UN mediator: Don’t take peace for granted
Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 3:25 pmUN mediator Diego Osorio, BA’96, has worked in some of the world’s most volatile conflict zones. He warns against complacency. “I’ve seen how little it takes for things to turn ugly.”
What the well-dressed daredevil wears
Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:50 amMillions watched as Felix Baumgartner made his record-breaking jump of 128,000 feet. Shane Jacobs, BEng’04, helped design the suit that kept Baumgartner alive during his fall.
A rollercoaster year that ended on top
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11:45 amThe Los Angeles Kings shocked hockey fans this spring when they won the Stanley Cup after barely squeezing into the playoffs. Jamie Kompon, BEd’89, was there for all the highs and the lows.
After Afghanistan: McGill veterans of the war look back
Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:15 amMeet three McGill graduates who put their lives on the line to keep the Taliban at bay.
She officiates, she scores
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:03 pmCarol Anne Chenard, BSc’01, PhD’08, is making her mark on the international scene as one of the soccer world’s most respected referees.
On the hunt for stolen art treasures
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 3:50 pmClarence Epstein, BA’90, is leading a three-university effort that’s tracking down the paintings that were forced out of the hands of a prominent art dealer by the Nazis decades ago.
Cooking with Cameron: Chef’s time in India inspires film
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:10 pmMeet chef Cameron Stauch, BCom’97, and his family, whose lives form the basis of Cooking with Stella, a comedy directed by filmmaker Dilip Mehta.
The mental work behind medals
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 1:21 amMeet the sports psychology consultant who helped three Canadian Olympians win medals in Vancouver – including one, Joannie Rochette, who faced the harshest challenge of all.
