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Students wanted for the QI team
The Quartier de l’innovation is currently recruiting McGill undergraduates, grad students, and postdocs for a new Student Working Group.
The objective of the Student Working Group will be to seek input from McGill students on the direction, focus, and possible projects emerging as part of this important initiative for innovation in Montreal and Quebec.
Category: vp_research Related Links: Quartier de l'innovation Contact Person's Name: Isabelle Péan Organization Name: Quartier de l'Innovation Email: isabelle.pean@mcgill.ca Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 16:20Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Program Receives Full Accrediation
Dear Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Program Committee Members and Faculty and Faculty Members of the Department of Psychiatry;
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Category: research Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 15:39Jean-Willy Kunz, DMus 2011, named new Resident Organist of the OSM
Jean-Willy Kunz studied piano and organ at the Conservatory in Grenoble and continued at the Conservatory in Lyon. He studied jazz piano at the Conservatory in Lyon and founded a saxophone and organ duo with Frédéric Lagoutte. He then studied organ and harpsichord with Mireille Lagacé at the Conservatoire de Montréal and completed his doctorate in organ in 2011 at McGill University with John Grew. That year he also won third prize and the Richard-Bradshaw audience prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.
Category: music_in_the_news Related Links: La Presse Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 14:54Incubation in the Quartier de l’innovation: Centech opens its doors to McGill’s budding entrepreneurs
A unique incubator
The Centre de l’entrepreneurship technologique (Centech) is a business incubator created by l’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in the 1990s to help students and graduates who want to start their own companies.
Category: vp_research Related Links: Quartier de l'innovation Contact Person's Name: Isabelle Péan Organization Name: Quartier de l'Innovation Email: isabelle.pean@mcgill.ca Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 14:26Family dinners nourish mental health in adolescents
Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health in adolescents, according to a study co-authored by McGill professor Frank Elgar, Institute for Health and Social Policy. Family meal times are a measurable signature of social exchanges in the home that benefit adolescents’ well-being – regardless of whether or not they feel they can easily talk to their parents.
Category: press_releases Contact Person's Name: Cynthia Lee Organization Name: McGill University Email: cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca Work Phone: 514-398-6754 Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 13:26Using BlackBerry Z10 on existing McGill systems
At present, McGill University BlackBerry servers are not compatible with the new BlackBerry Z10, however Z10 devices can synchronize to the current McGill email server using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. See the related link for instructions. Please note that Z10 devices on ActiveSync will not be able to take advantage of all BlackBerry features, such as access to internal McGill resources that require a McGill IP be assigned to your device.
Category: it_services Related Links: Configuring a BlackBerry Z10 device to receive McGill email (using ActiveSync) Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 11:36Delivery of Library material to faculty with campus offices
Recent surveys show that faculty want delivery of library materials to their campus offices as a basic service.
In response, McGill Library is introducing campus office delivery for Faculty, starting the week of March 18, 2013
Category: libraries Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 10:59Department of Psychiatry's Residency Program Receives Full Accreditation Status
Dear all,
It is my great pleasure to announce to you that our program has received full accreditation status from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The surveyors were impressed with the overall quality of the program, the dedicated faculty members, the high caliber of residents, and the positive atmosphere of collaboration and commitment to educational excellence. I would like to thank all of you for your help with the accreditation and your constant support and participation in the residency program.
Sincerely,
Category: psychiatry Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 10:44“Feedback dynamic between emotional reinforcement and healthy eating: An application of the reciprocal Markov model,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Authors: Ip, Edward; Zhang, Qiang; Lu, Ji; Mabry, Patricia L.; Dubé, Laurette
Publication: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2013
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Category: desautels_research Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Wed, 2013-03-20 09:53Dr. Tara Flanagan of ECP, Interviewed on CTV News!
Dr. Tara Flanagan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CTV News!
Category: ed_counselling_psych Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 16:45SIS MLIS & PhD students present at EGSS Conference
The following School of Information Studies MLIS and PhD students presented at the 12th Annual EGSS conference: "Meeting in the Middle: (de)Constructing Knowledge|Rencontres au milieu: constructions et déconstructions du savoir" on March 15 and 16, 2013.
Category: info_studies_sch Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 15:28myCourses - problems uploading files, sending email and importing/exporting
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Category: it_services Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 13:34Researchers identify a promising target for Multiple Sclerosis treatments
A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital* Research Centre’s (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Category: mni Contact Person's Name: Anita Kar Organization Name: The Neuro Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 12:19Les ravages du market timing
Entrer dans le marché boursier quand il va bien et en sortir quand il va mal, ou l’inverse, est au cœur de la stratégie de synchronisation du marché. Il existe plusieurs façons de tenter de surpasser le marché et de déjouer les indices, mais toutes comportent leurs risques, à la fois au plan du rendement, de l’économie et de la société.
Category: mgmt_fac Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 09:44New CSX terminal to heat up intermodal competition along St. Lawrence corridor
The late-January unveiling of a project by American rail-freight giant CSX to build a new $93.3-million intermodal terminal near the Quebec port of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield warmed the hearts of local stakeholders on one of the coldest days ever recorded in Central Canada.
… For his part, McGill University business professor William Polushin sees the new terminal project as a sound business investment for CSX, Valleyfield and the province.
Category: mgmt_fac Source Site: Source Site Published Date: Tue, 2013-03-19 09:43