August 29, 2006 Source: :
http://www.mta.ca/news/?id=1085 Celebrating Research and Creative Activity at Mount A, Aug. 31 SACKVILLE, NB — Mount Allison researchers will start the school year off with a bang. On Thursday, August 31 beginning at 8:45 a.m., the Office of Research Development will present Celebrating Research and Creative Activity, a half-day of presentations highlighting some of Mount Allison’s top-notch research endeavours. Andrew Paskauskas is the director of Research Development at Mount Allison and one of the main organizers behind the event. He says, "Celebrating Research has become an annual event, showcasing some of the innovative research happening at Mount Allison. This year we have another great line up of faculty speaking on a variety of subjects." Celebrating Research and Creative Activity will take place from 8:45 a.m. until 12 noon in the Avard Dixon building, room 118. All sessions are open to the University community; please feel free to attend the entire morning or drop in for individual speakers. Please contact the office of Research Development at 364-2618 for more information. The event will kick off with opening remarks by Mount Allison University President Dr. Robert Campbell at 9 a.m. Vice President (Academic and Research), Dr. Stephen McClatchie will then present Research and Creative Activity@Mount Allison. A detailed schedule for the morning is below. 9:15 a.m. "Do they actually say ‘hi’ or do they say ‘hi and bye’?": the experience of women immigrants to New Brunswick — Dr. Judith Doyle, Sociology 9:35 a.m. "Climate change research using a macroecological approach"— Dr. Zoe Finkel, Environmental Science; Dr. Andrew Irwin, Math & Computer Science 9:55 a.m. "The construction of an intellectual in the first Cuban republic: José Antonio Ramos through his articles and his correspondence, 1906-1946" — Dr. Judith Weiss, Modern Languages & Literatures 10:45 a.m. "Readings in the Shadow Canon: Paracelsus and Boehme on the Problem of Evil" — Dr. Sean McGrath, Philosophy 11:05 a.m. "From Electronic Brochures to E-Campaigning: Party Web Sites during the 2004 and 2006 Canadian Federal Campaign" — Dr. Tamara Small, Political Science 11:25 a.m. "Diatom Invasions .... So What?" —Dr. Irena Kaczmarska, Biology; Jim Ehrman, Digital Microscopy Facility —30— For further information please contact Anna Sheridan-Jonah, Office of Research Development, tel: 364-2618 (asheridanjonah@mta.ca).
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