March 6, 2008
March 6, 2008 McGill University
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Hasna Kamil, age 6, practices proper brushing technique under the guidance of Adriano Farino, first-year dental student. Hasna was one of the patients who benefited from McGill’s mobile dental clinic on Feb. 21.
Owen Egan
Town Hall a valuable experience:
Principal
The Principal stands and delivers at Town Hall.
Healers on wheels
McGill's unique Dental Outreach Program rolls into St-Henri.
March madness hits Montreal,
McGill
The Habs are on the rise and both McGill's hockey teams are on championship
quests. Good times for the city's hockey fans.
Headliners: From musical MDs to invasive
iguanas
This sampling of McGill headliners includes a caustic conductor, earth-bound
astronaut and a prof moonlighting as TV host.
P.O.V.: Women's journey far from
over
The Director of the McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women gives
her take on International Women's Day.
Profile – Ryan Cunningham: Making a difference
in mining
In only the first year of his Master's in the Department of Mining and
Materials Engineering, Ryan Cunningham is already aiming high.
McGill Web Gems: The Expo summer of '67 and birds
of a feather
So many McGill websites, so little time.
Green Corner: Reduce your paper
trail
A few simple tricks to help save some trees.
Entre Nous with François R. Roy, Vice-Principal
(Administration and Finance): Working toward the perfect
balance
McGill's Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) has a head for numbers
but music is what feeds his soul.
Early warnings for international
earthquakes
Conflict breaking out somewhere in the world? Chances are Poli Sci prof
Michael Brecher knew about it long before CNN.
Health care and chronic illness: There is a better
way
The "My Tool Box" program gives sufferers of chronic illness new hope in
managing their lives.
The science of hockey
Chances are if it's used to play hockey, researcher David Pearsall has tested
– and improved – it.
The evolution of
Mini-Science
Mini-Science is gearing up for another fun-filled lecture series that would
make Darwin proud.
Around campus
A lecture-heavy installment of Around Campus – and every one of them a beaut!
Principal Heather Munroe-Blum shares a lighter moment with a group of students after Town Hall including Lucy Erickson (left), U2 Arts and Science, and Adrian Angus (right), Vice-President (University Affairs), Students’ Society of McGill University.
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