The Department of Physics presents Certificate courses in Alternative Energy. Course Prinicpal is Professor of Applied Physics, A. Anthony Chen

Module 1: Solar and Wind Energy: Basic Systems

Module 2: Other Energy Sources andAlternative Energy Issues

Module 3: Large scale Alternatives: Design, Operation and Mantenance

Download Course Flyer HERE for details and pricing

Discounts are available for those doing multiple modules. Lunch is included in pricing.

Deadline is July 4, 2013.

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The Department of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical Sciences cordially invites you to a Distinguished Lecture on the treatment of Lupus Nephritis by Professor Ellen Ginzler, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Rheumatology, State University, New York. Download event flyer here.

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You are cordially invited to a Presentation by Professor Anthony Clayton "Future Earth - the new science and technology alliance for global sustainability" presented by The Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Jamaica 

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The inaugural lecture in the newly established "UWI/George Willie Lecture series will be addressed by Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree who is known for mentoring United States President, Barrack Obama since his days in Law School.
 
A prominent legal theorist, Ogletree is internationally recognized for taking a hard look at complex issues of law and for working to secure the rights guaranteed by the Constitution for everyone, regardless of gender, class or color. He is the founding director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard, where he taught both Barack and Michelle Obama.

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The Natural History Society of Jamaica presents a Seminar entitled: “The “Jamaican Livestock Industry: The Road Not Taken”.   The seminar will deal with the development of the livestock industry in Jamaica, the path taken and some alternatives which should be explored to achieve the most from the industry. 

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Topic: Climate Change Education in Jamaica.  Integrated or Insignificant?
Panelists include:
1. Dr. Barbara Carby
Director, Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC) UWI, Mona
2. Gail Hoad
Communications Specialist, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change
3. Dr. Mary Campbell
ACEO, Core Curriculum Unit Ministry of Education 37 Arnold Road Kingston 5
4. Professor Ian Boxill
Director, Centre for Tourism and Policy ResearchCarlton Alexander Professor of ManagementUWI, Mona
5. Moderator: Tracy-Ann Hyman
Researcher Climate Studies Group UWI, Mona

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The Mona ICT Policy Centre of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) will host the Panel Discussion and Expo under the theme “Improving Road Safety with ICTs”.  Registration begins at 8:30 am. See event flyer HERE . Topics to be addressed include: Technology to improve your safety on the road; GPS Navigation Systems; Smart Cars; Smart Road Networks; Risks and Alternatives to texting and mobile use while driving. Presenters include: Panel Chair: Professor Hopeton Dunn, Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre and Director, CARIMAC; Hon Julian Robinson, Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining; Dr.

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The Steering Committee of the Association  for Qualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean (AQIC)  invites all interested in qualitative research to attend a meeting of the Association. The meeting will seek to determine how to revive the AQIC, how to advance the interest of Qualitative Researchers in the Caribbean, and proceed to reinstitute the biennial conference of Qualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean. RSVP: cetl@uwimona.edu.jm or 935-8341 Ext 2730/2341

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The Department of Economics, University of West Indies, Mona is hosting an IMF Seminar on Wednesday May 8, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Undercroft.    The seminar will focus on:Recent changes in the  IMF’s approach to adjustment; Macroeconomic overview of the IMF programme for Jamaica; Efficacy of the IMF adjustment programme The presenters will be: Dr. Andre Haughton – Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWI; Mr. Colin Bullock – Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWI

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Professor Horace Fletcher, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences cordially invites you to this Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Cecil Thompson, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College Medical School, London. Refreshments will follow in the Sunken Garden. See event Flyer

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