Quebec-born entrepreneur to make significant gift to McGill University

The largest-ever gift to a faculty of education in Canada will focus on optimal health, not disease, by advancing sports science through elite human performance

MONTREAL, Aug. 29, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - A gift from a Quebec-born entrepreneur will launch an exciting venture for McGill's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education, ushering in a new era of world-leading research and discovery in sports science, with the long-term goal of improving elite human performance, and promoting healthier living across the human lifespan. 

What:
Announcement at the Faculty Club at McGill University

When:

August 31, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Arrival time: 2:15 PM ET
Announcement 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Reception 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Where:

The Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish Street, Montreal

Who:
The identity of the donor and the gift will be revealed the morning of August 31. Participants include:  

• Dilson Rassier, Dean of the Faculty of Education, McGill University
• Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
• McGill researchers from Kinesiology and Physical Education including those from the Human Brain Control of Locomotion (HBCL) and Clinical Exercise & Respiratory Physiology labs

Student elite athletes are available for interviews. Media representatives are invited to attend demonstrations of student athletes engaged in clinical exercises using research equipment following the press conference.

SOURCE McGill University

Media wishing to cover the announcement are asked to please contact: Cynthia Lee, [email protected], 514-793-6753