Book Launch: Is That a Fact?

Published: 11 April 2014

Date: May 8, 2014 Time: 7-9pm Location: Atwater Library  -- 1200 Atwater Ave, Westmount RSVP: jenna [at] ecwpress.com

Alumnus Lorne Trottier donates $15M to McGill for science, engineering

Published: 7 November 2012

High-tech entrepreneur’s gift will create two institutes and funds a symposium......

Online course offers Food for Thought on ever-changing information

Published: 17 January 2014

What is it like to teach a class of more than 20,000 students? I don’t know, but I’m about to find out. Colleagues David Harpp and Ariel Fenster and I have been selected to offer McGill’s first ...

2015 TROTTIER SYMPOSIUM. A Question of Evidence: Vaccines, GMOs, and Cell Phones

Monday, September 28, 2015toTuesday, September 29, 2015

In the Information Age, how can you discern legitimate science from cherry-picked data, opinion posing as fact, association confused with cause and effect, bogus advice from self-appointed experts,...

"Public Perception of Agriculture - Facts and Myths"

Saturday, August 10, 2013 13:00to14:00

Dr. Joe Schwarcz will peak your interest with the "Public Perception of Agriculture - Facts & Myths" where he will trace the path between fear-mongerers and chemical enthusiasts in agriculture....

Dr. Joe and The Food Babe

Published: 18 July 2014

I spent quite some time talking with the reporter who wrote this story about the Food Babe. She did quote me correctly but as far as having lots of fans and "some" critics goes...well those "some"...

USA Today: Dr. Joe Schwarcz comments on "toxic" chemicals

Published: 10 April 2013

How safe is your shampoo, sofa or shirt? Campaign will soon launch efforts to get ten major U.S. retailers to phase out potentially "toxic" products. Dr. Joe Schwarcz comments on when "toxic"...

Made it onto Huffington Post. For better or for worse...

Published: 14 April 2014

A Treatment for Chemophobia "Hey, aren't you somebody?" the teenager queried as I got into the elevator.

Trottier Symposium Webcast

Published: 14 November 2012

Did you miss this year's Trottier Symposium, Food: A Serving of Science?...

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