Volume 28 Number 7 € December 7, 1995


News and features

Big boost for high-tech teaching
Medical informatics is a new method of teaching which gives McGill medical students access to course materials using electronic technologies.

Prix du Québec for McGill pair
Dr. Charles Scriver of the Montreal Children's Hospital and Professor John Jonas of McGill's department of metallurgical engineering are winners of this year's Prix du Québec

Different takes on being Canadian
McGill sociology professor Morton Weinfield is preparing an anthology of writings about Canada.

New department confident about its future
The merger of two smaller units into the new Department of Culture and Values in Education offers increased opportunities for interdisciplinary studies.

Germany's influence on European union
Dalhousie Professor Florian Bail examines the consequences of German reunification for Europe and for the resurgence of the extreme right.

Preparing for the next referendum
Alan Cairns and Josée Legault debate constitutional priorites in the wake of the Quebec referendum.

Scholars must fight to avert "brain-dead society"
McGill anthropologist Bruce Trigger writes that there needs to be a basic discussion of the roles universities ought to play in society.


Notes and announcements

News from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Restructuring of International Activities in Research and Graduate Studies.

New travel agencies
Two new University-recommended travel agencies have been appointed to replace American Express at McGill.

A celebration of our history
Special events for McGill's 175th anniversary.

Notes from the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)
An update on the transfer of technology between McGill researchers and outside sponsors.

Senate highlights
McGill Senate discussions at the November 22 meeting.