By Neale McDevitt In today’s economic morass, getting a raise to match the cost of living is akin to winning a scratch ticket at your local grocery store. More than doubling your annual salary in one fell swoop is like winning the 6/49 jackpot – just ask Jennifer Gordon.
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By Chris Chipello It’s been a big month for McGill string musicians. Schulich School of Music violin students won the top two prizes in the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition on May 3 in Brandon, Manitoba. Less than two weeks later, in the Shean Strings Competition in Edmonton, four other Schulich violinists turned in a remarkable [...]
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Panel examines how Canada and Quebec stack up on innovation front By Allison Flynn In today’s global economy, science, technology and innovation are key drivers of economic success. But how does Canada stack up against the world’s most innovative countries, and how do Montreal and Quebec contribute to Canada’s innovation system?
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Landmark gift earmarked for new internship office By Jim Hynes McGill is happily reaping the fruit of the seeds sown by alumnus Marc Bieler. The man behind the biggest cranberry farm in the world is donating $1 million to the University’s capital campaign. The gift was announced at a donor reception on April 23 hosted [...]
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By Neale McDevitt In a changing world that seems to undulate beneath us at will, traditions help give us an anchor and maintain our equilibrium. It’s why we find ourselves standing in the drizzle to watch the academic parade of Convocation again, even though we’ve seen it a dozen times or more. Or why we [...]
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By Jim Hynes Cue the piper, cue the ceremonial procession, and cue the sunshine. The grey skies that threatened the first (and only open-air) ceremony of Spring Convocation cleared up just in time, bathing the officers of Convocation, the friends and family of the graduating students, and the new Macdonald Campus grads themselves in warm [...]
Notes from the field
By Harald Gjerde Hi, my name is Harald. What is your name?” The translator next to me turns to the patient and translates what I just said into Panamanian Spanish, while I try to fight off the morning grogginess without the caffeine fix that I usually enjoy in Montreal.
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Eleven exceptional individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees from McGill University during this year’s spring convocation ceremonies. From Canada’s first black female MP to a groundbreaking computer scientist, and from a leading American university president to a remarkable Montreal activist and volunteer, these recipients will join approximately 6,300 graduating students, and take the stage [...]
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More coordination between sectors needed By McGill Reporter Staff Passing grades – but needs more effort. That’s how Canada’s performance in science, technology and innovation was graded in a report recently published by the Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC). Appointed in 2007, the Council is comprised of 18 senior individuals from the research, education, [...]
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By Raphaël Fischler Members of the Israeli Apartheid Week committee claim that opponents of the event are trying to demonize them (McGill Reporter, April 2, 2009). In fact, their critics reacted to the fact that the event, even by its very title, was dedicated to demonizing a democratic state.