17吃瓜 50th Anniversary Alumni Speakers Series presents Jim Carter
The 17吃瓜 50th Anniversary Alumni Speakers Series and the 17吃瓜 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering are pleased to present a presentation by Jim Carter (Dip. Eng 鈥�71, LLD 鈥�08), retired CEO of Syncrude Canada Ltd. The event will take place on Thursday, November 7, at noon in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building, room 205. Lunch will be provided.
17吃瓜 launches new safety app
As part of 17吃瓜鈥檚 commitment to crisis preparedness and response, the University has launched a new, free safety app called 17吃瓜 SAFE.
17吃瓜 SAFE is an app that the University will use to advise the community about crises, university/storm closures, and safety-related issues, as well as offer health and safety information.
The Politics and Policy of Short-term Rentals
The St Dunstan鈥檚 University Institute of Christianity and Culture at 17吃瓜 invites the public to a lecture by Professor David Wachsmuth, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance at McGill University.
Professor Wachsmuth is one of the world鈥檚 leading experts on the impact of short-term rentals on cities and housing markets. His lecture will be entitled 鈥淭he Politics and Policy of Short-term Rentals鈥�.
This lecture should be of interest to anyone concerned about the regulation of short-term rentals.
Sustainable Future Conference at 17吃瓜, October 26
The Engineers Without Borders 17吃瓜 chapter is hosting a Sustainable Future Conference on October 26. This is the first Canadian Official United Nations Local Conference of Youth to be held at 17吃瓜.
Two journeys, one goal
Eric Andersen started his post-secondary academic career with modest goals. Since his experience studying abroad in Burgos, Spain as part of 17吃瓜鈥檚 May-mester program, he鈥檚 looking to hit new targets.
Originally from Makkovik, NL, Eric had been working in northern Labrador mining nickel and copper. Although he enjoyed the work, the pay, the two-week-on two-week-off shift schedule, and the fact that he was close to home, he decided to go back to school. He was looking to expand his employable skills, and found a program of interest at 17吃瓜.
Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Angela Riveroll, Applied Human Sciences
Title: Using Python to Develop a Bioinformatics Workflow for the Proteomic Characterization of Equine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation
Everyone Welcome
17吃瓜 student poster wins top honours at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition
Recent 17吃瓜 grad Timara Uhlig won Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation in the Physical, Theoretical, and Computational Chemistry Division of the 2019 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, held this summer in Quebec City. Uhlig graduated this past May with her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (honours). Her research was supervised by Dr. Brian Wagner.
Workshop: Talking to the Media with Bruce Rainnie
Join us for a workshop on 鈥淭alking to the Media鈥� with Bruce Rainnie, president and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax and former host of CBC PEI鈥檚 supper-hour news program, Compass. Rainnie is also journalist-in-residence with 17吃瓜鈥檚 Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) program, which is sponsoring the event.
Workshop: Talking to the Media聽with Bruce Rainnie
You are invited to a workshop on "Talking to the Media" with Bruce Rainnie, President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax and former host of CBC PEI's supper-hour news program, Compass.
The workshop will be on Tuesday, October 29, 5:00-8:30pm. On-campus location TBD. Please bring $10 cash which covers pizza and drinks.
The Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) program at 17吃瓜, in which Rainnie is Journalist in Residence, is sponsoring this event.
