A research team led by McGill biologist Siegfried Hekimi has set the scientific world abuzz. They've discovered "clock genes" in a variety of worm and used them to extend the creature's life by as much as five times.
The University's enhanced early retirement plan held more appeal for non-academic staff than for faculty members. Forty percent of eligible administrative and support staff accept the package while only thirteen percent of academics opt to leave.
Psychology professor Frances Aboud has learned that children as young as five show prejudice against people who are different from themselves. She says their negative attitudes may be part of cognitive development rather than the result of outside influences.
At a day-long technology fair organized by the Faculty of Education, academics from across the campus discuss how to encourage greater use of new technologies in University classrooms.
A scheme for joint management of land and resources between northern Quebec natives and the provincial has been a failure, says McGill anthropology professor Colin Scott. Too much of the decision making power remains on the government side.
A colleague says the work of French language and literature professor Mark Angenot demonstrates "constant intellectual renewal." He was awarded the Prix des sciences humaines by the Association canadienne-francaise pour l'avancement des sciences last week.
University of Toronto president Robert Prichard and former rector of UQAM Claude Corbo, both recipients of honorary degrees from McGill, comment on the state of Canadian universities.
