IEEE Tutorial

• Sept. 25, 1-4:30 pm, Room 1B71 Engineering, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) North Saskatchewan Section presents a tutorial on Fuzzy Neural Computing Systems: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications with Madan M. Gupta, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. For more information, call Gupta at (306)242-0566.

Law Guest Speaker Series

• Sept. 20, noon, Room 150 Law, Ernie Walker, Dept. of Archaeology, presents Cold Cases.

Process Philosophy Annual Lecture

• Sept. 30, 3:30 pm, Arts 106, the U of S University of Saskatchewan Process Philosophy Research Unit presents its 7th annual lecture featuring Dr. Sheila Harding, associate dean, medical education, College of Medicine. Her address is entitled The Hidden Curriculum in Medicine.

Bill Deeks Lecture

Colleen Dell, Canada Research Chair in Substance Abuse, and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse present the centre’s first Bill Deeks Lecture Sept. 22 from 7-9:30 pm entitled How Much is Too Much? A Conversation for Change: Young Adults and Alcohol. The event will take place in the St. Thomas More auditorium and will be webcast. For more information, go to www.ccsa.ca and click on digital events.

ESB Research Series

Fridays, noon-1pm, Room 189 Edwards School of Business

• Sept. 17, Will Murphy presents Antecedents and Consequences of Sales Manager Effectiveness: A Six Country Study with Global Implications.

Civil Engineering Presentation

• Sept. 23, noon-1:30, Faculty Club, the Saskatoon Section, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), presents David Mutombo from AECOM who will discuss the recent design and construction of the UV Disinfection Facility at the Saskatoon Waste Water Treatment Plant. Cost: CSCE members $12; CSCE student members $10; non-members $20

Microbiology and Immunology

• Sept. 16, 4-5 pm, A226 Health Sciences, meet the faculty from the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology (Part 2 of 2). Faculty will give short talks about their research and will be available to speak to students afterward.
• Sept. 23, 4 pm, A226 Health Sciences, Mark Larche, Canada Research Chair in Allergy and Immune Tolerance, McMaster University, presents Turning T cells on and off in vivo: immune modulation with peptide epitopes

Role Model Speaker

• Oct. 1, 3:30 pm, Room 344B STM, the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program presents Lea Stirling, Canada Research Chair in Roman Archaeology, University of Manitoba, who will deliver an address entitled Dying and Dining in A Roman Cemetery in Leptiminus (Lamta, Tunisia). For more information, contact Angela Kalinowski at 966-2389 or angela.kalinowski@usask.ca

Geography and Planning Colloquium

• Sept. 17, 3:30 pm, Room 146 Kirk Hall, Phani Adapa, College of Engineering

School of Public Health Seminar

• Sept. 16, noon-1 pm, location TBD, Claudia Sanmartin, senior researcher, Health Information and Research Group, Statistics Canada, presents “Health and Health Services Research at Statistics Canada – Using the Power of Linked Data”. For more information, please call 966-8544.

WRTC Seminar

For more information, call 966-8866

• Sept. 17, 11:30 am-1 pm, theatre, Diefenbaker Canada Centre, Claudia Sanmartin, senior researcher, Health Information and Research Group, Statistics Canada, presents Waiting for Care in Canada – The Role of Health Services Research
• Sept. 24, 12:30-2 pm, theatre, Diefenbaker Canada Centre, Nick Carleton, assistant professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Regina, presents Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Pain Patients: Exemplifying the Role of Psychological Factors.

Plant Sciences 990 Graduate Student Seminar Series

• Sept. 16, 10 am, 1E80 Agriculture Building, Geoff Fincher, professor of plant science and deputy CEO, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide, presents Cell Walls in the Grasses: Evolution of Polysaccharide Structures and Functions

Philosophy in the Community

The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. 
www.usask.ca/philosophy

• Oct. 14, Eric Dayton presents Do Animals Have Minds?

Continuing Nursing Education

Please visit www.usask.ca/nursing/cne for more details.

• Sept. 17-18, Interprofessional Diabetes Conference. Two-day conference at the Travelodge Hotel in Saskatoon
• Sept. 23, Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence. E-Learning Event in Regina

Public Lectures

Mel Hosain, professor emeritus of civil engineering, will be presenting a number of public lectures:

• Sept. 24, 2 pm, Frances Morrison Library, 23rd St. E. Title: Some Coastal Resorts in Indonesia.
• Oct. 7, 1:30 pm, Mayfair Library, 33rd St.W. Title: Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
• Oct. 22, 20 pm, Frances Morrison Library, 23 rd St. E. Title: City of Sydney and the Blue Mountain National Park in Australia.

Chemistry Seminar

• Sept. 10, 4 pm, Room 159 Thorvaldson, Ian Burgess, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, presents Electric Fields of Dreams