Seminar & Lectures

2001-02 U of S FINE ARTS LECTURE SERIES

Fri., Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs, Assistant Prof., U of S Dept. of Music, will present a lecture entitled “Narrative, Metaphor, and Conceptual Integration Networks in ‘The Hanging Tree’”, in the Quance Theatre, Educ. Bldg., free of charge.

DEPT. OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY — RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR

Thurs., Sept. 13, 4:00 p.m. in Rm. 4314, RUH, Dr. Lynn Oliphant, Prairie Institute for Human Ecology, will present a seminar entitled “Ecosystem Health: An Ecologist’s Viewpoint”.

PHYSIOLOGY/ANATOMY & CELL BIOLOGY

Thurs., Sept. 13, Dr. S. Richardson, Dept. of Pharmacology, will give a seminar entitled “Physiological Basis of Altered Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Spinal Chord Injury”, in Rm. A226, Health Sciences Bldg. at 11:30 a.m.  For info. call Carol Ross at 6530.

MATH & STATS COLLOQUIUM

Fri., Sept. 7 at 4:00 p.m. in Rm. Arts 206, Dr Alexander Nenashev, of Universitaet Bielefeld, Germany, will present a Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics colloquium entitled "Invariants of quadratic forms over exact categories with duality".  This talk is supported by the department’s Colloquium Fund.

VIRTUAL COLLEGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PUBLIC SEMINAR

Thurs., Sept. 27, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the U of S Virtual College of Biotechnology will present a public seminar entitled “Everything You Wanted to Know About Biotechnology But Were Afraid to Ask”.  It will feature a panel of  faculty from the Virtual College with a variety of backgrounds — experts on legal issues, economics, and plant biology to name a few.  Panel members will introduce their area of research and most of the time will be for audience questions.   The audience will be encouraged to submit questions in writing and can ask questions orally.    The seminar, open to the public and free of charge, will be moderated by CBC's Rosalie Woloski.  It will be in the auditorium of the Frances Morrison Library, 311 23rd St. E. 

DEPT. OF COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES (2)

The first two seminars of the year will take place:

• Fri., Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in Kirk Hall Rm. 144, Igor Jurisica, U. of Toronto, will present “Managing Microarray Data: From Pre-Processing to Analysis”.
• Mon., Sept. 17 at 3:30 p.m. in Anth Rm. 132, Susan Bull & Gord McCalla, U of S, will present “User Modelling in I-Help: What, Why, When and How”.

All are welcome, though space is somewhat limited.

CHEMISTRY DEPT. (2)

• Tues., Sept. 11 at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Brian Wagner, Dept. of Chemistry, University of P.E.I., will give a seminar entitled “Fluorescence Studies of Supramolecular Host-Guest Inclusion Complexes” in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson.  Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.  Everyone welcome.
• Tues., Sept. 18 at 4:00 p.m., Ning Chen, U of S Depts of Chemistry and Geological Sciences, will give a seminar entitled: "An EPR Study of the Local Structural Environment and Substitution Mechanisms of Gd3+ in Synthetic Fluorapatite" in Rm. 159 Thorvaldson. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m. Everyone welcome.

INTERDISCIPLINARY LECTURE & CONFERENCE:  MAPPING
— ANCIENT & MODERN

World-renowned ancient historian and cartographer Richard Talbert will be a featured speaker at the U of S Sept. 21-22 at events arranged by the Classical, Mediaeval & Renaissance Studies Program and the Depts. of Geography and History.  Talbert has taught in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. and is currently Wm. Rand Kenan Jr. Prof. of History at the Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  He is author of the new Barrington Atlas of the Greek & Roman World, which has revolutionized the mapping of ancient lands, from Britain to India.

• Fri., Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m., Public Lecture by Richard Talbert, “Mapping the Classical World for the 21st Century”, in Commerce Rm. 18.
• Sat., Sept. 22, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Seminar & Conference “Visualizing the World: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Mapping, Ancient & Modern”, featuring sessions by Richard Talbert Keith Carlson (U of S Dept. of History), Kai-Iu Fung (U of S Dept. of Geography), and Susan Stevens (Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Lynchburg, VA).  In Commerce Rms. 16.  For info. on Prof. Talbert’s visit to the U of S and on the public lecture and conference, see website: www.usask.ca/antiquities/cartographycon.html   or   contact Prof. Angela Kalinowski, Dept. of History, at e-mail: kalinow@duke.usask.ca

CREATING A HEALTHY FUTURE — AN ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE SERIES

This series, co-sponsored with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society and featuring U of S grad students as the speakers, is held Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. — Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Jan. 15 & Feb. 19 at the Alice Turner Branch Library, 110 Nelson Rd. For info. call 975-8127.

• Sept. 18:  Toxic Substances.  Video: “The Science of Toxicology” (12 min.).  Speakers: Carroll Chubb, Simone de Rosemond & Jennifer Willson, grad students, U of S Toxicology Centre.  Toxic substances can damage our health or kill us. Which substances are toxic? Can natural substances be toxic? What effects do toxic chemicals have on health? How much of a chemical can we eat or breathe without being hurt? How have toxic substances changed our environment?