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News - November 2008

University of Manitoba: Major Endowment Strengthens University of Manitoba Leadership in Health Research
Today GlaxoSmithKline Inc. announced a $1 million investment partnership to establish an endowment for a University of Manitoba research chair in the immunobiology of infectious disease.
November 19, 2008

University of Ottawa Professor Named Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year
At the Canadian Health Research Awards ceremony being held this evening in Ottawa, Dr. Peter Tugwell, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Community Medicine at the Institute of Population Health, will be named Canada’s 2008 Health Researcher of the Year – Health Services and Systems and Population Health Research.
November 19, 2008

The University of British Columbia: Premier Opens World-Leading Spinal Cord Injury Centre
The world’s largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened today by Premier Gordon Campbell, Rick Hansen and members of the health care and spinal cord research community.
November 18, 2008

Thompson Rivers University Foundation Awards Close to $2 Million in 2008/2009
Thompson Rivers University Foundation is awarding close to $600,000 to 610 students from Kamloops, 100 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Cache Creek, Barriere, Clearwater and many other communities in TRU’s region.
November 17, 2008

Thompson Rivers University J-Schooler Wins Jack Webster Award
TRU Journalism student, Melissa Vasey was one of seven students recently awarded with the prestigious Jack Webster’s Student Journalism Award.
November 14, 2008

New Line of Woodworking Equipment Built for People in Wheelchairs Benefits NAIT Student
A 34-year-old Millwork and Carpentry student at NAIT is using a new line of wheelchair compatible woodworking equipment – which includes a band saw, jointer, and table saw that have all been built at a lower level and with on/off switches in easier to reach places.
November 14, 2008

Ryerson University: Model Classroom Filled with Opportunities for Students and Faculty
The Committee for Effective Teaching and Learning Environments recently unveiled the new model classroom in POD-372.
November 10, 2008

Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and University of Regina Establish International CO2 Storage Assessment Centre
The Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the University of Regina today announced a new international centre that will help make western Canada a world leader in the worldwide deployment and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS).
November 6, 2008

Trinity Western University Biology Prof Wins International Teaching Award
Dr. Venema, who teaches cell biology and genetics courses at TWU, hit upon an idea to make teaching with flies much easier.
November 3, 2008





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