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SEVEN APPOINTED TO HEAD DEPARTMENTS

Seven new Heads of Department have been appointed at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus for the three year period August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2006.

In the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Senior Lecturer, Dr. Marjan deBruin, has been appointed Director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication. Professor Claudette Fay Durrant is the new head of the Department of Library and Information Studies and Mr. David Williams will assume the headship of the Department of Literatures in English.

ZELLYNNE JENNINGS-CRAIG PROMOTED TO PROFESSOR

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Zellynne Jennings-Craig, Senior Lecturer, Curriculum Development in the Department of Educational Studies, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, to the post of Professor with effect from May 28, 2003.

Brian Meeks promoted to Professor

The University of the West Indies is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Brian Meeks, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, Mona Campus to the post of Professor in the Department with effect from February 5, 2003.

Dr. Paul Reese promoted to Professor at UWI

The University of the West Indies has promoted Dr. Paul Reese to the post of Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona.

Professor Reese’s appointment became effective October 9, 2002.

UWI Scientists receive Letters Patent as inventors of Medicaments for the treatment of threadworms

Scientists at The University of the West Indies Mona Campus have received Letters Patent as inventors of a new medical substance for the Treatment of Threadworms (Strongyloides stercoralis) Infections in animals and humans.  This is the first successful patent application that has been wholly undertaken and forwarded by academic staff and research students with assistance from the Office of Sponsored Research at the UWI Mona Campus. The scientists are Dr. Wayne Forbes currently a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, USA, Dr.


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