On Tuesday April 3, Dr. David Eidelman, vice principal (health affairs) and dean of medicine, announced the completion of the preliminary internal review of professor J. Corbett McDonald’s research on the health effects of chrysotile asbestos. The review was conducted by professor and chair of the department of epidemiology, biostatistics,[Read More…]
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Internal review on asbestos research is inconclusive
On Tuesday April 3, Dr. David Eidelman, vice principal (health affairs) and dean of medicine, announced the completion of the preliminary internal review of professor J. Corbett McDonald’s research on the health effects ofchrysotile asbestos. The review was conducted by professor and chair of the department of epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health Dr.[Read More…]
Principal responds to Jutras Report
On Feb. 13, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum published her response to the Jutras Report, the outcome of Dean of Law Daniel Jutras’ internal investigation into the events of Nov. 10. The Jutras report details the Nov. 10 occupation of the James Administration Building and its aftermath, in which Montreal riot police[Read More…]
McGill student protest rallies support for free education
Last Wednesday, students from McGill University, l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and several CEGEPs in the downtown Montreal area participated in a demonstration for free education. Organized by McGill students, Wednesday’s demonstration was one of many in the growing student movement against the Quebec provincial government’s proposed tuition increases,[Read More…]
The new pipeline offers little but a sticky situation
McGill Tribune Why should we, as global citizens, be concerned about a new $5.5-billion pipeline flowing from the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta to Kitimat, a coastal port in north-western British Columbia? First, we are consumers of oil. Second, we need to move from fossil fuels to clean[Read More…]
Student demonstration disrupts Public Services Job Fair
Last Thursday afternoon, a crowd of approximately 100 demonstrators protesting against Quebec’s proposed tuition hikes entered the McGill campus. The demonstration, organized by an autonomous committee of students from four different campuses—Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Concordia University, and McGill University—began walking at 11:00 a.m.[Read More…]
Education Week a response to fall issues on campus
From Jan. 12 to 20, SSMU hosted (Reclaim Your) Education Week, a seven-day series of workshops, discussions, and presentations that sought to raise awareness about a number of issues on the McGill campus, including tuition hikes and the struggles of marginalized groups on campus. Education Week was made possible by[Read More…]
Third strategic summit held on equity and diversity
Last Friday, SSMU hosted the third in a series of strategic summit meetings, this time addressing equity and diversity at McGill. Each of the monthly strategic summits are designed to tackle a different problem that affects SSMU, McGill University, and its students. Prior to the event, organizers had low expectations[Read More…]
SSMU hosts Consultation Fair
Last Wednesday, SSMU hosted the inaugural Consultation Fair, a joint effort by SSMU, McGill faculty and administrators, and a number of other members of the McGill community. The fair, initiated by the Working Group on Consultation and Communication, was designed to respond to calls for a more transparent administration and[Read More…]
Second SSMU strategic summit on tuition increases
Sophie Silkes Last Friday, SSMU hosted its second strategic summit, this time centred around tuition hikes—an issue pertinent to students in Quebec given the impending tuition hikes later in the year. This meeting was one in a series of strategic summits initiated by SSMU President Maggie Knight. Each summit[Read More…]
