January 23, 1998

ALBERTA CENTER FOR GERENTOLOY

January 26, 7:30 p.m.

Allison Bonner, Graduate Student, Physical Education and Recreation, "Physical Activity, Aging and Alzheimer's." 2-07 Corbett Hall.

ALBERTA CENTER FOR WELL-BEING

January 26, 4 p.m.

Art Quinney, Wendy Rogers and John Spence, "Physical Activity Interventions: Moving from Research to Practice." Update from the Cooper Institute Specialty Conference. Room E-120 Physical Education Building.

ALBERTA HERITAGE FOUNDATION FOR MEDIAL RESEARCH

January 26, 10 a.m.

John Glover, Postdoctoral Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, "Protein Aggregation in Yeast: The Role of Hsp 104 in Prion Maintenance and Thermotolerance." Presented by Cell Biology and Anatomy. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.

February 2, 10 a.m.

Margaret Sonnenfeld, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Tango is a bHLH-PAS Transcription Factor Essential for Development of Cells in the Embryonic Central Nervous System and Trachea." Presented by Cell Biology and Anatomy. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS EMERITI

January 29, 7 p.m.

Don Bellow, Engineering, "The Impact of Technology." Part of the A.P.E. "An Evening with..." series. 11034-89 Avenue

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

January 23, 4 p.m.

Tom Petes, Biology, University of North Carolina, "Genomic Instability in Yeast: The Cancer Connection." Sponsored by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. M-145 Biological Sciences Building.

January 29, 3 p.m.

Bernard Crespi, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, "Systematics as Guide to Evolutionary Pattern and Process." M-141 Biological Sciences Building.

ECOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

January 23, noon

James Dalby, Bates College, Main, "Do Ice Cover and Food Supply Affect Growth of Arctic Brittlestars?" M-229, Biological Sciences Building.

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS RESEARCH GROUP

February 6, 4 p.m.

Luc Berthiaume, "Protein Palmitoylation: New Roles in Cellular Signalling and Metabolic Regulation." G-116 Biological Sciences Centre.

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES

January 26, 3:30 p.m.

David Marples, "Ukraine and Belarus: A Comparison of Two Emergent Nations in the Post-Soviet Era." CIUS Library

February 3, 3:30 p.m.

Colin Neufeldt, "The Mennonite Experience during the Collectivization Period in Ukraine and the Crimea." CIUS Library

February 6, 3:30 p.m.

Mark von Hagen, Columbia University, "The Russian Imperial Army and the Ukrainian National Movement of 1917." CIUS Library

CAREER AND PLACEMENT SERVICES

January 27, 4 p.m.

Political Science Career Forum, Tory B-95

January 28, 1-5 p.m.

Aboriginal Career Fair, Dinwoodie Lounge 2-000 Students Union Building.

January 28, 6 p.m.

International Business Career Forum, Business 1-5.

January 29, 5:30 p.m.

Sociology Career Forum, Tory B-95

January 29, 6 p.m.

Languages / Linguistics Career Forum, Humanities L-4

February 3, 6 p.m.

Finance and Management Science Career Forum, Business 1-6

February 4, 5 p.m.

History and Classics Career Forum, Humanities 1-7

CENTRE FOR GERONTOLOGY

January 26, 7:30 p.m.

Renate Sainsbury, "Therapeutic Value of Play and Laughter." 2-07 Corbett Hall.

ECO-RESEARCH CHAIR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT

February 6, 3 p.m.

Gerald Wilde, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, "Risk Homeostasis Theory: An Overview." 2F1.04 (Classroom D), Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.

FACULTE SAINT-JEAN

January 29, 7:30 p.m.

Claude Denis, "Speak White? Le colonianisme face aux peuples amerindiens." Room 1-01 Faculte Saint-Jean.

NURSING

January 30, noon

Paul Byrne. "Ethics in the Trenches." Sponsored by the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, 2nd Floor Library, 222 Aberhart Nurses Residence, 8220-114 St.

February 6, noon

Lynn Skillen, "Learning Contracts for Self-Directed Learning." 6-102 Clinical Sciences Building.

PHILOSOPHY

January 23, 3:30 p.m.

Les Green, Philosophy, York University, "Pornographies." L-3 Humanities Centre.

PHYSICS

February 5, 4 p.m.

Brett Gladman, "The Discovery of Two Distant Moons of Uranus." Chemistry E1-60

POLITICAL SIENCE

January 29, 3:30 p.m.

Dave Whitson, "The Globalization of Entertainment and Culture of the City." 10-4 Tory Building.

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES

January 21, noon

Tom Noseworthy, "Better Information for Better Health." Classroom D (2F1.04 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.)

January 28, noon

Cam Wild, "Status Variables Versus Client Perceptions in Health Behaviour Change." Classroom D (2F1.04 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.)

February 4, noon

Graham Gibbs, "Fibres and Health." Classroom D (2F1.04 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.)

RENEWABLE RESOURSES

January 29, 12:30 p.m.

Naomi Krogman, "Conflict Over Landscapes: Sociological Approaches." 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

February 5, 12:30 p.m.

David Gifford, "The Conifer Seed: Barriers to Germination and to Early Seedling Growth." 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

January 25, 7:30 p.m.

The Catholic Passions Series. "Violence in Relationships?" Film: "Love Taps." Presented by Rose Marie Hague and panel. Newman Centre, St. Joseph's College.

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA CHAPTER SOCIETY OF THE SIGMA XI

January 28, 7:30 p.m.

Douglas Hube, "The Binary Stars: Celestial Pas de Deux with Fireworks." 2-35 Corbett Hall.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICES

January 27, 3:30 p.m.

Maggie Haag, "Peer Mentor Programs for Graduate Students." 281 CAB.

January 28, noon

Roberta McKay and Katherine Wilson, "More Work? Less Stress? Try Collaborative Teaching!" 219 CAB.

January 28, 3 p.m.

Larry McKill, "Tips for Marking Written Assignments Precisely, Clearly, and Efficiently." 281 CAB.

January 29, 3:30 p.m.

Randy Garrison, "Rethinking the Teaching-Learning Transaction: Adult Learning in Higher Education." TB-W2 Tory Breezeway.

February 2, noon

Walter Allegretto, "Graduate Student Supervision." 219 CAB.

February 2, 3 p.m.

Rick Bowers, "Seminar Teaching and Learning." 219 CAB.

February 3, 3:30 p.m.

Chris Hackett and Bob Hesketh, "Integrating Computers into the Humanities and Social Sciences." 231 Civil-Electrical Engineering Building.

February 4, 3 p.m.

Daphne Read, "Management Inside and Outside the Classroom." 281 CAB.

February 5, 3:30 p.m.

Dave Clyburn, "Effectively Commenting on Students' Essays." TB-W2 Tory Breezeway.

WOMEN'S STUDIES

23 January, 9 a.m.

Barbara Crow, University of Calgary, "Creating Your Own Feminist Homepage." GSB 221.

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