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Celebrating Success and Accolades: Schulich’s Year-End Wrap-Up

webfull — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:31:52 +0000

As we approach the close of another remarkable year at the Schulich School of Music, we want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible achievements of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. This year, their dedication, creativity, and passion have brought music to life in ways that have inspired our community. From breathtaking performances to groundbreaking research, from personal milestones to collective successes, we have so much to be proud of.

Sean Ferguson, Dean of the Schulich School of Music, shares:

Published: 21 December 2024

Professor John Mac Master wins the 2024 VERA Award

webfull — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:17:19 +0000

John Mac Master, esteemed Canadian tenor and Associate Professor of Voice at the Schulich School of Music, is a 2024 recipient of the Voice Education Research Awareness (VERA) Award. This prestigious award is given annually by The Voice Foundation to honour distinguished individuals for their leadership, commitment to education and mentorship, and modeling of voice use and its advancement. Previous opera recipients include Nathan Gunn, Lucine Amara, Mignon Dunn and Reri Grist. Prof.

Published: 19 December 2024

The President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

webfull — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:36:46 +0000

The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) created a new University-wide prize for outstanding emerging researchers in 2013 to encourage and celebrate our most outstanding early-career researchers.

Published: 20 December 2024

Justin Saulnier Wins the 2024-2025 Golden Violin Award Competition

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:44:38 +0000

Congratulations to violinist Justin Saulnier for winning the 2024-2025 Golden Violin Award competition! Justin will receive a generous scholarship of $30,000 in addition to a 14-karat gold lapel pin in the miniature form of the Golden Violin. In addition, he has been awarded the opportunity to perform a recital at the Canadian Centre for Architecture as part of the Schulich @ Bon-Pasteur series on February 26, 2025.

Published: 19 December 2024

Announcing the finalists of the third edition of the Graham Sommer Competition!

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:47:21 +0000

The Schulich School of Music of �㽶��Ƶ is pleased to announce five finalists for the third edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers. Established in 2017, this national competition recognizes works for chamber music formations with piano that show significant potential to engage audiences and become standard repertoire.

Published: 19 December 2024

Prof. Venne awarded the 2024 President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:20:52 +0000

Prof. Gabriel Venne, Director of the Division of Anatomical Sciences, has been awarded the 2024 President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Pictured here is Prof. Venne receiving his award from McGill President Deep Saini at the Fall Convocation ceremony on Dec. 2nd.

Published: 19 December 2024

Study links alcohol consumption to more severe nut allergy reaction

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:55:20 +0000

Findings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead to quicker diagnoses in emergency care for people with all anaphylactic allergies.

Published: 19 December 2024

D2R announces new round of funding, investing $1.5 million to advance research in �㽶��Ƶ therapeutics and to support McGill Centres and Institutes

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000

Montreal – December 19, 2024 – The D2R (DNA to �㽶��Ƶ) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five �㽶��Ƶ Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in �㽶��Ƶ therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.

Published: 19 December 2024

Fourteen McGillians appointed to the Order of Canada

webfull — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000

Governor General recognizes McGill community members for exceptional accomplishments and service

Fourteen members of the �㽶��Ƶ community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honourees are the University’s Chancellor and three professors:

Published: 18 December 2024

Making strategic assets available to pension funds would encourage more domestic investment

webfull — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:02:27 +0000

Canadian pension funds have a mandate to deliver steady pension payments to millions of plan members, writes Professor Sebastien Betermier in Benefits Canada. But that’s easier said than done, and the most cost-efficient way to deliver is by investing in a globally diversified portfolio tilted toward strategic assets. This type of asset, however, isn’t available in Canada, so pension funds look for them elsewhere.

Published: 18 December 2024