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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY, 2016
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EVENTS
FEBRUARY–JULY 2016
GIVE BLOOD, GIVE LIFE
February 23, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
It’s your turn to give blood at the Sir Frank Worrell
Memorial Blood Drive. According to the Red Cross
a single donation can save the lives of up to three
people. The American Journal of Epidemiology
suggests that the life you save can be your own as
blood donors are 88% less likely to suffer a heart
attack. The Drive takes place from 8am to 4pm at
the JFK Auditorium.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Tessa Horne at 662-2002 ext. 82635.
PROMOTING PEOPLE’S DIGNITY
ANDWORTH
March 16, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
In honour of their 25 year Silver Jubilee celebration
the Social Work Unit is hosting an International
Conference on Social Work, Education and Social
Development titled Promoting Human Worth and
Dignity: Social Work and Social Development in
Trinidad. The conference will cover topics ranging
from Social Work Education to Crime and Justice.
The cost of registration is TT$200, payable at the
Bursary, UWI St. Augustine Campus.
For more information, please visit the Conference’s
website:
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SPORTS AND HIGHER ED
May 18-20, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
Save the new date for the 2nd Biennial Conference
on Sport Studies and Higher Education: An
Interdisciplinary Approach under the theme,
Physical Literacy: Gender, Science, and Sport for
Development. This conference will contribute to the
development of research and scholarship on sport
which can support programmes of sport in tertiary
and higher education institutions. They conference
will feature panels addressing sub-themes including
but not limited to topics such as The Role of the
State; Sexuality and Gender Identities in Sport, Anti-
Doping Policy and more.
For further information, please email
or visit
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PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE
July 6 to 9, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
and Education presents a three-day Conference on
Public Health and Society in Latin America and the
Caribbean. The conference is hosted by The UWI
St. Augustine in collaboration with the University
of York and Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Brazil.
It is part of a British Academy-funded project.
Interested persons can look forward to presentations
on topics such as, but not limited to: Imperialism,
Decolonisation and the role of public health; New
Technologies and Procedures and their impact on
the society; The impact of Ethnicity and ‘Class’ on
public health and several others.
For more information, please continue
checking the Campus Events Calendar at
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BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
March 19-20, 2016
Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex,
Mt. Hope
The Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences in
conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons
host “Basic Surgical Skills (Intercollegiate BSS)
Workshop.” This workshop costs $1500US or
$9000TT with an administrative fee of TT$500.
For more information, please contact
Ms. Melrose Yearwood: 645-3232 or 662-7028
ext. 2864. Fax: 1 (868) 663-4319.
Email:
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For more information, please visit the Campus
Events Calendar at
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ecalendar.
CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL
February 27, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The Confucius Institute at The UWI St. Augustine
in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s
Republic of China presents the Chinese Spring
Festival Celebration for 2016, taking place from 6
to 8pm at Daaga Auditorium. 2016 is the Year of the
Monkey, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar
and, these clever people are celebrated with a public
event which includes door prizes, food and drinks
on sale, giveaways for children and more.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Janine Lutchman at 662-2002 ext. 83213.
