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Date: Thursday February 7
Date Time Type Details Venue
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 12:00PM Seminar

Academic Research and Funding the Enterprise: A Look at Key Strategies for Success

Overview: The Seminar will provide effective tools for writing viable research proposals for funding; and present strategies for transferring research results into the marketplace

Speakers: Dr. Julie-Ann Grant, Grant Development Coordinator, Mona Office of Research and Innovation (MORI); Professor Daniel Coore, Chair, Mona Campus Entrepreneurial Committee

Moderator: Professor Donna Hope

The Assembly Hall
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM COURTYARD EXHIBIT

CARIMAC DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT

Overview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard!

Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Ice cream making and other scientific experiments

Overview: Demonstrating basic scientific principles and interactive demonstrations to excite High School Students.

AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public

The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
Thursday February 7 11:00 AM GEO TECH EVENT

MAPATHON

Overview: The event presents a fun and educational opportunity for students to create maps and simulate reducing disaster risks and addressing public health crises. The activities will introduce and provide hands on experience for students in GIS Technology, Cartography and Geography and will expose them to career options in the Geosciences

Organizers: The Department of Geography and Geology (DOGG) and The National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

The Computer Lab Department of Geography and Geology
Thursday February 7 11:00AM - 12:00PM FACULTY TOURS

FACULTY TOURS

Overview: Special tours offered of the state-of-the-art Faculty of Law facilities, guided by current students in the Law programme.

Faculty of Law Foyer
Thursday February 7 11:00AM MUSEUMS AND BOTANY GARDENS TOURS

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TOURS

Overview: Campus visitors will have the opportunity to explore or research facilities and museums, by participating in the following tours:

  • Tour of Geology Museum
  • Tour of Map Library
  • Tour of Herbarium
  • Tour of Medicinal Plants (Botany Gardens)
  • Tour of Zoology Museum
  • Tour of the Natural Products Institute’s Mosquito Research facilities, Biochemistry Lab and Cell Culture Screening Laboratory.

Audience: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public

Venue Description: URD Students and Tours Centre, adjacent The Assembly Hall

URD Tours Centre
Thursday February 7 11:00AM -12:OOPM WORKSHOP

Critical Thinking and Fun with Languages

Overview: Three members of staff, Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy will guide the scheduled workshops. There will be two daily scheduled daily.

Target Audience: Specially invited High School students and visiting school groups.

The Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Thursday February 7 11:00AM - 12:00PM TALK

The Status of Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Jamaica

Overview: The emergence of novel diseases spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Jamaica and the Caribbean has prompted studies on insecticide resistance towards effective management of the vector. Recent research has led to the conclusion that the mosquitoes could possibly be developing resistance. The talk will explore the research results and the importance of monitoring resistance in vector control.

Presenter: Dr. Sheena Francis

Science Lecture Theatre 3, Faculty of Science and Technology
Thursday February 7 11:00AM - 12:00PM FACULTY TOURS

FACULTY TOURS

Overview: Special tours offered of the state-of-the-art Faculty of Law facilities, guided by current students in the Law programme.

Faculty of Law Foyer
Thursday February 7 11:00AM - 12:00PM WORKSHOP

Thesis Preparation Workshop

Overview: Guide to structuring and organizing your thesis / research paper

Facilitator: Ms. Jessica Lewis, Head: West Indies & Special Collections

Venue Description: Library Booth, Mona Research Village

Mona Research Village

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