Botswana - Press Releases | World Countries
Newfoundland team progresses to semi-finals at World Cup competition in France
Memorial University of Newfoundland | September 12, 2006
The ACE Memorial team has emerged successfully from the first round of competition at the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) World Cup, beating out teams from Germany, Botswana, Kyrgyzstan and China. Fifteen members of the ACE Memorial team are currently in Paris, France competing against teams from 48 other countries....[continue]
UNBC Hosts Commonwealth Conference
University of Northern British Columbia | August 21, 2006
Senior officials from 13 universities are visiting Prince George starting this weekend to participate in an annual benchmarking conference hosted by the Association of Commonwealth Universities at UNBC....[continue]
U of T research examines mysteriously low HIV rates in African tribe Anthropologist to study San people of Botswana and Namibia, using ethnographic methods
University of Toronto | July 28, 2006
Professor Richard Lee of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto has discovered that the San people of Botswana and Namibia have mysteriously low HIV infection rates even though these countries are known for their extremely high AIDS mortality statistics....[continue]
U of T research examines mysteriously low HIV rates in African tribe Anthropologist to study San people of Botswana and Namibia, using ethnographic methods
University of Toronto | July 28, 2006
Professor Richard Lee of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto has discovered that the San people of Botswana and Namibia have mysteriously low HIV infection rates even though these countries are known for their extremely high AIDS mortality statistics....[continue]
Trent University Researchers Receive Over Half a Million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Trent University | July 5, 2006
Funded Projects Include Studies of Rock Art and Religion, the "Collapse" of the Ancient Maya, and the Renewal of Organized Labour in Canada...[continue]
Students use legal skills as weapon to battle HIV/AIDS
University of Toronto | June 14, 2006
Summer project in Botswana will lead to Toronto documentary premiere...[continue]
Students in health sciences and medicine at uOttawa discuss international health
University of Ottawa | April 21, 2006
Almost one hundred students, from both high school and university levels, will gather on April 22 for the uOttawa student International Health Conference....[continue]
Trent Student Selected as One of 20 University Students to Participate in International Internship
Trent University | April 20, 2006
Courtney Baker, a third year anthropology student at Trent University, has been selected as one of 20 outstanding university students from across Canada to participate in a six-week internship on HIV/AIDS in Botswana, Africa....[continue]
John Chisholm Donates $1 Million to StFX's Coady International Institute
St. Francis Xavier University | March 31, 2006
PhotosAbout StFXLocated in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, StFX is a national university focused on undergraduate students. The University was founded in 1853 and today more than 4,300 students attend StFX with the majority living on campus. Since 1999, more than $100 million has been invested in renewing the University's facilities. Maclean's magazine ranked StFX Canada's number one primarily undergraduate university for the past four years. About Marjorie DesmondThe planned Coady International Centre, a new home for St. Francis Xavier University's Coady International Institute, will feature a 1,800 square foot glass Learning Pavilion named in honour of Marjorie Desmond by John Chisholm, prominent Nova Scotian businessman and President of Nova Construction.Marjorie ("Margie") Desmond was born on October 18, 1939 in Upper Big Tracadie, Guysborough County, one of eight children. After leaving school, she became the childcare provider at the home of Donald and Margaret I. Chisholm. She helped raise the Chisholms' six children, including John."Margie stayed with my family for more than 30 years," said John Chisholm. "My siblings, my children, and my nieces and nephews all grew up with her and we considered her a close family member. We have been privileged to work with so many devoted and reliable employees over the years that became like family to us. Margie represents all of them."Marjorie Desmond was a supporter of the Coady International Institute. She attended numerous Coady events over the years and became friends with many of the students who traveled from Asia, Africa and elsewhere to study at the Institute. She would often provide food and refreshments for Coady parties.Marjorie Desmond passed away on November 17, 1991."She was always interested in the Coady International Institute," noted Mr. Chisholm. "I think she would be pleased to know that her name will be part of the new Coady International Centre. And I know everyone in our family will be pleased to honour her in this way. Recognizing Margie is also a way to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the thousands of people who have worked at Nova Construction and our associated companies over the past four decades."The planned Coady International Centre will be a 55,000 square foot facility in the heart of the St. Francis Xavier University campus. In addition to the Marjorie Desmond Learning Pavilion, the facility will include a Heritage Hall Interpretative Centre, the Marie Michael Library, a 100 seat lecture hall, a specially designed garden and other facilities to support the Institute's work at home and abroad....[continue]
Laurentian University Student Chosen for International Seminar in Africa
Laurentian University of Sudbury | March 20, 2006
Ottawa-Laurentian University student France Labonté is one of 20 outstanding Canadian students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country....[continue]
International Speakers Gather to Discuss How the World is Being Reshaped
Lakehead University | March 17, 2006
"Old Economy Regions in the New Economy: A North/South Dialogue on Social, Cultural, and Economic Issues"...[continue]
Western Student Chosen for Internship in Africa and Professor Wins Top Research Award
University of Western Ontario | March 9, 2006
Western student Kate Knight is one of 20 Canadian students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week internship on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country....[continue]
UPEI Student Chosen for International Seminar in Africa
University of Prince Edward Island | March 8, 2006
University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) student Adam Arsenault is one of 20 outstanding Canadian university students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country....[continue]
Nipissing University Student Chosen for International Seminar in Africa
Nipissing University | March 7, 2006
Nipissing University student Jean-Marc Raymond is one of 20 outstanding Canadian students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country....[continue]
UNBC Student Chosen for International Seminar in Africa
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | March 6, 2006
University of Northern British Columbia student David Walraven is one of 20 outstanding Canadian students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country....[continue]
Globalization: Children and working parents pay too high a price
McGill University | February 27, 2006
What do a Baltimore nurse, a Honduran sweatshop worker, and a Vietnamese shoe factory laborer have in common?...[continue]
Mount A student one of 20 Canadians selected for 2006 International Seminar in Botswana
Mount Allison University | January 9, 2006
Alison Forshner, a fourth-year honours anthropology student at Mount Allison University, has been selected as one of 20 students in Canada to participate in the 2006 International Seminar in Botswana, Africa this summer....[continue]
The Pedal for Hope — Mount A student hits the road for a good cause
Mount Allison University | December 5, 2005
Ayesha Harji, an international relations student at Mount Allison University is gearing up for the trip of a lifetime and raising money for a good cause....[continue]
Dal amphitheatre project in Cheticamp wins national design award
Dalhousie University | November 30, 2005
Le Théâtre Petit Cercle, designed and constructed by 27 students and professors in Dalhousie’s Faculty of Architecture and Planning, took the top architecture honour last night at the National Post Design Exchange Awards in Toronto....[continue]
