September 8, 2005
September 8, 2005 McGill University
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Owen Egan
It's a running start for the new school year as Jesus Puente (U0), Kyle Howe (U1) and Fernando Sevilla (U3) take part in a frosh activity that featured Velcro, bungee cords and bounce. The game was one of several set up by the Students' Society of McGill University, August 29 and 30, to welcome students back to university.
Filmmaker turns Midas touch on McGill
Generous endowment to university from alumnus Jake Eberts will attract and
support indigenous students. The First Peoples' House is a major beneficiary.
Baiting HIV
Hematologist Jean-Pierre Routy to lead trial study that lures HIV out of
cells, then zaps it with epilepsy drug valproic acid with astonishing
results.
Closing the cultural divide
Anthropologist Ronald Niezen is a foremost expert in North American
aboriginal affairs, and a delegate for the Grand Council of the Crees at
Geneva.
A personal reflection on the Oka Crisis
First Peoples' House secretary remembers the pivotal events of 15 years ago, commemorated on campus this summer.
McGill in the Community
Student volunteers clean up their own backyard, meet with community members.
Personalized prescriptions
Pharmacogenomics Centre sizes up your genes and tailors your drugs.
Sex, genes and social factors
Oh, the pain of being a boy... or a girl! Pain specialist Jeffrey Mogil
examines how the sexes are wired differently when it comes to feeling the
hurt.
The remains of war
Alas poor Yorick, how much I can learn from your skull... Richard Fraser digs
up Army Medical Museum bone collection, formerly used for teaching purposes,
for Osler Library exhibit.
Computer science summer camp
High school students join McGill for a week to learn the inside scoop on
computer programming.
In brief
Beaverbrook professor to discuss media and morality; Ignatieff to give Beatty Lecture at Homecoming
McGill Matters
In focus
Human Resources officer Johanne Bellefleur becomes belle of the film ball; Director of Athletics Bob Dubeau hangs up the gloves after nearly three decades
Entre Nous with Martin Grant, Dean of the Faculty of Science
Blues guitarist riffs on research opportunities for undergrads and reaching out to the public
Around campus
You oughta be in pictures — MQUP holds Mois de la Photo contest; Celebrating the Johnston years — Peter McNally gives talk on popular principal; Touching doc kicks off Oncology film series — film about late piano teacher Mr. Mergler pulls heartstrings; Full of hot air — international recorder festival toots into McGill
