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The idea of “building a better world” lies behind the articles that follow, and through my daily walks I’ve gained a new understanding about why this theme is so appropriate. It recently hit me that my routine could undergo changes, both big and small, in the coming years as the result of research being conducted at McGill today.
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The world of tomorrow probably won’t look like a science-fiction utopia of personal jet-packs and silver jumpsuits. You’ll just have to settle for a future that’s healthier, safer and greener.
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Founded in 1882, and now some 2,000 people strong, the Royal Society of Canada is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. Each year, new Fellows are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, in the arts and in the humanities. On November 26, 2011, nine McGill researchers joined these prestigious ranks. Headway asked some of McGill’s new RSC Fellows to share the single most potent lesson from their own areas of expertise — in 50 words or less:

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