Brock University accredited by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Brock University - September 30, 2005
Brock University has become the second university in Ontario to have its Accounting Program officially accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
2005 Stanier Lecture - Dirt, Desire and Disgust
Brock University - September 30, 2005
Brock's Faculty of Applied Health Sciences is pleased to present Dr. Valerie Curtis, Director of the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, delivering the 2005 Stanier Lecture on "Dirt, Desire and Disgust: Bringing Hygiene Back to Centre Stage," on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Dr. Charles A. Sankey Chamber at the University....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Lectures
CIRMMT: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology
McGill University - September 30, 2005
If the Internet and the iPod forever changed the way people obtain their music, expect the next wave of innovations in sound to come from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
New name = new look
McGill University - September 30, 2005
Schulich School of Music of McGill University adopts new logo...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Did you know: Facts about McGill's internationally ranked music program
McGill University - September 30, 2005
The Schulich School of Music of McGill University has ushered in a new era of excellence, propelled by a new name and new building and built on a 100-year tradition of music leadership....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Musical revival: Marvin Duchow Music Library
McGill University - September 30, 2005
An imposing part of McGill's New Music Building is the three-floor Marvin Duchow Music Library, which due to a severe space crunch was moved to an office tower across Sherbrooke Street 13 years ago....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
The life of Seymour Schulich: Biographical notes
McGill University - September 30, 2005
Seymour Schulich, 65, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, is co-founder of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and Chairman of Newmont Capital Limited....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
New Music Building: Star attractions and features
McGill University - September 30, 2005
A new address in musical performance, teaching, technology and research opened at McGill University today....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Schulich School of Music of McGill University named after benefactor
McGill University - September 30, 2005
$20 million gift from Seymour Schulich to support students, New Music Building...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
New Music Building opens through public and private support
McGill University - September 30, 2005
$70-million project at McGill inaugurated on September 30, 2005...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Enrolments at Memorial on steady climb
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 30, 2005
Enrolment at Memorial University of Newfoundland has risen once again, a trend that can be traced back to the 1998/99 academic year...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
ATLIS to host third undergraduate conference in Nov. — early registration deadline is Oct. 3
Mount Allison University - September 30, 2005
Between Friday, November 18 and Sunday, November 20, Mount Allison University will be hosting the third annual Atlantic International Studies (ATLIS) Conference entitled "Why We Fight: War, Peace, and Resolution."...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Nipissing University unveils Governors House
Nipissing University - September 30, 2005
Nipissing University paid homage to its board of governors on Friday afternoon, when the university revealed that its newly constructed residence would be named Governors House....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Queen's grad students receive $3.5-million boost
Queen's University - September 30, 2005
How politicians and voters make use of the web, an examination of the 1960s Yorkville counterculture, and technology to assist those with learning disabilities in the workplace are among the research topics of Queen's University graduate students receiving new funding from the federal government....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Higgins Lecture Airs on TVO’s Big Ideas Oct. 15
St. Jerome's University - September 30, 2005
The TVOntario program Big Ideas has announced the broadcast dates for its Best Lecturer Competition, with Michael W. Higgins, President of St. Jerome’s University, slated as the second lecturer on the October 15th program. Higgins, who is cross-appointed in the Departments of English and Religious Studies, has entitled his lecture "Holiness: An Antidote to Evil". The program, which is hosted by Irshad Manji, airs at 1:00 p.m. and is re-broadcast on Sunday, October 16th at the same time....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
UN Reform: "In Larger Freedom"
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
The Department of Political Science, International Development Studies (IDS), and the Dean of Arts at Saint Mary's University are pleased to announce that Dr. Walden Bello will be on campus next month to give a talk, which is entitled, "UN Reform: "In Larger Freedom."...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
A look at America and violence
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
Saint Mary's University is playing a major role in hosting the 2005 Conference of the Canadian Association of American Studies, which will convene in Halifax from October 6 to 9 at The Delta Barrington Hotel....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
He's got hope
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
A student enrolled in the PhD Program in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Saint Mary's University has received a major award from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) that will allow him to research the topic of hope after retirement....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Awards
Saint Mary's Students' Association Launches Community Clothing Drive
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
The Saint Mary's University Students' Association (SMUSA) is reaching out to its neighbours to help make a difference in their community....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Fundraising
Board approves Bay Building purchase
University of Alberta - September 30, 2005
The U of A Board of Governors today unanimously approved the purchase of the historic Hudson's Bay building on Jasper Avenue in the heart of downtown Edmonton opening the door for more interaction between university technology commercialization initiatives and the business community....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
President's Installation attracts dignitaries from around the world
University of Alberta - September 30, 2005
Presidents and dignitaries from major universities in Canada and around the world, including Germany, Japan, Mexico, and Thailand, are among the 2,400 people attending the installation of the University of Alberta's 12th president, Indira Samarasekera (SAM-er-ah-SAKE-ah-rah), Sunday, September 25th at 3pm in the Jubilee Auditorium....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Awards
SOEON FINISH: U of C's Soleon: Best in class, among top 10 in world
University of Calgary - September 30, 2005
Chalk up another continent and 3,000 kilometres for the little solar-powered car from the University of Calgary....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Lecture to Discuss Canada's Response, Challenges of 2004 Tsunami
University of Guelph - September 30, 2005
Canada's response to the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami and the country's commitment to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts is the topic of an Oct. 6 public lecture at the University of Guelph....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Regional Health and Wellness Centre Referendum Focuses on Student Support for New Building
University of Lethbridge - September 30, 2005
The University of Lethbridge, in partnership with the U of L Students' Union, is asking students to vote in mid-October on a referendum requesting support for the Regional Health and Wellness Centre....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
SHARON RICH JUMPS INTO UNBF DEAN OF EDUCATION ROLE
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 30, 2005
Adaptability and a willingness to accept new challenges without wavering can describe today's student....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Goel recognized for dedication to university
University of Toronto - September 30, 2005
Professor Vivek Goel, acting president, vice-president and provost, was surprised when a Sept. 29 administrators' meeting turned into a celebration of his outstanding service to U of T....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
New Orleans scholar to discuss aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
University of Toronto - September 30, 2005
Professor Lawrence Powell, a leading authority on the history of the southern United States, will give a free public lecture entitled New Orleans: An American Pompeii? at U of T's Munk Centre for International Studies Thursday, Oct. 6 from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
University researchers deemed top performers
University of Toronto - September 30, 2005
U of T solidifies its stance as a Canadian research powerhouse...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering awards the 2005 Alumni Achievement Medals
University of Waterloo - September 30, 2005
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo has announced the recipients of the 2005 Alumni Achievement Medals....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
Provinces Cleared to Sue Tobacco Giants
University of Western Ontario - September 30, 2005
The Department of Communications & Public Affairs at The University of Western Ontario is providing the following contact to assist those covering the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which allows the provinces to sue tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related health costs....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Windsor releases latest version of Accessibility Plan
University of Windsor - September 30, 2005
In a continuing effort to meet the accessibility needs of its campus community, the University of Windsor today released The University of Windsor Accessibility Plan 2005 following approval by the university's Board of Governors....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SSHRC awards Laurier over $900,000 in graduate scholarships
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 30, 2005
Wilfrid Laurier University students are this year receiving more than $900,000 in graduate scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Fall Term Fees - Important Notice!
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 30, 2005
All fees for the Fall 2005 term must be paid in full by October 14, 2005 regardless if you have received your invoice or not. Account balances can be checked anytime on LORIS (http://telaris.wlu.ca)...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Carleton University Student and Former Miss Canada Wins Award Before Heading Off to Africa
Carleton University - September 29, 2005
Cristina Remond may have once competed at Miss Universe, but don't stereotype her for an instant. In the space of a few short weeks, this Carleton University student has won a prestigious award in Feminist Anthropology, and is off to West Africa for six months of human rights advocacy....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Awards
Carleton University Students and Administration Reach Agreement on Framework for New Student Building
Carleton University - September 29, 2005
Carleton University's Board of Governors today approved a proposal, in principle, from the Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA), the Graduate Students' Association (GSA) and the University Administration for a framework to construct a new Student Building on campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Dal Students Take the Litter Challenge
Dalhousie University - September 29, 2005
Residence students at Dalhousie will clean up parts of the town on Saturday and then lunch with the neighbours....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Lakehead U Honours Inaugural Member of the Board of Governors
Lakehead University - September 29, 2005
It's been 40 years since Lakehead University officially opened its doors as a Canadian university....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Memorial University forum to explore average citizen's influence on governance of health, education, municipalities and economic development
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 29, 2005
The province has recently announced changes in the regional structure of health and education boards and has established new regional councils for promoting economic development....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Harris Centre to host Public forum on social innovation
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 29, 2005
Memorial University's Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development will host a public forum, A Dialogue on Social Innovation: Regional Approaches to Governance in Health, Education, Municipal Government and Economic Development on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at 8 p.m.in the Inco Innovation Centre Lecture Theatre (IIC-2001), off Irwin's Road St. John's campus....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Leading Muslim scholar to deliver major public lecture
Queen's University - September 29, 2005
Tariq Ramadan, a leading Muslim scholar and one of Time magazine's top 100 innovators of the 21st century, will give this year's prestigious Donald Mathers Memorial Trust Lecture at Queen's University....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Leadership Program at Royal Roads Pairs Street Smart Youth with Business Professionals
Royal Roads University - September 29, 2005
Business savvy is meeting up with street smarts in a unique leadership program launched this week at Royal Roads University that brings together corporate leaders with young people challenged by difficult socio-economic circumstances....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Northeast Residents Asked to Provide Input on UNBC Academic Programming
University of British Columbia - September 29, 2005
The University of Northern British Columbia will be holding two public sessions in the Peace River region to gather input from local residents on UNBC's academic programming and priorities for the future....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Research Institute Hosts Tourism Presentation
University of British Columbia - September 29, 2005
The Community Development Institute at UNBC is hosting a presentation on local tourism development in its fall Speakers Series....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
SOLEON DAY 5: Flying, hopping and buzzing: a race on the wild side
University of Calgary - September 29, 2005
Students in the U of C's Solar Car team came to the Australian Outback forewarned about venomous spiders and snakes, but no one told them about an annoying little creature with a wing span of a few millimetres: the common bush fly....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Mexican President meets with U of C leaders, students
University of Calgary - September 29, 2005
Mexican President Vicente Fox's visit to the University of Calgary today adds further momentum to the already-thriving relationship between the university and Mexico....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Institute to Focus on Changes, Challenges in Agri-Food Industry
University of Guelph - September 29, 2005
The University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) have created a new policy institute aimed at helping the province's agri-food sector meet changing and future needs....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Belinda Stronach Visits Western
University of Western Ontario - September 29, 2005
Liberal Human Resources Minister Belinda Stronach will visit campus for a roundtable discussion with students from the Richard Ivey School of Business....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
University and community service to be recognized at 2005 Clark Awards
University of Windsor - September 29, 2005
A local mould maker who has lent his expertise to a number of automotive industry related initiatives in the Windsor area is one of five outstanding community and University of Windsor supporters who will be honoured with the 2005 Clark Award....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
Medieval studies colloquium at Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 29, 2005
Laurier's Medieval studies program is now three year old and it is celebrating with a colloquium....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Laurier team to represent Canada at 2005 Students In Free Enterprise World Championship
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 29, 2005
ACE Laurier will compete with university students from 44 countries for the title of 2005 SIFE World Cup Champion on October 5-7 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. More than 1,000 people will attend the competition, hosted by the SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) organization....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
The Massawippi bridge will be closed
Bishop's University - September 28, 2005
The Massawippi bridge will be reduced to one lane traffic starting Monday Oct 3rd and then closed completely to vehicles from Tuesday Oct 11 to November 8....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Trial of Strength and Stamina in Lakehead U's Agora Circle
Lakehead University - September 28, 2005
A trial of strength and stamina will be taking place in Lakehead University's Agora Circle this Friday....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Laurentian's Dr. Persinger among top ten in TVO's Best Lecturer Competition
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 28, 2005
Starting October 8, Laurentian University professor Dr. Michael Persinger and nine other university professors across the province will compete in TVO's Best Lecturer Competition....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Media alert: Airplanes and outer space
McGill University - September 28, 2005
Security, accidents and aviation industry on the agenda as aerospace leaders gather in Montreal...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Memorial University to be new site of Student Connections program
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 28, 2005
Combining their skills in technology training, Industry Canada's Student Connections program and the Division of Lifelong Learning at Memorial University in St. John's have joined forces to introduce entrepreneurs to the power of the Internet and e-commerce....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Memorial University Career Fair 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 28, 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland is holding its sixth annual Career Fair on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.in the Field House Complex on its St. John'scampus....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
Memorial University Career Fair 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 28, 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland is holding its sixth annual Career Fair on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Field House Complex on its St. John'scampus. Co-ordinated by the Department of Career Development and Experiential Learning, the fair will bring together students, alumni and 66 local, national and international organizations...[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
PSA: Visiting lecturer to examine gender in English grammar
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 28, 2005
The Department of Linguistics at Memorial will host a lecture with Dr. Susanne Wagner, Freiburg University, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Live Bait Theatre and the Windsor Theatre present Life After Hockey, Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
Mount Allison University - September 28, 2005
Live Bait Theatre and the Windsor Theatre will present Life After Hockey, by Kenneth Brown, at Mount Allison University's Windsor Theatre, Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 1 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Nipissing University biology society hosting Biodiversity Day
Nipissing University - September 28, 2005
Nipissing University's Biology Society is hosting Biodiversity Day on Saturday, October 1....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Opportunity abounds at Environmental Research Forum
St. Francis Xavier University - September 28, 2005
StFX showcases new ideas and research on environmental science and policy...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Study proves fatherhood can't be underrated
Trinity Western University - September 28, 2005
A study by Trinity Western University graduate student Michael Dadson is redeeming a contemporary paternal stigma....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
7th Annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture
University College of Cape Breton - September 28, 2005
7th Annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Inaugural Seniors College Open House October 3
University College of Cape Breton - September 28, 2005
Inaugural Seniors College Open House October 3...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SOLEON DAY 4: Race ends for some, gets interesting for U of C team
University of Calgary - September 28, 2005
A number of solar-powered cars have stopped racing in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge, but the University of Calgary entry is picking up speed....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
MEDIA ADVISORY: President of Mexico to visit the University of Calgary
University of Calgary - September 28, 2005
Mexican President Vicente Fox will visit the University of Calgary on Thursday, September 29, 2005. President Fox will have a private meeting with University of Calgary President Dr. Harvey Weingarten....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
PSA: Unprecedented gathering at U of C showcases Alberta's literature
University of Calgary - September 28, 2005
From October 19 - 23, 2005, the University of Calgary hosts Wild Words: 2005 Alberta Centennial Literary Celebration, the premiere centennial event celebrating Alberta's rich literary culture....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
UPDATE: Health Sciences Centre evacuation update
University of Calgary - September 28, 2005
A research associate in a laboratory in the basement of the Health Sciences Centre spilled approximately 5 litres of a chemical that has since been determined by the Calgary Fire Department Hazardous Materials team to be a dilute formaldehyde solution....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
ROYAL SOCIETY BRINGS MEMORY SPECIALIST TO UNB SAINT JOHN AS PART OF GOVERNOR GENERAL LECTURE SERIES
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 28, 2005
The Royal Society of Canada and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to host renowned neuroscientist and memory specialist Dr. Brenda Milner to the first Governor General Lecture Series event held in Atlantic Canada on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 7:00 pm in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre (UNB Saint John)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
U of S Expert Available for Interviews on Dog Flu Virus
University of Saskatchewan - September 28, 2005
A new, highly contagious and sometimes deadly canine flu is spreading across
the United States, and experts fear the virus may be making its way into
Canada....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
- Giving Credit Where Credit is Due:
Industry & UWinnipeg Team Up to Offer Innovative Educational Opportunity - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 28, 2005
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Art exhibition highlights human interconnection with nature
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 28, 2005
The Robert Langen Art Gallery will host an opening reception for an exhibition of watercolours and acrylics, entitled Protection, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Nomination call for Arts Teaching Scholar Award
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 28, 2005
The annual Faculty of Arts 'Teaching Scholar Award' recognizes the teaching excellence of our Arts faculty members and affirms the importance of teaching in the Faculty's distinctive mission....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
"Girl in the picture" Kim Phuc to speak at York on 30th anniversary of Vietnam War
York University - September 28, 2005
Legendary "girl in the picture" and York honorary doctorate Kim Phuc will speak at a forthcoming conference at York U commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Sweet 16 for the Concordia Shuffle
Concordia University - September 27, 2005
On Friday, September 30, Concordia University will present the 16th edition of its annual Shuffle....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Fundraising
Engineers: professionals willing to meet society's greater challenges
Concordia University - September 27, 2005
The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science of Concordia University and the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) are proud to present the third annual "Engineering: a profession, a passion!" conference on September 28 and 29, 2005, in room H-110 of Concordia University's Henry F. Hall Building (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal)....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Conferences
Simply the Best: Dal faculty stockpile national and regional awards
Dalhousie University - September 27, 2005
Dalhousie University professors have had a banner month on the awards circuit....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Experts to review Ontario 's French Language Services Act and the issue of language and constitutional rights of Franco-Ontarians
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 27, 2005
From Thursday, September 29, to Saturday, October 1, researchers, students and Franco-Ontarian community leaders will converge on the Laurentian University campus to take part in a symposium entitled La Loi 8, la charte et l'avenir : l'épanouissement de la communauté franco-ontarienne ( The French Language Services Act , the Charter and its Future: The Development of the Franco-Ontarian Community.)...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free public reading by celebrated Canadian novelist and playwright Tomson Highway
Malaspina University College - September 27, 2005
The public is invited to a free presentation and reading by critically acclaimed novelist and playwright Tomson Highway at Malaspina University-College's Nanaimo campus on Monday, October 3....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Ralph Gustafson Poetry Chair 2005: Don Domanski visits Malaspina
Malaspina University College - September 27, 2005
Canadian poet Don Domanski, Malaspina University-College's distinguished Ralph Gustafson Poet for 2005, will present a free public lecture and poetry reading titled "The Poetry of the Sacred" at Malaspina's Nanaimo campus on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 pm....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Hurricane expert to visit Memorial University
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 27, 2005
A well-known U.S. geologist will discuss the possibilities of a major hurricane hitting landfall along the northeast coast of North America at an interesting lecture at Memorial University on Oct. 6, 2005. Dr. Nicholas Coch's lecture is titled, Hurricane Hazards in the Northeast U.S., and comes on the heels of when several American cities are still reeling from Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Nova Scotia Youth Choir crosses the border to Mount A, Oct. 1
Mount Allison University - September 27, 2005
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Youth Choir, the first concert of their 2005 tour will be held at the Mount Allison University Chapel in Sackville on Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Celtic Impressions CD to be launched Oct. 2
Mount Allison University - September 27, 2005
Mount Allison University music professor Gayle h Martin will launch her new CD Celtic Impressions on Sunday, October 2 at 4 p.m. in the University Chapel....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Calling all SFU alumni: party hearty on the hill!
Simon Fraser University - September 27, 2005
If you're a graduate of Simon Fraser University, there's a party with your name on it happening Saturday, October 1 on Burnaby Mountain....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Canada's Three Oceans Meet in Ottawa
St. Mary's University - September 27, 2005
Canada has the longest coastline in the world, and a massive ocean space beyond these coasts. But are we using our oceans properly?...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Research Explores Needs of Parents with FASD
University of British Columbia - September 27, 2005
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is among the most common developmental disabilities of our times...[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
$582,234 in technology transfer support awarded to a joint network involving U of C, MRC, RDC and SAIT
University of Calgary - September 27, 2005
University Technologies International Inc.("UTI") (University of Calgary), Mount Royal College, Red Deer College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology joined forces to create the Southern Alberta Intellectual Property Network (SAIPN)....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
P.J. Perry Trio opens Jazz at the Theatre 2005-06
University of Calgary - September 27, 2005
University of Calgary Jazz at the Theatre opens its 2005-06 season with saxophonist P.J. Perry on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 8 pm in the University Theatre....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
SOLEON DAY 3: Soleon passes Tropic of Capricorn – and another car
University of Calgary - September 27, 2005
Who says a solar-powered car built by Canadians can't stand the heat of the Australian Outback?...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Stephen Lewis to Speak on Campus
University of Guelph - September 27, 2005
Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, will speak to University of Guelph students and community members Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in War Memorial Hall....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Exploding stars shine light on structure of matter: lecture
University of Toronto - September 27, 2005
Renowned astronomist David Helfand explains what neutron stars tell us about the nature of matter...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Lectures
University welcomes AIDS activists/scholars from Africa
University of Toronto - September 27, 2005
The University of Toronto and the University of Namibia celebrate their partnership in AIDS education in Africa during a series of public events at U of T this week....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Legion Addresses Veterans' Peacekeeping Trauma
University of Victoria - September 27, 2005
Canadian Forces veterans and service men and women suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress and other mental health issues will soon have a new service to assist them....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Student residents to raise funds for Katrina victims
University of Waterloo - September 27, 2005
Students living at the University of Waterloo village residences will hold a fund-raising event Wednesday (Sept. 28) in support of the victims of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Fundraising
Faculty of Mathematics honours top grads
University of Waterloo - September 27, 2005
The University of Waterloo's Faculty of Mathematics has honoured four top graduates with achievement medals....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Homecoming 2005 - Welcome to Western
University of Western Ontario - September 27, 2005
Western is opening campus to the community this weekend as it celebrates Homecoming 2005 - Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
YORK UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES GRADUATE TUITION FEE FREEZE UNTIL 2008
York University - September 27, 2005
The President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, Lorna R. Marsden, has announced that the University will not increase tuition fees for most of its graduate programs for 2006/07 and 2007/08....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Classes Not Scheduled on October 4th, 5th and 13th
York University - September 27, 2005
The Vice President Students, at the direction of Senate, reminds faculty and students of the long-standing Senate policy and practice of not scheduling classes on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur or the evenings prior to these religious holy days (Monday, October 3 from 7-10 p.m.; all day and evening Tuesday, October 4; all day and evening Wednesday, October 5, 2005; Wednesday, October 12 from 7-10 p.m. and all day and evening Thursday, October 13)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Acadia University professor named one of the top educators in the region by Association of Atlantic Universities
Acadia University - September 26, 2005
Acadia University is proud to congratulate Dr. Peter J. Williams as a recipient of the 2005 Association of Atlantic Universities Distinguished Teacher Award....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Shinerama Festival: Students Race to Raise Funds for Cystic Fibrosis Research
British Columbia Institute of Technology - September 26, 2005
On Wednesday, September 28th, 2005, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM, hundreds of students, faculty and staff are participating in the "Amazing Race" set to take place on the BCIT sports field....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Fundraising
Carleton U. Adjunct Professor Wins Career Achievement Award from Ottawa Life Sciences Council
Carleton University - September 26, 2005
Carleton University Adjunct Professor of Physics, Dr. G. Peter Raaphorst, has won the Ottawa Life Sciences Council (OLSC) Career Achievement award....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
- Dr. George Pedersen New ECI Board Chair - PDF file
Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design - September 26, 2005
Categories: Campus News
Career Day Connects Students with Potential Employers
Lakehead University - September 26, 2005
Lakehead University's Student Placement & Co-op Centre is giving students a head start on their career search by bringing national employers to campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Leading Native playwright to present Gkendasswin Trail lecture
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 26, 2005
On Wednesday, September 28, from 8 to 9:30 p.m., the acclaimed playwright Tomson Highway will present a public lecture on the Laurentian University campus as part of the Gkendasswin Trail (Trail of the Learned and Wise) series which is organized by Laurentian University's Native Programs and Services....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Relive the excitement of the student canoe expedition on the Kattawagami River
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 26, 2005
This summer, 16 Laurentian University students in the Outdoor Adventure Leadership Program, three clients and two professors paddled some 200 kilometres in a canoe expedition on the Kattawagami River in northern Ontario....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
$1-million endowment to bring top international talent to McGill's School of Architecture
McGill University - September 26, 2005
Business leader and philanthropist Gerald Sheff funds visiting professorship...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
The law of war: Finding rules to protect victims of conflict
McGill University - September 26, 2005
Scholars, lawyers and military join the Red Cross to discuss future of humanitarian law...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Pianist Maureen Volk takes the stage, Sept. 29
Mount Allison University - September 26, 2005
The music department of Mount Allison University is pleased to present a guest recital by pianist Maureen Volk...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
"Sharing Art, Spreading Hope" — Sept. 30
Mount Allison University - September 26, 2005
Mount Allison and Sackville-based artists are donating their work and time for a good cause....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Fundraising
Nipissing and Canadore commemorate 100th anniversary of Treaty No. 9
Nipissing University - September 26, 2005
Nipissing University's Aboriginal Services and Canadore College's Aboriginal Learning Unit are hosting a special event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Treaty Number Nine (also known as the James Bay Treaty) on Monday September 26, 2005, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. in the Nipissing University Theatre (F213)....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Statement by Principal Karen Hitchcock
Queen's University - September 26, 2005
Queen's University condemns and apologizes for the lawlessness and dangerous behaviour associated with Homecoming events on Aberdeen Street this past weekend and profoundly regrets both the disturbance and harm experienced by our community neighbours and the risk faced by the attending police, fire and ambulance personnel....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
BEIS, Richard Hardy "Dick"
St. Mary's University - September 26, 2005
It is with great sadness that the Beis family announces the sudden and unexpected death of Richard Beis on September 21, 2005. He was 77....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
United Way of Halifax Campaign Now Underway at Saint Mary's
St. Mary's University - September 26, 2005
Today's launch of Saint Mary's University's annual United Way of Halifax Campaign was a resounding success....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Cape Breton University Friends of the Library
University College of Cape Breton - September 26, 2005
Literary Tea Party Set for October 5...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 26 to October 2, 2005
University of British Columbia - September 26, 2005
Here is a summary of the activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
40 and counting: Schulich School of Engineering celebrates anniversary
University of Calgary - September 26, 2005
On Friday September 23, the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary celebrated its 40th anniversary....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
U of C Department of Drama presents two Alberta plays for Alberta's Centennial
University of Calgary - September 26, 2005
The University of Calgary Department of Drama kicks off its Mainstage Season by celebrating Alberta's Centennial....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
SOLEON DAY 2: Dead kangaroos? No problem, if you're trailing the Dutch
University of Calgary - September 26, 2005
When a highway goes through a natural area like the Australian Outback, road kill is one of the unfortunate consequences. But thanks to the front-running Dutch team in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge, you'd never know it....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Winning paper trail: Schulich undergrads recognized in paper competition
University of Calgary - September 26, 2005
This year Jim Bertrand's. paper, "An Investigation of the Effects of Weather on Rail Heating" was selected as the First Place paper by the evaluation committee in the Centre for Transportation Engineering & Planning (C-TEP) undergraduate student paper competition....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
U of G to Participate in Ontario Universities' Fair
University of Guelph - September 26, 2005
The University of Guelph and the University of Guelph-Humber will take part in the Ontario Universities' Fair Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
U of G Hosts Films of Controversy and Courage
University of Guelph - September 26, 2005
The University of Guelph hosts its third annual international film series, "Beyond Hollywood," with the first of six films to be shown Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Florence Partridge Room (Group Viewing Room) on the third floor of the McLaughlin Library....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Sunter, Stewart to Be Remembered at Colloquium
University of Guelph - September 26, 2005
The University of Guelph will host its semi-annual Scottish Studies colloquium Oct. 1 in Room 102 of Rozanski Hall. Members of the public, the media and the academic community are invited to attend....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Management's Gala of Excellence to honor uOttawa alumni
University of Ottawa - September 26, 2005
Three distinguished graduates and one close friend of uOttawa's School of Management will be honored this Thursday, September 29th during a special Gala of Excellence....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Awards
Ethics versus humanitarian intervention
University of Regina - September 26, 2005
Respect for state sovereignty has long been seen as one of the fundamental principles of international law....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Indian summer: INSIG program offers international health experience
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
U of T nursing students spend the summer volunteering in 14 rural villages in India...[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Walking the walk
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
U of T staffers Adrian Bradbury and Kieran Hayward raise awareness of Ugandan children's plight...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Repair shop hub for cyclists
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
Free self-help bicycle repair shop and resource centre open to all university members...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
In memoriam: Professor Ethel Auster
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
Professor Ethel Auster, a well-respected and well-loved member of the Faculty of Information Studies, died unexpectedly in her sleep of a heart attack July 1. She was 63 years old....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
New student and faculty awards to honour former senior administrators
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
Awards to strengthen the legacies of Frank Iacobucci, Jon Dellandrea and Professor Carolyn Tuohy...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Daybook: U.S. expert gives lecture on Asian and Western thinking
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
How Asians and Westerners differ in their thinking is the topic of a special public lecture at the University of Waterloo today....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Foundation heads to MaRS
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
New convergence centre to bring innovative university research to the community and marketplace...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Engineering staff hit jackpot
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
Departmental 6/49 lottery pool cashes in on $1.75 million winnings...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Raymond Laflamme named Ivey Foundation Fellow of CIAR
University of Waterloo - September 26, 2005
The director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo has a new distinction to add to his lengthy curriculum vitae....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Homecoming 2005 Media Kick-Off
University of Western Ontario - September 26, 2005
An information session to present highlights of Western's 2005 Homecoming weekend, Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Hawks beat Mac in Yates Cup rematch
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 26, 2005
With 40 seconds left on the clock, McMaster was faced with a 3rd and goal, just 3 yards from tying the game...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Sports
SOLEON DAY 1: U of C's solar car forges through Australian heat
University of Calgary - September 25, 2005
Legendary road trains, willy-willies (dust-devils), and tenacious black flies: the Australian Outback deservedly has a formidable reputation....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Sobeys, Empire and Sobey Foundation donate $2 million to Saint Mary's University: Gift directed to financial aid for students and support for construction of new building
St. Mary's University - September 24, 2005
Sobeys Inc., Empire Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation announced today a $2 million gift to the Saint Mary's University Hearts and Minds Capital Campaign....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Genocide Generation: Remembrance and Reconciliation…or Repetition?
University of Lethbridge - September 24, 2005
National and international speakers will come together at the U of L to address the subject of genocide at a unique conference and symposium that takes place October 27 to 29....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
In Rwanda We Say… The Family That Does Not Speak Dies
Concordia University - September 23, 2005
African Film Series launches 2005-2006 Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series. On Tuesday, September 27, Concordia’s Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series will resume with a screening of the film In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies, the first of 8 films in the sub-series Exploring Conflict and Its Resolution on the African Continent through Film....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Deliberations of Laurentian University's Board of Governors
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 23, 2005
Laurentian University's Board of Governors held its regular meeting on the campus today (September 23, 2005)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Memorial University president pleased with Pepsi Centre recommendation
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 23, 2005
Dr. Axel Meisen, president of Memorial University, is pleased that officials with the City of Corner Brookare recommending that the city accept the university’s proposal, made by GrenfellCollege, to operate the Pepsi Centre....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy series continues
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 23, 2005
The St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy series continues on Tuesday, Sept. 27, with a lecture by Dr. Danine Farquharson, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland, who will speak on God and the Gun: Violence, Religion Ireland....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
‘Moments of Truth’: Women Becoming Historians in Canada — lecture to be held Sept. 27
Mount Allison University - September 23, 2005
One of Canada’s most distinguished historians and a true pioneer in her field, Dr. Alison Prentice, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, will give the Canadian Studies Visiting Scholar Public Lecture at the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University campus on September 27 at 7 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Sharing the Knowledge
Mount Allison University - September 23, 2005
Mount Allison University commerce and fine arts student Thea Shaw has been selected to represent Canada at the HSBC Financial Literacy Forum, part of the prestigious 2005 SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) World Cup, to be held in Toronto on October 4....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
RRU Foundation Chair
Royal Roads University - September 23, 2005
Ottawa-based business leader and philanthropist Frank O’Dea will chair the first board of directors for the Royal Roads University Foundation, the RRU board of governors announced today....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
StFX establishes Virtual Health Research Network to aid community based projects
St. Francis Xavier University - September 23, 2005
Saint Francis Xavier University announces the establishment of a Virtual Health Research Network as part of the just released Barriers to Wellness Report....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
We're 30!
St. Mary's University - September 23, 2005
The 30th Anniversary Celebrations for the Patrick Power Library kicked-off this afternoon....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Fluevog's shoe logs
Trinity Western University - September 23, 2005
World renown shoe designer shares expertise at TWU this September...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
The second annual Salmon River Trail Race
Trinity Western University - September 23, 2005
On Thursday, September 29, the public is invited to run or walk in the second annual Salmon River Trail Race...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Engineering alumnus Ian Herring Honoured with inaugural award
University of Calgary - September 23, 2005
The Schulich School of Engineering was honoured to present Mr. Ian Herring with the inaugural Engineering Alumni Excellence Award....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX OFFICIALLY OPENS
University of Manitoba - September 23, 2005
The newest addition to the University of Manitoba’s campus comes with all the bells and whistles....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UNBF CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL STUDIES RECEIVES $100,000 FROM ONE OF CANADA’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT FIRMS
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 23, 2005
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd., one Canada’s most respected investment firms, is making a contribution of $100,000 to the University of New Brunswick as part of UNB’s Forging Our Futures campaign....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Proponent Identified for Northern Sport Centre
University of Northern British Columbia - September 23, 2005
Northern Sport Centre Ltd. has selected the Northern Sport Centre Consortium as the preferred proponent to design, build, and operate the new Northern Sport Centre in Prince George, which will be a public facility owned by the University of Northern British Columbia....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Lecture traces roots of modern justice in 18th century Britain
University of Toronto - September 23, 2005
The 2005-06 University Professor Lecture Series begins Tuesday, Sept. 27 with U of T legal historian John Beattie speaking on the topic Crime and Punishment in 18th-Century London and the Foundations of Modern Criminal Justice....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Administrative staff ratify new contract
University of Toronto - September 23, 2005
Administrative staff represented by United Steelworkers, Local 1998, voted Sept. 19 to ratify a new three-year collective agreement with the University of Toronto....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Solar Car Team Set for Competition in Australia
University of Western Ontario - September 23, 2005
Final preparations are underway as SunStang, Western's solar can team, gears up for the Panasonic World Solar Challenge this weekend....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Boldly Going Where No High School Has Gone Before:
University of Winnipeg - September 23, 2005
UWinnipeg Collegiate Hosts First Annual Life and Space Conference...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
New Laurier International director settles into Laurier and Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 23, 2005
Peter Donahue can relate to the thousands of new Laurier students trying to find their way around the campus and the city. As the university’s new director of Laurier International and a newcomer to the university, the city and the province, he is right there with them....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Take sex out of government spending, York prof says
York University - September 23, 2005
Government budgets in Canada affect men and women differently and are leaving women behind, says a new report by York University professor Isabella Bakker.. ....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Mentoring our future engineers Carleton University presents Go Eng Girl
Carleton University - September 22, 2005
'Go Eng Girl' is a special event for girls to inspire them about a career in the exciting field of engineering. Carleton University is one of 13 Ontario universities that will be hosting an event on Saturday, October 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Minto Centre....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
Donovan Bailey Event Cancelled at Carleton U.
Carleton University - September 22, 2005
Carleton University has just been notified that Donovan Bailey has had to cancel his address this afternoon....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Lansbridge University Purchases Downtown Campus
Lansbridge University - September 22, 2005
Canada's premiere online university for MBA and eMBA degrees has purchased a building at 415 King Street in downtown Fredericton to serve as its administrative and campus facilities....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Renowned arts reporter Eleanor Wachtel to speak at Laurentian University
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 22, 2005
Arts journalist Eleanor Wachtel will deliver a lecture entitled “The Lives of Writers, or Original Minds and me” on Monday, September 26, at 7 p.m., in Laurentian University's Alphonse Raymond amphitheatre. Ms. Wachtel is host of both “Writers and Company” and “The Arts Today” on CBC radio....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
One-stop shop for sex talk
McGill University - September 22, 2005
McGill opens a new health and sex boutique for students...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Federal funding announced for interprofessional education project at Memorial University
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 22, 2005
The Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced a federal contribution of $1.25 million to the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education (CCHPE) at Memorial University to develop an interprofessional education curriculum with activities that span the health professional education continuum....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Marine Institute and Canadian Navy to hold Graduation
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 22, 2005
The Canadian Navy will welcome 21 new marine engineering technicians into its ranks when the Marine Institute and the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School, St. John’s, hold its Marine Engineering Technical Training Plan (METTP) graduation at 11 a.m., September 23 at the Canadian Forces Station St. John’s Drill Hall in Pleasantville....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Memorial University’s SafetyNet bringing innovative knifesharp program to the province
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 22, 2005
Sharper knives mean better production and fewer injuries in meat and poultry processing plants, at least according to a program developed in Quebec....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Business Student receives Millennium Scholarship
Nipissing University - September 22, 2005
Christie Hayne (3rd year BBA student) received The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Excellent Award valued at $4,000....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law - Awards
New book unravels exercise-obesity paradox
Simon Fraser University - September 22, 2005
Today's aging baby boomers are much better behaved, when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, than their middle-aged counterparts of 25 years ago....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
"Atlantic Centre at Saint Mary's is Making All the Right Plays for Students," Says Ken Dryden
St. Mary's University - September 22, 2005
The Honorourable Ken Dryden, Minister of Social Development, was on campus this morning for a special tour of the Atlantic Centre for Students with Disabilities....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Third Annual Float Your Boat Event
Trent University - September 22, 2005
(Peterborough) Trent students will be channeling their creativity and taking to the water to raise money for HIV/AIDS research at the third annual Float Your Boat event....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Fundraising
Alumni Association to recognize sports greats at Hall of Fame ceremony
Universit of Windsor - September 22, 2005
The University of Windsor’s Alumni Association will recognize this year’s Sports Hall of Fame inductees with ceremonies this Saturday, September 24, 1:30 p.m. in Ambassador Auditorium, CAW Student Centre, on the University of Windsor campus....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Sports
Campus Saint-Jean name reflects Faculté’s changing face
University of Alberta - September 22, 2005
Faculté Saint-Jean will soon be known as Campus Saint Jean to reflect the many programs under the umbrella of the faculty....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Panasonic World Solar Challenge:Soleon sails through scrutineering,readies for time trials
University of Calgary - September 22, 2005
A finicky turn signal was the only hiccup Thursday when the University of Calgary’s solar car successfully underwent scrutineering for the 2005 Panasonic World Solar Challenge, which begins Sunday in Darwin, Australia....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Advanced Education Minister Dave Hancock looks at state of post-secondary education in Alberta
University of Calgary - September 22, 2005
There’s no guarantee the province will freeze student tuitions this year, warns Advanced Education Minister Dave Hancock....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Dinner to Benefit Italian Garden at U of G
University of Guelph - September 22, 2005
A dinner to benefit the Italian Garden at U of G's Arboretum will be held Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Italian Canadian Club....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Fundraising
Ethics, Disease, Survival to Be Examined at U of G Forum
University of Guelph - September 22, 2005
What kinds of effects does a natural disaster have on animals? What responsibilities do corporations have to ensure the welfare of the animals used in the production of food products? These are just two of the many questions and issues to be addressed during the University of Guelph's sixth annual OVC Animal Welfare Forum Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the Lifetime Learning Centre....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Conferences
Logue bequest of $97,000 to support UNB scholarships
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 22, 2005
The late Ottis Logue, one of New Brunswick’s great engineering legends, has left a legacy at the University of New Brunswick with a bequest of $97,000 in support UNB of scholarships....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UVic Organizational Software Available to Public
University of Victoria - September 22, 2005
Individuals and institutions on small budgets now have free access to the efficient organizational software used by the University of Victoria’s Co-operative Education Program....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UW's CBET offers activities for Entrepreneurship Week
University of Waterloo - September 22, 2005
The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CBET) at the University of Waterloo has designed a series of activities for Tuesday, Oct. 4 as part of Waterloo Region's second annual Entrepreneurship Week....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law - Conferences
Diversity Campaign launched at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo - September 22, 2005
The University of Waterloo is about to launch a Diversity Campaign to promote a campus environment where differences are openly explored, celebrated and understood....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Public conference explores the unification of Germany
University of Waterloo - September 22, 2005
A University of Waterloo one-day conference next month will explore present-day Germany, a decade and half after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which separated the former West Germany and East Germany....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
Fall Convocation Celebrates Leaders in Health Care, the Arts and Business
University of Western Ontario - September 22, 2005
Four distinguished individuals will receive their honorary. degrees when The University of Western Ontario hosts its 285th. Convocation this October....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Brock welcomes Pathways to Education Program(TM) graduate
Brock University - September 21, 2005
On Sept. 16, a graduation ceremony was held for the first graduating class of the Toronto-based Pathways to Education Program(TM), which was founded in 2001....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Donovan Bailey To Speak at Carleton University on the Importance of Mentoring
Carleton University - September 21, 2005
Special guest Donovan Bailey will speak on the importance of mentoring as part of the EDULINX Mentoring Awareness Tour...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Come Discover Carleton!Carleton University Day October 7, 2005
Carleton University - September 21, 2005
Last year, over 3000 students and parents came to Carleton University for the University’s annual open house for prospective students. This day provides a great opportunity for students to familiarize themselves with the Carleton campus, meet some of the professors, collect information on the many programs and services, and participate in workshops and mini-lectures....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Orientation
Biotechnology Research Symposium and Workshop
Lakehead University - September 21, 2005
As part of National Biotechnology Week, Lakehead University’s Research Program in Biotechnology is hosting a Research Symposium and Workshop on Tuesday, September 27 at 11 a.m. in the Faculty Lounge....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Careers
Lakehead U Board of Governors Approve Orillia Satellite Campus
Lakehead University - September 21, 2005
Lakehead University’s Board of Governors has unanimously approved the Orillia Campus Business Plan and has given the go-ahead to administration to initiate an Orillia Campus for September 2006....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Lakehead U Hosts Elementary School Students as part of Biotechnology Week
Lakehead University - September 21, 2005
BioBus students gain hands-on Biotech experience on campus...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Richard Pound to receive an honorary doctorate from Laurentian University
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 21, 2005
Laurentian University will award an Honorary Doctorate of Sports Administration to Mr. Richard Pound at its Fall Convocation Ceremony to be held on Saturday, October 29, at 2 p.m., in Laurentian's Fraser Auditorium....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Celebrating thirty years of the Franco-Ontarian flag
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 21, 2005
A special celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag will be held at the University of Sudbury, a Federated University at Laurentian University, on Sunday, September 25...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Prominent Canadian businessman promotes human rights with generous gift to McGill
McGill University - September 21, 2005
Prestigious O'Brien Fellowships will fund top young human rights scholars from around the world...[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Brighter diagnosis for Canadians: National health advisory board is born
McGill University - September 21, 2005
McGill's Celeste Johnston joins newly created Canadian Academy of Health Sciences...[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Amnesia remembered: Saga hits big screen
McGill University - September 21, 2005
McGill staffer played role in real-life drama that is now a movie...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Major funding for an interprofessional education project at Memorial University to be announced Thursday
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 21, 2005
The Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, Minister of Health, will announce a major grant from Health Canada to Memorial University on Thursday Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Fluvarium, Nagle’s Hill Road....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Memorial’s performance and communications media class presents Friday Afternoon at the Movies
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 21, 2005
Students from the diploma program in performance and communications media present Friday Afternoon at the Movies on Sept. 23, 2005at 4 p.m...[continue]
Categories: Student Life
International medical graduates provide essential service for Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 21, 2005
Doctors who received their medical degrees from countries outside of Canada play an essential role in the health of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians especially in rural and under-serviced areas....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
2005-06 Performing Arts Series kicks off with the Arrogant Worms, Sept. 24
Mount Allison University - September 21, 2005
The Mount Allison University Performing Arts Series starts its new season with a bang on Saturday, September 24 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall with a performance by the celebrated Canadian musical trio, the Arrogant Worms...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Architect Brigitte Shim to present 2005 Pratt Lecture, Sept. 26
Mount Allison University - September 21, 2005
Mount Allison University’s annual Pratt Visiting Artists Lecture will be held on Monday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Brunton Auditorium, in the Marjorie Young Bell Music Conservatory and will feature Shim-Sutcliffe architect Brigitte Shim....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
The Father of Canadian Literature — Events planned to celebrate Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Sept. 25
Mount Allison University - September 21, 2005
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, widely known as the “Father of Canadian Literature” and Canada’s first man of letters will be celebrated in a series of special events to be held in the Tantramar area on Sunday, September 25....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Nipissing University launches $1.3 million service-learning program
Nipissing University - September 21, 2005
Nipissing University is launching a unique new $1.3 million program that will see the university partnering closely with community groups. The program, named Biidaaban, is part of a new wave in education known as community service-learning....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Statement of Queen’s University
Queen's University - September 21, 2005
After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees at Queen’s University has, with regret, decided to return all monies received in relation to a gift pledge from Mr. David Radler and to remove the Radler name from a wing of its School of Business and from Queen’s Benefactor Wall....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Questions raised over new labour rules and youth protection
Simon Fraser University - September 21, 2005
A study by Simon Fraser University political science professor Stephen McBride raises questions about the effectiveness of new employment regulations in protecting youth in the workplace....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Terry Fox medal recipient overcomes pain to pursue studies
Simon Fraser University - September 21, 2005
There were times when Cheryl Helgason would have liked to throw her arms in the air and shout to the sky, “Why me?”. But the SFU graduate student, who suffers from psoriatic arthritis, a debilitating disease that causes overwhelming exhaustion and crippling joint disintegration, couldn't muster the energy....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
New chancellor to be installed at fall convocation
Simon Fraser University - September 21, 2005
On the heels of its recent 40th anniversary party, SFU is gearing up for another major celebration - fall convocation, Oct. 6 and 7, featuring the installation of its ninth chancellor, and recogniton of the achievements of some 2,600 graduands....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Sobey School of Business Unveils its Centre for Leadership Excellence
St. Mary's University - September 21, 2005
Today marked yet another exciting step in the evolution of the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Provincial funding boosts vet faculty, access and capital growth strategies
University of Calgary - September 21, 2005
The Alberta government today announced $25.3 million for several projects, including $16 million for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and development funding for the Campus Calgary Digital Library, the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy and the Urban Campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Research May Improve Knowledge of Colon Cancer
University of Guelph - September 21, 2005
New research by University of Guelph scientists may lead to better understanding of the progression of colon cancer, one of the most common and deadly cancers....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Poetry Train On Track
University of Northern British Columbia - September 21, 2005
The second annual UNBC Poetry Train left Prince George this morning for a series of writing workshops and public readings in various communities around northwestern BC....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Major grant awarded for uOttawa innovative alliance project
University of Ottawa - September 21, 2005
Thanks to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) an alliance of Ottawa-Gatineau area post-secondary institutions will work together to increase the community’s capacity for innovation, competitiveness and wealth creation...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
U of R VP honoured by national award
University of Regina - September 21, 2005
U of R VP honoured by national award...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
GTA greenhouse gases to rise drastically, study says
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Solution involves fundamental changes in urban design, investing in electric-powered public transportation...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
A new pecking order: Cooped-up chicks grow to pick on pals
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Avian violence results in overall lower egg production, higher food consumption, earlier deaths...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Eye of the Storm
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Students find safe harbour at U of T...[continue]
Categories: Student Life
When Grandma becomes Mama: Resilient First Nations elders rear grandchildren
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Skipped-generation households reflect disproportionate burden of ill health and poverty...[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Informal job interviews lead to bias in hiring: study
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Structured interviews allows interviewers to make fair comparisons between candidates...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
‘Bawdy’ and ‘strange’ hallmarks commonly found in early Welsh entertainment
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Despite many plays performed during the 15th and 16th centuries, only five survived...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Public is welcome at UW's 'SUNDANCe Pow Wow'
University of Waterloo - September 21, 2005
The University of Waterloo's second annual SUNDANCe Pow Wow, featuring drummers, singers and dancers, will be held on Saturday (Sept. 24)....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Canadians - Just like Americans, eh? - Media Advisory
University of Western Ontario - September 21, 2005
U.S. Consul General Jessica Lecroy will discuss and debate Canadian-American value differences with tomorrow's leaders....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Carleton’s Student Newspaper Turns 60
Carleton University - September 20, 2005
The Charlatan, Carleton University’s independent student newspaper, is turning 60. To mark the milestone, the entire Carleton and greater Ottawa community is invited to a week of events starting with a barbecue Thursday Sept. 22....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
Carleton Celebrates Opening of COOL New Research Facility
Carleton University - September 20, 2005
Today, Carleton University is celebrating the opening of the Carleton, Ottawa, Outaouais Local University Research Data Centre or COOL RDC, a new research facility that will allow researchers easier access to detailed data from numerous Statistics Canada surveys....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
MICHAEL IGNATIEFF TO SPEAK AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University - September 20, 2005
This year, Concordia University’s renowned Departments of Journalism and Communication Studies, are marking their 30th and 40th anniversaries respectively. As part of their celebrations, they will present a lecture on Friday, September 23, by distinguished scholar and journalist Michael Ignatieff....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
- Ministry of Advanced Education Online Learning - Backgrounder - PDF file
Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design - September 20, 2005
Categories: Campus News
- Ministry of Advanced Education announces $1.4 million to develop Online Learning - PDF file
Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design - September 20, 2005
Categories: Campus News
McGill researcher pioneers the study of primate disease ecology
McGill University - September 20, 2005
What do Lyme disease, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and HIV have in common? They are all zoonotic diseases — a scientific term for diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
$2.1 million in technology transfer support for southwestern Ontario universities
McMaster University - September 20, 2005
The federal government has invested $2.1 million to accelerate technology and knowledge transfer in Southwestern Ontario....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Memorial University officially opens Inco Innovation Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 20, 2005
Today representatives of Memorial University, the provincial and federal governments and Inco Ltd. officially opened the Inco Innovation Centre, a new $17.3 million research and innovation facility located on the university’s St. John’s campus...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
International simulation specialists coming to St. John’s
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 20, 2005
Educators, researchers and manufacturers from the international marine simulation industry are gathering in St. John’sthis week to showcase the latest in design, construction and operation of ship handling simulators....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Inco Innovation Centre boardroom named in honour of Labrador scholar and community leader
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 20, 2005
MemorialUniversityhas announced that the boardroom of the Inco Innovation Centre, located on the St. John’scampus, will be formally named the Beatrice Watts Boardroom....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Atlantic Fringe Hit” to be staged at Windsor Theatre, Sept. 23
Mount Allison University - September 20, 2005
After being named a “Fringe Hit” at the 2005 Atlantic Fringe Festival in Halifax, Mount Allison student Valmai Goggin’s one-act play, Clean Slate, will be staged for one night only at Windsor Theatre, this Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Spectacular Program for the 2005 Sackville Fall Fair, Sept. 23 - 25
Mount Allison University - September 20, 2005
The annual Sackville Fall Fair will take place this year from September 23 through 25. “Super” and “packed solid” are the best words to describe the three-day program, now in its fifth year....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Arts and Economics meet at Conference
Mount Allison University - September 20, 2005
Mount Allison University is lending expertise and financial support to a regional arts conference to be held in Saint John N.B. from September 30 to October 2....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Biology talk focuses on medical research
Nipissing University - September 20, 2005
The department of Biology at Nipissing University is pleased to host a research discussion featuring the esteemed Dr. Mary Maj from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
World-class jazz musicians to highlight first-of-its-kind jazz festival
St. Francis Xavier University - September 20, 2005
The best of the best from the jazz world will perform at Jazz X-Fest hosted by the St. Francis Xavier University Music Department. Venues on the StFX campus and throughout the Town of Antigonish will showcase Juno Award winning jazz musicians....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Richard (Dick) H. MacLean 1942-2005
St. Mary's University - September 20, 2005
MacLean, Richard (Dick) Henry, 63, passed away suddenly in Halifax, NS on September 19, 2005....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Real Estate Leader Bob Lee and UBC Announce a $15 Million Boost to Graduate Programs at the Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia - September 20, 2005
The University of British Columbia today announces a major gift of $15 million in support of graduate education at the Sauder School of Business....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Faculties create peace studies consortium
University of Calgary - September 20, 2005
Academics from the faculties of Communication and Culture, Education, EVDS, Fine Arts, Humanities, Medicine, Nursing, Social Sciences, and Social Work, along with members of the community, have established the Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Battle of the Sexes: Females Winning in Aging War
University of Calgary - September 20, 2005
With the ever-growing obsession to maintain youth through exercise, nutrition, cosmetics and any other method that may prevent a tell-tale sign of aging, early research suggests there is good news for women....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Alumni, Athletics Highlight Homecoming 2005
University of Guelph - September 20, 2005
The University of Guelph's annual Homecoming celebration runs Sept. 30 and Oct. 1....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
U of G Gears Up for United Way Campaign
University of Guelph - September 20, 2005
The University of Guelph's annual United Way campaign will be launched Sept. 29 with a barbecue from noon to 2 p.m. on Branion Plaza. The 2005 fundraising goal will be announced at the event....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Fundraising
Democracy Without Borders? Global Governance in an Age of Interdependence
University of Lethbridge - September 20, 2005
A U of L Discovery Lecture by Dr. Benjamin Barber,. Gershon and Carrol Kekst Professor of Civil Society at the University of Maryland and a principal of the Democracy Collaborative...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
$1.54 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUPPORT ANNOUNCED AT UNBF
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 20, 2005
The Government of Canada is helping to accelerate technology and knowledge transfer in Atlantic Canada....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
AUTHOR LAUREN B. DAVIS TO READ AT UNB SAINT JOHN
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 20, 2005
Author Lauren B. Davis will read from her novel, entitled The Radiant City, on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 pm at the Faculty-Staff Club, Ward Chipman Library Building....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
University of Ottawa celebrates opening of COOL research lab in social statistics
University of Ottawa - September 20, 2005
The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the official opening of the COOL Research Data Centre (RDC) in the Morisset Library....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Experts to tackle anti-violence strategies in schools
University of Toronto - September 20, 2005
Conference participants include students, parents and educators...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
Exposing the universe's dark side: lecture
University of Toronto - September 20, 2005
Author and astronomy luminary Rocky Kolb explores the greatest challenge facing cosmology today...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Lectures
Canadian Public Health Association honours David Naylor
University of Toronto - September 20, 2005
Professor David Naylor, who will assume the presidency of the University of Toronto Oct. 1, received the Defries Award, the highest honour given by the Canadian Public Health Association, at a reception in Ottawa yesterday....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Awards
Donation to Humanities Supports Scottish Studies
University of Victoria - September 20, 2005
It’s been said that the Scots invented the modern world, and that many of our values—cultural, political and social—stem from an enlightened Scottish world view....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
UVic Helps to Stop Seniors >From Falling
University of Victoria - September 20, 2005
For some seniors, falling can be fatal....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Canada's Auditor General to receive UW honorary degree
University of Waterloo - September 20, 2005
Canada's Auditor General, Sheila Fraser, is among those receiving honorary degrees at the University of Waterloo's fall convocation to be held Saturday, Oct. 22....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Grants of $2.1 million will accelerate technology, knowledge
University of Waterloo - September 20, 2005
Federal grants totalling $2.1 million were announced today to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and new technology being developed in Canadian universities including Waterloo....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics launches seminar series on e-health strategies
University of Waterloo - September 20, 2005
The Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR) announces today the 2005-2006 Smarter Health Seminar Series: e-Health Strategies: Local to Global....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Conferences
$2.1 Million in Technology Transfer Support for Southwestern Ontario Universities
University of Western Ontario - September 20, 2005
The federal government has invested $2.1 million to accelerate technology and knowledge transfer in Southwestern Ontario....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Radler Pleads Guilty in U.S. Court
University of Western Ontario - September 20, 2005
Sentencing postponed, dependent on cooperation with federal authorities...[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Canadian Diabetes Study: A Wake-up Call
University of Western Ontario - September 20, 2005
Data from the largest diabetes study of its kind in Canada show that one in two people with type 2 diabetes does not have their blood sugar under control....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Cohabitation not rehearsal for marriage, York prof says
York University - September 20, 2005
Cohabitation and marriage are not equal – especially for young women – and living together before marriage actually increases the risk of divorce, an analysis by York University professor Anne-Marie Ambert has found....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
A government in crisis?CU Expert available to comment on German election
Carleton University - September 19, 2005
Visiting Carleton University professor Dr. Achim Hurrelmann, of the University of Bremen (Germany), will be giving a public lecture on yesterday’s controversial election in Germany....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
CONCORDIA LAUNCHES NEW TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Concordia University - September 19, 2005
On September 22, the City of Montreal will join 1,300 cities in 40 countries around the world to celebrate International Car Free Day....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Rowe Building Officially Unveiled
Dalhousie University - September 19, 2005
Media are invited to view the next wave of business education with the launch of the new Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building at Dalhousie University, Tuesday, September 20th, at a reception in the Rowe Building Atrium, main floor from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Dalhousie hosts National Conference on Mainstreaming Health Human Resources
Dalhousie University - September 19, 2005
Dalhousie University's School of Public Administration is hosting the National Conference Mainstreaming Health Human Resources Innovations Conference on September 20-22, 2005....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Conferences
Atlantic Arts Trio to perform at Mount A, Sept. 23
Mount Allison University - September 19, 2005
On Friday, September 23, at 8 p.m., in Brunton Auditorium, Mount Allison’s department of music will feature a performance by the Atlantic Arts Trio, a dynamic ensemble that has toured in Canada, the United States, England, and Asia....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Environmental Rescue
Mount Allison University - September 19, 2005
Events of this past year, especially recent disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean, have emphasized the fragility of our natural environment and highlighted how reliant we are on energy sources such as oil, gas, and electricity...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Curator of Education and Community Outreach joins the Owens
Mount Allison University - September 19, 2005
The Owens Art Gallery is very pleased to announce the addition of a Curator of Education and Community Outreach to its staff....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Socialist figure's grandson launches book at Woodsworth event
Simon Fraser University - September 19, 2005
He never met his famous grandfather, but Glenn Woodsworth says his own thoughts about social problems were profoundly influenced by the man who helped shape BC's labour politics early in the last century....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Communities seize second chance at economic survival
Simon Fraser University - September 19, 2005
Four BC communities hard-hit by tough economic times are getting back on their feet -- call it second growth -- by taking charge of their future economic development....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Come Shape the Future of Saint Mary's
St. Mary's University - September 19, 2005
Saint Mary's University is preparing a Campus Master Plan to ensure that the campus continues to serve the needs and aspirations of our community over the next 10 to 30 years....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Students to earn course credit from community partnership program
University of Alberta - September 19, 2005
Students in the Faculty of Arts will now be able to earn a course credit by becoming involved in local community issues and initiatives through an innovative program called the Community Service Learning (CSL) program....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergraduate Student Research in Bone and Joint Health
University of Calgary - September 19, 2005
U of C undergraduate students working on a wide range of bone and joint related research projects will be showcasing their investigations on Tuesday, September 20 in the Rozsa Centre from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Alberta’s Centennial meteorite discovered near Edmonton
University of Calgary - September 19, 2005
Alberta continues to be the top province in Canada for collecting meteorites, with the discovery this summer of the latest space rock by a teacher from St. Paul....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UNBF SIF TEAM VISITS BAY STREET
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 19, 2005
Students in the University of New Brunswick’s Student Investment Fund (SIF) Program will visit the financial district this month to gain insight into how the Canadian capital markets function....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
Catherine Bush and Charles Foran to Read at UNB
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 19, 2005
Catherine Bush and Charles Foran will kick off this year's University of New Brunswick English department reading series....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
UNBC Expands Course Offerings in Continuing Studies
University of Northern British Columbia - September 19, 2005
In response to growing enrolments, the University is expanding its course offerings in Continuing Studies to provide citizens of northern BC with more opportunities to access UNBC courses for their personal development....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 19 to 25, 2005
University of Ottawa - September 19, 2005
Here is a summary of the activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Experts debate risks of cosmetic pesticide use
University of Ottawa - September 19, 2005
Canadians want to know about the risks of pesticides use....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Conferences
First Annual uOttawa Community Garage Sale
University of Ottawa - September 19, 2005
Moving away from home is exciting for many students as they discover their newly-found independence and free reign over the décor of their own place. It’s also an expensive time for students as they learn how difficult it is to pay for home essentials....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
U of S Computer Science Prof Named to $1.16 M Cameco NSERC Prairie Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
University of Saskatchewan - September 19, 2005
U of S Computer Science Prof Named to $1.16 M Cameco NSERC Prairie Chair for . Women in Science and Engineering...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
BikeChain pumps urban cycling culture
University of Toronto - September 19, 2005
U of T is opening a new self-help bicycle repair shop and resource centre to encourage its 50,000 community members to commute by bicycle. The launch will take place Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 a.m. on the lawn outside the Students’ Administrative Council building, 12 Hart House Circle....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Pharmacy students to pledge professionalism
University of Toronto - September 19, 2005
First-year students pledge alliance to their professional community...[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
What's left in the path of Katrina holds valuable information
University of Western Ontario - September 19, 2005
The structural damage left in the path of Katrina holds valuable information and Greg Kopp wants to help capture it before the rebuilding begins...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
$2-Million Donation Supports Medical Education
University of Western Ontario - September 19, 2005
Talking with patients about their health, discussing sensitive subjects, and conducting physical exams are just some of the skills medical students will learn thanks to a $2-million donation to. The University of Western Ontario's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry by alumnus and biotechnology leader Dr. Donald Rix....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Brock Days 2005: stomping to another great celebration
Brock University - September 16, 2005
The Brock Days tradition continues as the University holds its annual community and homecoming celebration in partnership with the Niagara Wine Festival on Sept. 23, 24 and 25....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
CONCORDIA ENGINEERING STUDENTS UNVEIL THEIR FIRST SOLAR HOUSE
Concordia University - September 16, 2005
Members of the Canadian Solar Decathlon team, made up of Concordia engineering and communications students, unveiled The Northern Light - a self-contained solar house designed and built by the students, in cooperation with students from the architecture program at l’Université de Montréal....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Research Project Looks at Improving Quality of Life for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Lakehead University - September 16, 2005
A Lakehead University Kinesiology student is looking for research participants in a 10-week yoga research program for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
New cancer research pavilion for McGill
McGill University - September 16, 2005
The battle against cancer has moved one more step forward thanks to new funding at McGill. The Quebec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade today announced a $14-million contribution to the McGill Cancer Research Pavilion, bringing together for the first time more than 200 basic cancer researchers....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
McMaster launches landmark study on long-term impact of air pollution on health
McMaster University - September 16, 2005
Over 25 years ago, a McMaster researcher began a groundbreaking study to measure air quality and respiratory health of children in Hamilton. Now, the next generation of researchers at McMaster is taking the unprecedented step to contact those children in an attempt to understand the long-term effects of air pollution....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Memorial University to officially open Inco Innovation Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 16, 2005
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, officials from Memorial University, Inco Ltd., and the federal and provincial governments will officially open the Inco Innovation Centre, the university’s new $18 million research and innovation facility located on its St. John’s campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Local students each garner $1,200 scholarships
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 16, 2005
Paying for their post-secondary education just got a little easier for several Memorial University of Newfoundland students. They recently received scholarships valued at $1,200 each thanks to a day on the links....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Awards
Noted death penalty opponent to give major public lecture
Queen's University - September 16, 2005
Sister Helen Prejean, noted death penalty opponent and author of the best-selling Dead Man Walking, will give this year’s prestigious Dunning Trust Lecture at Queen’s University....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SFU researchers win two BC Innovation Council awards
Simon Fraser University - September 16, 2005
Mario Pinto, professor of chemistry and vice president of research, received the Frontiers in Research Award recognizing an indivual or small team whose innovative research has led to major new advances in scientific or technological knowledge....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
Simon Fraser launches new urban studies graduate program
Simon Fraser University - September 16, 2005
What makes a good city? The students in Simon Fraser University's new graduate program in urban studies will be looking for, and finding, answers....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Diakite Sends Out an SOS
St. Mary's University - September 16, 2005
Mamadou Mana Diakite, the Regional Director of the UCS Seeds of Survival (SOS) West Africa, will be on campus later this month to give a talk, entitled, “Food Security Through Agricultural Biodiversity: The Experience of Seeds of Survival in Mali.”...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
University Set To Host Asian Studies Conference
St. Mary's University - September 16, 2005
Saint Mary's University will be hosting a one-day conference on September 24, 2005 that will underscore the importance of Asian Studies in the Maritimes....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Saint Mary's Honours the Greats in Varsity Sport
St. Mary's University - September 16, 2005
Some of the finest Santamarians in Varsity Sports will soon be honoured by the University. Officials from the Saint Mary's University Sport Hall of Fame and Heritage Centre Steering Committee have announced the 2005 inductees into the Hall....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Awards
Trents School of Education Taking the Lead on Literacy
Trent University - September 16, 2005
(Peterborough) Students at Trent University's School of Education and Professional Learning rounded out their orientation week with unique literacy-based reading conferences specially designed for teacher candidates from all subject areas....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Orientation
TLC Key to Successful Sunflower Project for Mi’kmaq
University College of Cape Breton - September 16, 2005
TLC Key to Successful Sunflower Project for Mi’kmaq ChildrenFunding from The Mounted Police Foundation To Support Project....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
A Meeting of the Minds over Two Eyed Seeing
University College of Cape Breton - September 16, 2005
The first Native American to walk in space heads up a diverse list of speakers on an unusual theme for a scientific conference to be held in Sydney, Nova Scotia from September 22nd through the 24th....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Public Meeting on Shakespeare Festival to be Held
University of Guelph - September 16, 2005
The University of Guelph, Stratford Festival, Guelph Arts Council and City of Guelph are teaming up to host a major region-wide Shakespeare festival in 2007....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
ELEVEN UNB SAINT JOHN ATHLETES RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL BODY
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 16, 2005
Eleven UNB Saint John Athletes have been recognized with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) National Scholar Award. The National Scholar Award is awarded to CCAA athletes for outstanding academic accomplishment....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Sports
New Nursing Program in Terrace Receives Phase One Approval
University of Northern British Columbia - September 16, 2005
The Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing program (NCBNP) offered through the joint collaboration of the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Northwest Community College (NWCC), College of New Caledonia (CNC), and Northern Health has received phase one approval by the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia (RNABC), now known as the College of Registered Nurses in British Columbia....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Dame Judi Dench supports university project
University of Toronto - September 16, 2005
Oscar winning actor Dame Judi Dench has endorsed one of U of T’s most renowned humanities projects, the Records of Early English Drama (REED).. REED’s mission is to provide the scholarly world with uniform, accurate and complete editions of all surviving evidence of drama, secular music and community celebrations in Great Britain before 1642....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
UW historian's expertise includes East German Stasi
University of Waterloo - September 16, 2005
University of Waterloo History Prof. Gary Bruce is keenly interested in the Stasi, the huge Communist secret service organization that existed in East Germany during the post-Second World War years....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
UW Alternate Fuels Team to mark Challenge X success
University of Waterloo - September 16, 2005
With gasoline prices topping $1 a litre and the Ministry of the Environment routinely issuing more smog alerts this year than ever before, a team of researchers and students at the University of Waterloo is involved in a project to develop a cleaner automobile....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Canadian Diabetes Study: A Wake-Up Call - Media Advisory
University of Western Ontario - September 16, 2005
Approximately two million Canadians have type 2 diabetes - a chronic and progressive disease that shortens life expectancy by five to 10 years....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
York U prof studying gravity to understand global warming
York University - September 16, 2005
York University professor Spiros Pagiatakis is helping to piece together a picture of global warming using surveyors’ gravity observations and notes from the 1940s and satellite observations from today....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Reminder: Scheduling of Classes on Days of Religious Significance
York University - September 16, 2005
York University is committed to respecting the religious beliefs and practices of all members of the community, and making accommodations for observances of special significance to students, faculty and staff....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Orientation
FIRST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN NORTH AMERICA LAUNCHED AT SCIENCE NORTH AND LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 15, 2005
Students enrolled in North America 's first Science Communication Graduate Diploma Program have started their studies at Laurentian University and Science North. Today at Science North, eight full-time science graduates received scholarships to support their quest to be among the best at communicating science to the public....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
McGill: The heart of a college 'town'
McGill University - September 15, 2005
From orientation events on campus to study groups in bustling neighbourhood coffee shops, the signs are all around that school is back in session....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Distinguished ethnomusicologist to visit Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 15, 2005
Memorial University welcomes one of the founding fathers of the discipline of Ethnomusicology to its campus on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005. Dr. Bruno Nettl, University of Illinois, will present a lecture titled Cheetahs and Lions: Ethnomusicology Among the Disciplines, at 7:30 p.m.in the Petro-Canada Hall, School of Music, on Memorial’s St. John’s campus. All lectures in the Music, Media and Culture series are free and open to the public....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Mount Allison welcomes alumnus back as Crake Drama Graduate in Residence
Mount Allison University - September 15, 2005
Bruce McKay, a Sackville native and graduate of both Mount Allison University and the National Theatre School, is the 2005-06 Crake Drama Graduate in Residence....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Mount Allison’s first sustainable residence comes to life — Open House set for Sept. 18
Mount Allison University - September 15, 2005
One of Mount Allison’s oldest residences is getting a makeover; it’s going green. Carriage House, originally built in 1893, is the University’s first sustainable residence, housing seven environmentally-conscious students seeking to educate the entire community about living sustainably....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Nipissing student heading to Ecuador to aid environmental education
Nipissing University - September 15, 2005
Nipissing University Environmental Biology and Technology student Caitlin Langlois is heading off to Ecuador this fall, thanks to an internship sponsored by the Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP)....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Careers
Math talk discusses fractals
Nipissing University - September 15, 2005
Nipissing University is hosting a Math talk Friday Sept 16 at 12:30 p.m. in Room A223. Dr. Guentcho Skordev from the Department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Bremen, Germany, is the guest speaker....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UBC’s Fred Kaiser Building Opens, Engineering Expands
University of British Columbia - September 15, 2005
Engineering teaching and research dramatically expands with the new Fred Kaiser Building at UBC. With $22 million in funding from the provincial government and a $4-million donation from the Kaiser Foundation for Higher Education, the building is part of an expansion of Faculty of Applied Science facilities on the Vancouver campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Student and professor displaced by Hurricane Katrina find home at U of C
University of Calgary - September 15, 2005
Graduate student Zdanna King and her faculty adviser, Katherine Jack, recently found a home at the University of Calgary after fleeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Four to Be Inducted Into Gryphon Hall of Fame
University of Guelph - September 15, 2005
Three former University of Guelph athletes, a retired staff member and the 1979/80 Gryphon women's basketball team will be honoured during the Department of Athletics' annual Hall of Fame banquet Sept. 30....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Sports
University of Lethbridge Receives $12 Million to Expand Water Research Facility
University of Lethbridge - September 15, 2005
With new provincial funding from the Alberta government, the University of Lethbridge is poised to become a leader in water-related research and education in North America....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
NEW FACILITY OPENS ON SELKIRK AVENUE FOR SOCIAL WORK AND EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMS
University of Manitoba - September 15, 2005
Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg’s North End is now home to a new educational facility which is contributing to community revitalization efforts already taking place in the historic neighbourhood....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Follett Corporation makes a major investment in uOttawa students
University of Northern British Columbia - September 15, 2005
The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a $500,000 investment in the Father Roger Guindon fund by Follett Corporation. This new endowed fund has been created to address the University’s top priorities, especially to assist future student initiatives....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Proposals sought for lab building art installation
University of Regina - September 15, 2005
Proposals sought for lab building art installation. Proposals are being accepted for a commission to create a work of art which will be woven into the design of the laboratory building now under construction on the University of Regina campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Study charts origins of fear
University of Toronto - September 15, 2005
A team of researchers led by the University of Toronto has charted how and where a painful event becomes permanently etched in the brain - a discovery that has implications for pain-related emotional disorders such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
UVic Prof Honoured for Beneficial Work
University of Victoria - September 15, 2005
Dr. Nigel Livingston and his team help people with special needs...[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Clinical Skills Learning Building Opening - Advisory
University of Western Ontario - September 15, 2005
A new facility specifically designed to assist teaching medical students the interpersonal and clinical skills needed to interact with patients will be opened at The University of Western Ontario's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Tata Consultancy Services Collaborates with York University to Strengthen Ties with Canadian Communities
York University - September 15, 2005
Further strengthening its ties with world-renowned academic institutions, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BOMBAY: TCS.bo, NSI: TCS.NS), a leading global IT services firm, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toronto’s York University, Canada’s third largest university....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
PRESS CONFERENCE
Bishop's University - September 14, 2005
As you may know, the Bishop’s University community suffered a tragic loss early this morning. At approximately 2:30 a.m., a 21 year old student, Cody Triggs, drowned in an accident in the Massiwippi River near Massiwippi Street in Lennoxville....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Work-Life Conflict: Carleton U Professor Available to Comment on Newly Released Health Canada Report
Carleton University - September 14, 2005
Health Canada has just released the latest report by Carleton University Business Professor, Dr. Linda Duxbury, on Work-Life Balance. Entitled, Who Is at Risk?...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
HEC MONTRÉAL AND CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY JOIN FORCES TO CREATE THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS
Concordia University - September 14, 2005
Jean-Marie Toulouse, Director of HEC Montréal, and Claude Lajeunesse, President of Concordia University, along with several prominent business and academic leaders, today launched the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations, a new research, reference and training centre dedicated to issues related to governance....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Biography
Concordia University - September 14, 2005
Yvan Allaire (Ph. D.) will act as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Girls, dress codes and the regulation of femininity in schools
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 14, 2005
Dr. Rebecca Raby, child and youth studies professor at Brock University will present a public lecture on Monday, September 26, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., in the Thorneloe University Theatre, which is located on the Laurentian University campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Malaspina reaches out to U.S. students affected by Hurricane Katrina
Malaspina University College - September 14, 2005
Malaspina University-College is reaching out to help post-secondary students affected by Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Hurricane Katrina
Parasites, people and pets
McGill University - September 14, 2005
Don't let parasites bug you. Getting information about them and how they interact in our daily lives can help put some of your concerns at ease. That is one of the goals of the Centre for Host-Parasite Interactions....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Lectures
Kent Nagano honoured by McGill and Université de Montréal
McGill University - September 14, 2005
McGill University and Université de Montréal are proud to announce that they will each be presenting an honorary doctorate to Maestro Kent Nagano, Music Director-designate of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, in 2005-2006....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
PSA: Speaking of Engineering…
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 14, 2005
Engineering and nature may seem miles apart but, in fact, they share a common shape and structure. On Thursday, September 22, Professor Adrian Bejan, who is ranked among the 100 most highly cited authors in all fields of engineering, will explain the shape that links them, and answer your questions...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Lectures
2005 Potato Festival at Memorial University Botanical Garden cancelled
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 14, 2005
The director of Memorial University’s Botanical Garden has announced that the 2005 Potato Festival has had to be cancelled...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Owens Art Gallery announces 2005-06 Intern
Mount Allison University - September 14, 2005
The Owens Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Siobhan Wiggans is their new intern for 2005-2006. Wiggans, a former resident of Harvey Station, New Brunswick, is a recent Art History graduate from Mount Allison University....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Changes needed for aboriginal self government, political scientist says
Queen's University - September 14, 2005
Canada must reinvent the state to deal with the concept of Aboriginal self-government and bring Aboriginal people fully into the nation, political scientist Alan Cairns says in a new book just released by Queen’s University’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
J.S. Woodsworth's legacy rekindles debate on labour in BC
Simon Fraser University - September 14, 2005
Legal, social and political change in BC will be at the forefront of debate at a conference celebrating the life and legacy of J.S. Woodsworth, a major figure in the evolution of labour in Canada....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
Earthquakes, obesity, diabetes, epidemics, water - Issues, experts and ideas
Simon Fraser University - September 14, 2005
Southern Vancouver Island is silently shifting, an event known as an episodic tremor, adding pressure where two geographical plates, the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate, are locked....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Saint Mary’s Celebrates Launch of $25.5 Million Science Renewal Project
St. Mary's University - September 14, 2005
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Saint Mary’s University ushered in the new academic year with a ceremonial sod-turning on campus this morning. The event was held to celebrate the recent commencement of the University’s highly anticipated $25.5 million Science Building Renewal project....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
New Field and Track Officially Opened at Trent
Trent University - September 14, 2005
(Peterborough) Students, staff and faculty celebrated the opening of Trent University's new artificial turf athletics field Wednesday with an inaugural lap around the new track....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Bad art or genuine expression? New book explores kitsch art
Trinity Western University - September 14, 2005
Join the launch of Betty Spackman's new book, “A Profound Weakness: Christians and Kitsch on Thursday, September 15, at 8:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Shell boosts oil sands research with major investment
University of Calgary - September 14, 2005
Growing demand for energy is making cutting-edge petroleum research a priority for Shell International, which is teaming up with University of Calgary scientists to find new ways of fuelling the world into the future.. With an initial research investment of $500,000....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
PSA: Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writer Rudy Wiebe gives free public reading
University of Calgary - September 14, 2005
The U of C ’s Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme presents a free public reading by Alberta writer Ruby Wiebe....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
It’s All About MORE!
University of Calgary - September 14, 2005
The University of Calgary’s Fitness Centre in the Kinesiology complex is hosting a Grand Reopening today, September 14, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm to celebrate its recent expansion and renovation makeover....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Pilot Project Focuses on Document Digitization
University of Lethbridge - September 14, 2005
NextLibrary Inc. today announced the launch of a major historic digitization project for southern Alberta....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
New Research Chair at University of Ottawa to Advance Understanding of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
University of Northern British Columbia - September 14, 2005
Dr. Leo Renaud, Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute and Director of Research, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, today has been appointed the first Dr. J. David Grimes Research Chair at the University of Ottawa....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Six to receive Order of Ontario
University of Toronto - September 14, 2005
Six members of the university community -- all of them from the Faculty of Medicine -- are among the 29 recipients of the Order of Ontario for 2004, this province’s highest and most prestigious honour....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Key Focus of London Symposium
University of Western Ontario - September 14, 2005
With cardiovascular disease on the rise as the No. 1 cause of premature death in Canada, researchers at a symposium here this week are sharpening their focus on obesity and the metabolic syndrome, the constellation of reversible symptoms that greatly increase the risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Lectures
Humanities Week to focus on contribution of the arts
University of Windsor - September 14, 2005
The University of Windsor’s Humanities Research Group will open its doors to the public in celebration of Humanities Week, September 19 to the 23....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
05 Athlete of the Year joins women's hockey team as assistant coach
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 14, 2005
The Laurier Golden Hawks Women's Hockey Team are extremely happy to announce the appointment of Cindy Eadie as an assistant coach for the 2005-2006 season....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Sports
New study confirms economic benefits of Laurier Brantford
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 14, 2005
A new study is confirming what academics and some local politicians have realized all along post-secondary education institutions like Laurier Brantford are economic boons to a declining downtown....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Unforgettable faces harder to remember, study says
York University - September 14, 2005
Star-gazers beware: Picking a celebrity’s face from a crowd might not be as easy as you thought -- according to a new study by two York University professors....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
A garden for everyone--Carleton University presents internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie --
Carleton University - September 13, 2005
Moshe Safdie, internationally renowned architect and urban designer, will deliver a special lecture at the Canadian Museum of Civilization on Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Carleton’s New Ice House Second to None--Carleton opens twin ice pad facility with community skate
Carleton University - September 13, 2005
Carleton University will officially open its new Ice House, home of the Carleton University Ravens’ women’s varsity hockey team....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Sports
Carleton University Residence Staff and Students Come Together To Raise Money For Children’s Foundation
Carleton University - September 13, 2005
Carleton’s Residence Life Staff, along with residence students, have organized a car wash to raise funds for the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Fundraising
GRADUATE STUDENTS TO TACKLE A VARIETY OF ISSUES
Concordia University - September 13, 2005
From September 16-18, local graduate students will come together with leaders and researchers from other Canadian universities in the context of the conference Graduate Student Contributions to Education and Research, organized by the Concordia Graduate Students’ Association (GSA)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
Canada’s Newest Medical School Opens its Doors
Lakehead University - September 13, 2005
Canada’s first new Medical School in a generation was opened today in high-tech fashion by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty following a telemedicine roll call to more than 10 far-flung communities that will be involved with the new School....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Kina maanpii gdibendaagzimi -All of us has a place here
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 13, 2005
On Friday, September 16, at 1 p.m. in Founders Square at Laurentian University, a traditional gathering called: “ Kina maanpii gdibendaagzimi - All of us have a place here ” will take place to recount the relationship between First Nations people and Laurentian University and its Federated Universities....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Conferences
PSA: Panel discussion on innovation to mark official opening of Inco Innovation Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 13, 2005
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Memorial University will officially open the Inco Innovation Centre, a $20 million research and innovation facility located on the St. John’s campus....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law - Conferences
PSA: Cognitive Science Lecture Series starts this week at Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 13, 2005
The lectures will be held in the Arts and Administration Building Annex in room AA-1045 starting at 12 p.m.Members of the general public are invited to attend....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Recipients announced for the 24th annual Memorial Alumni Tribute Awards
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 13, 2005
Four outstanding alumni of Memorial University of Newfoundland will be recognized for their achievements at the 24th Annual Alumni Tribute Awards being held on Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Windsor Theatre stages a Celebration of Tintamarre, Sept. 17
Mount Allison University - September 13, 2005
A Celebration of Tintamarre will be presented in the Windsor Theatre, on the Mount Allison University campus, on Saturday, September 17 at 8 p.m. This special evening will celebrate the activities of Tintamarre, Mount Allison’s bilingual theatre troupe founded and directed by professor Alex Fancy....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Reducing the Digital Divide
Mount Allison University - September 13, 2005
Dr. Michael Fox of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Mount Allison University has just completed the first phase of a research project whose findings are highly anticipated by educators across the province. Fox is analyzing the impact of a Government of New Brunswick initiative to connect students to new technologies through a wireless laptop computer program....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Groundwater research in the Okanagan attracts funding
Simon Fraser University - September 13, 2005
National funding will help a Simon Fraser University based research group further its pioneering efforts to predict and plan for groundwater recharge variability in one of Canada's driest and fastest growing regions....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Nearly-weds sought for Transition to Marriage study
Simon Fraser University - September 13, 2005
September's the start of wedding fair season, when prospective brides crowd into local hotel ballrooms to drool over gowns, rings, bouquets, and other nuptial neccessities. For SFU assistant psychology professor Rebecca Cobb, it may be the perfect time to be recruiting nearly-weds for a new marriage study....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Shepherding biblical history: Dead Sea Scrolls editor-in-chief speaks at TWU
Trinity Western University - September 13, 2005
The public is invited to hear Emanuel Tov, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of the International Dead Sea Scrolls publication project, discuss the process of “Publishing the Dead Sea Scrolls.”...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Oil sands research boosted by grant to U of C
University of Calgary - September 13, 2005
The world’s growing demand for energy has prompted a major petroleum industry leader to team up with U of C scientists who are finding cleaner and more-efficient ways of extracting petroleum from Alberta’s vast oil sands....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
U of G Reaches Out to Community Through Project Serve
University of Guelph - September 13, 2005
More than 400 University of Guelph students, faculty and staff will head into the community Sept. 24 to volunteer at some 30 local agencies as part of the university's eighth annual Project Serve day....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
CHARLES FORAN KICKS OFF 2005-2006 READING SERIES AT UNB SAINT JOHN
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 13, 2005
Novelist Charles Foran will kick off the 2005-2006 Lorenzo Society Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick Saint John on September 22 when he reads from his captivating new novel, Carolan’s Farewell....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
UNB TO ASSIST DISPLACED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM THE GULF COAST
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 13, 2005
In the wake of the unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the southern coast of the United States, the University of New Brunswick is providing assistance to displaced students....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
New University Research Chairs announced at University of Ottawa
University of Northern British Columbia - September 13, 2005
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce two new University Research Chairs and the newest Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Louis Barriault named University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year 2005
University of Northern British Columbia - September 13, 2005
Louis Barriault, uOttawa Chemistry professor, has been named University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 13 to 18, 2005
University of Northern British Columbia - September 13, 2005
A summary of the activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Tongue-in-cheek album collection reflects contemporary cultural trends
University of Toronto - September 13, 2005
Ever wonder what an album cover for the chicken dance looked like in the 1970s? Here’s your chance to find out. Some 175 album covers capturing dance moves from the 1940s to the 1980s will be on display at Robarts Library....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Computer pioneer to discuss first steps to space
University of Toronto - September 13, 2005
Renowned computer science researcher Herbert Grosch, whose work helped shape the early realm of computers in the 1950s, will give a free public lecture Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Ramsay Wright Hall, room 432, 25 Harbord Street....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Experts on Peter C. Newman's Book
University of Western Ontario - September 13, 2005
The following contacts at The University of Western Ontario can provide further comment on Peter C. Newman's book on Brian Mulroney....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
THE HONOURABLE LIZA FRULLA, MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE, VISITS THE NEW HEXAGRAM FACILITY
Concordia University - September 12, 2005
The Honourable Liza Frulla, Minister of Canadian Heritage, visited the new Hexagram Laboratory at Concordia University’s new integrated complex, home to its engineering, computer science and visual arts faculties....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Discover Dalhousie!
Dalhousie University - September 12, 2005
Discover the fascinating world of forensics. Experience rock and roll in the classroom. Climb to new heights on the largest climbing wall east of Ontario. Find out what the 'hot' job sectors are and where a university degree can take you. You can do all of this and much more at Discover Dalhousie, Dalhousie University's Open House, Oct. 14, 2005....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Registration Deadline For All Events: September 23
Lakehead University - September 12, 2005
The entire Thunder Bay community is invited to take part in Lakehead University’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Weekend this Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. This celebration, while bringing alumni together from around the world, also welcomes the community to campus....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
Laurentian University and Science North to launch the Science Communication Graduate Diploma Program
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 12, 2005
Laurentian University and Science North to launch the Science Communication Graduate Diploma Program...[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Conferences
Deborah Margo’s Castings opens at the Owens, Sept. 16
Mount Allison University - September 12, 2005
The Owens Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Castings, an exhibition of new and recent works by artist Deborah Margo of Ottawa....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Queen's responds to Hurricane Katrina disaster
Queen's University - September 12, 2005
The faculty, staff and students of Queen's University have been moved by recent events in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast, and join with their peers and colleagues at other institutions across the continent in wishing to be of help to victims of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Former Carnegie director honoured with Gandhi-inspired award
Simon Fraser University - September 12, 2005
Michael Clague, the former director of Vancouver's Carnegie Community Centre and a long-serving community educator and planner, is being honoured as the recipient of the Thakore Foundation Visiting Scholar award....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Trade Unions in Canada: An Insider’s View
St. Mary's University - September 12, 2005
A key player in Canada’s trade union movement will hold a public lecture at Saint Mary’s University next week...[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Trent University welcomes Over 2,000 New Students
Trent University - September 12, 2005
Trent University is attracting more scholarship students, transfer students, interest in professional programs and enrollment at Trent in Oshawa this year as the institution welcomes more than 2,000 new students when classes begin today....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Orientation
Students Return to Cape Breton University Campus
University College of Cape Breton - September 12, 2005
First week back packed with Frosh Week and Orientation 2005 activities....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
New UBC Residential Construction Leads Market in Green Building Practices
University of British Columbia - September 12, 2005
UBC’s latest residential apartment project, Clement’s Green, is a leading example of the university’s commitment to green building standards in the emerging live-work community of University Town....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Residence
U of C announces first appointee to Chair in Business Ethics
University of Calgary - September 12, 2005
The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy and Haskayne School of Business, is pleased to announce Dr. Gregory A. Daneke as the first appointee to the Chair in Business Ethics....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Prof Featured in National Newspape
University of Guelph - September 12, 2005
Integrative biology Prof. Paul Hebert is featured in an article in today’s National Post....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Mardi Gras for Hurricane Katrina Relief
University of Guelph - September 12, 2005
U of G's Student Life office is hosting Mardi Gras to raise money and awareness for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Deloitte professorship to study how businesses grow
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 12, 2005
The University of Ottawa School of Management is proud to welcome the first co-holders of the Deloitte Professorship, Barbara Orser and Allan Riding....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
In memoriam: Professor Ferenc (Ferko) Csillag
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Professor Ferenc (Ferko) Csillag, chair of geography at U of T at Mississauga, died June 10 of cancer. He was just shy of his 50th birthday....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Father Harold Gardner recognized for five decades of commitment
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
For almost five decades Harold Gardner has done what he said he would — shown up and lived up to the oath he solemnly swore as a younger man....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Awards
Career Centre hosts job fair
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Students have just started their first week of classes but the Career Centre wants them to begin thinking about jobs for next summer or full-time positions when they graduate....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Careers
Profile: Professor Elizabeth Miller, vampire queen
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
It isn't every day that a student asks a professor's advice on becoming a vampire but it’s a relatively common question for Elizabeth Miller, who is teaching The Literary Vampire at the School of Continuing Studies this fall....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dentistry students take oath of commitment
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
The sound of 70 voices reverberated through the Hart House Debates Room Aug. 31 as incoming dentistry students recited their faculty’s new oath of commitment....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Islamic scholars join Faculty of Law
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Michael Kotryly may not know it but he and 10 other law students are part of a historical moment at the Faculty of Law. This fall, they are taking the first Islamic law course ever offered by the law school, taught by one of U of T’s two new full-time Islamic law scholars....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
First-ever Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholar to attend U of T
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Kyle Wyatt, a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, has become the first recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship — among the most generous scholarship programs in the U.S. — to pick a Canadian university to further his studies...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Awards
Two appointed to Order of Canada
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Two of U of T’s top faculty, an eminent neurosurgeon and a prominent economist, are among the 82 distinguished Canadians to receive this country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement appointment to the Order of Canada....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
CBC Radio Metro Morning broadcasts live from CIUT
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
It's probably the most unexpected and surprising phone call Brian Burchell has received since becoming station manager for CIUT-89.5 FM. Would he be interested in having the cast and crew of the popular CBC Radio show Metro Morning camp out at his radio station and produce a top-notch program while the CBC lockout was on?...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Small satellite could mean big changes
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
A 3.5- kilogram satellite that could revolutionize the space industry was unveiled Aug. 31 at U of T’s Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS).. The Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment 2 (CanX-2) satellite, which appears as unassuming as a shoebox, will pave the way for a wave of mini-satellites that are more effective and less expensive....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Laurier students get firsthand look at democratic challenges in Siberia
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 12, 2005
From Breslau to Siberia: Today, Meghan Snider will leave her small town far behind and set out for the Russian city where the last czar was murdered....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Transportation Minister boosts buses for York U
York University - September 12, 2005
Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar visited York University today to experience firsthand what the Ontario government’s investment in transit means to the university and its students....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Information regarding York University response to Hurricane Katrina
York University - September 12, 2005
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, York University is offering immediate assistance to displaced students, while developing a longer-term response to assist the devastated region....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
York U prof Paul Hoffert receives Order of Canada
York University - September 12, 2005
York University Professor Paul Hoffert, founder of the rock band Lighthouse, was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada Friday....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
WHY DANCE? U of C Program of Dance explores what’s behind the passion to move!
University of Calgary - September 11, 2005
Why Dance?, presented as part of the 2005 Professional Series by the University of Calgary Program of Dance, is an exploration of what motivates a dancer....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
U of A Celebration of Teaching and Learning
University of Alberta - September 10, 2005
The University of Alberta will honour more than 400 of its best and brightest teachers and students today at the 10th annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
- Mother-Daughter Gift propels Brescia's Library Campaign forward - PDF file
Brescia University College - September 9, 2005
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Brock students promote good governance and institution-building in developing countries
Brock University - September 9, 2005
Two students from Brock University will travel to Vietnam and Argentina this semester to take part in separate international internships made possible through the new Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP)....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Take the law into your hands
McGill University - September 9, 2005
McGill University is laying down the law this fall. Beginning in October, the Faculty of Law will be hosting Mini-Law, a new series of eight lectures that will provide an opportunity for the public to learn from top scholars on a range of legal topics, from human rights to contract law to corporate responsibility....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law - Lectures
Memorial University's Board of Regents concludes its meeting in Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 9, 2005
Memorial University's Board of Regents met in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Sept. 7-8 to explore the theme Memorial University's Strategy for Labrador and Points North.....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
65 million years in the making - a closer look at climate change
Mount Allison University - September 9, 2005
With global warming heating things up, the study of climate change has recently become a hot topic. Dr. Zoe Finkel is no stranger to this field. She spends her days studying phytoplankton, microscopic organisms most of us have never heard of but are essential to our existence....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Trent Helping Hurricane Katrina Victims
Trent University - September 9, 2005
Trent University, in an effort to help students affected by Hurricane Katrina, will expedite application processes for those students wishing to enroll at Trent for September 2005 and January 2006....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina: Cape Breton University Looking
University College of Cape Breton - September 9, 2005
While Cape Breton University will welcome and assist any displaced students who may wish to study in Cape Breton, the institution’s primary focus will centre on offering academic capabilities and partnerships as the US Gulf States look ahead to rebuilding....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Scotiabank's $750,000 Gift Fosters Global Links for Canadian and Mexican Students
University of British Columbia - September 9, 2005
More Canadian and Mexican students can forge international links thanks to a Scotiabank gift of $750,000 to the University of British Columbia and The Monterrey Institute of Technology University System (Tec de Monterrey)....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Awards
Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies lecture
University of Regina - September 9, 2005
Jeff Pfeifer, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies, will deliver his inaugural lecture, The Town, the Gown and the Uniform: Public Safety and the Community, Academics and the Police....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law - Lectures
University offers to assist students affected by Hurricane Katrina
University of Toronto - September 9, 2005
The University of Toronto is joining other North American universities in relief efforts to accommodate university students affected by last week's devastating hurricane in the U.S. Gulf region....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Weekbook, Sept. 12 to 18, 2005
University of Waterloo - September 9, 2005
Upcoming events on campus...[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
Western Students Make a Difference
University of Western Ontario - September 9, 2005
For two years, Western Engineering has held the Shinerama title for most money raised and most innovative fundraising ideas on campus....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
- University of Winnipeg Assists StudentsAffected by Hurricane Katrina - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 9, 2005
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
BU offers support for stranded students
Brandon University - September 8, 2005
On Friday, September 2nd, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) was asked by Foreign Affairs Canada to help coordinate universities'responses to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
BU Learning Skills: learn how to learn, and be a better student!
Brandon University - September 8, 2005
Brandon University Learning Skills announces its fall schedule of workshops....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Turning Point ensemble to introduce dean's series
Brandon University - September 8, 2005
On Thursday, September 15th, Vancouver's premiere contemporary music ensemble, Turning Point, will give a free performance at Brandon University that kicks off both the 2005/2006....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
LOCATION CHANGED: Brandon University welcomes Di Brandt as Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing with inaugural reading
Brandon University - September 8, 2005
This year, Brandon University welcomes award-winning poet Di Brandt to our faculty as Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing and Literature....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Brock recognizes outstanding researchers with Chancellor's Chair award
Brock University - September 8, 2005
Three exceptional professors are recipients of the 2005 Brock University Chancellor's Chairs for Research Excellence....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Survivor Africa's Ethan Zohn To Speak at Carleton U. Orientation Closing Ceremonies
Carleton University - September 8, 2005
Ethan Zohn, the winner of Survivor Africa, is the guest speaker at Carleton University's Orientation Closing Ceremonies....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Carleton University Not Proceeding With Performing Arts Centre
Carleton University - September 8, 2005
Carleton University has decided not to proceed with the development of a performing arts facility....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Butterflies Return to Carleton U.
Carleton University - September 8, 2005
It’s quite amazing to watch a butterfly being born. It emerges from a chrysalis attached to the underside of a branch. Its wings are tight against its body. In only an hour, it climbs up onto the branch, unfurls its wings, and takes flight....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Lakehead U Receives FedNor Support for Research and Technology Initiatives
Lakehead University - September 8, 2005
The Honourable Joe Comuzzi, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, and Ken Boshcoff, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, today announced FedNor support totalling $429,655 to Lakehead University for four projects involving research and technology....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Celebrating new developments in Northern Ontario's joint Radiation Therapy Program
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 8, 2005
Earlier today, Laurentian University President, Dr. Judith Woodsworth, and Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences President, Dr. Paul Gamble, officially endorsed refinements to the Joint Program in Radiation Therapy offered by the two institutions....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
Pulp and paper industry hiring Mal-U graduates
Malaspina University College - September 8, 2005
When half of a graduating class is interviewed and hired before graduation, you can be sure that the knowledge and skills of those students are highly valued by industry....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Careers
Memorial University encourages attendance at Katrina fundraiser
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 8, 2005
Memorial University's Office of Student Recruitment is hosting a BBQ in support of Katrina relief....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Mini Medical and Health Sciences Schoo lback by popular demand
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 8, 2005
From the guts of the matter to the far reaches of the Internet this fall, you can explore new horizons in health at Memorial University’s Mini Medical and Health Sciences School....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Lectures
Students displaced by Katrina welcome at Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 8, 2005
Memorial University President Axel Meisen says the university welcomes inquiries from students whose plans to attend university this fall were disrupted by the tragic consequences of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Tulips 2005 - The 60th Anniversary Friendship Tour stops in Sackville, Sept. 14
Mount Allison University - September 8, 2005
As part of a summer-long tour, Luluk Purwanto and the Helsdingen Trio have been presenting their music at town-squares, music festivals, universities, and cultural heritage sites across Canada....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
CIS hockey championship ticket sales begin Sept. 19 at StFX
St. Francis Xavier University - September 8, 2005
Sale of Women's CIS Hockey Championship ticket packages to be launched at Keating Millennium Centre....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Sports
Teaching Teachers
St. Mary's University - September 8, 2005
A unique cooperative venture will solve some difficult problems for high school teachers and students here in Nova Scotia, according to Dr. Robert Dawson, a professor in the mathematics and computing science department at Saint Mary’s University....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Third Age Centre Public Lecture - Third Age Centre Public Lecture - September 13th
St. Thomas University - September 8, 2005
Dr. Patricia Mitchell, St. Thomas University’s Visiting Chair of Gerontology, will deliver the Third Age Centre’s annual public lecture on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 2:00 pm in the Holy Cross House boardroom....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Lectures
Students and Faculty Make History at Opening of UBC Okanagan in Kelowna
University of British Columbia - September 8, 2005
After months of intense preparation, 3,500 students will join more than 400 faculty and staff along with Okanagan residents and distinguished international guests to turn a page in British Columbia post-secondary history today by officially opening UBC Okanagan....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
U of S economists say SK population growth will be limited
University of Saskatchewan - September 8, 2005
U of S economists contend that large population growth in Saskatchewan is unrealistic and should not form the basis for public policy....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University College opens new residence
University of Toronto - September 8, 2005
Morrison Hall, the newest student residence on the University of Toronto's St. George campus, officially opened on today....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Residence
Engineering professor among world's top innovators
University of Toronto - September 8, 2005
A leading artificial intelligence engineer at the University of Toronto has been named among the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) prestigious Technology Review magazine....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Awards
Enhancing the Success of Aboriginal Students
University of Victoria - September 8, 2005
The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the University of Victoria today announced the details of a new pilot project that will measure ways of improving the success rates of Aboriginal students in post-secondary education....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
SJU's Higgins named one of TVO's Top 10 lecturers
University of Waterloo - September 8, 2005
Isabel Bassett, TVOntario's Chair and CEO, has announced the short-list of Ontario's 10 best post-secondary lecturers....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
UW statement on Hurricane Katrina
University of Waterloo - September 8, 2005
All of us at the University of Waterloo have been watching news from the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina with great concern....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Van Gogh the subject of inaugural Cummings Lecture at St. Jerome's
University of Waterloo - September 8, 2005
A tormented artist, disdained by his peers only to become a celebrated icon of the 20th century, is the subject of the inaugural Laurence A. Cummings Lecture in Cultural History at St. Jerome's University....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
- Scaling the Heights:UWinnipeg’s Annual Great Rock Climb - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 8, 2005
Categories: Campus News
Brandon University to host presentation on Faith in the Face of Tragedy: What We Learned from 9/11
Brandon University - September 7, 2005
Brandon University, in conjunction with Canadian Forces Base Shilo, will host a presentation entitled Faith in the Face of Tragedy....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Be involved: do what you can to help Katrina's victims
Brandon University - September 7, 2005
A crisis such as the one being faced by the people of New Orleans and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina reminds us of how important it is that we be prepared to help our neighbours in times of adversity....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
McGill experts offer insight on Katrina aftermath
McGill University - September 7, 2005
Professors available for comment on the implications of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Mount Allison offers assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina
Mount Allison University - September 7, 2005
Mount Allison University is lending a helping hand by offering US students affected by Hurricane Katrina a chance to continue their studies....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Tufts nets Alumni teaching award
Queen's University - September 7, 2005
Bruce Tufts has a gift for bringing learning to life....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Awards
Wary city approves Homecoming plan
Queen's University - September 7, 2005
Kingston City Council has decided to support what some are calling a pilot project by Queen’s aimed at creating a controlled atmosphere for a Homecoming party on Saturday, Sept. 24....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Curling club, university reach agreement
Queen's University - September 7, 2005
Sale enables university to move Queen’s and The Royal Kingston Curling Club (RKCC) have reached an agreement over the university’s purchase of the property currently housing the club’s facilities....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
No cuts, more quality
Queen's University - September 7, 2005
The 2005-06 university budget contains the best news in years for faculty renewal, academic programming, graduate and undergraduate student aid, and the expansion of research and graduate programs, university officials say....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Queen's Quarterly honoured
Queen's University - September 7, 2005
Queen's Quarterly magazine has received a Silver Medal in the Essays category of the National Magazine Awards for My Uncles Didn't Dance (Vol. III), by Newfoundland writer Marjorie Doyle....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SJU’s Higgins named one of TVO’s Top Ten” Lecturers
St. Jerome's University - September 7, 2005
Isabel Bassett, TVOntario’s Chair and CEO, announced the short-list of Ontario’s ten best lecturers on Tuesday in Ottawa....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Jack Layton to Speak at Saint Mary's
St. Mary's University - September 7, 2005
Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP), will be speaking at Saint Mary’s next week....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Lectures
Visionary Trinity Western University leader to complete presidential tenure
Trinity Western University - September 7, 2005
Chancellor of R. Neil Snider, Ph.D., has announced that in June 2006, after 32 years, he will complete his final term as President of Trinity Western University....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
International University Presidents Help Mark Official Opening of UBC Okanagan in Kelowna
University of British Columbia - September 7, 2005
Opening ceremony, colloquium and music concert will help inaugurate Canada’s newest university campus...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
University introduces hybrid SUV for community policing
University of Toronto - September 7, 2005
Escorted by students and campus police on bicycles, the University of Toronto Police Service (UTPS) new Ford Escape Hybrid made its debut today in a parade around King's College Circle....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Conference Examines Self-Management of Health
University of Victoria - September 7, 2005
Patients are increasingly taking control of their own health, a trend recognized as an emerging health care issue....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine - Conferences
Roommates and Drinking Responsibly Some of the Challenges for New Students
University of Western Ontario - September 7, 2005
The University of Western Ontario is providing the following issues/events OF INTEREST...[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Students Displaced by Katrina Welcome at Western
University of Western Ontario - September 7, 2005
Undergraduate and graduate students unable to attend university this fall due to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina will be accommodated where feasible by The University of Western Ontario....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
They're back!
Athabasca University - September 6, 2005
Labour Day Monday started out cool and crisp, but the sun couldn't have been brighter and the sky couldn't have been bluer as cars began to line Augustana's front drive....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
The First World Rivers Day Set for September 25th, 2005 - A BC Tradition grows into a Global Event
British Columbia Institute of Technology - September 6, 2005
World Rivers Day (WRD) is fast approaching, mobilizing a major global response to the urgent need for improved management and conservation of river ecosystems....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Three Carleton University Professors Make the Top Ten in Academic Idol Competition
Carleton University - September 6, 2005
Today, the Chair and CEO for TVOntario, Isabel Bassett, announced that three Carleton University professors placed in the top ten of the first TVO Best Lecturer Competition....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Concordia University - a Busy Year Ahead
Concordia University - September 6, 2005
Installation of the new President highlight of fall term....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Cutting-edge curricula at McGill
McGill University - September 6, 2005
Let the lessons begin. It's back to school and McGill University students can expect some new and exciting courses, as well as innovative programs...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Launch of 16-month calendar to raise money for breast and ovarian cancer research
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 6, 2005
The official launch of a calendar to raise funds for breast and ovarian cancer research at Memorial University....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SURF's Up! - Mount A students organize third annual research fair, Sept. 8
Mount Allison University - September 6, 2005
SURF is a student-organized event that allows summer research students at Mount A the opportunity to present their research to their peers and professors in the form of an oral or poster presentation....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
Objects of Bright Pride: auction to feature Northwest Coast Art
Simon Fraser University - September 6, 2005
The Bill Reid Foundation and Simon Fraser University will present Objects of Bright Pride....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Jazz fest to bring big names
St. Francis Xavier University - September 6, 2005
It's the ultimate jazz eXperience and an opportunity to see Oliver Jones performing in a special unretirement concert....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Saint Mary's University Willing to Help
St. Mary's University - September 6, 2005
Dr. J. Colin Dodds, President of Saint Mary’s University, says that the University will play whatever role it can in helping students who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
The Amazing Race back to University
Trinity Western University - September 6, 2005
Decked out in their legendary blue or red Hawaiian shirts, Trinity Western University's 45 student life staff and 72 student leaders are welcoming and familiarizing the 700 first-year and transfer students to the University during TWU's annual Orientation Week....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
U of S Rededicates Historic College Building
University of Saskatchewan - September 6, 2005
In 1910, the College Building at the University of Saskatchewan represented the future of a newly born province and a flourishing city. Today in a ceremony on campus, this historic building was reopened as a symbol of a bright future and a rich tradition....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
U of S Psychology Professor Named Champion of Mental Health
University of Saskatchewan - September 6, 2005
University of Saskatchewan medical anthropologist James Waldram has been named a Champion of Mental Health by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) for his work in understanding Aboriginal mental health....[continue]
Categories: Health and Medicine
- Jimmie Briggs and Otunnu join the Quest: - Goodwill Ambassador and UN Special Envoy for children and armed conflict at - Uwinnipegs war-affected children conference - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 6, 2005
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Conferences
- Virtuosi Concert presents: Peter Vinograde, Piano - INTO THE FUTURE - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 6, 2005
Categories: Campus News
First-year students receive warm, enthusiastic welcome!
Trent University - September 5, 2005
MediaArriving in vans and cars bursting with stereos, computer systems - even stuffed animals, students entering their first year at Trent University are being greeted with a warm and noisy welcome today....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
Acadia University has opened its doors to students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina
Acadia University - September 4, 2005
The University, one of Canada's leading undergraduate institutions, will provide full tuition and free residence accommodation to five students....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Acadia University announces first fellowship in engaged learning
Acadia University - September 2, 2005
Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb, President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University, today announced that Dr. Cynthia Alexander will receive the first Presidential Fellowship in Engaged Learning....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Music Upcoming Events: September and October 2005
Brandon University - September 2, 2005
BU School of Music pro series....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Brandon University Faculty of Arts presents its free Fall 2005 Liberal Arts Speakers Series
Brandon University - September 2, 2005
The Brandon University Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce its Fall 2005 Liberal Arts Speaker Series line-up, featuring Dr. Gwynne Dyer, Dr. Alan F. Segal, Dr. Sterling Evans, and Dr. William Shaffir....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Lectures
BCIT Instructor Sails Cape Horn and Lives to Write the Book
British Columbia Institute of Technology - September 2, 2005
BCIT is proud to announce a recent accomplishment by one of its instructors: the publication of Haul Away! Teambuilding Lessons from a Voyage Around Cape Horn.....[continue]
Categories: Business and Law
BCIT Awarded First Confucius Institute in Canada
British Columbia Institute of Technology - September 2, 2005
BCIT has been awarded the first - and so far the only - Confucius Institute in Canada....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
TVOntario Chair Isabel Bassett To Announce Top 10 Finalists in TVO's Best Lecturer Competition
Carleton University - September 2, 2005
Isabel Bassett, Chair and CEO of TVOntario, Ontario's educational communications authority, will reveal the top 10 finalists in the province-wide search for the best post-secondary lecturer....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Carleton Students Shine for Charity
Carleton University - September 2, 2005
Last year, Carleton University students raised over $60,000 for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during the annual Shinerama. This year, the students are hoping to raise $90,000....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Fundraising
Concordia University to Assist Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Concordia University - September 2, 2005
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Concordia University will assist students from the affected area by admitting them as visiting students into courses for which they are academically qualified and where spaces are available....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Dal Professor Receives Top Public Service Award
Dalhousie University - September 2, 2005
Dalhousie professor Peter Aucoin has been awarded one of the highest honours in the Canadian public service. Aucoin received the 2005 Vanier Medal this week from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Laurentian University and the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences to celebrate major milestone
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 2, 2005
President of the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, will endorse additions to the partnership agreement and celebrate the highly successful collaborative Program in Radiation Therapy, which has been jointly offered by the partner institutions to Laurentian students since September 2003 ....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Citizen scholars: From the classroom to back alleys
McGill University - September 2, 2005
McGill students are about more than beer and books, and they are setting out to prove it. This Wednesday at noon, they will be fanning out from the edge of campus to clear garbage from the streets and alleys of the surrounding community....[continue]
Categories: Student Life
McGill to admit Tulane University students affected by Hurricane Katrina
McGill University - September 2, 2005
McGill University is joining other members of the American Association of Universities (AAU) in relief efforts to accommodate students from Tulane University in New Orleans who have been affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
First class of diploma program in police studies set to graduate
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 2, 2005
Media are invited to a weekend of events honouring the first graduating class of the diploma in police studies....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Renowned Physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss to speak at Mount A, Sept. 12
Mount Allison University - September 2, 2005
The Mount Allison physics department is starting the school year off and marking the World Year of Physics with a bang! The Wilford Jonah Lecture, featuring world-renowned physicist, Grammy nominee, and best-selling author Dr. Lawrence Krauss....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology - Lectures
Mount A students `shine' their way to a cure for CF, Sept. 10
Mount Allison University - September 2, 2005
For over 30 years, Mount Allison students have been raising money to help fight cystic fibrosis (CF) by participating in Shinerama, and 2005 is no exception...[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Fundraising
Alumni Office Hosts End of Summer Family Picnic
St. Mary's University - September 2, 2005
The third annual End of Summer Saint Mary's University Alumni Family Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 11th, 2005 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at The Oaks House on Gorsebrook Avenue....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Largest One-day Orientation in Canada to be Held at UBC
University of British Columbia - September 2, 2005
ancouver campus first-year student orientation....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
Varsity Blues football looking good for 2005 - Home opener slated for Sept. 3
University of Toronto - September 2, 2005
Varsity Blues head football coach Steve Howlett is looking forward to an exciting season with a young team that hails from across Canada and south of the border....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Sports
UW Survey Research Centre examines outcomes
University of Waterloo - September 2, 2005
When we answer a survey or read the results of one, we assume that the results tell us something about relationships and casual connections....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Canada's Largest Orientation Week Begins
University of Western Ontario - September 2, 2005
About 32,000 students, including 6,000 first-year students have started to descend upon the campus of The University of Western Ontario as the new academic year begins....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
BU students to stage Canada's Largest Twister Game
Brandon University - September 1, 2005
The Brandon University Students Union and BU Enrolment Services are offering new BU students a chance to be part of Canada's Largest Twister Gam....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
Bubbles explained
Dalhousie University - September 1, 2005
We´ve all seen bubbles in liquids, like soap bubbles or the fizz in pop. But you might not have known that bubbles can also form in solids....[continue]
Categories: Science and Technology
Lakehead U Invites Thunder Bay Community to 40 Years Dinner
Lakehead University - September 1, 2005
Musicians Paul Shaffer, Lew Soloff, and Tom Bones Malone, add flair to University's 40th Anniversary Celebration....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Action needs to be taken to help immigrant women
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 1, 2005
An action group should be established to improve conditions for immigrant women in the province, based on the research and suggestions in the report Recent Immigrant Women in Newfoundland and Labrador: Problems and Perspectives....[continue]
Categories: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Motion Ensemble presents Time: what a concept! Sept. 7
Mount Allison University - September 1, 2005
Motion Ensemble, New Brunswick’s professional new music group will present a concert entitled, Time: what a concept...[continue]
Categories: Campus News
September Announcements.
Redeemer College - September 1, 2005
To be of assistance to those affected by hurricane Katrina, Redeemer University College will accept up to five qualified displaced students, providing full scholarships for tuition, room and board with the generous support of anonymous donors and covering travel costs through the contributions of faculty, staff and students....[continue]
Categories: Campus News - Hurricane Katrina
Retired entomologist to become a member of the Order of Canada
Simon Fraser University - September 1, 2005
A 91-year-old retired entomologist who continues to counsel university students at SFU has been chosen to become a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to science and voluntary service....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
SFU lights up the Lower Mainland for 40th fête
Simon Fraser University - September 1, 2005
A pyramid of laser light will set the night sky glowing over Burnaby Mountain when Simon Fraser University celebrates its 40th anniversary....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
Trent International Program Welcomes New Students
Trent University - September 1, 2005
The Trent International Program (TIP) will welcome 110 new students to Trent University this weekend....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Orientation
New UC residence opens Sept. 8 - New Morrison Hall will house 270 students
University of Toronto - September 1, 2005
Morrison Hall, the newest student residence on the University of Toronto's St. George campus will officially open Thursday, Sept. 8 at noon at 75 St. George St....[continue]
Categories: Student Life - Residence
Hybrid SUV to be used for campus policing
University of Toronto - September 1, 2005
Led by a piper and escorted by Toronto police bicycle units, the University of Toronto Police Service (UTPS) new Ford Escape Hybrid will make its debut....[continue]
Categories: Campus News
