Seminar & Lectures

PHARMACY & NUTRITION (2)

• Fri., Feb. 16, at 12:30 p.m. in Rm. 205B Thorvaldson, Melanie Dubyk, MSc candidate, will present a seminar entitled "Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in acute stroke patients: A case series study". All welcome.
• Fri., March 2, at 12:30 p.m. in Rm. 205B Thorvaldson, Dr. Gordon Zello, Assoc. Prof. of Nutrition and Dietetics, will present a seminar entitled "Amino acid and protein metabolism in the neonate: What I learned on my sabbatical".

DEPT. OF PHILOSOPHY PUBLIC LECTURE

Fri., March 2, Prof. Hilary Kornblith, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Vermont, will present a public lecture entitled "Knowledge and Social Practices", in Rm. 210 Arts at 2:30 p.m.. Everyone welcome.

TOXICOLOGY SEMINARS (2)

• Wed., Feb. 28, Mr. Brian Fahlman, toxicology graduate student, will present a seminar entitled "Bioaccumulation of atrazine in rats", in Rm. 12, Toxicology Centre at 12:30 p.m.
• Wed., March 7, Mr. Vince Rogers, toxicology graduate student, will present a seminar entitled "Mammalian Toxicity of Naphthenic Acids", in Rm. 12, Toxicology Centre, at 12:30 p.m.

SASKATOON NATURE SOCIETY

Thurs., March 15, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 106 Biology Bldg., Saskatoon Nature Society meeting presents "Members Slides Night". The Society, a charitable organization since 1955, promotes knowledge of and appreciation for nature, through meetings, lectures, field trips, bird counts, newsletters and other projects. For info. contact Box 448, RPO University, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 4J8. Tel. 665-1915. Website: www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/science/sns

SOIL SCIENCE SEMINARS (3)

• Mon., Feb. 26, Don McArthur, graduate student, will present a seminar entitled "Effects of long-term cultivation on the past and future profile distribution of soil Cadmium", in Rm. 2E25, Agric. Bldg., at 3:30 p.m.
• Mon., Feb. 26, Ahmad Landi, graduate student, will present a seminar entitled "Carbon Storage Rate in Major Saskatchewan Soil Zones", in Rm. 2E25, Agric. Bldg., at 4:00 p.m.
• Mon., March 5, Jennifer Nelson, graduate student, will present a seminar entitled "Impact of Swine Manure Application on Soil, Water and Human Health", in Rm. 2E25, Agric. Bldg., at 3:30 p.m.

CHEMISTRY DEPT. SEMINARS

• Tues., Feb. 27, Gerald Audette, U of S Dept. of Biochemistry, will give a seminar entitled: "Weeding Through Blood-Group Specificity: The Carbohydrate Complexes of Ulex europaeus Lectin I" in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.
• Tues., March 6, Dr. Andrew Ross, Research Officer, BioAnalytical Spectroscopy, NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute, will give a seminar entitled: "Metal Speciation Mass Spectrometry" in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.

DEPT. OF MATH & STATS COLLOQUIA (2)

• Fri., Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. in Arts 206, the Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics will present a Colloquium entitled: "Bandit Processes and Applications: Some Issues and Problems". The speaker will be Dr. Xikui Wang, Dept. of Statistics, University of Manitoba.
• Fri., March 9 at 4 p.m. in Arts 206, the Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics will present a Colloquium entitled: "General Construction of Quantum Tori Lie Algebras". The speaker will be Dr.Shaobin Tan, Xiamen University (China), presently visiting the Fields Institute and York University.

DEPT. OF GEOGRAPHY

Fri., Feb. 16, Luigi Romolo, PhD Candidate, will present a colloquium entitled "Synoptic Climate Controls on the Hydrology of Select Northern Canadian River Basins" in Rm. 256 Arts at 2:30 p.m.

SPECIAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR

Tues., Feb. 27, at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Jeff Hudson (a candidate for the Aquatic Botany position), Dorset Environmental Science Center, Trent University, Dorset Ont., will give a seminar entitled "Towards a new paradigm for planktonic nutrient dynamics", in Rm. 125, Biology Bldg. All are welcome.

COMMUNITY HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY seminar

Thurs., Feb. 22, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., in Rm. 4314 RUH, Dr. Ron Labonte, Director, and staff of the Sask. Population Health & Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) will present a seminar entitled "From Healthy Children to a Healthy Planet: An Integrated Population Health Research Agenda"

VETERINARY MEDICINE (2)

Dr. Paul S. Morley, Dept. of Environmental Health and Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, is a speaker for the WCVM Lecture Program DLT Smith Visiting Scientist program. He will present two seminars:

• Seminar on "The Role of 3-Methylindole in Bovine Respiratory Disease." Mon., March 5, 12:30 p.m., Rm. 2115, WCVM.
• DLT Smith Visiting Scientist Seminar on "Biosecurity and Infection Control in Veterinary Hospitals." Tues., March 6, 12:30 p.m., Rm. 2115, WCVM.

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES (2)

• Fri., Feb. 16, 12:30 p.m., Rm. 2105, Igor Moshynskyy, Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, will present a seminar entitled "Allelic Replacement of Virulence Genes in Streptococcus uberis".
• Fri., Feb. 23, 12:30 p.m., Rm. 2105, Tyler Whale, Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology will present a seminar entitled "Neutrophils as Antigen Presenting Cells: An Abundance of Redundance".

DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER LECTURE

Wed., March 14, at 4:00 p.m., Rm. 134 Arts, Prof. Robert Kerrich, Dept. of Geological Sciences, will present a seminar entitled "Evolution of the ‘Blue Planet’: Supernova, Continent Growth, Biosphere-Tectosphere Interaction". Reception to follow.

One of Canada’s most distinguished geochemists, Prof. Kerrich has contributed significantly to our understanding of how the Earth’s crust evolved. His work also has applications for the mining industry and for tackling problems in the environmental, agricultural and health sciences.

In this lecture, he will trace the history of Planet Earth from the triggering of the solar system by a Supernova, to the dance of the continents, and the coupling between plate tectonics and the biosphere.

The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented semi-annually to a faculty member who has made a major contribution to knowledge or artistic creativity. The public lectures are sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President (Research) to honor recipients and provide a forum for their research and scholarship.

PESTICIDES, ENVIRONMENT & YOUR HEALTH LECTURE

Wed., Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Saskatoon Public Library Main Branch, 311 - 23rd St. East, Dr. James Gomes will give a talk entitled "Pesticides, Environment & Your Health". Dr. Gomes is a researcher in Occupational and Environmental Health. He works with the U of S Centre for Agricultural Medicine at Royal University Hospital. The talk is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, the Saskatchewan Organic Directorate and Healthy Horizons Association. For info call 477-1351 or 665-1915.

MUNKACSI & SASKATCHEWAN NEUROSCIENCE NETWORK LECTURESHIP

– Public Lecture and Seminar –

Dr. Andres Lozano

Andres M. Lozano, MD, PhD, FRCS (C) is Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto; R.R.Tasker Chair in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and CIHR Clinical Scientist, University Health Network and University of Toronto; and Director of the Division of Applied and Experimental Therapeutics, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute. He is internationally known as one of the world’s leaders in deep brain stimulation as treatment for Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy and related movement disorders. He has many awards, among them the McKenzie Memorial Award, Penfield Award, Herbert Jasper Prize and the Medal Award in Surgery, RCPS(C). He has over 170 publications.

• Public Lecture on Thurs., March 1, at 12:00 noon, Theatre in the Mall, RUH: "Functional Neurosurgery: Restoring Function in Brain Malfunction".
• Seminar on Fri., March 2, at 11:30 a.m., Theatre in the Mall, RUH: "Surgery for Movement Disorders". Everyone welcome. For info. call Dr. S. Fedoroff at 966-4080.

CSALE Seminar Series 2000-01

Wed., Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Rm. 2E25 Agriculture Bldg., author Al Scholz will present a Special Seminar entitled "Don‚t Turn Out the Lights: Entrepreneurship in Rural Saskatchewan".