UVIC SELECTS ITS NEXT PRESIDENT AFTER
EXTENSIVE SEARCH
The University of
Victoria has selected Professor Jamie Cassels as its next president after an
extensive search. The appointment was announced by UVic Board of Governors
Chair Susan Mehinagic.
Cassels, 56, is a
legal scholar of international stature, a nationally-recognized master teacher
and scholar, and a talented university administrator noted for his outstanding
leadership and vision. He was vice-president academic and provost at UVic from
2001-2010, and before that, dean of law. His five-year term as president will
begin July 1, 2013.
MUSIC FACULTY TO PLAY ANNIVERSARY CONCERT- Saturday, January 12 at 8
p.m.
Nearly 20 music faculty members will converge on the Phillip T. Young
Recital Hall stage on Saturday, Jan. 12 for an extraordinary concert to
commemorate UVic’s 50th Anniversary. On the program: music composed by UVic’s
renowned faculty composers. Recognized nationally and internationally for their
work, John Celona, Dániel Péter Biró, Rudolf Komorous and Christopher
Butterfield will present compositions that were all either written for the
occasion or dedicated to this celebration.
The pieces will range from solo performances to chamber works for up to
20 musicians, and will feature a world premiere by Butterfield. “Our full time
and sessional faculty are well respected in their fields and it is very rare
that we can combine so many of us in one event,” says performance faculty,
Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, resident cellist and member of the Lafayette String
Quartet, who is spearheading the event. “It is great fun for us as well!”
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (UVic MacLaurin Building, B-Wing).
Tickets: $17.50 & $13.50 UVic Ticket Centre: http://tickets.uvic.ca/
ANNE MICHAELS- PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE AND SPECIAL CONVOCATION.
Anne Michaels is a celebrated Canadian author whose poetry collections
include The Weight of Oranges, (Commonwealth Prize for the Americas) and
Miner’s Pond (Canadian Authors Association Award; shortlisted for the Governor
General’s Award and the Trillium Award). Her bestselling first novel, Fugitive
Pieces earned 10 awards including the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel
Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the U.K. Free registration for this
event. Details for this February 18 event can be found at http://www.uvic.ca/anniversary/presidentslectures/michaels%20/index.php
BRAIN TO BRAWN - TRAINING ONE LEG STRENGTHENS BOTH AFTER STROKE
High-intensity
strength training could have remarkable potential for helping recover mobility
after a stroke, new UVic research indicates. The notion of
cross-education of strength—training one side of the body achieves strength
gains in the corresponding muscles on the other side—has had considerable study
since it was first discovered in the late 1800s. Typically, the corresponding
strength gain in the non-trained side is about half of the improvement on the
trained side.
But a recent study
led by Dr. E. Paul Zehr, professor of neuroscience in the Division of Medical
Sciences and School of Exercise Science at UVic, showed remarkable results in
post-stroke patients. Training on the less-affected side of the body achieved
equivalent strength gains (about 30 per cent) on both sides. The researchers
had predicted about a 5-10 per cent strength gain.
Don’t miss “A New Leaf: Turning to Our Region's Future” –
February 21/22, 2013. See details at http://www.uvic.ca/anniversary/events/highlights/demographicforum/index.php
For a calendar of more free community events see http://events.uvic.ca/
