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Media Calendar Special Edition - uOttawa Alumni Week (May 6 to 12, 2013)
OTTAWA, May 3, 2013 — The University of Ottawa is hosting exciting Alumni Week activities for all ages! Here are some of the events taking place from May 6 to 12, which are sure to satisfy everyone’s thirst for knowledge — minus the homework.
Monday, May 6
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7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Faculty of Arts Discovery Lecture Series: From the Nagra to the iPhone: 25 Years of Journalism (in French)
Freiman Hall in Pérez Hall, 50 University, Ottawa
Wednesday, May 8
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7:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Mental Health Literacy at Your Fingertips
Social Sciences Building, Room 4007, 120 University, Ottawa
Thursday, May 9
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7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Faculty of Arts Dean's Lecture Series: A Lived Language: When French Meets Other Tongues (in French
Freiman Hall in Pérez Hall, 50 University, Ottawa
Saturday, May 11
uO Insights: A day of learning about health and wellness
Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa. Free parking in the Desmarais Building garage.
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10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Morning keynote: Search and Destroy: Using Viruses to Treat Cancer Patients
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11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Should You Really Be Following Canada's Food Guide?
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11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Joint session: Dissolve the Myths and Get the Facts on Obesity and The Effects of Weight Loss on Appetite (in French)
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11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Joint session: Understanding the Triggers: Puberty and Vulnerability to Stress and Is Society Driving Us Mad? (in French)
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11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Is "Dr. Google" the Right Physician for You?
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12:30 p.m. - Lunch keynote: A Place for Clinical Care and Research Leadership: Inside the Innovations at the uOttawa Heart Institute
Room 4101
Saturday, May 11
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7 p.m. - uOttawa Alumni Week gala: Destination 2013
Canada Aviation and Space Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa
For more information on activities, please see the uOttawa Alumni Week website.
For more information about upcoming sports events, please visit www.gee-gees.ca.
INFORMATION:
Kina Leclair
Media Relations Officer
University of Ottawa
Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 2529
Cell: 613-762-2908
kleclair@uOttawa.ca
