Jan.
12
12
Blood Donor Clinic
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, 09:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
The Landing, UC-3018
Canadian Blood Services
The need for blood is constant. Please rally your friends and donate blood.
Jan.
12
12
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
ED-1001, G. A. Hickman Building
DELTS
DELTS is hosting a series of drop-in clinics to assist instructors and administrative users in using Desire2Learn
Jan.
12
12
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, 1-1:50 p.m.
CL-2012, Couglan College
This presentation will provide an introduction to the profession of social work and review the admission criteria for the bachelor of social work programs (first and second degree).
Jan.
12
12
PhD Oral Defence of Alejandro Buren
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
School of Graduate Studies
Cognitive & Behavioural Ecology Program; titled: The roles of capelin, climate, harp seals and fisheries in the failure of 2J3KL (northern) cod to recover.
Jan.
13
13
Translating the Transnational
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 12-1 p.m.
A-5014
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Research Group
Dr. Lynne Phillips will discuss Translating the Transnational: Dilemmas for food and gender activism in Latin America.
Jan.
13
13
Online Rooms Drop-In Clinic
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 10-11:30 a.m.
via Online Rooms
DELTS
This session will give instructors an overview of the Online Rooms tool.
Jan.
13
13
Intertwined: The Leadership Development of A. Job Halfyard
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
IIC-2012 K
School of Graduate Studies
Sharon Halfyard, ID PhD Candidate to present.
Jan.
13
13
HSL HITS Workshop: Learn To Use RefWorks
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
Computer Lab A, Health Sciences Library
Health Sciences Library
Discover the potential of RefWorks to help you efficiently organize, manage and use citations from books, journals and other sources.
Jan.
13
13
Maximizing CD4 T Cell-mediated Protection Against Influenza Virus
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 10-11 a.m.
Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre B
Division of BioMedical Sciences
Candidate Seminar for Position of Assistant Professor, BioMedical Sciences, presented by Dr. Karl Kai McKinstry.
Jan.
14
14
The State of the Newfoundland Fishery
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, 8-9:30 p.m.
Hampton Hall, Marine Institute
Wessex Society
Gus Etchegary will present.
Jan.
14
14
New Desire2Learn Course Setup Kit
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, 10-11:30 a.m.
via Online Rooms
DELTS
DELTS has created a Course Setup Kit for Desire2Learn.
Jan.
14
14
Social Work Information Session
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, 1-1:50 p.m.
SN-4068
Academic Advising Centre
All students interested in applying to the School of Social Work are encouraged to attend this information session.
Jan.
15
15
Henrietta Harvey Lecture: Oil's Unconventional Future
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
Department of Geography
Gavin Bridge, Professor of Economic Geography, Durham University discusses oil's unconventional future.
Jan.
15
15
MUN Cinema Series: Gemma Bovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 7-8:40 p.m.
Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall
MUN Cinema
MUN Cinema presents Gemma Bovery. More information about this film and the schedule for the season can be found at www.mun.ca/cinema.
Jan.
15
15
Online Rooms Drop-In Clinic
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 10-11:30 a.m.
via Online Rooms
DELTS
This session will give instructors an overview of the Online Rooms tool.
Jan.
15
15
150 Years of Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador: Every Mine Tells a Story of Time and Place
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
SN-2067
Nature Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Derek Wilton (MUN, Earth Sciences) presents the amazing and untold stories of mining in Newfoundland and Labrador and its role in our economic, social and cultural history.
Jan.
15
15
School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 5-7:30 p.m.
Health Sciences Centre, Main Auditorium
Lawtons, PANL, Pfizer, NLPB, DRUGStore Pharmacy
The event was established to officially welcome first year pharmacy students into the profession, and to impart on them the profound ethical responsibility they will hold.
Jan.
15
15
Adventures in Illegal Art: Creative Media Resistance
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
ED-1020
Department of English
Negativland, a group that uses mixed media to make social and cultural commentaries, will be the subject of this guest lecture / performance by Mark Hosler.
Jan.
16
16
Mentioned in Song: Song Traditions of the Loggers of Newfoundland and Labrador CD Launch
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 4:30-6 p.m.
MMaP Gallery, second floor, Arts & Culture Centre, St. John's
MMaP Research Centre
We invite you to join us to celebrate the launch of Mentioned in Song: Song Traditions of the Loggers of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jan.
16
16
The 'Paleo-diet' and the Archaeological Evidence for the Evolution of Human Diets
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 1-2:30 p.m.
A-1046
Department of Archaeology and Faculty of Arts
As part of the the Department of Archaeology Visiting Lecturer Series, we are delighted to present a talk by Professor Michael, Department of Anthropology, UBC.
Jan.
16
16
PhD Oral Defence of Behrang Moazzez
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
IIC-2014
School of Graduate Studies
Department of Chemistry; titled: An Experimental and Computational Approach to the Development of SERS Substrates for Water Quality Monitoring Sensors.
Jan.
16
16
Regulating Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms During Neuroinflammatory Injury and Repair
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
SN-4015
Department of Biochemistry
Dr. Craig Moore, Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Jan.
16
16
Textual Ambiguities and Reading Romances in Later Medieval and Early Modern England
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
A-3018
Faculty of Arts
Dr. John Geck, candidate for the position of assistant professor of Medieval and early Modern English literatures, will present.
Jan.
16
16
Beyond the Palms Photography Exhibit
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 6-7:30 p.m.
First Space Gallery, QEII Library
Memorial University Libraries
You are invited to the the opening of “Beyond the Palms”, an exhibit of photographs taken by Dustin Silvey in Jamaica.
Jan.
16
16
Reception for New Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 3-5 p.m.
Bruneau Centre, Atrium
Faculty of Arts
The university community is invited to a reception to welcome and meet the newly appointed Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation.
Jan.
16
16
Applying an Ethics Lens to Health Technology Assessment: The Case of Low Dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre B
People's Health Matters
As part of the People's Health Matters Speaker Series, we are delighted to present a talk by Professor Daryl Pullman, Department of Community Health and Humanities.
Jan.
17
17
Duo Concertante: Schubert Part I
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, 8-9:30 p.m.
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
School of Music
Schumann said of Schubert's Music: "Here we find, besides the most masterly compositional technique, life in every fiber; coloring down to the finest gradation and meaning everywhere."