As the snow melts, flowers begin to blossom, and days get longer, we are reminded that spring is around the corner. Every year, a staple of spring for many of us has been attending Pint of Science, and I am happy to say this year will be no different! Now in its fifth year, Pint… Read More 4 Reasons to Attend Pint of Science This Year

As the world gets increasingly weirder, many graduate students are encouraged to use this time at home to get ahead on our work – read those papers, finish that manuscript, start that dissertation. However, it’s been a challenge! With all that’s been going on in the world it can be difficult to concentrate, and if… Read More A Typical Day in my Self-Isolated Life

The Chair of the Board of Governors, Ram Panda, a former McGill University graduate student himself, sits down with GradLife McGill. Offering his advice to current students, he discusses graduate school, social media, his passion for sustainability and the importance of creating a better world for generations to come. GradLife McGill is about sharing the… Read More An interview with the Chair of McGill’s Board of Governors Ram Panda

Chances are, you’ve heard of Pint of Science. Now in its fourth year, the international science outreach festival, bringing the scientists and the public together in local pubs has become a staple event of the graduate community.  I had the opportunity to talk with Amy McKean (A) and Caitlin Fowler (C), both graduate students at McGill… Read More Pint of Science: Coming to a pub near you!

Josephine Nalbantoglu cares about graduate students! In an exclusive sit-down interview with GradLife McGill, the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies shares her passion for building a strong graduate community at McGill, where Masters, PhD students and PostDoctoral fellows feel supported throughout their degree as well as inspired to communicate the significance of their work with others.  GradLife… Read More An Interview with the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Josephine Nalbantoglu

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