Voting link and Poster Session

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Hey geographers! 
In case you haven't gotten the SimplyVoting email already, please submit your vote at:

Also, tomorrow (March 28th) come to Burnside 308 from 12-3 to see the Honours Thesis Poster Session. There will be free food, and probably people you know! 

All the best,
Julia
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Don't forget to vote in MUGS Elections!

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  1. MUGS End of year party
  2. Photo and Prof of the Year!
  3. GeoSpectives
  4. GIS Job Available for McKinsey and Company
  5. KANATA Vol. 7 Journal Launch: April 3, 2014
  6. Fossil Fools Day!
  7. Rock Stars at Redpath Museum
  8. March 30 Family Discovery Workshop: Volcanoes (in English)
  9. Redpath Museum Documentaries

Hey Geographers! Don't forget to vote for your new candidates for MUGS council! I will send an online voting link along soon. Also the photo contest and prof of the year! Read on!



MUGS End of year party

The MUGS end of year party is soon! At a TBA location, come on April 4th at 9:30pm. The theme is PROM!!! For more info, keep up with the facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/260532017462040/?notif_t=plan_admin_added

 

Photo and Prof of the Year!

Vote for your favourite photo and professor at the same time! Choose your favourite photo from the album in the facebook group, and then send an email to mcgillgeography@gmail.com to submit the number of your favourite photo and the name of your favourite prof from the following options:

Prof of the Year Nominations

  •          Bernard Lehner
  •          Brian Robinson
  •          Lea Berrang-Ford
  •          Raja Sengupta
  •          Sarah Moser
  •          Sebastien Breau
  •        Tom Meredith

Who will win??


GeoSpectives

The next Geospectives is at a special time and place! It will be at 5:30 pm in Redpatch auditorium.

Changing Nature: Human Ambition, Rapid Change and the Search for Appropriate Intervention
Dr. Eric Higgs
Professor of Restoration Ecology
University of Victoria
Co-Sponsored with the Beatty Memorial Lectures Committee, the McGill School of Environment, and the Faculty of Science.

The reality on which our views of nature are built is dissolving in the face of rapid climate change, globalization of species, and shifting cultural views in an advanced technological society. We have entered a new era, the Anthropocene, which requires transformative approaches to understanding the social, cultural, economic and intellectual dimensions of rapidly changing ecosystems. New or novel ecosystems are emerging that have no historical precedent. The pace of socio-ecological change is threatening long-held and ingrained connections that people have with places. In this lecture I focus  on strategies for responsible intervention in novel ecosystems, and especially on retrieving a critical role for historical knowledge and finding appropriate ways of valuing changing natures.

This is in accordance with the Beatty Memorial talks. Sounds cool!


GIS Job Available for McKinsey and Company

The ideal candidate will enjoy the challenges and rewards of a professional, dynamic, team oriented environment.  The candidate must be a strong communicator with an entrepreneurial spirit and results-oriented mindset; a flexible, resourceful person who takes initiative; a conceptual thinker with strong analytic skills; and a team-oriented individual with a strong sense of responsibility toward team members and project objectives.

We believe that the following are essential to succeed in this role:

A Bachelor degree in a field such as Geographic Information System, Geography, Planning, or a related discipline.

Alternatively, a degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or another relevant field accompanied by demonstrable spatial analysis abilities.

Strong English communications skills – both oral and written.

The ability to transition easily from theory to application, and vice versa.

An entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to get things done, often under time constraints.

Strong interpersonal and analytic skills.

For more information and to apply:

https://mckinsey.secure.force.com/EP/job_details?jid=a0xA000000823MZIAY

 

KANATA Vol. 7 Journal Launch: April 3, 2014

3:00-5:00pm on April 3, 2014 @ SSMU: Madeleine Parent Room

Snacks, Live Music, Spoken Word, and Journals! Come celebrate the launch of Volume 7 of KANATA, our annual journal publication and the hard work of individuals involved in this year’s publication, as well as to celebrate the creation of the new Indigenous Studies minor at McGill . The launch will be a fundraiser for the Montreal Native Women’s Shelter.


Fossil Fools Day!

On Tuesday April 1st, FOSSIL FOOLS DAY, grassroots climate justice organizers will be coordinating actions across the country. Divest ConcordiaDivest McGill and friends are planning a collaborative action to denounce continued institutional investments in fossil fuel companies! We plan to show our schools and our city that the fossil fuel industry's current actions and plans for rapid expansion are at odds with a safe and livable planet. We're meeting at 3:00 at Concordia (on the Hall Building's 2nd floor Mezzanine) for speeches, music, alliance-building, & FREE FOOD and at 4:30 at McGill (at the y-intersection in front of the Arts building) for a fun rally with collective speeches. Silly costumes are encouraged! Find out more at the facebook event here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1420574514861712/
We'll keep you updated with details!


Rock Stars at Redpath Museum

On March 29th at 7pm, Join the student members of both the McGill Students Astronomy Club and the Redpath Museum Club for an evening of geology and star gazing. Event starts in the Museum Auditorium with an introduction to the fascinating science of the earth and the heavens. Followed by a walk up Mont Royal for star gazing (weather permitting). Visit at the Belvedere of Mont Royal includes hot chocolate. Please respect the earth, bring your own cup.


March 30 Family Discovery Workshop: Volcanoes (in English)

3 sessions for ALL ages- 11h30 – 12h30    OR 13h - 14h OR  14h30 - 15h30

$7 child / FREE for parents

Reservations necessary. Call 514-398-4092 or write toredpath.museum@mcgill.ca 


Redpath Museum Documentaries

As usual, there is a FREE documentary being shown at Redpath Museum! Come at 3pm this Sunday, March 30, to watch Encounters at the End of the World (2007): A documentary trip to visit the scientists at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there. Sounds fun!


Cool Thing of the Week!

There's a new three-wheeled bike that can ride over sand and snow!

http://inhabitat.com/rungus-three-wheeled-juggernaut-bike-floats-over-sand-and-snow/

Cool!

 

Have a wonderful week, everyone

Julia Schertzer

VP Communications


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Reporting Live from the Mentorship Panel

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  1. Photo Contest
  2. Prof of the Year
  3. Summer Geography Field Courses
  4. Mentorship Panel
  5. Field Notes Wine and Cheese
  6. Summer Job Available!
  7. Undecided about going abroad? Join us to discover Africa or Panama!
  8. Advanced Learning Techniques
  9. Call for Award Nominations
  10. Beatty Memorial Lectures
  11. Redpath Museum Lecture
  12. Documentaries at Redpath Museum
  13. Freaky Friday at Redpath Museum
  14. Institute for Health and Social Policy Internship and Research Fellowship Available

 Hey Geographers! I am reporting live from the Mentorship Panel right now and boy is it a blast! We have some cool things coming up so stay tuned!


Photo Contest

It's not too late to submit your photo to the Geography photo contest! The theme is wanderlust. Submit your photo to mcgillgeography@gmail.com by the deadline March 25th, that's next Tuesday!!


Prof of the Year

We all love our profs! If you think there is a prof that deserves some recognition this year, send their name to mcgillgeography@gmail.com. Submission deadline March 25th, that's next Tuesday!!


Summer Geography Field Courses

Please see the attached documents for info about Geography summer courses in May and August! Prof. Pollard is holding an information meeting on Wednesday, March 26th at 4:00 p.m. in Burnside 426.


Mentorship Panel

The Finding Your Coordinates mentorship panel is TONIGHT!!! Come to Burnside 426 at 4pm to hear people who graduated with geography undergraduate degrees and how they made it in the world, and then enjoy lots of gourmet food after. If you don't really know what careers you can get with a geography undergrad, this panel will be your saviour.


Field Notes Wine and Cheese

The geography undergraduate journal will be released TOMORROW. Come to a fabulous launch party complete with wine and cheese and professors to mingle with on Thursday, March 20th from 4-6pm in Burnside, room 426.


Summer Job Available!

Job Description: The Center for Economic and Policy Research is currently looking for a full-time International Program Intern for Summer 2014 (June 1st-August 31st).  

Responsibilities include assisting staff with research on upcoming papers and opinion pieces; organizing events with Latin American delegations, CEPR staff, and visiting academics; assisting in tracking and logging press mentions; as well as working on outreach to press, advocacy organizations, and Congress.

The responsibilities vary based on their interests and experience, as well as the particular issues that CEPR is working on at the time. Interns will be able to attend relevant events around Washington, DC.

Qualifications: We are looking for applicants with a general understanding of economics, international relations, and democracy issues, and an interest in economic justice. Previous research, data and/or outreach experience is extremely helpful; interns with strong economics or foreign policy experience (including Master’s degrees) will have the opportunity to engage in serious research, and those with strong organizing or outreach experience will have event management opportunities. The intern will need to be fluent in Spanish, including the ability to perform accurate written translations; able to work in a fast-paced environment with limited management; and be a self-starter and independent learner. Should have excellent writing and communications skills. 

Stipend: $1,588.41 per month, plus up to $250 for health insurance reimbursement per month.

Closing Date of Position: April 4, 2014. 
To Apply: Send cover letter, resume, and a brief (2 page) answer to the question “How can the US improve its foreign policy toward Latin America?” via email to internationalintern[at]cepr.net No calls or faxes please.


Undecided about going abroad? Join us to discover Africa or Panama!

It is your last chance to hear all about the Canadian Field Studies in Africa or the Panama Field Study Semester. Come to the information sessions:

Panama Field Study Semester Downtown Campus Burnside Hall Room 426 Monday March 24th 5:30pm

Canadian Field Study in Africa Downtown Campus Burnside Hall Room 426 Tuesday March 25th 5:30pm

Mobility funds are available to selected candidates.


Advanced Learning Techniques

 

Do you wish you knew how to use your study time more efficiently? 
Are you finding that the way you studied before isn’t enough now that you’re in university?

 

Then have we got the workshop for you!

 

Come to T-PULSE’s “Advanced Learning Techniques” workshop.  At the workshop you’ll learn some cool facts about the science of how we learn.  You will learn how to combine these facts with some thinking about your own thinking in order to come up with concrete ways to study more effectively and learn for the long term.

 

Advanced Learning Techniques is a workshop dedicated to showing Science undergraduate students techniques and tips to make their studying more efficient and their learning happen at a deeper level. Studying longer is often good but studying smarter is better!

When:
 Thursday March 20th, 5:00-7:00pm
Where:
 Redpath Museum , room 106B

Call for Award Nominations

The Institute for the Study of International Development is proud to announce the second call for nominations for our annual award, the Albert O. Hirschman Prize for the best research paper written by an undergraduate in a course recognized as part of the International Development Studies Program. Named after the distinguished development economist, submissions for the prize must be essays of significant length and can include term papers written for seminars, internship papers, and honors theses. Submissions are by nomination from a professor. Professors may nominate only one paper each year. A committee made up of ISID faculty members will adjudicate and award the prize at the end of the academic year. The prize will appear on student transcripts and will come with a $500.00 award. The recipient's name will also be inscribed on a plaque in Peterson Hall.

Submission Deadline: May 1.  Electronic copies should be sent to kirsty.mckinnon@mcgill.ca by the professor making the nomination, along with a brief recommendation statement. The latter does not have to be long, but it is important given that  papers will reflect from a wide range of topics and academic approaches.

Beatty Memorial Lectures

Please join us for a special lecture co-sponsored by the Dept. of Geography, the McGill School of Environment, the Faculty of Science, and made possible by a grant from the Beatty Memorial Lectures Committee:

 

 

Dr. Eric Higgs

Professor of Restoration Ecology

University of Victoria

 

Changing Nature: Human ambition, rapid change and the search for appropriate intervention

 

Monday, March 31st

5:30 pm

Redpath Museum Auditorium

reception with light refreshments to follow

 

 

Abstract: The reality on which our views of nature are built is dissolving in the face of rapid climate change, globalization of species, and shifting cultural views in an advanced technological society. We have entered a new era, the Anthropocene, which requires transformative approaches to understanding the social, cultural, economic and intellectual dimensions of rapidly changing ecosystems. New or novel ecosystems are emerging that have no historical precedent. The pace of socio-ecological change is threatening long-held and ingrained connections that people have with places. In this lecture I focus  on strategies for responsible intervention in novel ecosystems, and especially on retrieving a critical role for historical knowledge and finding appropriate ways of valuing changing natures.

 

Biographical sketch: Eric Higgs focuses his scholarship, teaching and service work on ecological restoration, historical ecology and novel ecosystems. His work spans conceptual issues in restoration and conservation (e.g., recent co-edited book, Novel Ecosystems), field studies  (e.g., the Mountain Legacy Project), and environmental policy. From 2001 to 2003 he served as chair of the Society for Ecological Restoration International. Amongst the first to receive an interdisciplinary PhD from the University of Waterloo (1988), he has held regular and visiting academic appointments at Waterloo, Oberlin, Alberta, MIT, and British Columbia. At UVic since 2002, and Director of the School of Environmental Studies (2002-2010), he is also a Professor-at-Large in the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Western Australia.

 

Redpath Museum,  859, rue Sherbrooke St. ouest/West,  Metro: McGill    Bus: 24

Join the student members of both the McGill Astronomy Club and the Redpath Museum Club for an evening of geology and star gazing. Event starts in the Redpath Museum Auditorium with an introduction to the fascinating science of the earth and the heavens. Followed by a walk up Mount Royal for star gazing (weather permitting). Visit at the Belvedere of Mount Royal includes hot chocolate. Please respect the earth, bring your own cups.

Duration: 7 - 7:25 PM at Museum, 8:30 - 9:30 PM at summit Mount Royal

Meet: 7 PM, Musée Redpath  Museum, Université McGill, 859 rue Sherbrooke ouest  Metro: McGill Bus: Contribution at the door :    $4 regular adult OR $2 student/child/senior, maximum for family = $10 (includes hot chocolate at the summit, please bring your own cups)


Documentaries at Redpath Museum

Come to Redpath Museum this Sunday, March 23rd at 3pm to watch the documentary Grizzly Man, A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska. Not suitable for young children.


Freaky Friday at Redpath Museum

The Night of the comet – How Meteors can Kill you. By Robert Rutledge (Physics, McGill)

Maybe the next big meteor is on its way to planet earth. . . or not. McGill University Physics Professor Robert Rutledge gives us the full impact of what could happen if a meteor hits. This presentation will be followed by the film Deep Impact (1998). Listen to the CBC radio preview with Robert Rutledge here.

Free, everyone welcome. No reservation necessary. In English.


Institute for Health and Social Policy Internship and Research Fellowship Available

The Institute for Health and Social Policy is currently recruiting for the Fall 2014 cohort, and is looking for both graduate and undergraduate students for the Internship Program, and graduate students for the Research Fellowship Program.  Both programs focus on translating research into practice, and the internship program in particular offers training to students who want to bridge the gap between academia and policy. Applications are due in early April, and the award amounts are $2000 and $5000 respectively. Detailed information is available on the IHSP website (www.mcgill.ca/ihsp).


Cool Thing of the Week

Here is a picture of firewood stacked to look like a tree

http://imgur.com/Tv48w7Z

Here's an interview on the construction of the high line park in NYC. It's one of the coolest parks I have been to and I loved learning more about it!

http://inhabitat.com/interview-architect-james-corner-on-the-design-of-high-line/

 


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It's back to school season!

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  1. Photo Contest
  2. Elections
  3. McGill Sustainability Research Symposium!
  4. Mentorship Panel Party!
  5. Field Notes Wine and Cheese
  6. York University still accepting applications for Master’s in Environmental Studies!
  7. Freaky Friday Conference
  8. Free Documentaries at Redpath
  9. Lecture at Redpath Museum
  10. Call For Journal Submissions
  11. Put Your Politics Where Your Mouth Is : March 10-14
  12. McGill Net Positive Lecture Series
  13. Funded MA opportunity in consumption and development geographies at the University of Guelph 
  14. Advanced Learning Techniques
  15. Coffee and Conversation with Geography Researchers

Hey all! I hope your reading weeks were lots of fun. I love hearing about all the adventures my friends have gone on over the break! It seems like school has hit us in full force, with only about 5 weeks left of classes, everyone’s scrambling. But we sure have some fun events for you, so read on!


Photo Contest

The Geography Photo Contest is continuing until March 24th! Please submit your photos (with the theme of Wanderlust) to mcgillgeography@gmail.com. Voting will begin on March 25th and a winner will be announced on April 1st (but it will not be an April Fool’s joke).


Elections

Elections are coming up! If you are thinking about running for one of these fabulous, rewarding positions, then please download the attached nomination kit form*! The dates are as follows:

Nomination: Tuesday, March 11th at 9AM - Tuesday, March 18th at 5PM

Extended Nomination: Wednesday, March 19th at 9AM - Thursday, March 20th at 5PM

Campaigning: Monday, March 24th at 9AM - Thursday, March 20th at 5PM

Polling: Thursday, March 27th at 9Am - Tuesday, April 1st at 5PM

Results released on Tuesday, April 1st at 5PM.


*When you have completed your form, please submit it to the AUS office, which is in the basement of Leacock, sort of attached to the Arts lounge/BDA.


McGill Sustainability Research Symposium!

Come get free Indian food and learn what your fellow students are doing in terms of research and sustainability! March 13th, ALL DAY FROM 9-5


Mentorship Panel Party!

Join us on Wednesday, March 19th from 4-6pm in Burnside Hall come to room 426 for Finding your Coordinates, put on by the McGill Geography Mentorship Program. This is a casual panel event open to any geography students, where McGill geography alumni in both the workforce and in academia, in a variety of streams, are coming to talk to you about how they got to where they are why they are there, and what they do now. Keep an eye on the listserv for more information on our exciting panel members. Snacks and refreshments will also be served!!

The speakers will be:

Valerie Hongoh: PhD Candidate - Université de Montréal

Peter MacLean: Founder and President - ÉEM inc.

Graham McDowell: Owner-operator - McDowell Environmental LLC

Brendan Rahman: Data Curator - Community Data Program

Catherine Stace: Career Advisor - McGill University

Julie Talbot: Assistant Professor - Université de Montréal


Field Notes Wine and Cheese

The very next day after the fabulous Mentorship Panel Party, we are having another party in the same room! Wow, can you say “well-fed geography students”?? On Thursday, from 4-6pm in Burnside 426, come for our annual Field Notes wine and cheese, where we will view the new geography journal and mingle with professors while enjoying some delicious snacks. Invite your friends!


York University still accepting applications for Master’s in Environmental Studies!

Interested in graduate studies? Pursue your intellectual passions through our Master in Environmental Studies (MES) program at York University! We're still accepting domestic applications for this fall -- deadline March 14, 2014. 

Our program grants you unparalleled opportunities to combine your interests and create your own educational path. We encourage creativity and innovation by not requiring you to adhere to any set courses or field of study. Instead, we support you in taking ownership of your studies so you can get exactly what you want from your master's degree.

We welcome applications from students from disciplines connected to all kinds of environments, including social, built, political, cultural and natural environments and the multifaceted connections between these and other areas. Please see our website at www.yorku.ca/fes/students/future/mes/index.htm  for details and examples of student research projects.  To learn more, send an email to fesinfo@yorku.ca


Freaky Friday Conference

On March 21, at 5pm, come to Redpath Hall to learn about The Night of the Comet: How Meteors can Kill You. The lecture will be followed by a FREE MOVIE called Deep Impact. Sounds scary!


Free Documentaries at Redpath

You know the drill. Come to Redpath Museum this Sunday at 3pm to view a free documentary. This one is called, The Act of Killing (2012). A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to re-enact their real-life mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. Not suitable for young children.


Lecture at Redpath Museum

On March 13th, at 6pm, come to Redpath to learn about Neuroplasticity in the Adult Human Brain! This lecture will be given by David Ostry, who is in the psychology department at McGill. If you think the brain is cool (so, like, every single human), then you should come!


Call For Journal Submissions

The Undercurrent, a Canadian Undergraduate Journal of International Development Studies, is The Undercurrent is currently accepting full manuscripts (2,500 to 5,000 words) and short essays, commentaries, and reflections (800 words). Topical papers are accepted from any academic discipline, and may include coursework past or present. Submission information can be found here.
Accepted papers are to be published in the May issue of the journal and in .pdf format on The Undercurrent’s website.
Accepted authors will be eligible for an honorarium towards travel costs to attend InSight, the national student development studies conference, occurring May 28-30, 2014, at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario. Accepted authors of full manuscripts will also be eligible, if they so choose, to present their paper at the conference.
Please consult www.undercurrentjournal.ca for further information. Any questions may be directed to eic@undercurrentjournal.ca.


Put Your Politics Where Your Mouth Is : March 10-14

PYPWYMI is an annual week of talks, teach-ins, and skill sharing around food justice on campus and beyond. This series of events is coordinated by The Midnight Kitchen and The People’s Potato. Our goal is to provide spaces to skillshare, discuss and learn about the politics of food. 

For a list of workshops and events check out: https://www.facebook.com/events/1391505697784916/


McGill Net Positive Lecture Series

As some of you are aware, the McGill Net Positive lecture series -- hosted by the MSE -- is bringing in four brilliant leaders throughout the semester to speak about sustainability in higher education. These are exciting opportunities for those of us at McGill to learn from peer institutions and refine our understandings of what sustainability will look like on our campuses. Slowly but surely, we are building strong momentum for a green building at McGill - and that is good news for the MSE's bid for a new, more appropriate home base. 
The next McGill Net Positive lecture, to be held Tuesday, March 18th at 10:30 in the Thomson House ballroom, features David Orr, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College. He is a well known environmentalist and visionary.  In 1996, he organized the construction of one of the greenest buildings in North America, the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies at Oberlin College. He is the founder and leader of the Oberlin Project, a joint effort of the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College to improve the resilience, prosperity, and sustainability of their community. The aim of this project is nothing less than to revitalize the local economy, eliminate carbon emissions, restore local agriculture, food supply and forestry, and create a new, sustainable base for economic and community development. 

His lecture, followed by a discussion period, is sure to inform and inspire.


Funded MA opportunity in consumption and development geographies at the University of Guelph 

Applicants with an interest in: ethical consumption, feminist theory, critical development studies, and/or the politics of philanthropy are encouraged to apply. Students will receive financial support following the policy in the Department of Geography.  Research expenses will also be covered.

Funded student research projects may include:

(i)             Investigating how ethical consumption campaigns (e.g. Product RED, Toms Shoes) play out on the ground through international development projects

(ii)            Analyzing the use of social media by corporations and NGOs to share stories of ‘development’ with North American audiences

(iii)           Researching the gendered dynamics of sustainable consumption decisions

For more information on the MA program at the University of Guelph (including application details) please see:http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/grad/index.shtml

Please note that this MA degree in geography can also be combined with the collaborative MA in international development.  For more information see: http://www.ids.uoguelph.ca/graduate-studies/admission-requirements

For more information about this MA opportunity please see: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/people/faculty/hawkins.shtml

Contact Dr. Roberta Hawkins at rhawkins@uoguelph.ca


Advanced Learning Techniques

Do you wish you knew how to use your study time more efficiently? 
Are you finding that the way you studied before isn’t enough now that you’re in university? 

Then have we got the workshop for you!

Come to T-PULSE’s “Advanced Learning Techniques” workshop.  At the workshop you’ll learn some cool facts about the science of how we learn.  You will learn how to combine these facts with some thinking about your own thinking in order to come up with concrete ways to study more effectively and learn for the long term.

Advanced Learning Techniques is a workshop dedicated to showing Science undergraduate students techniques and tips to make their studying more efficient and their learning happen at a deeper level. Studying longer is often good but studying smarter is better!
When:  Thursday March 20th, 5:00-7:00pm
Where: Redpath Museum , room 106B

If you plan on coming please send an email to tomlinson.project@mcgill.ca with the subject line “Advanced Learning Techniques” to help us prepare for the right number of people.


Coffee and Conversation with Geography Researchers

Fieldwork in Photos resumes this week with a talk by Tim Holland looking at: 

"Coffee, conservation and (land) claims: Evolving frontiers in Peru's selva alto"

Friday march 14th at 12pm, BH 426

Don't forget to bring your lunch!!!


Until next time,
Julia 
VP Communications (this could be your job if you run for MUGS!)
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