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This past summer, there was a new addition to the usual group of young scientists at the Reserve: four high schoolers from Montr茅al鈥檚 West Island.聽</p> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:12:16 +0000 admin 10468 at /oss /oss/channels/news/mcgills-department-psychology-ranks-21st-times-higher-education-top-50-list-362911 <p>9I制作厂免费 provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the聽<a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE).聽</p> <p>9I制作厂免费 ranks among the top 90聽in the world聽in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50.聽The聽number of聽institutions of聽higher education聽considered varied by discipline, from 389 for聽Law聽to聽1,488 for Engineering.聽</p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:08:12 +0000 admin 10451 at /oss /oss/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 <p>In August 2024, the Redpath Museum was certified as an accredited museum institution by the minist猫re de la Culture et des Communications du Qu茅bec. 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