By Mel Lefebvre The holiday season is a time of year where it can be easy to forget about best ecological and social practices. Tempted by sales and the Christmas rush, citizens turned consumer-crazy often overlook fairly traded alpaca wool hats for the latest advertised shiny made-in-China gizmo. This is why McGill’s chapter of Engineers [...]
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By McGill Reporter Staff Members of the McGill community – especially those within the Faculty of Dentistry – were deeply saddened by the news of the sudden passing of Dr. James Lund, who died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 8. The former Dean of Dentistry and a member of the CIHR Group in Neurological [...]
Research and Discovery
New program aims to boost physical and emotional health of breast cancer survivors By Pascal Zamprelli Even once treatment has concluded and the disease subsided, victims of cancer continue to struggle, physically and emotionally. Research suggests that simple physical activity can lessen or even reverse the damage to both body and mind, increasing survival rates.
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Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season with a soul-soothing concert or two. The McGill Conservatory kicks off its holiday offerings on Dec. 12 as the Westmount Youth Orchestra shares the spotlight with the McGill Conservatory Adult Choir at Pollack Hall. On Dec. 13 choose between a free concert by [...]
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Le RUIS McGill coordonne la prestation de services de santé et la formation de personnel sur un vaste territoire Par Julie Fortier Un peu plus de cinq ans après la mise en place des réseaux universitaires intégrés de santé (RUIS), le RUIS McGill affiche déjà de belles réussites.
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Take a lunch or study break and join the Department of English Students’ Association for a Christmas Movie Marathon. Come for free coffee, tea, and snacks and a pretty impressive line-up of some favourite Christmas classics.
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By Chris Chipello At the McGill School of Social Work, classroom instruction and grassroots community involvement go hand in hand.
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By Pascal Zamprelli A nose for good deeds Why did a dean, professors and students of law walk around with clown noses on their faces all day? We apologize if you’re expecting a punch line, but this is no joke: they did just that on Nov. 16, which was declared Day of the Rights of [...]
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By Neale McDevitt Try as she might, Kate Holland can’t explain it. But she is incredibly grateful. Holland is a Clinical Caseworker for the Big Brother/Big Sisters of Greater Montreal’s Prometheus Project that pairs up student “protégés” from elementary and high schools with adult “mentors.” Started as a dropout-prevention program 20 years ago, the Prometheus [...]
Research and Discovery
By Neale McDevitt It may not have the highest profile among McGill laboratories, but the WOW Lab has to be the most fun. Where else do researchers spend their days flying kites, bouncing laser beams through cubes of Jello, and making running toy trains levitate using superconductors and magnets?