Education
Two Medicine classes among benefactors honoured at Osler Library celebration
By Anne Chudobiak “This library is the soul of our medical school,” said Chris Lyons, Head of the Osler Library, at “A Celebration...
April 24, 2015
Medicine students show donors love at Scholarship Reception
By Anne Chudobiak “I cannot express my gratitude,” said Pamela Trejo Param, expressing a sentiment much in evidence at the Faculty of Medicine’s...
April 10, 2015
Breast cancer: $4.5 million for nine homegrown researchers
The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation announced this week a $4.5 million investment for nine homegrown researchers, including six researchers affiliated with McGill, the MUHC and...
April 9, 2015
Two giants of medicine receive honorary degrees during McGill/MUHC Medical Symposium
McGill University presented honorary degrees to two giants of medicine during a medical symposium held jointly with the McGill University Health Centre in...
March 31, 2015
jooay – a new app developed by McGill’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
jooay is an app that helps children with disabilities and their families to locate leisure opportunities that are: Accessible, suit their needs and abilities,...
March 26, 2015
World TB Day @ McGill
Every year, on March 24, the world observes World TB Day. TB is one of the world's top health challenges with 9 million...
March 24, 2015
Canada and the UK join forces on dementia research
Montreal, March 16, 2015 – The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) joins forces with the Medical Research Council’s Dementia Platform UK (DPUK)to share data and...
March 19, 2015
Quebec Government names PDGs and APDGs for newly created CISSSs and CIUSSSs
Over the course of the past two weeks, Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed the appointments of the President-Director-Generals (PDG) and Associate...
March 11, 2015
JGH sports medicine doctor launches on-line physical activity course this week
Dr. Ian Shrier seeks nothing less than changing the culture to where inactivity becomes aberrant behaviour Montreal, February 23, 2015 – In an...
February 23, 2015
Med4 Class Launches Senior Class Gift Campaign
The Class of 2015 gathered at lunchtime in the Martin Theatre on February 19 – the same day as their rank order lists...
February 20, 2015
$1.4 million bequest creates Richard I. Kaufman Cardiovascular Scholars Fund
Last summer, brothers Daniel and Jimmy Kaufman approached Marc Weinstein, Vice-Principal of University Advancement, to share the news that their brother, Richard Kaufman,...
February 19, 2015
Two Faculty of Medicine projects among the $4.7M in NSERC project grants awarded to McGill researchers
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced 78 Strategic Project Grants on February 10, 2015 at the University of New...
February 12, 2015