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Museum volunteer wins award

Peter Tarassoff has won the Pinch Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). This medal is named for William Wallace Pinch of Rochester, New York, in recognition of his enormous and...

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Redpath Museum remembers Abe Levine (1924-2017)

The Redpath Museum lost a great friend and donor on July 30, 2017. What started with a small donation of about 200 shells in 1994 has grown into a permanent exhibit entitled "Conchologycitus - the Abe...

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Redpath Museum students win McGill Award

Winners this year for McGill’s Award for Equity and Community Building, recognizing the work of students committed to advancing equity, inclusion and community engagement at McGill: Jessica Ford and...

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Barbara Lawson, Curator of World Cultures, retires after more than 30 years...

Barbara Lawson, Curator of World Cultures, has retired after more than 30 years at McGill University’s Redpath Museum. Under her curatorship, the collections were expanded in size and scope and a World...

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Museum volunteer wins award

Peter Tarassoff has won the Pinch Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). This medal is named for William Wallace Pinch of Rochester, New York, in recognition of his enormous and...

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Redpath Museum remembers Abe Levine (1924-2017)

The Redpath Museum lost a great friend and donor on July 30, 2017. What started with a small donation of about 200 shells in 1994 has grown into a permanent exhibit entitled "Conchologycitus - the Abe...

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Redpath Museum students win McGill Award

Winners this year for McGill’s Award for Equity and Community Building, recognizing the work of students committed to advancing equity, inclusion and community engagement at McGill: Jessica Ford and...

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Barbara Lawson, Curator of World Cultures, retires after more than 30 years...

Barbara Lawson, Curator of World Cultures, has retired after more than 30 years at McGill University’s Redpath Museum. Under her curatorship, the collections were expanded in size and scope and a World...

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Museum has lost a friend: Ann Van Fossen

Ann Van Fossen, the author of the museum publication: Tea and Fossils: a brief history of the Redpath Museum, died last week. Born in 1933 and educated at Swarthmore College (B.A. in Political Science)...

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STEMM and diversity @ McGill gets special recognition

This year the Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media  acknowledged special recognition to the STEMM Diversity @ McGill, a project spearheaded by Museum graduate students Charles Cong and...

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Proud to be part of the Rallye Expos Vues d’Afrique!

The Redpath Museum is honored to be part of the Rallye Expos organized by the Festival Vues d’Afrique. From May 1st to June 30th, come visit our Ancient Egypt Exhibition in the World Cultures Gallery...

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To study invasive predators, watch the prey

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Outstanding emerging researchers honoured at McGill’s Spring 2019 Convocation

Three highly accomplished early career researchers have received a prestigious McGill distinction: the Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers By Amanda Testani, Communications...

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Robert L. Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist, has been appointed to the Order...

Robert L. Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist, has been appointed to the Order of Canada.For his academic leadership and contributions to his field as Canada’s pre-eminent vertebrate paleontologist.The...

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Invasive Species Lab in the news: Tracing the Tench

Montreal Gazette, Sept. 1, 2019: Feature article and online video about the experimental research work of the Anthony Ricciardi's lab on Invasion Ecology and the effects of invasive species such as the...

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Declining amphibians of Quebec in the news

Learn about land development and the declining Western Chorus Frog in southwestern Quebec.  This Montreal Gazette article focuses on disputes over land designated for development in Candiac and the...

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Two Museum researchers in top ranks for science citation

Dr. Andrew Hendry (photographed with iguana friend) and Dr. Andy Gonzalez have been included in the list of McGill researchers among the world’s most cited by the Web of Science group. Read about it here.

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Artist in Residence (in Climate Change) at Redpath Museum - apply by Mar. 24,...

Start & End Date: May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021Hourly Wage: $25.00 per hour + 4% benefits, paid bi-weeklyHours/Week: 21 hours per weekDeadline to Apply: March 24, 2020

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McGill24 and the Redpath Museum

We are very grateful for your donations during McGill24 held on March 11, 2020.We still have a few weeks to reach our target at the Redpath Museum: To create a Fossil and Dinosaur Teaching Kit

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Two lives lived through a paleontological window

Two people connected to the Redpath Museum died on April 8, 2020: Robert “Bob” Lynn Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist, aged 81 years old and Joan Clark, patent lawyer, aged 90 years old.

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