Norway - Press Releases | World Countries
Augustana professor receives Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
Augustana University College | November 7, 2006
Dr. Ingrid Urberg, Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, today was made an Officer of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for her work in promoting the language and culture of that country....[continue]
Rejecting booze: Visiting PhD student from Norway spending time at Memorial to complete a unique study on teens and alcohol
Memorial University of Newfoundland | November 6, 2006
Thanks to a unique exchange agreement with the University of Bergen, a Norwegian doctoral student is spending time at Memorial University this fall trying to shed new light onto an all-too-familiar subject prevalent not just in Europe but also around the world – teens and alcohol....[continue]
It Takes a Society: Fighting Childhood Obesity
McGill University | October 18, 2006
The undisputed pandemic of childhood obesity worldwide threatens to be the major public health problem of the new century. We have created a modern society in which the first generation of children of the new millennium could be the first since the rise of the industrial revolution to have a shorter lifespan than its predecessors....[continue]
MEDICAL RESEARCHER, PSYCHOLOGIST AND "FACE OF THE UNIVERSITY" RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
University of Manitoba | October 16, 2006
At the 2006 Fall Convocation, three individuals will be given particular distinction for their work and commitment to the University and the people of Manitoba: Dr. John Foerster, Dr. Garry Martin and Ms Natalie Denesovych....[continue]
Craig Lawrence Dobbin: 1935 to 2006
St. Mary's University | October 10, 2006
Craig Lawrence Dobbin OC, D.Sc.(h.c.), LL.D (1935 to 2006) passed away on October 7....[continue]
Scientists, automakers join forces to revolutionize car industry
McMaster University | October 3, 2006
Senior executives and researchers from the major automakers and associated industries will meet at McMaster University on Thursday, Oct. 5 to work toward making parts more durable, and cars more fuel-efficient and kinder to the environment....[continue]
Stephen Lewis speaks at Nipissing University
Nipissing University | September 29, 2006
Canada failing in foreign aid, HIV-AIDS activist says...[continue]
Biography of Major Brent Beardsley
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Born in Ottawa and raised in Montreal, Major Brent Beardsley is a 25-year veteran of the Canadian Army....[continue]
Memorial joins the University of the Arctic
Memorial University of Newfoundland | July 19, 2006
Memorial University of Newfoundland has recently joined the University of the Arctic consortium. Associate Vice-President (Academic) Dr. Michael Collins attended the Council of the University of the Arctic in Bodo, Norway in June to give a presentation on Memorial and its connection to the north. The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a co-operative network of universities, colleges and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the north....[continue]
StFX hosts 2006 Energy Research and Development Forum
St. Francis Xavier University | May 25, 2006
As many as 200 experts converged on the StFX campus May 24-25 to discuss how Nova Scotia can meet growing energy and environmental challenges, and identify future priorities for the province's energy sector....[continue]
Students compete at ACE Nationals
St. Francis Xavier University | May 25, 2006
Entrepreneurship is alive and well at StFX, and will be growing next year if three business students have their say about it....[continue]
Students compete at ACE Nationals
St. Francis Xavier University | May 25, 2006
Entrepreneurship is alive and well at StFX, and will be growing next year if three business students have their say about it....[continue]
StFX hosts 2006 Energy Research and Development Forum
St. Francis Xavier University | May 25, 2006
As many as 200 experts converged on the StFX campus May 24-25 to discuss how Nova Scotia can meet growing energy and environmental challenges, and identify future priorities for the province's energy sector....[continue]
International conference on bullying addresses understanding and learning
Queen's University | May 18, 2006
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will serve as the official patron of a new national network to address problems of childhood bullying....[continue]
Geography prof is Canada's rep at World Orienteering championships
McMaster University | May 17, 2006
By the time most of us are just waking up, Mike Waddington has already hit the ground running-literally....[continue]
Marathoning with Style(r)
University of Toronto | April 24, 2006
Development officer does diabetes fundraising on the run...[continue]
York/Sheridan design student in Italy to represent Canada in glass design competition
York University | April 5, 2006
Nelson Cheng, a second-year student, is enjoying the ultimate martini cocktail experience....[continue]
Lecturer will explore relationships of music and culture
University of Regina | March 27, 2006
Due to weather-related travel delays, Beverley Diamond’s community lecture originally scheduled for March 29 has been re-scheduled....[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]
Saskatchewan poets Glen Sorestad and Jennifer Still to read at BU
Brandon University | March 17, 2006
On Tuesday, March 28th, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Saksatchewan poets Glen Sorestad and Jennifer Still will visit BU and perform readings from their new poetry books Blood & Bone, Ice & Stone (Sorestad,) and Saltations (Still,) both published by Saskatoon’s Thistledown Press....[continue]
Bishop’s University Business students victorious at international competition
Bishop's University | March 16, 2006
While other Bishop’s students were enjoying Reading Week, four students from the Williams School of Business were busy taking on, and beating, universities from around the world at the 11th Annual Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) undergraduate case competition in Oslo, Norway....[continue]
York film student’s thesis paves way for role on CTV’s One Dead Indian
York University | January 4, 2006
York University film student and actress Pamela Matthews joins a star-studded cast in CTV’s One Dead Indian which premieres Wednesday, January 4 at 8:00 p.m....[continue]
Rwanda tribunal judge at McGill
McGill University | December 15, 2005
Justice Erik Møse of Norway, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, will be at McGill University on Friday to discuss the progress of the Rwandan genocide trials in Tanzania....[continue]
York president to participate in Nobel Peace Prize events
York University | December 8, 2005
York University President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna Marsden is heading overseas to speak at a summit for global leaders – a lead-up to the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10....[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]
SAINT JOHN TIMES FOUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED BY FORMER UNB SAINT JOHN INSTRUCTOR
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | November 24, 2005
For 15 years, The Saint John NB – Times Four Scholarship has been awarded to students in recognition off their community involvement....[continue]
DEDICATED STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY
University of Manitoba | November 23, 2005
Twenty-one staff members of the University of Manitoba have been recognized for their outstanding community involvement through Outreach Awards which will be presented tonight at a special reception....[continue]
Immigrant youth better off if still attached to their ethnic culture, largest-ever international study finds
Queen's University | November 16, 2005
Immigrant youth are better able to handle discrimination, have fewer emotional problems, and get along better in school and in the community when they remain strongly attached to their own ethnic culture rather than try to melt into a national culture, a Queen’s University-based international psychological study has found....[continue]
Comprehensive Study Shows Evidence of Major Declines in Political Violence Worldwide
University of British Columbia | October 17, 2005
Comprehensive Three-Year Study Shows Surprising Evidence of Major Declines in Armed Conflicts, Genocides, Human Rights Abuse, Military Coups and International Crises, Worldwide....[continue]
Studies at SFU and in China to open new career doors
Simon Fraser University | October 5, 2005
SFU computing science students Cynthia Lee and Christopher Doege are settling into their first year of studies on campus, but they won't get too comfortable. That's because their next two years of study will mean frequenting foreign lecture halls and computing labs - across the globe in China....[continue]
Canada's Auditor General to receive UW honorary degree
University of Waterloo | September 20, 2005
Canada's Auditor General, Sheila Fraser, is among those receiving honorary degrees at the University of Waterloo's fall convocation to be held Saturday, Oct. 22....[continue]
