The latest issue of the UWIMONA Now newspaper will be distributed with the Sunday Gleaner, Sunday July 6, 2014. Be sure to get your copy.
 

Here is the headline preview for July:

·        Local yams have anti-cancer properties

·        UWI extensive yam research yielding results

·        Natural Products Institute delves into anti-cancer screening

·        UWI partners with businesses to transform lives, foster economic growth out west

·        Using research to propel the agriculture sector

Event Image: 

The Biotechnology Centre at The UWI, Mona Campus has discovered the presence of anti-cancer properties in purple yams, and the yam extract is currently being considered for the award of a US patent. Dr Dennis Bailey made the discovery while conducting doctoral studies on indigenous varieties of yams cultivated in Jamaica and provides details in this week’s programme.

Event Image: 

Next On Campus:
Dr. Peter Nelson powered past several obstacles, including poverty to earn his PhD at age 25. Next stop? The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he beat 280 hopefuls around the world to secure one of five coveted post doctoral fellowships. Join us this Sunday for our one-on-one conversation with Dr. Nelson on his motivations, his dreams and the journey from St. Thomas to UWI Mona.
 
Tune in this Sunday for our detailed interview plus the news and the events calendar .

Event Image: 

Next On Campus:
Many are Dying to be Beautiful. We have details on the Conference seeking answers to worrying trends in extreme beauty procedures - some with deadly consequences. Dr Abigail Harrison, Lecturer in the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Coordinator of the Dying to Be Beautiful Conference gives details.
 
We are also joined by UWI Museum Curator, Dr. Suzanne Francis Brown, who talks about the exhibition in memory of the late AD Scott, a former Resident Engineer of UWI and a renowned Art Patron.
 

Event Image: 

Next On Campus:
New Guild President, Lerone Laing outlines his vision and plans, and what students can expect during his year in office. Plus the Pelican Youth Sports Camp aims to impart sports and life skills to young people this summer. Andy Heaven, Events and Sports Coordinator at the UWI Sports Department outlines major plans.
 
Join us same time this Sunday for the interviews plus the campus calendar and UWI headline news.
 

Event Image: 

Next On Campus:
Dr Leith Dunn, Campus Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) is back on home soil after serving as Commonwealth observer to elections in the Republic of Malawi. Were they free and fair? How did they compare with Jamaican polls? She answers our questions.
 
Plus, the 2014 Concert Season of the University Singers starts this evening. We hear details of what is in store for patrons.
 
Join us as usual, same time, same place for news, events and the details this Sunday.
 

Event Image: 

Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris was officially recognised as Poet Laureate of Jamaica - the first awarded by the Government of Jamaica - at a ceremony at Kings House on Wednesday. This Sunday we hear his reactions, his plans and his journey.
 
Also joining us is Dr Eulalia Kahwa, Lecturer in the University School of Nursing who talks about a new international research internship that aims to strengthen research skills and application in the region.
 
Join us same time same place for the details, the news and the events.

Event Image: 

The four-week research internship is a unique, intensive training opportunity for junior researchers to to launch their research career and network in the Caribbean and internationally.

Download event flyer

Event Image: 

UWI Mona Law Students will get professional on the job training starting this Summer under a new internship programme. Faculty of Law Lecturer, Mrs Natalie Courthesy drops by with details of the programme and next week's launch. Plus, what ails the bee industry? We explore the negative impact of pesticides on the bee industry and how a UWI Mona Public Forum aims to help, with Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, Professor Tara Dasgupta.  
Tune in same time, same place for the details.

Event Image: