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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 5 MAY 2019
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Calendar of Events
MAY – JULY 2019
Meet the new artists + more
May
You’ll want to remember the name of the artists at theDepartment of Creative
and Festival Arts’ (DCFA) 2019 Visual Arts Degree Exhibition.
The exhibit features the final year projects of students of the Fine Arts and
Designdisciplines and takes place fromMay 11 to 31 from10amto 6pmat the
National MuseumandArt Gallery of Trinidad andTobago. All are invited. Save
the date for the Artist Talk happening on FridayMay 24 from6.30 to 8.30pm.
Wait there’s more! This afternoon, May 5 at 2 and 4pm is the final showing of
DCFA’s Annual Children’sTheatre Production. Head down toDCFACheesman
Building, Gordon Street to see Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower. Cost:
Adults $40 | Children $20. Tickets available at the door.
For more information, please visit DCFA’s Facebook Page:
/ or email
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Science in Communities
May 20 to 24
The UWI St Augustine
The Faculty of Science andTechnology (FST) hosts the FSTWeek Conference
– A week highlighting work done in Science, Technology and Innovation
under the theme, Science in Communities.
Look out for presentations on sub-themes including: Climate Change; Data
Application; Energy, Fuels and GreenTech; and Health, Safety andMedicine;
among others.
For more information, please call Laura Rambaran-Seepersad
at 662-2002 ext. 84508 or email
UWI Short
Courses
May to July
There are so many great short courses happening at The UWI St Augustine.
Check out some below:
• Register now for the Institute for Gender and Development Studies’ (IGDS)
short courses including: Gender, Feminism and Religion: Contemporary
Questions: May 8 and 9; Women, Men, Gender and Law: June 3, 6, 8,
10, 13 and 15 (six afternoons) and Human Resources Management and
Gender Equity in the Workplace: July 9 and 10 (two-day course).
Visit the
IGDS short course page at
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• The Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA) hosts Business Development
Unit short courses for agri-entrepreneurs, farmers, home food producers
and people who love plants. Look out for courses on Aquaponics: May 6
to 10 (five sessions); Small Gas Engine Repair: May 19 to 23 (five sessions);
Landscape Management for Entrepreneurs: May 13 to 18 (six sessions);
Hydroponics II: June 8 and June 10 to 12 (five sessions).
Visit
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uwi.edu/ffa/bdushortcourses for information on other courses and
more.
• The Department of Mathematics and Statistics presents Introduction
to R and SPSS (Beginner and Intermediate Levels) short courses: SPSS
Beginner: August 5 to 9; SPSS Intermediate: August 12 to 16; R Beginner:
August 19 to 23; R Intermediate: August 26 to 30. Courses cost $1,500 and
run for 15 contact hours. Special discount: $2,500 for persons registered
for two courses.
For more information, please email kevin.awai@sta.
uwi.edu or
Chemical Science, Technology and Industry
May 22 to 24
The UWI St Augustine
The Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)
hosts their Biennial Regional Conference and Expo on Chemical Science,
Technology and Industry – Chemistry and Chemical Technology for a
Sustainable Development of the Caribbean.
Local, regional and international technologists, researchers, chemical/
biomedical engineers, technocrats, policymakers and students are invited to
experience the latest research, innovation and applications of the chemical-
related sciences conducted regionally within the global context.
For more information, please visit the conference’s website:
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