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Government Monthly Seminar – Caribbean and Arab Thoughts Examined New
Posted: May 17, 2012
Dr. Elizabeth Kassab, Visiting Professor, Cogut Centre for the Humanities, Brown University will deliver speak at the monthly Departmental/ Graduate Research Seminar organized by the Department of Government, UWI, Mona. Her presentation is entitled, “A Post- Colonial Tragedy of Enlightenment? Some Caribbean and Arab Thoughts”. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm at GLT 1, UWI, Mona.
“Sins of the Father” Plays at UWI, Mona New
Posted: May 17, 2012
The Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA) at UWI, Mona presents “Sins of the Father” on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 7:30 pm. “Sins of the Father”, critically acclaimed and Tallawah awarded short play written and directed by Joel Miller is now a full length drama about the historical fiction horror/drama about the Roman Catholic Church's relationship with exorcism.
Tickets are available at the Philip Sherlock Centre at a cost of $1,200 and $800 for students with ID. For details interested persons may telephone 927-1047 or 927-1456.
UWI, Mona Joins In Celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day New
Posted: May 17, 2012
“Achieving Equality in ICTS for Women and Girls: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges” is the theme of the panel discussion to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated on May 17. The panel discussion which features Hon. Julian Robinson, Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining takes place at 6 pm at the Executive Seminar Room, Faculty of Law, UWI, Mona. Other panelists on the occasion are: Kay Osborne, Management and Communication Consultant, Jennifer Williams, Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Women’s Affair and Dr. Dhanaraj Thakur, Lecturer, Department of Government, UWI, Mona. The event is organized by the Telecommunications Policy and Management (TPM) Programme at UWI, Mona.
Public Seminar on Jenny Volcano New
Posted: May 17, 2012
The Department of Physics will host a public seminar entitled, “Numerical simulation of a volcanic submarine landslide-generated tsunami at Kick'em Jenny Volcano: source and propagation". The seminar is set for Thursday, May 17 at 1:30 pm at Physics Seminar Room. Dr. Frédéric Dondin, Post-Doc in Seismic Research Center (SRC) will deliver the presentation.
The university community is invited. For more information contact the Department via telephone at 927-2480.
CARIMAC’s Aggrey Brown Distinguished Lecture Examines Media and Sport Partnership for National Development Updated
Posted: May 17, 2012
The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), UWI, Mona will host its second annual Aggrey Brown Distinguished Lecture on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 6 p.m., under the theme, “Media and Sport: Partners in National Development”. The Lecture will be delivered by the Hon. Mike Fennell, President of the Jamaica Olympic Association at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona Campus.
CARIMAC will also host a series of related radio and television panel discussions from May 13-22, 2012 to stimulate discussion on issues relating to media and communication disciplines including current research in sport, the training and managing of athletes, the business of sports and women in sport.
Climate Energy Series Explores Solar Energy Systems New
Posted: May 17, 2012
The Department of Physics, UWI, Mona presents the sixth lecture in the Climate Energy Nexus: Call to Action Lecture Series on Tuesday, May 22 at 5:30 pm at Physics Lecture Rm B, UWI Mona. The lecture is entitled: ‘Options for Solar Energy Systems’. Professor Emeritus Anthony Chen will deliver the lecture.
The lecture is part of a 12 part monthly lecture series which will examine the intersection points between energy and climate.
For more information and copies of the past lectures interested persons may visit the website at http://myspot.mona.uwi.edu/physics/climate-energy-nexus-call-action-lect... or telephone the Department at 927-2480.
UWI, Mona Seminar Examines Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change
Posted: May 09, 2012
The Department of Economics, UWI Mona and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a presentation by Dr. Roberto Roson on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10 am in the UWI Multifunctional Room (Main Library). His presentation is entitled, “Modeling the Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change”.
Dr. Ronson is from the Department of Economics, Universitá Ca’ Foscari di Venezia and a Consultant with ECLAC.
The university community is invited to attend.
The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, M.D to Deliver Lecture on Global Health Disparities Reduction: Challenges & Opportunities
Posted: April 23, 2012
The University of the West Indies is honoured at this time to have on Campus Professor Louis W. Sullivan M.D. He has graciously agreed to deliver a lecture to the Academy on Monday 23 April at 6:00 p.m, in the Main Medical Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mona.
School of Education Hosts Workshop: Insights into Children's Temperament
Posted: April 23, 2012
The School of Education (SOE) will be hosting a two-day professional development workshop for lecturers of teachers colleges and development officers of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). This activity will be conducted by INSIGHTS, an intervention developed by New York University which examines children’s temperament and addresses issues related to student disruptive behaviors in the early primary grades. This concern marks the beginning of a pathway that, for many children, leads progressively to more serious behavioural and academic problems.
Social Policy Panel Discussion
Posted: April 23, 2012
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies at UWI, Mona has organized a panel discussion under the theme “Has Social Policy Achieved Anything since Independence?” The panel discussion takes place on Thursday, April 26 at 4:30 pm at the Jamaica Pegasus.
Presenters on this occasion include: Mrs. Hermione McKenzie, Dr. Pauline Knight, Mrs. Mary Clarke and Mrs. Faith Innerarity. This panel will be chaired by Dr. Orville Taylor, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, UWI, Mona.