“Think about what we have done for 200 years in which we have taken a way a people’s traditions, we have taken away their religion, we have taken away their self-consciousness and their regard for each other,” said former Prime Minister Paul Martin as he addressed a packed room in the Faculty Club on Monday. “The only way we’re going to [turn things around] is if we do it through...
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Question: Aside from onscreen emotional range, what does Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common with your brand new dishwasher? Answer: Schwarzenegger played an intelligent machine in the Terminator movie franchise and, chances are your new dishwasher is an intelligent machine as well.
By Victoria Leenders-Cheng Over the past decade, McGill has used the federal Canada Research Chairs program to recruit exceptional researchers from around the world. Now meet the University’s four newest CRCs. Antoine Bechara CHAIR IN DECISION NEUROSCIENCE The holder of North America’s only joint appointment in Psychiatry and Management, Antoine…
Story by Chris Atack Illustrations by Matt Forsythe Bridging disciplines and spanning nations, the McGill Global Health Programs are working toward a common health standard for everyone, everywhere. When it comes to many things—politics, currency, language, culture—borders can be much more than hypothetical demarcations. But as far as something like…
Timing, they say, is everything. After completing a PhD in Nutrition and Physiology Chemistry at the University of California (Davis), Kristine Koski was looking for a place where she could bring together her research, clinical experience and experience in program development. She found it at McGill, which was beginning to reorganize its School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
International youth forum to tackle tough issues in second Echenberg event By Pascal Zamprelli What do reasonable accommodation, aboriginal rights, national security laws and ethics education have in common? They are all examples of how societies grapple with the diversity of their populations, and they are but a few of…