Hot Button Issues forum sparks weighty debate
McGill’s first Hot Button Issues forum provided a variety of ethical case studies for discussion at various tables. Topics ranged from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to the use of big data; dual-use research, where results could be used for good or evil purposes; the ethics of programming driver-less cars that need to make decisions autonomously in the case of an impending accident; bio security; and military robots.
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More cuts coming, but it could have been worse
Provost Anthony C. Masi gave Senate an overview of McGill’s financial situation on Feb. 18, that predicts budget cuts of 2 to 3 per cent on average for academic and administrative units, respectively, and a deficit in the next fiscal year of about $14 million.
Read More →Desautels BCom students to contribute over $500,000 to facilities
Use your benefits wisely – it’s your money
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Can you judge a man by his fingers?
Maybe you should take a good look at your partner’s fingers before putting a ring on one. Men with short index fingers and long ring fingers are on average nicer towards women, and this unexpected phenomenon stems from the hormones these men have been exposed to in their mother’s womb, according to a new study by McGill researchers.
Read More →New hope in the fight against pain
Revolutionary new probe extends survival times for brain cancer patients
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Synchro squad captures 12th national title
Stacy Lee of Vancouver, B.C., won three gold medals as McGill captured the Geraldine Dubrule trophy as national champions of the Canadian University Synchronized Swim League at Carleton University on Sunday. It marked McGill’s second consecutive CUSSL title and 12th overall since the league was formed in 2001-02.
Read More →Labrecque tallies twice as Redmen sweep Gaels in semis
McGill student-athletes merit 17 scholarships at Quebec Foundation awards gala
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HRH The Princess Royal visits McGill
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, visited the University today, meeting with Principal Suzanne Fortier and other academic leaders, as well as with students, including five MasterCard Foundation Scholars currently enrolled at McGill, academically talented young people from Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria; and students in McGill’s International Development programs.
Read More →Researchers get $4.7M in NSERC project grants
Collaborative research for a sustainable north
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Prochaine étape prometteuse pour le Centre Magnétique
C’est avec beaucoup d’émotions et d’ambitions que Cécile Branco-Côté et Bernard Darche étaient de retour à McGill la semaine dernière, eux qui avaient remporté la Coupe Dobson en juin 2014 avec leur projet de Centre Magnétique, un lieu favorisant la collaboration de la communauté entrepreneuriale de Lac-Mégantic.
Read More →Tripping the light fantastic for a fantastic cause
Making a difference for Montreal’s homeless
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Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches: In it for the long haul
Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches is a man on the move – in the water, on his bike, running up and down Montreal’s icy streets. He’s a man in motion who is definitely heading places. Specifically, the 21-year-old Food & Nutritional Sciences student is going to Guadeloupe, where, on Feb. 21, he will compete in his first triathlon as a professional.
Read More →From Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s to the chronicles of Kahnawake
Fundraising peers honour VP Weinstein
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The Budget Corner
Welcome to the Budget Corner, your source for the latest information on McGill’s finances.
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Entre Nous with Anastassios Anastassiadis, Phrixos B. Papachristidis Chair
In December, leaders from Canada’s Greek community came together to donate $1.2 million to McGill to strengthen Modern Greek research and scholarship and endow the University’s Phrixos B. Papachristidis Chair in Modern Greek and Greek-Canadian Studies in perpetuity. The Reporter caught up with Professor Anastassios (Tassos) Anastassiadis, the current Papachristidis Chair, to get his thoughts on what this gift means to McGill and to Modern Greek Studies in Canada.
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