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Exhibition: Quebec Biodiversity / La biodiversité du Quebec

3 Jan 2011
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25 Apr 2014

In honour of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity the Redpath Museum has created a permanent exhibit to help us connect with the natural environment and understand the astounding biodiversity of this province. Dawson Gallery, 2nd floor.

TV broadcasts: Science outreach on Canal Savoir

15 Apr 2013
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14 Jul 2013

Got an itch for knowledge? From April 15 to July 14, 2013, the Canal Savoir network will be broadcasting features from the Cutting Edge Lectures in Science series, the Mini-Science series, and more.

Refer to the schedule to find out when to tune in, and to find out more about each episode.

Canal Savoir is a non-profit, Quebec-based television network that strives to make higher learning accessible to everyone.

Job Finding Club

29 Apr 2013
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30 Aug 2013

The premise of the CaPS Job Finding Club (JFC) is that finding employment is in itself a full-time job, which may be easier if done with a group of people. The JFC consists of a group of ten to fifteen graduating students, all of whom are seeking employment. You will have each other for support, with the assistance of a CaPS facilitator and the career advisors.

The Stones Tour

5 May 2013 11:00
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12:00

A walking tour of the fossils, minerals, and secret spots found in the walls of some of downtown Montreal's proudest institutions. The tour starts at the Redpath Museum and returns along Sherbrooke Street west from the Beaux Arts Museum. Includes a copy of the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell.

$12 per adult, $7 per seniors/student/child. In English. All ages welcome. Meet on the front steps of the Museum, outside (rain or shine).

Reservation necessary: please call 398-4094.

24h of Science with AstroMcGill

10 May 2013 20:00
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11 May 2013 12:00

Join AstroMcGill to celebrate science during the Québec-wide event 24h of Science.

At the Rutherford Physics Building, AstroMcGill will propose various activities related to astronomy, as well as observations with our telescopes. The detailed list of activities will be available on our webpage: www.astro.physics.mcgill.ca/outreach.php

We will have events on:

If Trees Could Talk: Blossom Time

12 May 2013 11:00
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12:30

Join Anne Schreck from McGill School of the Environment on a guided tour of some of McGill's first flowering trees suchas the Serviceberry, the Magnolia (photographed in front of Three Bares fountain) and the Crab apple. Read more about these trees from an article written by Bronwyn Chester in 2005.

Mother's Day Stones and Beer bike tour

12 May 2013 16:00
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20:30

Now a family-friendly bike trip exploring the fossils and rocks, architecture, and secret spots in Montreal's building stones. Includes the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell, a tasting of five microbrews (or juice) at McAuslan's Terrace , fresh market bread, fruit, and cheese.

$25 adults, $15 seniors/students, $10 child 12 years and over.

Cyclists only, reservation necessary. Please call 514-398-4094.

The Stones Tour

2 Jun 2013 11:00
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12:00

A walking tour of the fossils, minerals, and secret spots found in the walls of some of downtown Montreal's proudest institutions. The tour starts at the Redpath Museum and returns along Sherbrooke Street west from the Beaux Arts Museum. Includes a copy of the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell.

$12 per adult, $7 per seniors/student/child. In English. All ages welcome. Meet on the front steps of the Museum, outside (rain or shine).

Reservation necessary: please call 398-4094.

Music @ Museum: Georgian traditional vocal music

2 Jun 2013 16:00
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17:00

Join the singers from McGill’s newest voice ensemble to celebrate the rich and vibrant traditional a cappella polyphonic music of Georgia. This concert is a fundraiser for the Montreal Assault Prevention Centre.

Suggested contribution: $5 adult/ $2 child/ $10 max./family. At the door. Everyone welcome. Free, but reservations necessary. Call 514-398-4094.

IMAGE: Bas-relief from the Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta, Georgia. By Iberieli, 2007. From Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

The Albert Aguayo Lecture

10 Jun 2013 16:30
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17:45

The 4th Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture entitled "From Peppers to Pit Vipers: Molecular Insights into Thermosensation and Pain" will take place at 4:30 on June 10, 2013 at the Neuro.  This important lecture will be given by David Julius, Ph.D. Morris Herzstein Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine, Professor and Chair of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco. This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at McGill University.

FameLab

11 Jun 2013 18:00

FameLab

Father's Day Stones and Beer bike tour

16 Jun 2013 16:00
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20:30

Now a family-friendly bike trip exploring the fossils and rocks, architecture, and secret spots in Montreal's building stones. Includes the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell, a tasting of five microbrews (or juice) at McAuslan's Terrace , fresh market bread, fruit, and cheese.

$25 adults, $15 seniors/students, $10 child 12 years and over.

Cyclists only, reservation necessary. Please call 514-398-4094.

Stones and Beer bike tour

14 Jul 2013 16:00
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20:30

Now a family-friendly bike trip exploring the fossils and rocks, architecture, and secret spots in Montreal's building stones. Includes the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell, a tasting of five microbrews (or juice) at McAuslan's Terrace , fresh market bread, fruit, and cheese.

$25 adults, $15 seniors/students, $10 child 12 years and over.

Cyclists only, reservation necessary. Please call 514-398-4094.

Stones and Beer bike tour

18 Aug 2013 16:00
to
20:30

Now a family-friendly bike trip exploring the fossils and rocks, architecture, and secret spots in Montreal's building stones. Includes the popular booklet What Building Stones Tell, a tasting of five microbrews (or juice) at McAuslan's Terrace , fresh market bread, fruit, and cheese.

$25 adults, $15 seniors/students, $10 child 12 years and over.

Cyclists only, reservation necessary. Please call 514-398-4094.

Freaky Friday: Unicorns- Myth and reality!

27 Sep 2013 17:00

Presented by PhD students Emily Bamforth (Redpath Museum, Biology) and Eliza Rosenberg (Religious Studies).