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Professor Verene Shepherd To Deliver Dame Eugenia Charles Lecture in Dominica
Posted: November 19, 2009
Professor Verene Shepherd, Professor of Social History, UWI, Mona will deliver the Fourth Annual Dame Eugenia Charles Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7 pm at the Conference Room of the Fort Young Hotel in Roseau, Dominica. The Lecture is titled, “Who Paved the Way for Eugenia Charles? Historicizing Caribbean Women's Political Activism.”
The public lecture series seeks to maintain the memory of a National Hero, Caribbean icon, and first female Prime Minister in the region, Dame Eugene Charles. It will also serve to remind the Dominican population and other Caribbean nationals of the remarkable potential of a citizen who has held her own on the world stage.
UWI Faculty Received National Honours
Posted: November 12, 2009
The University of the West Indies, Mona extends warmest congratulations to our Principal, Professor the Honourable Gordon Shirley, who has been appointed a member of the Order of Jamaica for excellence in academic and public service. The award was presented at the recently held civic ceremony at King’s House.
Dr. Hopeton Dunn to Chair Session of UN’s Internet Governance Conference
Posted: November 12, 2009
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Director of the Mona School of Business (MSB) Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, will be the moderator of a session of the 4th Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 15 to 18, 2009.
Navigating the transition: Child to Adult
Posted: November 10, 2009
The Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI Mona will host its 18th Annual Research Day & Workshop on Child Health from November 11 to 13, 2009. The conference begins with the delivery of this year’s Sir Kenneth Standard Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Alan A. Jackson, Professor of Human Nutrition, University of South Hampton, Southampton General Hospital U.K. Dr. Jackson will address the interaction of biological factors with behavioural and social influences in the wider environment which might cause or prevent ill-health.
Five to be Conferred with Honorary Degrees at UWI Graduation 2009
Posted: November 06, 2009
Five honorary degrees will be conferred at the UWI, Mona graduation ceremonies which are being staged in three sessions, Friday, November 6 at 5:30 pm and Saturday, November 7 at 10 am and 5:30 pm. Recipients of honorary degrees are the Honourable John Issa, Mr. John Maxwell, the Honourable Oliver F. Clarke, Dr. Anne Walmsley and Professor Colin A Palmer.
At the Ceremony on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:30 pm Honourable Oliver F. Clarke, Chairman and Managing Director of the Gleaner Company will receive a Doctor of Laws degree. He is often credited with turning one of the oldest newspaper publishers in the region into a very successful media enterprise. He is the recipient of Jamaica’s prestigious national honour, the Order of Jamaica.
Children Speak Out at Caribbean Child Research Conference
Posted: October 20, 2009
For the first time in the four-year history of the Caribbean Child Research Conference, only children will take the podium at the one-day confab on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, to present their research on a wide range of issues affecting children.
The Honourable Prime Minister Bruce Golding will deliver the keynote address at the conference, which is being held under the theme Global Crises: The Impact on Our Children – Twenty Years After the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Strengthening Capacity for Project Management in Health Research
Posted: October 16, 2009
The World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), in collaboration with the UWI’s Clinical Epidemiology Unit (UWI-CEU), will host “Planning for Success” - a four day training workshop in project management for 12 researchers and research administrators from November 3 – 6, 2009. The activities are in line with the recently approved PAHO Policy on Research for Health that promotes strengthening skills and capacities for the research for health workforce.
UWI Open Campus Inducts its First Principal
Posted: October 13, 2009
On Friday, October 16, 2009, the first Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor of the Open Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, will be formally inducted. The induction ceremony for the Saint Lucian-born Principal, will take place in her homeland on the grounds of Government House at 6:00 p.m., under the patronage of the Governor General of Saint Lucia, Her Excellency, Dame Dr. Pearlette Louisy.
Top Student Chooses UWI
Posted: October 12, 2009
First year student in the Faculty of Law, Miss Kerri-Ann Allen, was named the Matriculant for the 2009-2010 academic year at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and was chosen to sign the register on behalf of all new students entering Mona this academic year. The signing took place at the Welcome and Symbolic signing of the Matriculation Register held at the University Chapel last Sunday, October 4.
Normal Operations Resume At The UWI, Mona
Posted: September 17, 2009
Normal operations will resume at The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona Campus effective tomorrow, Thursday, September 17, 2009. This follows the lifting of the restriction on social activities which had been imposed in the wake of an outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) on the campus.
The University Health Centre has indicated that the situation continues to improve with a significant decline in the number of persons presenting with flu like symptoms on a daily basis. Further, most affected persons have presented with mild flu-like symptoms and the majority have had a full recovery within 36-hours.