September 9, 2004
September 9, 2004 McGill University
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Owen Egan
University of Miami and McGill team
up
McGill's Martlets now have a place to migrate to in winter months. McGill and
the University of Miami have signed an agreement to collaborate on
engineering and information technology research.
Celebrating 100 years
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Faculty of Music
and the Faculty of Dentistry are all celebrating their 100th anniversaries
this year. We asked the heads of these three programs to think about what the
next hundred years holds for their fields.
McGill mourns death of student
The McGill community was saddened by the discovery of the death of first-year
student Kathleen Currier on September 4.
Playing fair at the Olympics
As long as there have been sports there have been cheaters. It is McGill
Chancellor Dick Pound's job to stop them — at least at the level of the
Olympics — as head of the World Anti-Doping Authority.
Entre Nous: Directions for the new
year
Heather Munroe-Blum welcomes back the McGill community and looks to a future
of building on McGill's strengths, improving communication and working
strategically to achieve our goals — and hopefully getting more money with
which to do so.
Hot SPARKs glow warmer
The successful Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge program,
which taught students the finer points of good science journalism, is now
getting a counterpart for the social sciences and humanities — Writing About
Research at McGill.
First Person: Back to school…
again?
Adriana Palanca reflects on what it is like to be a returning student, and
surprises herself by using the word "whippersnappers."
Back to school
It's back to school time, and this year, McGill is welcoming more new faces —
students and professors alike — than ever before. With streamlined new ID
systems and a plethora of welcome events, everyone should find the transition
to a new year easier than ever before.
McGill welcomes new acting
vice-principal
Jacques Hurtubise, appointed associate vice-principal (research) in August,
will be sitting behind a bigger desk sooner than he expected. He will be the
acting vice-principal (research) upon the departure of Louise Proulx, who is
leaving her VP portfolio at the end of September.
Obituary
Paolo Vivante 1921-2004
Kudos
The Trudeau Foundation has granted scholarships to two McGill students, worth $35,000 a year for four years. One wants to help bring peace to the Middle East, the other to study constitutional law.
In focus
As an aspiring writer, getting a publishing deal can be the best thing to happen to you. Setting up your own publishing house is even better, and is just what graduate student Mélanie Vincelette did. Physics professor Shaun Lovejoy has developed a way to more accurately measure clouds.
On Campus
Pharmacology innovator Sir James Black talks on the "Greatest Benefit to Mankind," architecture takes a nomadic approach to the city, U of T sends us their best and First Peoples House holds their Third Annual Powwow.
Off Campus
Santropol Roulant holds a fundraising bazaar, textbooks online for cheap, and easy recipes for the good-time cook.
