The recent spate of balmy weather saw students vying for prime real estate on the McGill Beach from which to soak up a little Heaven-sent Vitamin D. When, in typical Montreal fashion, temperatures hit sub-zero the next day, the Beach was deserted.
Owen Egan
Acfas at last
McGill gears up to host some 6,000 delegates of the Association pour le
savoir (Acfas) conference — the largest francophone conference in North
America, and possibly the world. So how do you keep 6,000 people entertained
for five days? Read on.
McGill blazes epigenetic trail
Can we free ourselves — and future generations — from the predisposed genetic
monsters lurking in our DNA? Moshe Szyf and Michael Meaney believe that
through our actions we can alter the fabric of our genes.
Seven new Canada Research Chairs
Coming from as far away as Germany and New Mexico, the latest CRCs top our
number up to 122.
McGill Headliners: Don't panic, top 40s
and soldiering on
Michael Spevack strikes fear into our hearts; Karim Nader et al hit the Top
40 list; Desmond Morton takes on the PM.
Molson for Mintzberg
Oft-decorated management guru Henry Mintzberg cops the $50,000 Canada Council
Molson Prize in Social Sciences and Humanities. He'd better add a wing to his
home to store all his hardware.
P.O.V.: Farewell to all this
In his last article as a member of the McGill Reporter staff,
Jeff "Bad Boy" Roberts tugs at our heartstrings as he reminisces about his
decade as an undergrad, law student and McGill staffer. So long Jefferson, we
hardly knew ye.
Profile:
David Paradelo: Upstream swimmer par excellence
Second-year chemical engineering student and top-flight water polo player
David Paradelo instructs young players on the intricacies of eggbeaters, hole
sets and greenies.
Coming to the aid of Centraide
Generous McGillians exceed expectations by donating more than $280,000 to
Centraide. Along the way, Law Dean Kasirer gets in a nice shot at his fellow
Deans.
Entre Nous with Barry Levy, Dean of the
Faculty of Religious Studies
With his nine-year stint at the helm of the Faculty of Religious Studies
coming to an end, Barry Levy looks at the impact of 9/11 and the future of
the faculty at McGill.
Sonenberg, welcome to the Academy
What do former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Chief Justice John Glover
Roberts, Jr., have in common? They both have the honour of being elected into
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at the same time as McGill prof
Nahum Sonenberg. Has success gone to Sonenberg's head? Nope. He's still the
same guy, who just likes talking about cars and curing cancer.
Feds table new budget
The new federal budget includes a one-billion dollar payout to be made to
provincial and territorial governments for direct investment in
post-secondary infrastructure and equipment. Plus a few breaks for
students...
Resurrecting the oldest grain
OK, screw on your thinking caps, folks. What's at least 6,000 years old, can
be popped like corn and is richer in protein than wheat, barley or rye? Need
another hint? It was also mixed with animal blood to make religious figurines
by 16th-century Latin Americans. Give up? I'm not telling.
Starting off with a bang
It's being touted as "the biggest science project in history." Not one of the
biggest, THE biggest. It involves 40 million collisions per second, the
world's most powerful particle accelerator and the same laboratory that
invented the World Wide Web. And you thought making volcanoes out of baking
soda was cool...
McGill standing strong
Six of the 12 Governor General's Medals in Architecture went to buildings
that had a McGill hand in their creation.
Not rocket science
It may be one of the coolest nicknames in recent times. World-renowned
religious scholar Karen "The Runaway Nun" Armstrong waxes poetic, wise and
sometimes funny on all things religious during the Beatty Lecture.
A passion for Senate
In his last-ever installment as faithful Senate scribe, Roberts lets the
passion flow as the all-knowing senators tackle everything from 2007
budgets to dwindling daycare spots for children of faculty and staff.
Kudos
Bruce Trigger, Desmond Morton, Ann Dowsett-Johnston
Around campus
Take a respite from work by luxuriating in McLennan photo show; Debbie
Travis dubbed person of the year by MCRTW; Patch Adams speaks through his
rubber nose at McGill; Lois Lane actress flies in to talk of nutrition; run
for fun and cancer research at the Défi Canderel; Y calls for community
involvement.
