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Scholars from Brazil, China, the Netherlands, the US and Canada will gather at the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ August 4 and 5 to take part in the First Annual Julian Jaynes Conference on Consciousness being organized by Dr. Scott Greer and the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Psychology Department. The keynote speaker is Dr. Richard Restak, Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. His topic...

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized Dr. Miles Turnbull's expertise in French as a second language education (FSL). Dr. Turnbull is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ. The SSHRC peer-review adjudication committee recently selected him as one of two Virtual Scholars-in-Residence for Official Languages...

Dr. Christian Lacroix has just begun a six-year term as the sixth Dean of Science at the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ). Dr. Lacroix has been an active professor and researcher in the Department of Biology at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ since 1990. "ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ is fortunate to have Dr. Christian Lacroix as its Dean of Science," said ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ President Wade MacLauchlan. "He brings an impressive record of contributions...

The AVC Lobster Science Centre located at the Atlantic Veterinary College at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, will host the 3rd annual Lobster Science Workshop on July 26 and 27 at the Delta Prince Edward hotel, Charlottetown, PEI. The theme of this year's workshop is Marine Ecosystem Health: Crustaceans and their Environment. Keynote speakers and#150; including marine geologist Gordon Fader of the Bedford Institute of...

The Honourable Janice MacKinnon will give a presentation called "Canada's Health Care System: Why the Long Waiting Lists and High Costs?" on Thursday, July 20, at 3:30 p.m., at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, as part of the 2006 Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture Series. "In a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision," says MacKinnon, "Canada's health care system was criticized for having some of...

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series continues July 19 with R.Bruce Craig's presentation entitled "Confrontation, Crisis, and the Continuing Struggle for Equality in America." Craig is a historian and a 20th century specialist. He speaks at 3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ campus. In this presentation, he will assess the successes and failures of various racial,...

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's W.A. Murphy Student Centre received some welcome news recently. Scotiabank has doubled its financial commitment to the centre. The bank originally pledged $50,000 to the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Building a Legacy Campaign to help fund construction of the student centre. Now it has increased that pledge to $100,000. Scotiabank representatives were on campus in early July to...

The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ has a mandate to encourage public discussion on issues that are important to the development of PEI. The Institute has identified the recent move to increase cruise ship tourism as a current issue that deserves more public consideration. To give Islanders an opportunity to hear about the advantages and disadvantages...

The first recipients of two new entrance scholarships to the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ have been announced. The Mary C. McInnis Entrance Scholarship in Nursing has been awarded to Sara McAlduff from Bluefield High School and the Wilbert C. McInnis Scholarship in Business is going to David Collins of Montague High School. Both scholarships, valued at $1500 each, were established by Dan...

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series continues on July 12 with Carlos Reyes-Manzo, an international photojournalist. He will show and discuss his work in a presentation entitled "Impunity" at 3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ campus. Over more than 30 years as a photojournalist, Mr. Reyes-Manzo has had his work published extensively in newspapers, magazines, and...