November 9, 2006
November 9, 2006 McGill University
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Desautels Faculty of Management second-year student Kristina Olnes was among the many people donating money and donning a Remembrance Day poppy at Engineering students Nicolas Bourbonnière, Morgan Abraham and Jonathan Suss's impromptu stand on Lower Campus on Wednesday.
Owen Egan
Goldbloom returns
McGill alum Michael Goldbloom, new head of the University's Government
Relations and Inter-Institutional Affairs Office, has a homecoming to
remember.
McGill researchers honoured with Prix du
Québec
Professors Patrick Glenn, Lawrence A. Mysak and George Karpati do us proud
after earning the Quebec government's highest honour.
McGill again leads Maclean's
rankings
We're no.1! We're no.1! We're no.1!
Headliners: Of diets, dope and
DNA
Our weekly roundup of newsmakers and muckrakers includes a nice tip of the
hat to McGill from overseas.
P.O.V.: The Clean Air Act — what is being
cleaned?
The James McGill Professor of Geography applauds Canada's Minister of the
Environment for raising the issue of air pollution, but slams her for her
half-hearted follow-through.
Profile — Lina Kalfayan: No choice but to have an
impact
The tsunamis of 2004 changed the lives of hundreds of people forever. But not
all the stories are sad.
Ask an expert: Getting
squirrelly
Does a squirrel's bushy tail serve a real purpose? Wildlife Biology prof
David Bird gives us the inside scoop.
Kudos
Trio of researchers and a quintet of grad students win some serious hardware.
Entre Nous With Provost Tony Masi
Keeping academic priorities and resource allocations in
balance
Nearing the end of his first full year as provost, Tony Masi discusses
everything from his new responsibilities to a moment of truth in Italy.
Coming full circle
A new pilot program initiated by the Social Equity and Diversity Office
promotes acceptance.
Macdonald remembers
Permanent war memorial rekindles memory of fallen soldiers.
Vaccines, bird flu and the
media
McGill to host inaugural gathering of immunology experts.
Feeling parched? Blame your
genes
Charles Bourque, of the McGill Centre for Research in Neuroscience, has
linked the Trpv1 gene to the human thirst mechanism.
Duelling deans to reunite for a good
cause
Deans Roger Slee and Martin Grant promise no fisticuffs during their annual
Centraide Rocks concert.
The Principal wants you
Town Hall. November 22. You know the drill.
Program keeps warm-clime transplants
toasty
Annual Winter Coat Drive helps clothe those crazy kids who showed up here
wearing nothing but shorts and a tank top.
Two weeks of triumph
The juggernaut that is McGill athletics brings back five major titles in just
two short weeks.
Beyond Books
McGill's libraries aren't what they used to be... New look, more gear,
better service, same eclectic charm.
Treasures abound in rare book trove
To heck with the Gutenberg Bible, how about those 2000 B.C. Babylonian
tablets outlining how many lentils workers got paid?
Unique library for a unique school
In a world of stuffy libraries, the Gelber Law Library is a breath of fresh
air.
Library with a conscience
Which library is McGill's "greenest"? Take one guess.
Great Scott!
Legendary law prof Stephen Scott holds court.
McGill Matters
Campus reminders, from Banner to application deadlines. This is where we keep
the good stuff.
Children at war
McGill panel explores the horror that has gripped Uganda since 1987.
Winning the numbers
game
From dementia to hedge funds, survival analysis has many uses.
Around campus
Too many wonderful events to list here. Come inside and take a look...
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BCom students Aneerudha Borkotoky and Catherine Bertheau presented Dr. Marcel Desautels with a replica of the frontispiece of the Desautels Faculty of Management at a Nov. 2 celebration of the one-year anniversary of his $22-million gift to the faculty.
