Chancellor Red Wilson on funding for liberal arts building
A $45.5-million investment by the Ontario government will allow McMaster to build a major new liberal arts building that will be used by more than half the entire student body and improve access to education for under-represented groups such as Aboriginal people, Crown wards and first-generation students.
Read more: http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=8082
CEO Summit on Pathways
President Steven Ender, Mayor George Heartwell and Fred Keller of Cascade Engineering present on the changing workforce (video included through first portion of Fred Keller's remarks.) Pathways to Prosperity
Advancements in Underwater Vehicles: Responding to Current Environmental Issues
Even if humans could breathe under water like fish, we might not want to become permanently aquatic. “Believe it or not,” says James Morash , “the deep ocean is kind of boring,” covered as it is by so much sandy sea floor. And yet there’s much to be learned about this terrain, which was a mystery to humans
"Poetry Readings" by Charles Bukowski (poetry reading)
Possibly the best place to find information regarding live readings by contemporary poets is www.ablemuse.com. This site is run by and for poets, so you get the dope straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Sturgeon's Law applies, of course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_Law
(Clicking this link didn't work this morning, but it did if I copied it into my browser
http://tinyurl.com/c2vhtx - use this one instead)
Modern poets are not all as cringe-worthy as Bukowski makes them o
Ethical Issues Raised by Science
Dr Pete Moore : Course
JACOTES 2011 – Place des anti-angiogéniques dans la prise en charge du CBNPC : ACTIVOTE.
Titre : JACOTES 2011 – Place des anti-angiogéniques dans la prise en charge du CBNPC : cas cliniques interactifs (ACTIVOTE).
Intervenant : Pierre-Jean SOUQUET (Pneumologue, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud).
Résumé : cas cliniques : AVASTIN
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors des 2ème Journées d’Actualité en Oncolog
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life
Revd Dr Rodney Holder : Course
Suit simulates pregnancy
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/06/future-of-virtual-reality-what-pregnancy-feels-like.html
Less pain at the pump
Jun 27 - Summary of business headlines: U.S. gas prices fall; Philip Morris threatens Australia; Michael Jackson's thrilling auction. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Shi'ites march in Baghdad pilgrimage
June 27 - Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites take part in an annual pilgrimage to commemorate the death of Shi'ite holy man Imam Moussa al-Kadhim. Travis Brecher reports.
China's Wen inspects UK honour guard
June 27 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao inspects an honour guard ahead of London Summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Deutsche Bank's Ackermann says Greek situation critical
June 27 - Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann says the current situation in Greece is quite critical but adds any private sector deal on involvement in a debt restructuring must not be rushed.
China premier gets military honors
June 28 - China's Wen Jiabao is greeted in Berlin with military honours by Angela Merkel ahead of the first inter-governmental talks between the two countries. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Vintage Wardobe
Leeds Metropolitan University alumna Nicole Evans talks about taking over a business while studying for a Business Management Degree.
Bos doet leven : Vereniging voor Bos in Vlaanderen Deze website behoort tot de VBV (Vereniging voor Bos in Vlaanderen vzw), de milieuvereniging die zich specifiek bezighoudt met het bos. De hoofddoelstellingen zijn bosbehoud, bosuitbreiding en multifunctioneel bosgebruik. Heel belangrijk …
Democracy or Dictatorship? Emerging Political Crisis in Pakistan [Audio]
Speaker(s): Imran Khan | [Please note that due to a sudden change of venue, the beginning of this lecture is missing] Imran Khan is a member of the Pakistan parliament and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) which he established in 1997. He is also the founder of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. Khan is thought of by many in the cricketing world as being one of the finest all rounders to play the game and led the Pakistan cricke
The Ukrainian Elections 2007: whatever happened to the Orange Revolution? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, Dr Andrew Wilson | On 30 September pre-term parliamentary elections will be held in Ukraine. Can the country's stalemate be resolved by the ballot box? Gwendolyn Sasse is based at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Andrew Wilson is based at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London.
Cash In - Carbon Out [Audio]
Speaker(s): Sam Frankhauser, Abyd Karmali, Ralf Martin; Professor Michael Mainelli; Jan-Peter Onstwedder; Martin Wolf | How 'The London Accord' has focused City Research on Climate Change. This introduction to the London Accord will be followed by a debate on two different approaches to Climate Change - Tax versus Carbon Trading.
Cornered in the Centre: aid and development in a rough neighbourhood [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor John Gray | In his lecture Toby Lanzer looks at the challenges of kick starting and managing a humanitarian and development campaign for one of the world's forgotten crises, that of the Central African Republic.
The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight against AIDS [Audio]
Speaker(s): Helen Epstein | This lecture is one event in the LSEAIDS series of Public Lectures on HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Reproductive Health funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).
