UVIC RETIREES
PRESENT MASTERMINDS 2013: University of
Victoria professors continue to be generous about sharing their knowledge and
expertise even after they retire. The UVic Retirees Association and the Centre
on Aging—with support from the university—present a series of four free
lectures as part of Masterminds 2013 in April and May at 7 p.m. in UVic’s Harry
Hickman Building, room 105. The lectures are:
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April 10 – Probiotics for Better Health: Time to Switch Gears
- April 17 – Gearing Up For High Performance: The Athlete’s Quest
- April 24 – Using Chemistry to Enhance Our Bodies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- May 1 – An Unusual Job for a Lady: The Intriguing Role of an Orator
EXHIBIT OF LUMINARY LIMNER ONLY ONLINE: Andy Warhol
called him the “master of instant retrospectives.” Now anyone can view the
works of Karl Spreitz, as part of a new virtual exhibition launched at http://uvac.uvic.ca/gallery/spreitz/.
The collection covers more than three decades and consists of over 100 reels of
16 mm film. It includes everything from a scene of Limner artist Myfanwy
Pavelic talking to her friend Katherine Hepburn on the phone to the totems at
Skunggwai (Anthony Island) in Haida Gwaii.
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AND KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION :
On April 2, the University of Victoria officially launched its new Research Partnerships
and Knowledge Mobilization (RPKM) unit. Led by director Brent Sternig, formerly
of UVic Industry Partnerships (UVic IP), RPKM is a single coordinated research
support unit -- in effect, a "one-stop shop" -- for brokering
collaborative research opportunities and partnerships. UVic has integrated its
existing research partnership offices -- UVic IP, Knowledge Mobilization (KM)
and Office of Community-Based Research (OCBR) -- into this new unit. See www.uvic.ca/rpkm for more details.
ONLINE MUSEUM OFFERS VIEW INTO CHINATOWN: A new online
resource offering visual insight into the lives of Chinese Canadians in
Victoria and on the west coast launched April 4. “Victoria’s Chinatown: Gateway
to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” http://chinatown.library.uvic.ca)
provides visitors with access to hundreds of digital images illustrating
Chinese experiences in Victoria and Pacific Canada. It includes historic photos
and documents relating to Chinatown’s landscape changes, heritage buildings,
community associations, numerous historic figures, the Chinatown Newsletter
since 1993, and paintings of Chinatown by Victoria artist Robert Amos.
For a calendar of more free community events
see http://events.uvic.ca/
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