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Research Days 2013

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Feb 7 2013 - 9:00am - 6:00pm
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Feb 8 2013 - 9:00am - 6:00pm

Visit the website at http://myspot.mona.uwi.edu/researchday/ 

Venue: 
The Undercroft
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Students
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Critical Literacy Practices Workshop

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Dec 14 2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

The School of Education at The UWI, Mona in collaboration with Operation Save Jamaica will host a professional development workshop examining Critical Literacy Practices in Urban Schools. The Workshop takes place on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the School Lecture Theatre 2, The UWI, Mona. Professor Annette Henry from the University of British Columbia will be the presenter on this occasion. 
 
The workshop covers a range of topics including: strategies to overcome the challenges of teaching urban youth; the use of standard language and Creole in the classroom; good instructional practices; creating classrooms in which students want to learn; creating a curriculum relevant to the lives of students. 
 

Venue: 
School of Education Lecture Theatre 2, The UWI, Mona
Target Audience: 
Staff
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General Public
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Contact Information
Ms. Anthia Muirhead
Tel: 
927-0221

18th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Clinical Pathologists

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Nov 25 2012 - 8:30am - 4:00pm

Neurological Diseases is the topic for discussion at the 18th annual Conference of the Association of Clinical Pathologists. The Conference is being organized with the Department of Pathology, The UWI, Mona and is slated to take place on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 8:30 am at the Knutsford Court Hotel. Professor Eldermire-Shearer, Head, Community Health and Psychiatry at The UWI, Mona will deliver the Stanley Brook Memorial Lecture on this occasion. 
 
Members of the medical fraternity are especially invited to attend. The registration fee for Medical Doctors is $2000, other members of the medical fraternity pay $1500 and medical students, free of cost.
 

Venue: 
Grand Caribbean Suite, Knutsford Court Hotel
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Staff
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Students
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Contact Information
Dr. Donovan McGrowder

Peter Tosh Symposium

Event Date: 
Oct 19 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Neville Hal Lecture Theatre (N1), Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, Mona
Target Audience: 
Staff
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Students
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Contact Information
Dr. Michael Barnett
Tel: 
977-0646

Faculty of Medical Sciences Research Conference & Workshop 2012

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Nov 4 2012 - 8:00am - 12:00pm
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Nov 7 2012 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Nov 8 2012 - 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Nov 9 2012 - 8:00am - 4:00pm

The Faculty of Medical Sciences 21st Annual Research Conference and Workshop is being held under the theme:  “The NCDs (Noncommunicable Diseases)-A Threat to Life and the Economy”. The Conference will officially start with an Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 5:30 pm where the Distingushed Sir Kenneth Standard Lecture will be delivered by UWI Chancellor and Director Emeritus, PAHO, Sir George Alleyne. The Conference continues over two days with poster and oral presentations on November 8 and a workshop on November 9 at the Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex in the Faculty.
 
The Conference is preceded by an Ethics Workshop on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 8 am at the Main Medical Lecture Theatre, UHWI.

Venue: 
Several Venues (please see the news item for more details)
Target Audience: 
Staff
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Students
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General Public
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Contact Information
Tel: 
927-1297/970-4892

History at Fifty Conference

Event Date: 
Nov 8 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Nov 9 2012 - 9:30am - 4:00pm
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Nov 10 2012 - 9:30am - 6:10pm

The Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona will honour Professor Emeritus Barry Higman during the Conference, History at Fifty slated for November 8-10, 2012. Professor Barry Higman will be honoured for his valuable contribution to institutional and curriculum development in the Department and the UWI, and to the wider Jamaican and Caribbean History. He will receive special recognition during the Opening Ceremony on Thursday November 8, 2012 at 6 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona.

 

Venue: 
See Programme for details
Target Audience: 
Staff
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Students
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Contact Information
The Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona
Tel: 
927-1922

International Reggae Conference 2013

Event Date: 
Feb 14 2013 (Time To Be Announced) - Feb 16 2013 (Time To Be Announced)

Please visit the below website for a detailed schedule of events.

Venue: 
The UWI, Mona
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Staff
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Institute of Caribbean Studies & The Reggae Studies Unit, The UWI, Mona
Tel: 
1876-977-1951 or 1876-970-6228

Regional Climate Change Workshop

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Aug 20 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 21 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 22 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 23 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 24 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 27 2012 - 9:00am - 5:50pm
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Aug 28 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aug 29 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Department of Physics, UWI, Mona
Target Audience: 
Staff
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General Public
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Contact Information
Tracy-Ann Hyman
Tel: 
927-2480

Psychiatric Association Conference 2012

Event Date: 
Aug 12 2012 - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: 
The Mona Visitors' Lodge and Conference Centre
Target Audience: 
Staff
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Students
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General Public
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Contact Information
Department of Community Health and Psychiatry
Tel: 
927-2492

50/50 Conference -

Event Date: 
Aug 20 2012 (Time To Be Announced) - Aug 24 2012 (Time To Be Announced)
Venue: 
The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
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Staff
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Students
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Contact Information
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies
Tel: 
927-1234

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