Seminar/Lectures
The Biotechnology Centre Seminar Series “The Transformation: From an idea to the shelf"
The Biotechnology Centre presents the Seminar Series “The Transformation:From an idea to the shelf". The presentation will be made by Professor Harvey Reid, (Ph D, Univeristy of London).
Prof. Reid has taught at the University of Nigeria, Nnsukka, and at the University of Benin, West Africa. He joined the FMS, UWI in 1988 as Senior Lecturer and was appointed as Professor of Clinical Haemorheology in 1999. He is the former Head of Basic Medical Sciences and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences. Now retired, he continues to lecture in Physiology.

Seminar: The Art and Science of Happiness
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Water Conservation Forum: “Conserving Water Today to Guarantee Tomorrow’s Survival ..."
UWI S.A.V.E. (Students Advancing a Vision for the Environment) in association with the Domestic Affairs Committee of the Elsa Leo-Rhynie Hall and the Hall’s Environmental Society presents a Water Conservation Forum: “Conserving Water Today to Guarantee Tomorrow’s Survival: Deficits, Visions, Solutions”
MODERATOR: Oral Buchannan, CVM Producer/Presenter
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Public Lecture: Cashing in on the Booming Global Film Business: A Film Industry for the Caribbean
The Public Lecture is hosted by the Centre for Tourism and Policy Research. Click Here for event flyer.

Free Session on Time Management
The Academic Support Unit invites all students to a Free Session on Time Management.

A conversation with world-renowned bestselling Author, Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, world renowed bestselling author of "Tipping Point", "Blink" and "Ouliers" will give a talk at the Assembly Hall, Mona campus .
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Public Forum: Financing Tertiary Education
Presenters are Minister of Education, the Hon Ronald Thwaites, and Dr peter John Gordon, Lecturer, Department of Economics

16th Annual Walter Rodney Lecture
The Institute of Caribbean Studies in association with the Department of Government will host the 16th Annual Walter Rodney Lecture on October 9th, 2014. The lecture will be given by Dr. Kadamawe K'Nife and is titled "Rethinking Development from the 'Ground' Up". Join us in the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (Room N1) at 5:00 pm on October 9th. All are invited to attend. Download event flyer

Ebola Prevention Presentation
The Ebola Prevention Presentation by Professor C Christie will take place
Wednesday, September 17th at 12:00pm at the FMS Lecture Theatre
Please confirm attendance by contacting Mrs. Andrea Cross at email below
In preparation for the presentations, "KEY MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE", please use the following link to download
the Notes.
http://webbertraining.com/schedulep1.php?command=viewDocs&ID=1227

Public Lecture & Book Launch: Discriminatory Gender Stereotyping
The Faculty of Law will be hosting a public lecture by Dr Ramona Biholar entitled 'Addressing discriminatory gender stereotyping endorsed by the law. The review of the Jamaica Sexual Offences Act 2009', on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at 6:00 pm in the Faculty of Law building at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. This lecture will be used to officially launch Dr Biholar’s book entitled: “Transforming Discriminatory Sex Roles and Gender Stereotyping: The implementation of Article 5 (a) CEDAW for the realisation of women’s right to be free from gender-based violence in Jamaica.”
