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Inaugural Professorial lecture - Professor Russell Pierre examines the face of Paediatric Aids

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Apr 24 2014 - 5:30pm

Professor Russell Pierre's Lecture, entitled “Circle of Life – The face of Paediatric Aids…the Millennial Generation,”   will focus on Paediatric HIV/AIDS and examine its evolution through three decades.

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Sir Kenneth Standard Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex
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Intellectual Property Week Seminar: “Development of Jamaica's Cultural/Creative Industries"

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Apr 23 2014 - 12:30pm - 3:00pm

The Institute of Caribbean Studies in collaboration with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) presents an Intellectual Property Week Seminar entitled “Development of Jamaica's Cultural/Creative Industries: The Intellectual Property Focus”.

Speakers include representatives from the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), JAMCOPY, JACAP and the Institute of Caribbean Studies. Chair is Dr. Donna P. Hope, Cultural Analyst, Director and Senior Lecturer, Institute of Caribbean Studies.

 

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Venue: 
Multifunction Room, Mona Main Library.
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Lecture: Dis-ease(d) About Morality? Thinking About Ethics in Jamaica Today

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May 1 2014 - 5:00pm

This Lecture is hosted by the School for Graduate Studies and Research: Office of Graduate Studies, Regional Headquarters.

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Venue: 
Chemistry Lecture Theatre (C5)
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Lorinda M. Palmer
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1-876-977-0655/927-1660-9, Ext. 8968, 2661/6

Lecture: Reparation Justice for the Enslavement of Black People and the Genocide of Natives in the Caribbean

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Apr 15 2014 - 9:30am - 11:30am

The University of the West Indies Press in association with Kingston College invites you to a Lecture on Reparation Justice for the Enslavement of Black People and the Genocide of Natives in the Caribbean by Professor Sir Hilary McD. Beckles (Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission, Pro Vice Chancellor & Principal, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados) at the Kingston College Chapel, 2A North Street, Kingston on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM.

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Kingston College Chapel
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Donna Muirhead
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(876) 977-2659 / 702-4081-2 / 935-8432 / 935-8470

Public Lecture - “The Role of Gender Diversity in Maximizing Jamaica’s Economic Potential”

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Apr 10 2014 - 6:00pm

All are invited to attend this Public Lecture  which will be given by Dr Wanda Costen, a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Mona School of Business and Management.
 

Venue: 
Executive Seminar Room, Third Floor, Faculty of Law, UWI, Mona
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Judith Richardson
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977 6035 ext 390

4th Annual CARIMAC/Aggrey Brown Distinguished lecture

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Apr 10 2014 - 10:00am
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Apr 10 2014 - 6:00pm

This year’s lecture which starts at 6 P.M. will feature Evelyn Smith, President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA) as the Distinguished Lecturer and it will be under the patronage of Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica H.E.Celsa Nuno.

The Lecture will also feature an exhilarating Tourism Village which will showcase some of Jamaica's finest products, ranging from fashion to food. The Tourism Village will be open to the public from 10AM to 6PM.

 

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  • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Tourism Village
  • 6 p.m. - Lecture

 

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The Undercroft, Senate building, UWI Mona
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Sereta Thompson
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297-2730

CAPE History Lecture series

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Apr 5 2014 - 10:00am - 3:15pm
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Apr 12 2014 - 10:00am

The Department of History & Archaeology will host its annual Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Lecture Series on Saturdays April 5th and 12th, 2014.
The lectures begin on both days at 10:00am  and end at 3:15pm. High School students from within and outside the corporate area have been invited to attend.The CAPE History Lectures  are a part of the annual outreach of The Department of History & Archaeology to High school students and teachers of CAPE History.

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Neville Hall Lecture Theatre(N1), Faculty of Humanities & Education
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The Biotechnology Centre Seminar series

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Apr 24 2014 - 12:30pm

The Seminar series will focus on the Nagoya Protocol for Access and Benefit Sharing: Implications for Research and Development, to be presented by Dr. Sylvia Mitchell, Lecturer, and Head of Medicinal Plant Research at the Biotechnology Centre.

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Dept. of Life Sciences, Biology Lecture Theatre
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POSTPONED: Public Lecture on Latin America and the Caribbean States from an Argentinian perspective

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Apr 10 2014 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

POSTPONED until further notice

 

The Public lecture is staged by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Speaker is His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez, Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Jamaica.

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Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1), Faculty of Humantities and Education
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Annual Derek Gordon Research Seminar

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Apr 10 2014 - 6:00pm

The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work will be hosting its annual Derek Gordon Research Seminar  under the theme “Creating Healthy Habitats for Development”. The seminar is geared at community engagement and empowerment in light of the proposed UWI housing development project scheduled to take place in the Mona Common community.

 

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Venue: 
Mona Common community (across from the University Hospital)
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Keisha Gayle-Williams
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970-3861, 970-4336, 977-2982

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