Volume 28 Number 16 € May 2, 1996

`News and features`

A giant step in gene sequencing: An international consortium of scientists, among them McGill biologist Howard Bussey, announces the first complete genetic sequencing of a complex organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or baker's yeast.
In Memoriam: Dr. T.H. Clark, 1893-1996: McGill geologist and co-author of The Geological Evolution of North America, Dr. T.H. Clark dies at 103.
New administrative appointments: Admissions, Registrar's and Student Exchange Offices to be folded into a single administrative unit. Dean-elects and incoming directors.
Arguing their way to an international prize: McGill law students win the Concours Rousseau Moot Competition and the "Super Final" at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Recognizing the value of immigration: McGill's new chair of Canadian Ethnic Studies, Morton Weinfeld, says Canada is a relative success story when it comes to immigration.
The hazards and rewards of a life in research: Cambridge Emeritus Professor George K. Batchelor talks to a McGill audience about the pros and cons of an academic career.
Trouble in 2000: Hunting the millenium bug: How McGill is dealing with the worldwide problem of computer systems that can't see past 1999.
Student facing criminal charges: A McGill Electrical Engineering students is alleged to have committed fraud on computer systems at McGill, Concordia and the University of Sherbrooke.
Phonathon sets record: Phonathon volunteers got a record $105,000 in pledges this week for McGill.
Can the CBC be saved?: A symposium organized by the McGill Institute for the study of Canada looks at the CBC's financing options in light of the Juneau Report.

`Notes and announcements`

News from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research: New programmes from the Office of International Research
From the desk of the Principal: In his monthly Reporter column, Principal Shapiro discusses questions of professional ethics.
Campaign update: The McGill Twenty-First Century Fund pulls into the home stretch.
McGill's 175th Anniversary: May activities for the 175th anniversary.
Kudos: Awards and recognition for members of the McGill Community.