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Two McGill researchers receive $500,000 grants to find innovative uses for carbon
The Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) announced on April 15, that two McGill researchers are among the 24 winners of $500,000 grants to transform carbon dioxide into useful products.
Published on April 16, 2014 | McGill Publications
Written by: Meaghan Thurston
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Michael Petrides receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Dr. Michael Petrides is a co-recipient of one of only 24 Program Grants awarded worldwide by the Human Frontier Science Program, an international organization that supports new research in complex biological systems. Dr. Petrides is a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, as well as Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at McGill University.
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3rd Annual McGill Global Surgery Conference, May 17th 2014 at McGill University’s McIntyre Building: Palmer Theatre
The 3rd Annual McGill Global Surgery Conference is an interdisciplinary conference focused on the field of surgery in global health, which is happening on Saturday, May 17th 2014 at McGill University’s McIntyre building: Palmer Theatre.
Registration is now open and payable via Paypal.
McGill Alumni Association Awards
Eight Desautels students and alumni have been selected to receive the McGill Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. They will be honoured at the MAA's Annual Honours & Awards Dinner.
Award of Merit: Lili de Grandpré, MBA’81
Lili has a long record of service as a volunteer for the MAA and the Faculty of Management, and she most recently served as Vice-Chair of the McGill Board of Governors. In addition to her McGill involvement she has sat on the boards of Centraide, the OSM, Y des Femmes, and the Montreal Circus School.
McGill's Clement-Heydra among CIS athlete of the year nominees for BLG Award
CALGARY – Katia Clement-Heydra, a hockey player from McGill University, is among eight finalists announced by Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais for the 22nd annual BLG Awards, which were established in 1993 to recognize the top female and male athletes from universities affiliated with CIS.
PhD Oral Defense: Exploring the Role of Cholinergic Receptors in Schistosoma mansoni Motor Function
PhD Oral Defense of Kevin MacDonald, Institute of Parasitology
"Professions at the Helm or Left Behind? Trends in the Occupations of American College Graduates since the Second World War in the United States," Journal of Education and Work
Authors: Hollister, Matissa
Publication: Journal of Education and Work, 2014
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Researchers aim to improve health of children in Ghana
