Prof. R. Anne McKinney has been named Associate Vice-Principal, Research and International Relations (AVP-RIR), with a term beginning Jan. 1, 2016 ,and ending December 31, 2019. McKinney’s principal mandate will be to support the overall mission of advancing research excellence at McGill while increasing research performance and research intensity at the University, with a particular emphasis on— though not limited to—biomedical and health sciences.