Sam Neylon • October 15, 2009

McGill hospital being built as a public-private partnership Read More

Erin Hale • October 15, 2009

Students question University’s stance on contentious events Read More

Eric Andrew-Gee • October 15, 2009

MBA tuition, TA wages among issues debated Read More

Humera Jabir • October 15, 2009

Principal defends controversial changes on campus Read More

admin • October 8, 2009

Activists, academics, and diplomats weigh in on Canada’s response Read More

Jeff Bishku-Aykul • October 8, 2009

The University kicked off the conference on Monday by inviting several speakers from various countries to describe the impact of the financial crisis on their nation’s experience with food production. The dean of McGill’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chandra Madramootoo, introduced the event, which featured speakers from Ghana,… Read More

Humera Jabir • October 8, 2009

Three-year legal dispute over membership dues resolved this year Read More

Stephanie Law • October 8, 2009

Improving access to markets for small land holders and local farmers is the most important factor in achieving global food security, according to experts speaking at Wednesday’s panel “Markets and Trade: How They Affect Food Security.” Despite the fact that market failure was the primary cause for the price spikes… Read More

Henry Gass • October 8, 2009

On Wednesday, experts weighed in on the effects climate change could have on agriculture in the coming years. At the panel discussion, “Climate Change: the Challenges for Food Security,” four presenters pointed to several general anticipated climate changes that could affect agriculture: rising carbon dioxide levels, rising air temperature, and… Read More

Emily Clare • October 8, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize winner emphasizes the importance of compassion Read More

Michael Lee-Murphy • October 8, 2009

Day two of the conference featured a lecture series and panel discussion focused on the roles and responses of international agencies to the ongoing food crisis. Among the high profile speakers were representatives of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the World Bank, speaking to an audience of… Read More

Erin Hale • October 8, 2009

“Echoes of the Holocaust” called off following disruptions Read More

admin • October 8, 2009

Last year the total number of malnourished increased by 40 million, while the number of people with insufficient food reached almost one billion. For three days this week, academics, students, heads of state, development experts, and NGO’s met at the McGill Conference on Global Food Security to discuss how to… Read More

Humera Jabir • October 5, 2009

Students, profs take to the street to protest Bills 38 and 44 Read More

admin • October 5, 2009

Locals accuse GSI of neglect and mismanagement of landfills Read More