McGillians honoured during Black History Month
Other NewsA recent McGill Law graduate and a current Masters student in the Faculty of Law have been named Black History Month Laureates by the Quebec organizers of the annual event. Tamara Thermitus, who is pursuing an LLM, and Anthony Morgan, who graduated last December, have been honoured along with 10 other laureates for their contributions to the life and culture of Quebec’s Black community. Each is profiled in a calendar produced by The Roundtable on Black History Month.
Management Achievement Awards honour Montreal entrepreneurs
Other NewsBy McGill Reporter Staff Four prominent Montreal entrepreneurs were honoured at the 32nd annual Management Achievement Awards, presented by undergraduate students from the Desautels Faculty of Management on Jan. 27 at the Omni Hotel Mont-Royal. Ned Goodman (BSc’60), President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Corp., received the 2012 Lifetime Management Achievement Award for his [...]
Prof. Shaheen Shariff wins Facebook Digital Citizenship research grant
Other NewsMcGill Professor Shaheen Shariff has been named as one of four worldwide recipients of Facebook’s first Digital Citizenship research grants – a $50,000 (U.S.) award that will support her Define the Line project, designed to help reduce cyber-bullying and promote responsible digital citizenship.
The big fat truth about obesity
Other NewsHave the health problems associated with obesity been overblown? In a word, “Yes,” according to Steven Blair, the pioneering exercise researcher and inaugural winner of the $50,000 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.
Desautels conference highlights role of sustainability in business strategy
Other NewsWhen the student-run Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability was launched in 2003, the very notion of persuading companies to embrace environmental and social goals may have struck many hard-nosed executives as an ivory-tower fantasy. But a confluence of factors is rapidly changing that view: mounting evidence of climate change, growing concern over food safety, and looming battles over shrinking supplies of fresh water, to name a few.
A lion, a hippo and a western bongo, oh my!
Other NewsLast month, a collection of 72 African mammals was donated to the Redpath Museum, the only natural history museum in Quebec. Belonging to a single private donor, it included over two dozen different species of African mammals, ranging from some of the continent’s most famous large carnivores, the lion and leopard, to the smaller lesser known bush herbivores like the dik-dik and oribi (small antelopes).
Campus cuisine that’s to dine for
Other NewsIt’s a new year, and resolutions abound. So many of the promises we make to ourselves seem to focus on food. Eat healthy! Eat ethically! Eat locally! But we’re all busier than ever, so wandering the streets of downtown Montreal in search of the perfect lunch (and usually ending up at the same underground food court) just doesn’t make sense.
Schulich School of Music scholars among winners of Digging into Data Challenge
Other NewsJust as technical innovations have enabled molecular gastronomists to shed scientific light on the art of cooking, the recent development of digital tools for searching musical scores is opening the way to dissect and analyze large bodies of music based on objective evidence. And scholars at McGill’s Schulich School of Music are poised to explore the cutting edge of this new research frontier.
Getting the edge on funding applications
Other NewsEach year, many McGill graduate students apply for prestigious Tri-Council Graduate Fellowships to supplement the cost of their graduate education. Supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), these distinguished awards are chosen through a national competition.
Cooking for a good cause
Other NewsExecutive Chef Oliver de Volp was one of 11 McGillians participating in the annual Gala des Grands Chefs, a fundraising fixture for the Canadian Cancer Society. The event, held at the Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal on Nov. 22, delighted more than 500 guests with a seven-course meal prepared by a staff of seven top Chefs from the region. Each Chef prepared a different course marked by his personal touch that was complimented by a wine selected by a sommelier.