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UN Biodiversity Talks

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

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

Justice Alimentaire pour Montréal (Off-Campus)

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

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!

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

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

Women in Science - connections, innovations, inventions

Vanier College Cegep celebrates Women in Science with presentations by seven McGill scientists about their work, their career path and what it means for women to do science today:

8h30 - 10h: Yogita Chudasama (Neurobiology) and Alanna Watt (Biology)

10h - 11h30: Brigitte Vachon (Physics) and Marianna Newkirk (Dean Research, Medicine)

13h-14h30: Roberta Palmour (Psychology) and Emily Bamforth (Paleontology)

14h30 - 16h: Audrey Moores (Physics)

One Day @ McGill

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.

Trottier Symposium: Is That a Fact?

Information is the key to life. We want to know what to eat, how to protect our environment, what risks to avoid and what to do if illness strikes. But when it comes to acquiring information, it is the best of times and the worst of times. It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness. Newspapers, television, radio and of course the Internet bombard us with information at an unprecedented rate, but when it comes to scientific issues the quality of the information is variable.

Trottier Symposium: Is That a Fact?

Information is the key to life. We want to know what to eat, how to protect our environment, what risks to avoid and what to do if illness strikes. But when it comes to acquiring information, it is the best of times and the worst of times. It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness. Newspapers, television, radio and of course the Internet bombard us with information at an unprecedented rate, but when it comes to scientific issues the quality of the information is variable.