Bob Wares /channels/taxonomy/term/19038/all en The Faculty of Science celebrates its generous donors /channels/channels/news/faculty-science-celebrates-its-generous-donors-302760 <p>In November this year, around 400 people gathered at the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Faculty Club for the Faculty of Science’s annual scholarship reception. The evening’s celebration was an opportunity for donors to the Faculty to meet the students who have benefitted from their generous support.</p> <h3>Confidence-building opportunities</h3> <p>Addressing the guests, Joëlle Begin Miolan, recipient of a ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Research Award, described the opportunity to do research as a defining moment for her self-belief as an undergraduate physics student.</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:56:09 +0000 webfull 155658 at /channels ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ receives $5-million gift from noted Canadian geologist Bob Wares /channels/channels/news/mcgill-receives-5-million-gift-noted-canadian-geologist-bob-wares-290028 <p>As an entrepreneurial geologist, Bob Wares, (BSc’79, DSc’12), became a mining rock star when he discovered one of Canada’s largest gold deposits in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Now, he is bringing that Midas touch to his alma mater in the form of a landmark $5-million gift that will support research programs, fellowships, innovative research, a lecture series and outreach efforts in ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Faculty of Science, with a particular focus on his home department, Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS).</p> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:57:11 +0000 webfull 141334 at /channels