Spring convocation
Celebrate the achievements of McGill’s newest graduates at spring convocation this week and next. Follow the links for the full schedule and live video of the ceremonies.
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Honorary degrees
Two Nobel Prize winners and two former Canadian prime ministers are among the extraordinarily talented individuals receiving honorary degrees at McGill’s spring convocation ceremonies.
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Hope for fragile X
A new study co-authored by McGill biochemist Nahum Sonenberg has found a common diabetes medication may also have significant benefits for children suffering from fragile X syndrome, a neurological condition often associated with autism.
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Leading the way with AI
McGill will play a key role in making Quebec a world leader in artificial intelligence, joining forces with other academic institutions and businesses to implement a $100 million Quebec government plan to consolidate the province’s position as a global hub for AI research and innovation.
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Cundill History Prize
Renowned historian Margaret MacMillan will serve as the Chair of Judges for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize to be presented in Montreal this fall. Established by distinguished McGill alumnus F. Peter Cundill, the prize recognizes the best history writing in English.
Capturing the moment
Campus photos, handwritten letters, socks and hockey tickets are among the memorabilia waiting to be discovered in fifty years’ time in two high-tech time capsules newly installed in the Roddick Gates.
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