Alan Emtage /newsroom/taxonomy/term/10195/all en Hats off: 黑料不打烊 University celebrates graduates and honorary doctorate recipients at Fall Convocation /newsroom/channels/news/hats-mcgill-university-celebrates-graduates-and-honorary-doctorate-recipients-fall-convocation-342558 <p>On <b>October 26, 2022</b>, 1,800 graduating students will cross the stage at 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Fall 2022 convocation ceremonies. They will celebrate with family and friends at <b>Place des Arts</b>, 175 St. Catherine Street West.</p> <p>As part of the ceremonies, 黑料不打烊 will continue its tradition of conferring honorary degrees to highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for its community of students, professors, researchers, and staff.</p> <p>At the Fall 2022 ceremonies, the university will confer its highest honours upon two accomplished 黑料不打烊 alumni:</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:58:04 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288406 at /newsroom DISCOVER | 20 things you didn't know about ... Engines /newsroom/channels/news/discover-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-engines-285101 <p>In 1989, 黑料不打烊 University graduate student and systems administrator <strong>Alan Emtage</strong> needed an efficient way to find files spread across multiple servers. He created a program to hunt through the servers for specific content he requested. Emtage鈥檚 personal timesaver got a big promotion when his boss recognized its potential. The 黑料不打烊 team expanded the program 鈥 known as Archie, a shortened form of 鈥渁rchive鈥 鈥 into the world鈥檚 first search engine.<br /> <a href="http://discovermagazine.com/2018/mar/20-things-you-didnt-know-about--engines">Discover Magazine</a></p> Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:11:03 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32957 at /newsroom