January 15, 1999
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Submit talks to Tamie Heisler by 9 a.m. one week prior to publication.
Fax 492-2997 or e-mail at
public.affairs@ualberta.ca.
Academic Women's Association
January 19, 7:30 am
Lois Hole, Chancellor, "Sharing Experiences." RSVP by January 15 to Tana Farrell at 492-5910 or e-mail Tana.Farrell@ualberta.ca. Open to all academic women. 10th Floor, Education South.
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
January 25, 10 am
Richard A. Murphy, Director and Professor, Montreal Neurological Institute, "Differential Sorting of NGF and BDNF in Hippocampal Neurons: Clues to the Regulation of Growth Factor Delivery in Brain." Presented by Cell Biology. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.
Biological Sciences
Departmental Seminar Series
January 15, noon
Mark J. Plotkin, "In Search of the Shaman's Vanishing Wisdom. Do the Mythical Healing Powers of the Shaman Harbour a Cure for Cancer, AIDS, or the Common Cold?" M-149 Biological Sciences Building
January 29, 3:00 pm
Stanley B. Kater, "The Other Half of the Brain: Glial Contributions to Nervous System Function." 3-27 Earth Sciences Building
Ecology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 631 series)
January 15, noon (Postponed to April 9th due to conflict with Mark J. Plotkin's Seminar)
Arturo Sanchez, "Countryside Biogeography: Monitoring Tropical Deforestation and Habitat Fragmentation at the National and Regional Level, A Case Study in Costa Rica." G-116 Biological Sciences Building
January 22, noon
Larry Stevens, "Grand Canyon Corridor." G-116 Biological Sciences Building
January 29, noon
Christoph Rohner, "Predator-Prey Cycles in the Boreal Forest: Behavioural and Population-Level Consequences in Owls." G-116 Biological Sciences Building
Environmental Biology & Ecology Research Group
January 22, 1999, 3:30 pm
Bernie Roitberg, "The Importance of Behaviour to Disease Epidemiology: An Evolutionary Approach." M-145 Biological Sciences Building
Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Group (part of the Genetics 605 series)
January 15, 1999, 3:30 pm
Mike Weinfeld, "Radiation Induced DNA Damage and the Base Excision Repair Pathway." G-116 Biological Sciences Building
January 22, 1999, 3:30 pm
James Smiley, "Post-Transcriptional Regulation During Herpes Simplex Virus Infection." G-116 Biological Sciences Building
Physiology and Cell Developmental Biology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 642 series)
January 20, noon
Dave Gifford, "Why Would Anyone Study Conifer Seeds When you Could Work with Arabidopsis, Eh?" G-114 (please note room change) Biological Sciences Building
January 27, noon
Calvin Wong, " Neural Substrates of Electrocommunication in Weakly Electric Fish." G-114 Biological Sciences Building
Canadian Federation of University Women (Edmonton)
January 18, 7 pm
The Club History Interest Group will present "Edmonton CFUW-A 90 Year History." As well, this meeting is "Academic Awards Night", with the recipients of 1998 scholarships speaking about their research topics. All women University graduates are welcome. Information: 469-8322. Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive.
Centre for Health Promotion Studies
January 25, noon
Karen Mykietka, "Teen Mothers: Their World Portrayed." Classroom A, 2F1.01 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
Collection Action and Women's Organizations in Edmonton
January 27, 3 pm
Jayanti Negi of the Indo-Canadian Women's Association; Ione Challborn, representative of WIN House women's shelter; Jacqueline Duman, owner of Orlando Books; and Tracy-Lynne MacLellan, student activist and feminist at the University of Alberta, "Breaking New Ground in Alberta's Communities: A Public Forum on the Theory and Practice of Activism." 4-29 Humanities Centre.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
January 15, 3 pm
Ben Rostron, "Orchids and Groundwater in Alberta." 3-36 Tory Building.
January 22, 3 pm
Melody Larsen-Heise, title to be announced. 3-36 Tory Building.
January 29, 3 pm
Karen Smoyer, "Health in the Greenhouse: Climate Change and Human Health." 3-36 Tory Building.
English
January 26, 4:00 pm
Tim Fulford, Nottingham Trent University, "Primitive Poets and Dying Indian." L-3 Humanities Centre.
Environmental Research and Studies Centre
January 27, 4:30 pm
"Kyoto: Alberta's Reaction." Moderator: Gurston Dacks. Panelists: Vic Adamowicz; Rick Hyndman, former Deputy Minister, Alberta Energy; Gord Lambert, Corporate Director, Suncor; Rob Macintosh, Policy Director, Pembina Institute; David Schindler. 2-115 Education North.
Hope Foundation
January 19, 7 pm
Cheryl Nekolaichuk, "The Nature of Hope in Palliative Care." Hope House, 11032 - 89 Avenue. John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
January 22, noon
Eleanor Stewart Muirhead, "Disability Theory: Social Justice for People with Disabilities." 227 Aberhart Centre Two.
Picard Lecture in Health Law
January 21, 7:30 pm
Abdallah Daar, Chair of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine, Oman and Visiting Professor, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, "The Genetics Revolution and Human Health: Developing International Guiding Principles." 231 Law Centre.
Nursing
January 28, noon
International Committee, "International Issues." 6-102 Clinical Sciences Building.
Philosophy
January 22, 3:30 pm
Brendan Leier, "Schopenhauer's Contribution to Ethics." 4-29 Humanities Centre.
Physics
January 22, 3:15 pm
Robert Smith, "Edwin P. Hubble, the Expanding Universe, and the Remaking of cosmology." V-129 Physics Building. Physics and Institute of Geophysics, Meteorology and Space Physics
January 15, 3:15 pm
Mike Brown, Chair, Geophysics Program, University of Washington, Seattle, "Condensed Matter Physics in the Service of the Earth Sciences." V-129 Physics Building.
Physiology
January 29, 3:30 pm
Sandra T. Davidge, "Estrogen and Vascular Function." 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.
Renewable Resources
January 21, 12:30 pm
Leslie Main Johnson, "Knowing the Land: Indigenous Perspectives on Landscape Ecology in Northwestern North America." 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.
Society of Sigma Xi, U of A Chapter
January 27, 8 pm
Linda Fedigan, "Regenerating Monkeys: What Happens When the Forest Grows Back?" 2-07 Corbett Hall. Preceded by wine and cheese at 7:30 pm in 2-35 Corbett Hall.
