By Justin Dubois On the drive from Arua in Northwestern Uganda to the Ikafe Refugee Settlement, some 60 kilometres east, one comes to a steep incline in the country road. Small water streams have carved miniature canyons in the traveler’s path. Where the ruts don’t prohibit the passage of vehicles, sharp rocks protrude from the [...]
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Dr. Constantin Polychronakos of the MUHC’s Department of Pediatrics (Montreal Children’s Hospital) is this year’s recipient of Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Research Award for his work on the genetics of diabetes. The Award, which honours the best in Canadian child and youth health research, was handed out at the CPS’ 86th Annual Conference this past [...]
Around Campus
From July 1-7, Ghetto Shul, the grass-roots student-run synagogue serving the downtown Montreal community, will be hosting a musical series in affiliation with the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Athletics
McGill University will be represented by four students and one administrator when the 25th Summer Universiade gets under way this week in Belgrade, and once again Canada is sending one of the largest delegations to the biennial World University Games.
Profile
Nicholas Kasirer reflects on his tenure as Dean of Law By Pascal Zamprelli “The biggest disappointment that I have had so far in my wonderful job,” admitted McGill Provost Anthony Masi when addressing the crowd gathered for Convocation Dinner, “is not being able to convince Professor Nicholas Kasirer to serve a second term as Dean [...]
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By McGill Reporter Staff The world’s leading food experts, as well as representatives of the countries who need their expertise the most, will return to McGill in the fall—and not a moment too soon.
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By McGill Reporter Staff As leader of one of the five McGill-led projects to receive funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) as announced on June 19, Dr. David Thomas is understandably thrilled. A joint venture with UQAM, the Disease to Therapy Initiative is designed to develop new medications to treat certain infections and [...]
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Dr. Ronald Melzack is the first recipient of the Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award, a new honour from the Canadian Pain Society (CPS). The Award acknowledges the important contributions Melzack has made to the pain field by providing outstanding mentoring to numerous pain researchers and clinical scientists over his long and illustrious career. The award was [...]
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Dr. Bartha Maria Knoppers named Director of New Centre of Genomics and Policy By Julie Fortier World-renowned genomics ethics expert Dr. Bartha Maria Knoppers has been appointed Director of the new Centre of Genomics and Policy at the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre. Dr. Knoppers is known internationally as a leading expert in [...]
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Emma Sheard, a Master of Science student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has won the 2009 Julian Boldy award presented annually by the Mineral Deposits Division of the Geological Association of Canada.