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Animal Science -Abdel Ageeb, on Genetic variation in production and reproduction and productive adaptability of local and crossbred cattle in the Sudan, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R2-045, 10 am. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences -Dr. R. Jeffrey Keeler, NCAR/ATD/Remote Sensing Facility, on NCAR's remote sensing facility instrumentation and research activity, Burnside Hall, Rm 934, 3:30 pm. Cancer Centre -Dr. Pierre Talbot, Institut Armand-Frappier, on Neurotropism and autoimmunogenic potential of a common cold virus in multiple sclerosis, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 903, 11:30 am. Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics -Kevin Hall, on Locating a pacemaker in a plane using phase-resetting, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1101, 4 pm. Epidemiology and Biostatistics -Kenneth Morgan and Thomas J. Hudson, Montreal General Hospital, on Genetic epidemiology of complex diseases, Purvis Hall, Rm 25, 12:30 pm. Redpath Museum -Dr. David Green, on Biology of amphibian extinction, Redpath Museum, LECTURE Hall, 3 pm.
Annual McGill Book Fair -Today only! Thousands of new and used books on sale in 30 categories, both English and French. Shop early for the holidays. All proceeds go to scholarship and bursary funds. Redpath Hall, (enter by McTavish Street gate), 9 am to 9 pm. Redmen Quarterback Club -Enjoy highlights of the last Redmen football game and a free lunch with coaches and players, $3.50 parking at the Education Bldg, All welcome, Thomson House, 3650 McTavish, 12:30 pm.
Yellow Door -Coffee House Show, Info: Orlee, 398-6243, 3625 Aylmer, 8 pm.
Royal Society of Canada -T. Geoffrey Flynn, President of the Academy of Science, Graham Bell, Director, Redpath Museum, and Abraham Fuks, Dean of Medicine, invite you to public lectures by new Academy of Science Fellows: Gregor V. Bochman, Michel Delfour, Université de Montréal; François Lalonde, UQAM; Howard Bussey, A. Claudio Cuello, and Emil Skamene, McGill; Redpath Museum Auditorium, 3 pm.
MUSIC -McGill Wind Symphony, Jacques Lacombe, conductor, Varèse: Intégrales and Déserts,Stravinsky: Symphony for Winds and Symphony of Psalms, $5, Pollack Hall, 8 pm.
Centre for Climate and Global Change Research -Arnold van der Valk, Iowa State University, on The implications of long-term changes in hydrology for prairie wetlands, Burnside Hall, Rm 426, 3:30 pm. Parasitology -Ying Wang, on Identification of a 40 kDa protein in multidrug resistant cells and its role in the MDR phenotype, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R4-047, 11:30 am. Physiology -Dr. Pascal Legendre, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, on Postsynaptic receptor kinetics determine the time course of glycinergic inhibitory synaptic currents, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1034, 11 am.
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences -David Suzuki, on Rediscovering our place in nature, sponsored by the Faculty and Macdonald Campus Students' Society, $10/$5 students, Tickets and info: Macdonald Campus Students' Society, 398-8787; Wildlifers, 457-4144; McGill Bookstore, 398-7444; Centennial Centre Ballroom, Macdonald Campus, 7:30 pm. Earth and Planetary Sciences -One-day course by petroleum geologist Dr. Bill Ayrton, Calgary, on Overview of the oil and gas industry in Western Canada, Includes How wells are produced, Environmental concerns, Advances in technology. Info: Eric Mountjoy, 398-4894, F.D. Adams Bldg, Rm 348-49, 8:30 am-4:45 pm.
Ecumenical Chaplaincy -Explore global and local alternatives that promote fair trade. Sponsored by Ten Days for Global Justice, an education and action program of the Canadian Churches, bring a brown bag lunch, Info: 398-4104, Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer, 9:30 am-2:30 pm.
Centre for Studies in Aging -Joan Foster and Catherine Gendron, CLSC N.D.G./Montreal West, on Just give me my own bed: Exploring the option of palliative care at home, Montreal Delta Hotel, 450 Sherbrooke W, 2 pm.
Ecumenical Chaplaincy -Night prayers for a just world, A choral evening service featuring the New Earth Singers with music from many traditions and prayers for global understanding and healing, Freewill offering, Anglican Diocesan College, 3473 University Street, 8:30 pm. Redpath Museum -All Hallows' Eve, Discovery workshop, Bring your favourite fabric scraps, children must be accompanied, maximum 2 children/adult, $5/child, reservations required: 398-4086/4092, Redpath Museum, 2-3 pm (ages 4-7), 3:30-4:30 pm (ages 8-12). Redpath Museum -A day of fossil hunting at three localities around Montreal, Wear field clothes, sturdy boots or shoes, bring a lunch, geological hammers provided, $10 adults, children over 10, (includes transport), Registration: 398-4086 ext. 4094, Roddick gates, 9 am.
Muriel V. Roscoe LECTURE -Charlotte Bunch, Rutgers University, on Women's rights as human rights: Directions for the future, presented by the Alumnae Society, McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women and the Faculty of Law, Info: 489-6919, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Rm 232, 6 pm.
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences -Dr. John Heinrichs, University of Colorado, on Coupled ice/ocean modeling of Baffin Bay and the formation of the north water polynyas, Burnside Hall, Rm 934, 3:30 pm. Biochemistry -Nabeel El-Bardeesy, on Molecular genetics of Wilms' tumour, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 903, noon. Biology -Molecular genetics and development seminar series: Tom Moss, Université Laval, on Is the Ste20-like kinase PAK an intermediate in the Stress MAP-kinase cascade? Studies on Xenopus PAK, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm W4/12, 4 pm. Chemical Engineering -Dr. Sadik Kadaç, University of Miami, on Two-phase flow dynamic instabilities in boiling systems, M.H. Wong Bldg, Rm 1020, 3 pm. English -Caryl Emerson, Princeton University, on Retrospective: Russia and the West on literary theory, Arts Bldg, Arts Council Rm 160, 3:30 pm. Executive Institute -3-day seminar on The Effective Manager, topics include: Creating balance between life and work, Managing conflict and Relieving tension and fatigue. Lunch and materials provided, special rate for McGill staff. Info: 398-3970. History -Dr. Andreas K.O. Fahrmeir, German Historical Institute, London, on Documented citizen: The passport system and restrictions on international migration in Europe, 1815-1914, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Rm 808, 4 pm. Montreal Cancer Research Group -Interested in clinical/basic cancer research interactions? Dr. Moshe Szyf, on Methylation and cancer, Dr. Richard Montparler, on Clinical therapy with inhibitors of methylation, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 705, 6:30 pm. Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute -Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, on Cellular interrelationships in the pancreas: Implications for diabetes therapy, Montreal Children's Hospital, Rm C-417, noon. Pathology -Dr. E.L. Schiffrin, Université de Montréal, on Endothelin in hypertension, Lyman Duff Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 112, 4:30 pm. Physical and Occupational Therapy -Chantal Frappier, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, on Translation and reliability testing of an instrument measuring social behaviour of elderly persons in long-term psychiatric care institutions, Hosmer House, Rm 102, 4 pm.
McGill Women's Networking Group -An organization open to faculty, staff and students at McGill. Come to an informal get-together, bring colleagues and friends, RSVP Sue Cowan, 398-3553, Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish, Maude Abbott Lounge, 4 pm.
Beatty Memorial LECTURE -Dame Cicely Saunders, pioneer in palliative care medicine, on Lessons in living from the dying, Admission free, all welcome, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Fieldhouse Auditorium, 6 pm. Geriatric Medicine -Dr. Grady Meneilly, University of British Columbia, on Diabetes in the elderly, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, 4:30 pm. Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research -Dr. Connie J. Eaves, British Columbia Cancer Agency, on Normal and leukemic stem cells: In pursuit of the tortoise and the hare, Bernard M. Bloomfield Rm, 4 pm. Russian and Slavic Studies -Maxwell Cummings LECTURE - Caryl Emerson, Princeton University, on The strange career of Bakhtin's carnival, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Robert Vogel Rm 232, 5:30 pm. St. James Literary Society -Peter Jacobs, Université de Montréal, on Wilderness, landscape and garden (illustrated), Info: 728-2667, McGill Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish, 7:45 pm.
MUSIC -McGill Student Soloists, free admission, Pollack Hall, 5 pm. MUSIC -McGill Faculty in Concert, Tom Plaunt, piano, Schubert: Sonatas D845 and D840, $5, Pollack Hall, 8 pm.
Interdisciplinary Respiratory Research -Dr. Gaetan Thibeault, IRCM, on Integrin expression in cardiomyocytes, Meakins-Christie Laboratories, 3626 St. Urbain, Rm 110, 4:30 pm. Russian and Slavic Studies -Caryl Emerson, Princeton University, on Pushkin as literary critic, Arts Bldg, Arts Council Rm 160, 10 am.
Centre for Research and Teaching on Women -Breast Cancer Action Montreal and DES Action Canada present a preview of Exposure: Environmental links to breast cancer, a film hosted by Olivia Newton-John, singer, breast cancer survivor and activist, free, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Cummings Auditorium, 7:30 pm.
MUSIC -Special Student Project, Gregory Millar, piano, Chamber music by Poulenc, Brahms and Shostakovich, free, Redpath Hall, 8 pm.
Anatomy and Cell Biology -Dr. Mie Kuroiwa, on Ultrastructure of fibrils of AL amyloid, immunoglobulin light chain-derived amyloid, Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Bldg, LECTURE Rm C, Rm 2/36, 4 pm. Centre for Developing Area Studies -Brown bag seminar series: Dr. Alberto-Guillermo Florez-Malagon, on National politics and daily life: Local peasantries in time of war, 3715 Peel, SEMINAR Rm, 12:30 pm. Limnology Research Centre -Aquatic seminar: Marc Trudel, on The use of chemical tracers to study fish bioenergetics, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm W4/12, 12:30 pm. Montreal Field Naturalists' Club -Dr. David Lewis, on Mosquitoes and humans, slide presentation, All welcome, Info: 487-0432, Redpath Museum, 8 pm.
Management Forum -Dean of Students Rosalie Jukier, on A Conversation with the Dean of Students, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Rm 232, 12:15 pm.
Linguistics -Colloquium on Current issues in linguistic theory: Jan-Wouter Zwart, University of Groningen, on Non-argument middles in Dutch, Bronfman Bldg, Rm 37, 1 pm.
MUSIC -Master's Recital, Barbara Stead, soprano, with Dana Nigrim, piano, Brenda Anderson, stage director, Argento: Miss Haversham's Wedding Night and works by Marx, Gershwin, Romberg, Sondheim and Bock, free, Pollack Hall, 8 pm.
Animal Science -Gladys Pheko, on Agricultural development and women in Africa, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R2-045, 10 am. Biochemistry -Dr. Irena Ekiel, Biotechnology Research Institute, on Molecular mechanisms of peptide recognition by PDZ domains, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 903, 11:30 am. Biology -Organismal seminar series: J. Bousquet, Université Laval, on The evolutionary implications of rate heterogeneity in the mitochondrial DNA of plants, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm W4/12, 3:30 pm. Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics -Aoxiang Xu, on Modelling block of propagation in ventricular muscle, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1101, 4 pm. Epidemiology and Biostatistics -Sylvie Marcoux, Université Laval, on Surgical laparoscopy in infertile women with endometriosis: A randomized clinical trial, Purvis Hall, Rm 25, 12:30 pm. Natural Resource Sciences -Dr. R. Keith Poole, Queen's University, on Pumps, pumps and more pumps: Efflux-mediated multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R4-045,
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Fall Convocation -Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, 2:30 pm. Redmen Quarterback Club -Enjoy highlights of the last Redmen football game and a free lunch with coaches and players, $3.50 parking at the Education Bldg, All welcome, Thomson House, 3650 McTavish, 12:30 pm.
Nursing -Faye Fox Educational Day: The courage to care, Speakers: Richard Monette, Artistic Director, Stratford Festival; Lorine Besel, V-P Nursing, Royal Victoria Hospital; Dr. Philip Beck, Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital; Joe Fiorito, author and columnist at The Gazette, Info: 340-8222, ext. 5449, 3755 Côte Ste. Catherine, 8:30 am.
MUSIC -Noon-hour organ recital series, Kevin Komisaruk, organ, Works by Sweelinck and Bach, free admission, Redpath Hall, 12:15 pm. MUSIC -McGill Percussion Ensemble, D'Arcy Philip Gray, conductor, Works by Williams, Murray, Oliver, Stout, Harley, Kulesha, paraskevaidis (Canadian premiere), and Albright, free, Pollack Hall, 8 pm.
Occupational Health -J. Corbett McDonald, Imperial College, London, on Clinically based surveillance of occupational disease, 1130 Pine West, Rm 100, 1 pm. Parasitology -Dr. Marc Ouellette, CHUL, Quebec, on Molecular dissection of drug resistant phenotypes in Leishmania, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R4-047, 11:30 am. Physiology -Dr. John Hiscott, Jewish General Hospital, on Regulation of cytokine gene expression by NF-kB and IRF transcription factors, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1034, 11 am.
Yellow Door -Open house, exhibits and refreshments, All welcome, Info: Orlee, 398-6243, 3625 Aylmer, 9 am.
Redpath Museum -Antlers, Horns and Tusks, Discovery workshop, Bring empty paper towel rolls, children must be accompanied, maximum 2 children/adult, $5/child, reservations required: 398-4086/4092, Redpath Museum, 2-3 pm (ages 4-7), 3:30-4:30 pm (ages 8-12).
Quebec Studies Programme -Les grandes conférences Desjardins: Bettina Bradbury, York University, on Women as citizens: Class, culture, family and law in 19th century Quebec, Redpath Museum, 5:30 pm.
MUSIC -McGill Faculty and Guests, Stewart Grant, oboe, Joanne Grant, cello, Patrick Wedd, organ, $5, Pollack Hall, 8 pm. MUSIC -McGill Contemporary MUSIC Ensemble, Denys Bouliane and Timothy Vernon, conductors, Works by Barber, Crumb, Copland, $5, Redpath Hall, 8 pm. MUSIC -Masterclass: Vladimir Feltsman, piano, $5, Clara Lichtenstein Hall, Rm C209, 9 am.
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences -Dr. Igor Belkin, University of Rhode Island, on Decadal scale salinity anomalies in the northern North Atlantic, Burnside Hall, Rm 934, 3:30 pm. Biology -Molecular genetics and development seminar series: Gary Drews, University of Utah, on Genetic analysis of female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm W4/12, 4 pm. Chemical Engineering -G. Glenn Lipscomb, University of Toledo, on Theoretical and experimental studies of the influence of dialysate flow on artificial kidney performance, M.H. Wong Bldg, Rm 1020, 3 pm. Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute -Dr. Janet Henderson, on Peptide growth factors and chondrocyte function, Montreal Children's Hospital, Rm C-417, noon.
McGill Society of Montreal -Robert Vogel LECTURE Series: Michael Goldbloom, on The power of the media, $20 for series of 4 lectures each Tuesday in November, Info: 398-5000, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Rm 232, 9:30 am. St. James Literary Society -Grand Chief Joe Norton, Kahnawake, on Native and non-native relations, past, present and future, Info: 728-2667, Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish, 7:45 pm.
MUSIC -McGill Student Soloists, free admission, Pollack Hall, 5 pm.
Dietetics and Human Nutrition -Dr. Louis Beaumier, Montreal Children's Hospital, on Is arginine an indispensable amino acid in humans?, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R2-045, 10 am. Executive Institute -3-day seminar on Basic Marketing Management, topics include: Market research and sources of information, Pricing strategies and objectives, Publicity and public relations, and Launching new products. Lunch and materials provided, special rate for McGill staff. Info: 398-3970. Interdisciplinary Respiratory Research -Dr. Jacopo Mortola, on The ventilatory response to hypoxia, Meakins-Christie Laboratories, 3626 St. Urbain, Rm 110, 4:30 pm.
Women Associates of McGill -Meeting: Speaker Dr. M. Milde, on Security in international aviation, Royal Victoria College, Study Rm, 1 pm.
Langue et littérature françaises -Colloque international du 5 au 8 novembre, Éthier-Blais: Dictionnaire de lui-même, sur la pensée et l'oeuvre de Jean Éthier-Blais qui fut professeur à McGill pendant près de 30 ans, Info: Prof. J-P. Duquette, 398-7409 ou e-mail jpduquet@leacock.lan.mcgill.ca, Salles du Gesù, rue de Bleury, 20h.
Dentistry -Dr. M. William Hylander, Duke University, on Beware of biomechanical stories about fossil bones: Functional morphology and in vivo bone strain patterns in the craniofacial region of primates, All welcome, M.H. Wong Bldg, Rm 1020, 7 pm. Humanities and Social Studies of Medicine -Dr. Robert J. Levine, Yale University, on Ethics of research involving human subjects: Fifty years of evolution, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Palmer Howard Theatre, 6 pm. Law -John Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights: Stephen Lewis, UNICEF, on The United Nations, human rights and the rights of children, 3644 Peel, Moot Court, 5:30 pm.
MUSIC -CBC/McGill Series, Annamaria Popescu, mezzo-soprano, Michael McMahon, piano, Works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Glinka, $12/$8 seniors/students, Pollack Hall, 7:30 pm.
Centre for Research and Teaching on Women -José Azoh, on The challenges and impediments to safe motherhood in sub-Saharan Africa, McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women, SEMINAR Rm, 3:30 pm.
Young Alumni -Alex Jipa, hosts a Wine tasting: Italian wines and sampling of cheeses, $35, Info: 398-5000, Martlet House, 7 pm.
Religious Studies -His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Apostolic Church, Moderator of the Central and Executive Committees of the World Council of Churches, on Culture and religion: Interaction or tension, All welcome, Info: 398-4121, Redpath Hall, 8 pm.
Biology -Organismal seminar series: Z. Faulkes, on The evolution of sand crab digging, or once more into the beach, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm W4/12, 3:30 pm. Cancer Centre -Dr. Martin E. Hemler, Harvard Medical School, on Adaptor proteins with four transmembrane domains (TM4SF proteins) link adhesion receptors (integrins) to intracellular signaling molecules, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 903, 11:30 am. Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics -A. Alonso and M. Guevara, on Oscillatory dynamics in CNS neurons: Experiment and model, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1101, 4 pm. Epidemiology and Biostatistics -D.S. Rosenblatt, on The genetics of homocysteine and folic acid, Purvis Hall, Rm 25, 12:30 pm.
Dietetics and Human Nutrition -Thesis defence: Julie Nadeau, on The impact of introducing dietary sucrose in the diabetic meal plan of free-living NIDDM subjects, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R4-045, 11:30 am. Redmen Quarterback Club -Enjoy highlights of the last Redmen football game and a free lunch with coaches and players, $3.50 parking at the Education Bldg, All welcome, Thomson House, 3650 McTavish, 12:30 pm.
Psychiatry -Department of Psychiatry Research Day. Heinz E. Lehmann lecture (12:30 pm) will be given by Dr. Elaine Walker, Emory University, on Stress and neurodevelopmental processes in the epigenesis of schizophrenia, Info: Dr. K. Gill, 937-6011, loc. 2395, Stephen Leacock Bldg, Rm 232, 8:45 am-1:30 pm.
Psychiatry -Dr. Elaine Walker, Emory University, on Stress, development and schizophrenia, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Charles Martin Amphitheatre, Open to all, 7:30 pm. Psychology -Dr. Jeff Elman, University of California, San Diego, on Rethinking innateness: A connectionist perspective on development, Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg, Rm S1/3, 3 pm.
MUSIC -McGill Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Vernon, conductor, All-American concert, Copland, Adams, Bernstein, Barber, San San Farris, piano, $5, Pollack Hall, 8 pm. Also Nov 8. MUSIC -Eric Reinart, organ, Works by Bruhns, Bach and Cage, free admission, Redpath Hall, 12:15 pm. MUSIC -An original Canadian musical: Aah-pootee! That's Snow!, May Ebbitt Cutler, book and lyrics, Andrew Svoboda, music, sung and read by opera students, free admission, Strathcona MUSIC Bldg, East Lounge, 2 pm.
Centre for Climate and Global Change Research -John P. Smol, Queen's University, on Tracking global climatic changes using aquatic indicators preserved in lake sediments, Burnside Hall, Rm 426, 3:30 pm. Parasitology -Dr. M. Abramovitz, Merck Frosst, on Molecular characterization of prostanoid receptors, Raymond Bldg, Macdonald Campus, Rm R4-047, 11:30 am. Physiology -Dr. Colin Nurse, McMaster University, on Cultured O2-chemoreceptors at work: Signalling and adaptations in low oxygen, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm 1034, 11 am.
Alumni Association -Jack's Giant Adventure, a musical by Geordie Productions, $6 adults, $3 children, $15 family (2 adults, 2 children), Info: 398-5000, location TBA, 10 am.
East Asian Studies -Chinese proficiency test, Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, mandatory for studying in China, Taiwan, equivalent of TOEFL, Info: 398-6742, Bronfman Bldg, Rm 076, Lab B. Redpath Museum -Turtle Tales, Discovery workshop, Bring the lid of a frozen juice can, children must be accompanied, maximum 2 children/adult, $5/child, reservations required: 398-4086/4092, Redpath Museum, 2-3 pm (ages 4-7), 3:30-4:30 pm (ages 8-12).
James McGill Society -Historian Brian Young on The McCord family: Their history and museum, McCord Museum, (side entrance at 2175 Victoria Street), reception: 5 pm, presentation: 5:30.
Anatomy and Cell Biology -Dr. Richard Rachubinski, University of Alberta, on A role for the endoplasmic reticulum in peroxisome biogenesis, Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Bldg, Rm M1, 4 pm. Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute -Dr. Siegfried Hekimi, on The clk-1 gene controls physiological rates and aging in C. Elegans, Montreal Children's Hospital, Rm C-417, noon. Physical and Occupational Therapy -Ada Pagnotta, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Laval, on Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Hosmer House, Rm 102, 4 pm. |
