November 22, 2007
November 22, 2007 McGill University
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tackles the issue of business's role in fighting global poverty during the inaugural Peter Brojde Leadership Lecture, which included an on-stage conversation with Yves Fortier, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.N. and co-chair of Campaign McGill.
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The business of battling
poverty
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shines as speaker for the
inaugural Peter Brojde Leadership Lecture.
Quand la gestion va, tout va!
Cette année, le thème de la conférence du Management Forum est Living,
Learning and Preserving Excellence (Vivre, apprendre et maintenir
l'excellence).
Building AIDS awareness through the
arts
So what is YAHAnet anyway? Read on.
Headliners: From foul fuel to transplant
tourism
Kidneys for sale, online aggression and a whole lot of dirty diapers.
P.O.V.: What about violence against women on
dates?
The Director of the McGill Domestic Violence Clinic looks at the disturbing
trend in men who abuse the women they are dating.
Profile - Renée Sieber: Informing the people and
the planet
Amazon basin-based Amerindians on Google Earth? Are things getting too
crowded on the information superhighway?
McGill Web Gems: The little Emperor and a big
research aid
More hidden treasures from the McGill websites.
Kudos
McMaster University honours Principal Heather Munroe-Blum and husband, Len
Blum, and C.J. Li writes a head-turning page-turner.
Entre Nous with Mark Wainberg, Director, McGill
AIDS Centre
Taking aim on AIDS
He's been a leading AIDS researcher since the beginning of the epidemic and a
vocal, unflinching activist. He's Mark Wainberg and he's not afraid to speak
his mind.
Alive with hope
Akbar Ganji, Iran's top dissident, sees a future of democracy and peace.
Notes from the Field: Treading on thinning
ice
Bruno Tremblay, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic
Sciences, brings readers on a field trip to the ice floes of the Canadian
Arctic.
Walking a mile in someone else's
shoes
Jane Everett, Dean of Students, swaps places for a day with biochemistry
undergrad Nicole Darricarrere.
Around Campus
Music and doctors, doctors and music, and the much-anticipated return of Town
Hall!
ARCTIC WELCOMING PARTY
KEITH LEVESQUES
A female polar bear and her cub watch warily as the Amundsen icebreaker carrying McGill researcher Bruno Tremblay passes by. See Tremblay's first-person account of his Arctic field work.
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CURTAIN RISES ON SHREW
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Steven Hersch hits his mark playing Biondello in The Taming of the Shrew, presented by the Department of English. The play opened on Nov. 21 and will run until Nov. 24 and again from Nov. 29 to Dec 1. For tickets, call 514-398-6070.
Centraide campaign picking up steam
With less than a month to go in McGill's Centraide Campaign, the total stands at $248,574.12 toward the goal of $290,000.
Upcoming fundraising events include a bake sale on Nov. 26, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the mezzanine of the Education Building and a jewelry sale from Nov. 28-29 in the lobby of the Bronfman Building. For more information: www.mcgill.ca/centraide.
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