finance sustainability initiatives across both McGill campuses.

By Katherine Gombay

Back lots can be appealing. Like overheard conversations or intercepted winks, there is often something slightly illicit and titillating about them.