/channels/taxonomy/term/8023/all en /channels/news/save-date-237896 <p>Don't forget to join us October 6 and 7 for the 2014 Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium "ARE WE ALONE?"</p> <p></p> <p></p> Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:08:09 +0000 webfull 103857 at /channels /channels/news/philanthropist-lorne-trottier-makes-transformative-gift-218862 <p>ƻ����Ժ is pleased to announce that it has received a transformative $15-million donation from the family foundation of high-tech entrepreneur and alumnus Lorne Trottier, BEng’70, MEng’73, DSc’06, to strengthen vital research and support outreach and public policy in the areas of science and engineering, as well as to launch a public symposium in collaboration with Université de Montréal’s École Polytechnique.</p> <p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:46:03 +0000 webfull 88378 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-launches-centre-space-research-256392 <p>$1 million donation from Trottier Family Foundation to fund ƻ����Ժ Space Institute fellowships Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:30:10 +0000 webfull 113592 at /channels /channels/news/alumnus-lorne-trottier-donates-15m-mcgill-science-engineering-218880 <p><em>High-tech entrepreneur’s gift will create two institutes and funds a symposium...</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>MONTREAL — Philanthropist Lorne Trottier wants people to have a greater appreciation of science and engineering so he is donating $15 million to ƻ����Ժ to help strengthen research and support outreach and public policy in those areas. The high-tech entrepreneur and alumnus will also help fund a public symposium on sustainable engineering in society in collaboration with the Université de Montréal’s École Polytechnique.</p> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:24:06 +0000 webfull 88403 at /channels /channels/news/science-and-media-263376 <p>There is widespread worry today about the health effects of just about everything around us -- from the food we eat and water we drink, to the plastics we use and medications we take. A journalist’s task of sorting through all the latest studies and reporting the findings in a responsible fashion is more critical than ever.</p> Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:25:49 +0000 webfull 122012 at /channels /channels/news/trottier-symposium-webcast-218991 <p>Did you miss this year's <a href="/science/events/trottier-symposium">Trottier Symposium, <i>Food: A Serving of Science</i></a>?</p> <p>If so, tune in <a href="/science/events/trottier-symposium/webcast ">here</a> and catch both evenings events, with speakers Dr. Walter Willett from Harvard's School of Public Health & Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg Tuft's School of Nutrition, and Jane Brody, NY Times'<i> Personal Health Columnist</i> and Harold McGee, world-class expert on food and cooking.</p> <p>Guarantee it will give you something to "chew" on.</p> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:11:30 +0000 webfull 88528 at /channels /channels/news/opinion-montreal-can-be-world-leader-engineering-innovation-226949 <p>" In recent months, the engineering profession in Quebec has been disparaged. It  is vital that the hard-won title of “engineer” regain its honour — because  beyond the controversies, the fact remains that excellence in engineering is one  of Montreal’s greatest strengths." <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Opinion+Montreal+world+leader+engineering+innovation/8409426/story.html#ixzz2UnsGOx81" target="_blank">Full Story</a><br /><br /></p> Thu, 30 May 2013 18:51:18 +0000 webfull 96836 at /channels /channels/event/clone-trottier-symposium-fact-229018 <p>Information is the key to life. We want to know what to eat, how to protect our environment, what risks to avoid and what to do if illness strikes. But when it comes to acquiring information, it is the best of times and the worst of times.</p> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:17:29 +0000 webfull 97186 at /channels