November 22, 2007 McGill University
November 22, 2007 - Volume 40 Number 07
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The business of battling poverty
Quand la gestion va, tout va!
Building AIDS awareness through the arts
Headliners: From foul fuel to transplant tourism
P.O.V.: What about violence against women on dates?
Profile - Renée Sieber
McGill Web Gems: The little Emperor and a big research aid
Entre Nous with Mark Wainberg
Alive with hope
Notes from the Field: Treading on thinning ice
Walking a mile in someone else's shoes
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.
By Pascal Zamprelli
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shines as speaker for the inaugural Peter Brojde Leadership Lecture.
Par Celine Poissant
Cette année, le thème de la conférence du Management Forum est Living, Learning and Preserving Excellence (Vivre, apprendre et maintenir l'excellence).
By Allison Flynn
So what is YAHAnet anyway? Read on.
By Neale McDevitt
Kidneys for sale, online aggression and a whole lot of dirty diapers.
By Tom Caplan
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
By Daniel Spitzberg
Amazon basin-based Amerindians on Google Earth? Are things getting too crowded on the information superhighway?
By Mark Shainblum
More hidden treasures from the McGill websites.
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.
Akbar Ganji, Iran's top dissident, sees a future of democracy and peace.
By Bruno Tremblay
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.
Jane Everett, Dean of Students, swaps places for a day with biochemistry undergrad Nicole Darricarrere.
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.
Next: The business of battling poverty
CURTAIN RISES ON SHREW
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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Though we can't promise a press release in every instance, we will respect embargoes and deadlines to help publicize your research accomplishments at McGill.
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Nov. 23, 2007 at 1:10 PM