September 21, 2006
September 21, 2006 McGill University
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Trumpeter Nicolas Boulay of the McGill Jazz Orchestra works out his chops at the Sept. 15 closing of the World's Religions after September 11 congress at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Deepak Chopra delivered a Beatty Lecture at the conference the day before (see
Owen Egan
Angels of life: Montreal General responds
to Dawson College tragedy
In the minutes following the shooting at Dawson College, the first of the
wounded began arriving at the Montreal General Hospital.
Deep thoughts: Deepak Chopra delivers provocative
Beatty Lecture
Mind-body wellness icon Deepak Chopra opens the Beatty season with his
thoughts on the nature of religion and spirituality.
A time for reflection
Conference-goers comment on the Dawson College tragedy.
New Medical Simulation Centre opens:
Safe-space training to provide better health care
McGill's brand-new Medical Simulation Centre means that the next generation
of health care professionals will get hi-tech training in technical skills.
Headliners: Making sense of Dawson
tragedy
Michael Hoechsmann discusses Dawson, Ron Stewart chases storm clouds and
David Harpp catches cheaters red-handed.
P.O.V.: Desperately seeking Hillary
Has academia stooped to speculative gossip? History prof Gil Troy looks at
the decay of non-partisan coverage of political issues.
Profile - Noelle Sorbara: Impresario today,
negotiator tomorrow
What do the Mandarin language, a pop music festival and the Ontario finance
minister have in common? Noelle Sorbara, of course.
Ask an expert: The artifice of colour and
nature
In the most recent installment of this popular feature, anthropology prof
John Galaty answers the age-old question, "Why are stop lights red, caution
lights yellow and go lights green?" Go to find out more. No, stop. OK, you
can go now.
Saying it with a stamp: Canada Post helps
Macdonald College mark 100 years
What's cooler than getting your very own commemorative stamp? Absolutely
nothing. Mac campus joins the ranks of Elvis, Jimi Hendrix and Kermit the
Frog to celebrate hitting the big 1-0-0.
Entre Nous with Dean of the Faculty of Education
Roger Slee - 150 years later: teaching the tech-savvy, information-saturated
young
As the faculty gears up for their 150th anniversary, Dean Slee reflects on
the challenges of meeting the needs of a wireless generation.
Office of the Provost: reorganization nearly
complete
Meet the new people in the Office of the Provost; they're looking forward to
working as a team within the office and with other units.
Hélène Perrault named Associate
Provost
Kudos
Forces Avenir nominees!
Science, sustainability and the freedom to doubt:
Nobel chemist Kroto visits McGill
Only scientists know what the world owes to the lowly dung beetle...
Nourishing bodies and minds: Faculty's
second Soup and Science series a hit
How do you get 500 students to listen to a half-dozen mini presentations by
profs? Why, offer free soup, of course.
Selling your soul: Conference looks at Faust in
non-Christian cultures
Adrian Hsia organizes the world's first conference on Faust to include Korean
soap operas, devas and asuras.
Renaissance women and private performances: what
went on behind the curtain?
Renaissance man Kevin Curran studies plays by Samuel Daniel commissioned by
noblewomen in an era when female actors weren't supposed to be on stage.
Senate Report: White paper will guide McGill toward
a Summer-Fridayless future
Are Summer Fridays possible for a full-service University? McGill's white
paper discusses our strengths and aspirations.
Around campus
Studying abroad, leaving the car at home, Centraide fun, wireless network
upgrade and our dear friend, the beaver.
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Mario Paré from Signalisation SAIC applies one letter at a time to the new Desautels Faculty of Management sign on the Bronfman Building, on September 7. Marcel Desautels and his Canadian Credit Management Foundation donated $22 million to the faculty last year.
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