Posted: November 28th, 2011
The School of Environmental Studies is pleased to present a seminar on GHG Emissions and Carbon Footprint Accounting by Guliad Egeh. Guliad is one of only a handful of certified GHG Inventory Quantifiers in the world.
The presentation will focus on the methodology and quantification of GHG emissions and carbon footprints. Dr. Adam Fenech, from the Department of Environmental Sciences at U of T, will end the presentation with a brief look at the proposed carbon goals for the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve (FABR).
WHEN: Thursday December 1st, 2:30pm
WHERE: Biosciences Building, Room 1120
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Posted: November 24th, 2011
Health Sciences Librarian Amanda Ross-White, MLIS, has been credentialed by the Medical Library Association as a senior member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. The AHIP designation recognizes the time and effort a health information professional commits to professional development activities. Ms. Ross-White earned a Master of Library & Information Studies degree in 2002 and joined the Queen’s University Library in 2004.
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
photo credit Stephen Greenberg
Medical students from Queen’s Meds 2015, 2014 and 2013 visited the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland on Nov. 5th. NLM is the largest medical library in the world–home of Medline, Pubmed and inventor of MESH headings. This visit was part of the 13th annual HIstory of Medicine Field Trip–for the first time to Washington DC (see previous History of Medicine field trips). In the photo, the 55 medical students and Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, Hannah Chair, History of Medicine, had just spent two hours visiting the Historical Collections with Stephen Greenberg. Dr. Greenberg is Coordinator of Public Services, History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
Saleem Ali from the University of Vermont will be giving a talk entitled “Minerals and Society: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future” on November 23, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 11:20, in Kingston Hall room 101.
Saleem H. Ali is Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and the Director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at UVM’s James Jeffords Center for Policy Research. He is also on the adjunct faculty of Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies and the visiting faculty for the United Nations mandated University for Peace (Costa Rica).
Dr. Ali’s research focuses on the causes and consequences of environmental conflicts and how ecological factors can promote peace. Much of his empirical research has focused on environmental conflicts in the mineral sector. His most recent book is titled Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future. He is also the author of Mining, the Environment and Indigenous Development Conflicts.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
What if every scientist could share their data as easily as they tweet about their lunch? Michael Nielsen calls for scientists to embrace new tools for collaboration that will enable discoveries to happen at the speed of Twitter. http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_nielsen_open_science_now.html
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
The New England Journal of Medicine is celebrating its 200th anniversary with an essay & video contest for students!
The context is open to nursing students, rehabilitation therapy students, medical students, medical and health sciences postgrads as well as undergraduates interested in a career in the health professions.
To enter, simply submit a 500 word essay or 2-minute video on the following topic:
In the last twenty years, the internet and social networking have brought profound changes in how information is communicated. How can we harness this technology to improve health?
120 entrants will receive invitations to the NEJM 200th anniversary symposium [in Boston] Friday June 22, 2012. 30 entrants will receive a travel award in the amount of $500 to attend the symposium and 3 entrants will receive a travel award in the amount of $1,000.
For full contest details, visit http://www.nejm.org/page/nejm-anniversary-essay-contest
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
The Fall 2011 issue of Focus on Global Resources explores, from a number of perspectives, the variety of source materials for scholarly research on the Middle East available from the Center for Research Libraries.
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