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Media advisory: Excellence in Research a snapshot of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s leading work

Published: 3 February 2010

Media opportunity to meet 24 teams presenting some of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's unique and exciting discoveries

Media and the general public are invited to discover ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's research at the Excellence in Research exhibition, taking place Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Twenty-four teams, covering all of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's faculties, will host special display areas. This is a great opportunity to meet university experts in an informal context, to learn more about world-leading research undertaken right here in Quebec, and, of course, to find out more about the fascinating work being done at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

Media should register with William Raillant-Clark at 514-398-2189.

WHO: 24 world-class research teams

WHAT: Excellence in Research Exhibition

WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Redpath Hall, 3461 McTavish St., Main Campus, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University


The themes are:

  • Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
    • Piglets Helping People - Models Advance Human Nutrition Research
    • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Goes to MARS : Arctic Microbiology and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
  • Arts
    • Social Statistics: what the numbers tell us (How families in Quebec are ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ)
    • Costume Illustration in the Digital Age
  • Dentistry
    • Can people living in poverty and health professionals understand each other?
  • Education
    • Muscle contraction: from molecules to cells to human movement
    • The Truth Project: Promoting children's truth-telling in legal and applied settings
  • Engineering
    • Unleash the Power of Light in Nanostructures
    • Minds that move Machines
    • Cartilage: Use It or Lose It but Don't Abuse It
  • Law
    • We are all migrants. Do we have the same rights?
  • Management
    • Reinvention of Retirement: A Study of Baby-Boomer Managers in Two Nations
    • CREATEing the future leaders of Healthcare
  • Medicine
    • Understanding the Molecular Brain to Cure Mental Disorders
    • Fear and Loathing in the Brain - How the brain detects, analyzes and responds to danger
    • Why your genes are not your destiny - Child abuse marks the DNA in the brain.
    • Can Fruit Flies Help Us Understand Nervous System Diseases?
    • Say What? Prevention of Hearing Loss - Research Makes It Possible
    • The Mathematics of Visual Perception
  • Music
    • THE VIRTUAL HAYDN: Complete Works for Solo Keyboard in Virtual Acoustics
  • Religious Studies
    • New Horizons in the Study of South Asian Religions
  • Science
    • Toward Environmentally Sustainable Chemistry: Green Chemistry @ ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
    • Humans and robots working together outdoors
    • Economics Without Ecocide

On the Web: mcgill.ca/researchexpo/

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