Fri., Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in Rm 2E25 Agriculture, Anusha Samaranayaka will present a seminar entitled “Sniffing Out Trouble: Applications of the Electronic Nose in the Food Industry.”

Fri., Mar. 1 at 3:30 p.m. in Rm 2E25 Agriculture, Janak Kamil, M.Sc. will present a seminar entitled “Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA): Novel Fatty Acid in the Functional Food Industry.”

WEB USABILITY TESTING ON A SHOESTRING

Wed., Feb. 20, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, C210 Admin. Bldg. Almost every department or research group has a website. How well does it work? How do you know? Discover how different webmasters apply task-based usability testing on their website’s strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to do usability tests and analyse the results so you can make your site easier to use. Darlene Fichter is data services co-ordinator, U of S Library. For info call Corinne Szwydky at 966-6202.

2001-02 SPINKS LECTURE

Depts. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering host the 2001-02 J.W.T. Spinks Lecture Series, to be given by Dr. George M. Whitesides, Harvard University. These annual lectures, established in 1975, recognize the many contributions Dr. Spinks made to his Departments, the University, and the chemical profession, nationally and internationally. As faculty member, Department Head, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, University President, and President Emeritus, Spinks was associated with the U of S from 1930-97. The lecture series brings to the U of S eminent scientists and engineers in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. The lectures will be presented Mar. 7 and Mar. 8, in Rm 159 Thorvaldson at 3:45 p.m. They are entitled:

General Lecture - Mar. 7, – “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.”

Specialist Lecture - Mar. 8, – “Self-Assembly.” A general look at self-assembly, using molecular self-assembly as a model for self-assembly of electronic and materials systems.

All are welcome.

ECONOMICS SEMINAR & LECTURE

Wed., Feb. 27 at 3:30 p.m., Prof. Richard G. Harris, Dept. of Economics, Simon Fraser University, will present a seminar entitled “The New Economy and the Exchange Rate Regime” in the Timlin Rm, Arts 807.

Wed., Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. a public lecture by Prof. Richard G. Harris entitled “Globalization and Canada’s Exchange Rate Options” will be held in St. Thomas More College Auditorium. Reception to follow in the Father Swan Boardroom, 2nd Floor, STM Prof. Harris is the Telus Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University; Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Senior Fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute, Former President of the Canadian Economics Association; Fellow of the Royal Economic Society of Canada; and Former Director of the John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy at Queen’s University. He is currently researching on the economic potential of a North America Monetary Union.

PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR

On Fri., Feb. 8, Dr. David Fedida, Assoc. Prof. of Physiology, College of Medicine, UBC, will give a seminar entitled “The multi-functional amino terminus of voltage-gated potassium ion channels” in Rm A220, Health Sciences Bldg., at 3:00 p.m. For info call Dr. Rui Wang at 966-6592.

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & NUTRITION – 990 SEMINAR

Fri., Feb. 22, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., in Rm. 124 Thorvaldson Bldg., Dr. Jane Alcorn, Asst. Prof. of Pharmacy, will present a seminar entitled “Factors influencing neonatal exposure to xenobiotics via breastmilk”. All welcome.

TOXICOLOGY 990 SEMINARS (2)

Wed., Feb. 13, at 12:30 p.m., in Rm. 12, Toxicology Centre, Marcelle Phaneuf, Toxicology grad student., will present a seminar “Effects of alpha radiation from polonium-210 on bovine pulmonary basal epithelial cells”.

Wed., Feb. 27, at 12:30 p.m., in rm. 12, Toxicology Centre, Wei Zhang, Toxicology grad student, will present a seminar entitled “Hoxa 2 gene expression during mice palatogenesis”.

DEPT. OF SOIL SCIENCE (2)

Mon., Feb. 11, at 3:30 p.m., in Rm. 2E25 Agric. Bldg., Diana Robson will present a seminar entitled “Degradation of hydrocarbons by plant-microbe associations”.

Mon., Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m., in Rm. 2E25 Agric. Bldg., Sophie Kessler will present a seminar entitled “Overburden characterization in reclaimed water-sheds associated with the Oil Sands industry”.

FINE ARTS RESEARCH LECTURE SERIES

Thurs., Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m., in Quance Theatre, Ed. Bldg., Prof. Eduard Melkus, Prof. of Violin, Viola and Performance Practices, Music U. of Vienna, and Founder of the Capella Academica Wien, will present a lecture entitled “On the Interrelationship Between Music, Painting and Performance Practices”. Co-sponsored by Special Lectureship of the U of S.

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES GROUP COLLOQUIA

Fri., Feb. 8, at 3:30 p.m., in Rm. 207 Arts, Dr. Roland Auer, U. of Groningen , Holland, (presently visiting U of S as post-doctoral student), will present a seminar entitled “Legendre Elliptic Curves over Finite Fields”.

SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIST DMYTRO STRYJEK

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Sat., Feb. 23. Symposium in the Kenderdine Art Gallery, Agriculture Bldg. entitled “Identity and Poetic Vision: Dmytro Stryjek.” Organized by the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCSUH) in conjunction with an exhibition honoring the work of Saskatchewan artist Dmytro Stryjek (see Kenderdine Gallery listing).

DEPT. OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINARS (2)

Thurs., Feb. 14 from 4:00-5:00 p.m., Suzanne Sheppard, Professional Leader of Physical Therapy, Saskatoon Health District, will present a seminar on “Hospital & Home Care for Elderly Clients in Saskatoon”, in Rm. 4314, Royal University Hospital.

Thurs., Feb. 28 from 4:00-5:00 p.m., Dr. Kaiser Ali, Pediatric Oncology, Saskatoon Cancer Centre, will present a seminar on “Cancer in First Nations Children in Saskatchewan – A Continuing Enigma”, in Rm. 4314 RUH.

CHEMISTRY DEPT. SEMINAR (2)

Tues., Feb. 12, at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Joel Haber, Dept. of Chemistry, U. of Alberta, will give a seminar entitled “New Materials and Devices through Combinatorial Discovery and Template-Directed Synthesis”, in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Tues., Feb. 26, at 4:00 p.m., Mr. Samuel Gyepl-Garbrah, U of S Dept of Chemistry, will give a seminar entitled “Temperature Dependant Behavior of Organized 2D Systems”, in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.

CDN FOUNDATION FOR TRAUMA RESEARCH & EDUCATION SEMINAR

“The Psychophysiology & Treatment of Pain Syndromes” Feb. 15, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. & Feb. 16, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Education Bldg., Rm. 1004. This seminar will explore current trends in pain research and treatment modalities with an emphasis on the psychophysiological basis of pain syndromes. A new integrative treatment modality, Self Regulation Therapy®, that effectively addresses both the physical and psychological aspects of pain syndromes, will be introduced.

MAUREEN FULLER MEMORIAL LECTURE

Peter A. J. Forsyth, M.D., Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Oncology and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and Dept. of Medicine, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Head, Alberta Brain Tumour Group. “Treatment of malignant brain tumors, from bench to bedside.” Tues., Feb. 12, at 12:30 p.m. Rm B6, Health Sciences Bldg. Everyone welcome. For info. call 966-4080. Lecture sponsored by U of S Dept. of Pathology, and Sask Neuroscience Network.

SASKATCHEWAN NEUROSCIENCE NETWORK SEMINAR

Peter A. J. Forsyth, M.D., Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Oncology and Clinical Neurosciences, Univ. of Calgary and Dept of Medicine, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Head, Alberta Brain Tumour Group. “The use of oncolytic reovirus as an experimental treatment for gliomas.” Wed., Feb. 13, at 12:30 p.m., Rm A226, Health Sciences Bldg. Everyone welcome. For info. call Dr. S. Fedoroff at 966-4080.

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