March 12, 1999
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Submit talks to Tamie Heisler by 9 a.m. one week prior to publication.
Fax (780)492-2997 or e-mail at
public.affairs@ualberta.ca.
Addictions Studies Certificate Program
March 24, 7 pm
Garry Smith, "Trends and Public Policy Issues in the Canadian Gambling Scene." RSVP to Connie Wildman, 492-5532. 239 Corbett Hall.
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
March 15, 10 am
Philip Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, "Copper Chaperone for SOD1(CCS) and Molecular Mechanisms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." Presented by Cell Biology. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.
March 15, 11 am
David J. Triggle, Vice-Provost for Graduate Education and Research and Dean of the Graduate School, State University of New York at Buffalo, "The Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Next Millenium." 2031 Dentistry-Pharmacy Centre.
March 19, 1 pm
Henkjan Verkade, Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, "Uncoupling of Intestinal Lipid Absorption From Chylomicron Production?" Sponsor: Pediatrics. Classroom F, 2J4.02 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
March 22, 10 am
Ivan R Nabi, Associate Professor, D‚partement de pathologie et biologie cellulaire, Universit‚ de Montr‚al. "Dual Pathways of Internalization of Auto-crine Motility Factor Receptor (AMF-R)." Presented by Cell Biology. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.
March 25, 10 am
Robert V Farese Jr, University of California, Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, "Neutral Lipid Metabolism: Cloning and Functional Analysis of ACAT and DGAT Genes." Classroom D, 2F1.04 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
Anthropology
March 12, 3:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Robert L Bettinger, University of California, Davis; David Anderson, University of Alberta; Pamela Willoughby, University of Alberta, "The Concept of Evolution in Hunter-Gatherer Research." Locations TBA - contact the Department of Anthropology at 492-3879 for further details.
Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
March 12, 2:30 pm (refreshments available at 2:15 pm)
Joe Dulka, "Steroid-Induced Plasticity in Brain and Behavior in Weakly Electric Fish." V-121 Physics V-Wing.
March 19, 2:30 pm (refreshments available at 2:15 pm)
Frederik Nijhout, "Windows of Opportunity: Control Mechanisms of Polyphenic Development in Insects." V-121 Physics V-Wing.
March 26, 3:45 pm (refreshments available at 3:15)
James Tumlinson, "Chemical Signaling in Tritrophic Plant-Insect Interactions." 3-27 Earth Sciences Building.
Ecology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 631 series)
March 19, noon
Dave Wise, "Trophic Complexities on the Forest Floor-What Roles do Spiders Play?" G-116 Biological Sciences Centre.
March 26, noon
Jan Volney, "Scipio's Ghost at Zama: Budworms and Stand Dynamics." G-116 Biological Sciences Centre.
Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Group (part of the Genetics 605 series)
March 12, 3:30 pm
Gabrielle Boulianne, "The Role of Presenilin in the Notch Signalling Pathway." Supported by AHFMR. G-116 Biological Sciences Centre.
Physiology and Cell Developmental Biology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 642 series)
March 24, noon
Jim Young, "Molecular Mechanisms of Nucleoside and Nucleoside Drug Transport." G-116 Biological Sciences Centre.
Broadus Lecture
Stephen Slemon, "Thug Life: Travels of a Colonial Stereotype."
March 22, 4 pm
"Stranglers in the Night." L-3 Humanities Centre.
March 24, 4 pm
"The Measure of Abomination." L-3 Humanities. A reception will follow this lecture.
Canadian Federation of University Women (Edmonton)
March 15, 7 pm
Olive Senior, Writer-in-Residence, "Creative Writing and Publishing." The evening will also be the "Showcase of Members Who Write", and all members are invited to bring their published books and articles for display. All women University graduates are welcome. Information: 469-8322. Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive.
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
March 15, 3:30 pm
Volodymyr Kulyk, Institute of Political and Ethnopolitical Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and John Kolasky Memorial Fellow, "Ukrainian Nationalism in Independent Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). 352 Athabasca Hall.
Chemical and Materials Engineering
March 18, 3:30 pm
Jason Melanson, "Effluent Recycling in a Kraft Pulp Mill". 345 Chemical and Materials Engineering Building. Website: http://www.ualberta.ca/chemeng (NEWS & EVENTS).
Chemistry
March 15, 11 am
Kim Janda, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, "Antibodies for Catalysis and the Abatement of Drug Abuse." V-107 Physics Wing.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the Society of Economic Geology Student Chapter
March 19, noon
Parick Williams, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, "Proterozoic Cu-Au Deposits of Australia." 3-36 Tory Building.
English
March 22, 2 pm
Reading by Dave Duncan. 4-29 Humanities Centre.
Entomology
March 18, 4 pm
David H Wise, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, "Biocontrol of Vegetable Pests by Generalist Predators-Good Guys, Bad or Both?" TBW-1 Tory Breezeway.
Environmental Research and Studies Centre
March 17, 4:30 pm
Bob McKeon, "Climate Change and Greenhouse Warming-Technological Problem or Spiritual Crisis." Alumni Room, Students' Union Building.
March 24, 4:30 pm
Wolfgang Sachs, Distinguished Visitor from the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and the Environment, "Sustainable Development: The Political Anatomy of an Oxymoron." Alumni Room, Students' Union Building.
Forest Industry Lecture Series
March 25, 3:30 pm
David Emerson, President and CEO, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., "A Handbook for Would-Be CEO's: Reinventing the Forest Industry Starting at the Roots." B-1 Tory Lecture Theatre.
History
March 18, 3:30 pm
John Vanderspoel, "Barbarian Generals and Roman Women: Marriage as Entrance to the Late Antique Elite." 2-58 Tory Building.
March 23, 3:30 pm
John Mackenzie, "God-Given Order Out of Chaos: Missionaries and the Environment." 2-58 Tory Building.
Human Ecology
March 18, noon
Ruby Tsang, "Teenagers and Sun Protection" and Catherine Anderson, "Predicting Comfort of Protective Clothing." 3-05 Human Ecology Building.
March 25, noon
Anne Lambert, "'I'm So Glad You Really Want to See This': Use of Video in Qualitative Research." 3-05 Human Ecology Building.
Institute for Public Economics
March 22, 3:30 pm
Serge Coulombe, University of Ottawa, "Convergence, Urbanization, the Oil Shock, and Qu‚bec's Decline: A Model of Canadian Provincial Disparity." 8-22 Tory Building.
Institute for Public Economics Policy Workshop
March 23, 3:30 pm
Economic Growth and Provincial Disparity - A New View of an Old Canadian Problem." 1-93 Tory Building.
Institute of Geophysics, Meteorology and Space Physics and Applied Mathematics Institute
March 18, 3 pm
Gary Glatzmaier, University of California, Santa Cruz, "Numerical Simulations of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics." P-361 Physics Building.
International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
March 23, 2:30 pm
Arthur Frank, University of Calgary, "The Narrative Turn: Knowledge for Whom, About What?" 2-117 Clinical Sciences Building.
John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
March 19, noon
Rececca Davis Mathias, "Transgenic Manipulation." 227 Aberhart Centre Two.
Nursing
March 19, noon
Olive Yonge, "Mental Health Nursing In Peru." 6-107 Clinical Sciences Building.
Office of the President
March 18, 10 am
Staff and students are invited to participate in a symposium examining "Canada and its roles and Relationship with its fellow American States and Globalization." Canadian Ambassadors to the Organization of American States, Colombia, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic will be in attendance. For information contact Marcie Brulotte at 492-3212 or mbrulott@ualberta.ca. Stollery Centre, 4th Floor, Business Building.
Perinatal Research Centre
March 16, noon
David Olson and Jocelynn Cook, "Human Models for Animal Physiology." 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.
Pharmacology
March 15, 11 am
David J. Triggle, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Research, Dean of the Graduate School, State University of New York, University of Buffalo, "Calcium Channel Antagonists: Mechanisms of Action and Definition of Structure-Function Relationship." 9-68 Medical Sciences Building.
Philosophy
March 19, 3:30 pm
Rod Wiltshire, Alberta Justice (Constitutional and Aboriginal Law), "The Heirarchy of Seisen and Distributive Justice." 4-29 Humanities Centre.
March 26, 3:30 pm
Robert Batterman, Department of Philosophy, Ohio State University, "Multiple Realizability and Universality." 4-29 Humanities Centre
Physics
March 18, 2 pm
Robert Kowalewski, University of Victoria, "Where's the Anti-Matter?" V-129 V-Wing.
March 19, 3:15 pm
Gary A. Glatzmaier, University of California, Santa Cruz, "Numerical Simulations of the Geodynamo: Inner Core Rotation and Magnetic Reversals." V-129 V-Wing.
Physiology
March 12, 3:30 pm
Doug Green, La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology, "The Roads to Ruin: Mechanisms and Functions of Apoptotic Pathways." 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.
March 26, 3:30 pm
Da-Neng Wang, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Medical Center, "Over-Expression, Purification and Crystallization of Membrane Transporters." 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.
Political Science
March 15, 3 pm
Sue Minsos, "To the Manner Born: Culture Clubs and the Art of Living Together." 10-4 Tory Building.
March 24, 3 pm
Wendy Brown, Women's Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, "The Doctrine of Toleration in the Age of Identity." 10-4 Tory Building.
Public Health Sciences
March 24, noon
Doug Wilson, "The Provincial Health Council of Alberta: A Three Year Perspective." Classroom D (2F1.04) Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
Renewable Resources
March 18, 12:30 pm
Chris Powter, Head, Issues Management Branch, Land Reclamation Division, Alberta Environmental Protection, "Regulatory Framework for Oil Sands Land Reclamation." 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.
University Teaching Services
March 15, 3 pm
Carolin Kreber, "Becoming a Scholar of Teaching: A Self-Directed Process." 281 CAB.
March 16, 3:30 pm
Graham Chambers, Gretchen Hess, and Joanne McKinnon, "Cheating, Plagiarism, Misrepresentation of Facts." 281 CAB.
March 17, 3 pm
Leslie Vermeer, "Anyone Can Edit: But Can You Enjoy It?" 281 CAB.
Maryanne Doherty-Poirier, "Organizing Course Content." 281 CAB.
