Midwifery - Press Releases | Health and Medicine
Conference examines global nursing shortage
McMaster University | October 25, 2006
With an unprecedented shortage of nurses expected in the future, health human resource planning is critical. The questions include the reasons few internationally trained nurses and new graduates are being hired full-time, how nurses may be encouraged to remain in the workforce and how to ensure there are enough nurses in emergencies....[continue]
Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment to present performance portraying Rachel Carson "Patron Saint of the Environmental Movement"
Acadia University | September 29, 2006
E-mail: janet.holman@acadiau.ca...[continue]
Dr. Usha George new Dean of Faculty of Community Services at Ryerson University
Ryerson University | September 19, 2006
Dr. Usha George has been appointed Dean of Ryerson University's Faculty of Community Services. Her five-year term began this summer....[continue]
Snider appointed as Managing Director of Collaborations for Health
McMaster University | September 11, 2006
Anne Snider has been appointed Managing Director of McMaster University's Collaborations for Health initiative....[continue]
Kelton takes on second term as head of Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University | July 13, 2006
In the past five years, McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences has undergone tremendous growth in its dual mandates of education and research....[continue]
Interdisciplinary PhD in Rural and Northern Health will enhance health care in the North
Laurentian University of Sudbury | June 19, 2006
Laurentian University is pleased to announce that an Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Rural and Northern Health has been recently approved by the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies (OCGS). This will be Laurentian’s fifth doctoral program and the only one of its kind in Ontario....[continue]
Ellen White receives Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Malaspina
Malaspina University College | June 6, 2006
Ellen White, described as a "figure of legendary proportion" proudly received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree at Malaspina University-College’s Spring Convocation ceremony at the Port Theatre Tuesday....[continue]
Class of '40 kicks off Alumni Weekend
McMaster University | June 1, 2006
McMaster alumni will return to their alma mater this weekend for the 2006 Alumni Weekend, featuring tours of campus, dessert party, mixed slo-pitch softball tournament, an annual general meeting, class reunions and an awards ceremony....[continue]
African Union Commissioner to Speak at U of G
University of Guelph | April 21, 2006
Elisabeth Tankeu, the African Union’s commissioner for trade and industry, will give a free public lecture on the causes of poverty and the global efforts to eradicate it April 25, at 7 p.m. in Rozanski Hall....[continue]
Making Poverty History Focus of International Symposium
University of Guelph | April 17, 2006
Leading international experts who are working to eradicate global poverty will gather at the University of Guelph April 25 and 26 for the "Making Poverty History: Doing More of What Works" symposium....[continue]
Making Poverty History Focus of International Symposium
University of Guelph | April 12, 2006
Leading international experts who are working to eradicate global poverty will gather at the University of Guelph April 25 and 26 for the "Making Poverty History: Doing More of What Works" symposium....[continue]
Caring for Children with Special Needs focus of Ryerson Lecture
Ryerson University | March 24, 2006
A disability-rights advocate will discuss how to give the best support and care for mothers who have given birth to children with a disability during a free public lecture on Wednesday, March 29, 4 p.m., Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health, Room SHE-549, 99 Gerrard Street East....[continue]
Visiting lecturer to offer insight into midwifery and meaning of birth
Memorial University of Newfoundland | March 6, 2006
A woman who has played an important role in establishing midwifery as a profession in Canada will offer two presentations at Memorial University’s St. John’s campus on March 7 and 8....[continue]
Innovative Multi-professional Health Clinic Opens at UBC
University of British Columbia | March 2, 2006
Comprehensive health care and an innovative teaching resource will soon be available at the University of British Columbia when the UBC Health Clinic officially opens March 6 in the new David Strangway Bldg. at the corner of Wesbrook Mall and University Blvd....[continue]
Femininity in the Bible Focus of New Book
University of Guelph | February 24, 2006
Recognizing and understanding feminine images for God in the Bible may be the first step toward a new understanding of religion, according to a new book by University of Guelph ecumenical minister Lucy Reid....[continue]
Visiting Speaker Series at CBU
University College of Cape Breton | January 30, 2006
Visiting Speaker Series at CBU Resumes This FridayIncludes Guests from Harvard Law School, University of King’s College and Dalhousie University...[continue]
Ryerson University receives $100,000 gift for student bursaries
Ryerson University | November 9, 2005
Ryerson University today received a $100,000 gift from Dr. Murray and Mrs. Eleanor Enkin for student bursaries, available to students enrolled in the Midwifery Education Program....[continue]
