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Fall Convocation 2006 Award Recipients Announced at U of S
University of Saskatchewan | October 27, 2006
Each year, the University of Saskatchewan honours those whose achievements benefit people at home, nationally and internationally. This year's award presentations will take place at Fall Convocation on Saturday, October 28, 2006....[continue]
Three Santamarians will be saluted at Saint Mary’s Fall Convocation
St. Mary's University | October 17, 2006
Saint Mary’s University will be paying tribute to three of its own at this year’s Fall Convocation....[continue]
Dr. Megumi Masaki appointed as Artistic Director of Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition
Brandon University | October 12, 2006
Brandon University School of Music Piano Professor and renowned performer Dr. Megumi Masaki has been appointed Artistic Director of the The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, effective in October 2007....[continue]
Thinkers Gather at Mount Saint Vincent University for Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association Conference
Mount Saint Vincent University | September 14, 2006
Political scientists examine, influence, inform and ultimately help shape the government public policy that affects our day-to-day lives....[continue]
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]
Mail order brides face risky business
Simon Fraser University | September 6, 2006
All may not be fair in love and marriage — if you happen to be a mail order bride. Jen Marchbank, director of explorations in arts and social sciences at SFU Surrey, says women who become mail order brides typically have little information about their rights and could face exploitation....[continue]
Convocation 2006
Augustana University College | May 28, 2006
Neither the weather nor overzealous hockey celebrations kept the convocation crowd away from the University of Alberta Augustana Campus in Camrose on Sunday afternoon....[continue]
Kudos for Keeble
St. Mary's University | May 16, 2006
A professor of political science has received a prestigious award for providing students at Saint Mary’s with an educational experience that is both personally and intellectually enriching....[continue]
Well-Known Canadian pianist appointed to BU School Of Music
Brandon University | May 10, 2006
Dr. Glen Carruthers, Dean of the School of Music, Brandon University, announced this week the appointment of Canadian pianist Megumi Masaki to the full-time teaching faculty....[continue]
McGill architecture students help rebuild
McGill University | March 29, 2006
The devastation of recent tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes around the world has exposed an urgent need for post-disaster shelter expertise....[continue]
Ethnicity and obesity linked to diabetes during pregnancy
University of Toronto | February 22, 2006
Asian and South Asian women should enter pregnancy at an ideal weight to avoid complications...[continue]
York breaks down barriers for internationally educated nurses
York University | January 3, 2006
Nurses arriving in Canada as immigrants would normally have to go about the lengthy, costly and frustrating experience of starting their education from scratch – but a unique program at York University has recently opened its doors to bridge this gap....[continue]
StFX Fall Convocation Awards 280 Degrees
St. Francis Xavier University | December 9, 2005
Three prominent social advocates honoured with Doctor of Laws...[continue]
Faculty members honoured with international awards
University of Calgary | December 1, 2005
The fifth annual University of Calgary Internationalization Achievement Awards (UCIAA) were handed out at the Rozsa Centre on November 30....[continue]
Toward a New Global Order - 2005 Killam Lectures on Tap
Dalhousie University | October 12, 2005
After a brief period following the close of the Cold War when the ‘end of history’ was predicted, war and civil conflict, economic disparity and environmental insecurity present daunting challenges to the world of the 21st century....[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]
UN Reform: In Larger Freedom
St. Mary's University | September 30, 2005
The Department of Political Science, International Development Studies (IDS), and the Dean of Arts at Saint Mary's University are pleased to announce that Dr. Walden Bello will be on campus next month to give a talk, which is entitled, "UN Reform: "In Larger Freedom."...[continue]
