April
27
27
Cornell Club of St. John's Meet and Greet
Monday, April 27, 2015, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Bitters Pub, Memorial University
Cornell Club of St. John's
Come celebrate Charter Day and Cornell's sesquicentennial, and meet other Cornellians!
April
27
27
Symposium: The Islamic State and the Middle East: The Abuse of Religion and History
Monday, April 27, 2015, 09 a.m.-4 p.m.
A-1043
Department of Religious Studies
This full-day symposium features presentations by four top scholars of History, Archeology, and Religious Studies.
April
27
27
Supply-Demand Mismatch Transients in Susceptible Peri-infarct Hot Zones Explain the Origins of Spreading Injury Depolarizations
Monday, April 27, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre D
Division of BioMedical Sciences
Neurosciences Journal Club presented by Katie Fifield, PhD candidate.
April
28
28
Special Screening of Last Days of Vietnam
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
A-1043
Department of Sociology
A rare opportunity to view this Academy-Award nominated film on the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon (April 28, 1975).
April
28
28
Engaging the Public: A Town Hall Event to Talk About Health Research
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
St. Teresa's Parish Hall, 120 Mundy Pond Rd., St. John's
Office of Public Engagement
Who sets the course of health research? It could be you, it should be you.
April
28
28
Family History Society Lecture
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7:30-9 p.m.
Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, Ridge Road
Family History Society N.L.
Jenny Higgins, author of the book "Perished, The 1914 Sealing Disaster", will do a presentation on the book which has been shortlisted in the Atlantic Book Awards 'Historical Writing' category.
April
28
28
Labrador/ians on Film: The Struggle of the Labrador
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 1:30-3 p.m.
Aboriginal Resource Centre, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Labrador Institute
Labrador/ians on Film is a free bi-monthly film screening series, which draws on the Labrador Institutes library and archive collections.
April
28
28
Institutional Ethnography As An Instrument of Change: Making An Emancipatory Method of Inquiry Visible
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 1-3 p.m.
IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
School of Graduate Studies
PhD Oral Defence of Melody Morton Ninomiya, Faculty of Medicine.
April
28
28
Nanoscale modelling of biomolecules in food science applications
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 10-11 a.m.
C-2045, Chemistry-Physics Building, Memorial University
ACEnet and the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
This presentation delves into nanoscale modelling research of edible oils used in modern food technology.
April
29
29
Community Engaged Learning: Curricular Learning Beyond the Classroom
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 1-2:30 p.m.
UC-3018, The Landing
Office of Public Engagement
Career Development and Experiential Learrning will bring faculty members together with community partners and learning about experiential learning and its value to the academy.
April
29
29
Mercury in Arctic Snow: Factors Affecting the Kinetics of Photoreactions
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
School of Graduate Studies
PhD oral defence of Erin Mann, Environmental Science Program.
April
29
29
One-day Seminar: Understanding Personality Types in the Workplace - Using MBTI
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 09 a.m.-5 p.m.
Gardiner Centre, Business building
Gardiner Centre
Gain a better understanding of how personality type affects decision making, communications, and work relationships.
April
30
30
An Introduction to Graduate Studies at Memorial
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 3-3:50 p.m.
ED-3048
School of Graduate Studies
Are you considering pursuing a graduate program?
April
30
30
Excellence and Relevance in Community Engaged Research
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 12-1:30 p.m.
AS2011, Grenfell Campus
Office of Public Engagement
How do you do engagement in your own discipline? Join three faculty researchers to discuss how to establish and grow community-based research projects.
April
30
30
Engaging Ideas: Diversity in the Workplace
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 08:30-10:30 a.m.
BN-4000
Faculty of Business Administration
Join the Faculty of Business Administration for an interactive discussion on research in the areas of diversity in the workplace.
April
30
30
A Presentation to Memorial's Professional Schools on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 2-3:30 p.m.
EN-1052
DELTS
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is scholarly thought and research that investigates the relationship between teaching and learning.
April
30
30
The Pirate Who Never Was? Eric Cobham and Invention in History
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 8-9:30 p.m.
Hampton Hall, Marine Institute
Newfoundland Historical Society
Dr. Olaf Janzen to present.
April
30
30
Pharmacy Matters: Experiential Learning
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7-9 p.m.
Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre E
School of Pharmacy
All pharmacists are invited to an open forum to discuss the experiential learning for the new Entry-to-Practice Doctor of Pharmacy program.
April
30
30
Vegetable Gardening in Raised Beds: Session No. 4 from Garden to Campus Workshop Series
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
UC-3018, The Landing
MUN Botanical Garden
Join Tim Walsh and learn how MUN Botanical Garden has been successfully growing vegetables for over 20 years.
May
01
01
Evaluating Personal Health Record Systems for Senior-Friendliness
Friday, May 01, 2015, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
BN-3010
Faculty of Business Administration
Speaker: Mr. Oluwafemi Ogunseye, PhD student.
May
01
01
MUN Botanical Garden Opens For the Season
Friday, May 01, 2015, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Road, St. John's
MUN Botanical Garden
The trails and flower gardens at MUN Botanical Garden will open to the public on May 1.
May
01
01
Lunch and Learn Session: Phase Heat Transfer
Friday, May 01, 2015, 1-2 p.m.
EN-4000
Engineering Research Office
Dr. Xili Duan will present. Coffee/tea and a light lunch will be available.
May
02
02
Video Game Carnival
Saturday, May 02, 2015, 2:30-10 p.m.
UC-3018, University Centre
Sandbox Gaming Society
Sandbox Gaming is proud to announce that we're holding another Gaming Carnival Day, featuring some of your favourite games, exciting tournaments, and more!
May
02
02
Body Works: A Public Exhibition
Saturday, May 02, 2015, 1-5 p.m.
New Medical School Atrium
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial Universitys Faculty of Medicine is hosting a public exhibition of Professor of Anatomy Dr. Shakti Chandras magnificent collection of anatomical specimens created for teaching.
May
02
02
Canadian Archaeological Association
Saturday, May 02, 2015, 1-2:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel, St. John's
Department of Archaeology
This year's CAA public session focuses on the cultural importance, historical development and archaeological evidence of the consumption of an important beverage: beer.