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OTTAWA, February 12, 2010  —  Below is a summary of activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week. For more information, please visit www.media.uOttawa.ca.

February 16

Scientific Café
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Heart & Crown Irish Pub (67 Clarence Street, Byward Market)
The Canadian Institute of Health Research in collaboration with the University of Ottawa present a Scientific Café titled The Human Genome Project Ten Years Later : Has the Promise Been Realized? Experts including Dr. David Castle – Canada Research Chair in Science and Society at uOttawa, Dr. David Secko - Department of Journalism at the University of Concordia, Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy – Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics at the University of Toronto with moderator Dr. Shane Green – Outreach Director at the Ontario Genomics Institute, will discuss why the grand predictions have subsided nearly a decade after the publication of the Humane Genome Project which, at the turn of the millennium, was heralded as one of the most important discoveries of all time. For more information, please contact Mark Weir from the Department of Philosophy at mwei2@uOttawa.ca.

February 17

Panel on Organ Donation
11:30 a.m., Fauteux Hall, Room 147 (57 Louis Pasteur Pvt)
The Health Student Association, Law and Technology Student Society in partnership with the Bertram Loeb Chair in Organ and Tissue Donation and support of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, present a panel titled The Changing Face of Death: Legal and Ethical Issues in Organ Donation. Speakers include Dr. Sam Shemie of the Bertram Loeb Chair in Organ and Tissue Donation, University of Ottawa, Dr. Stuart Younger, professor of Bioethics and of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Hilary Young, professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Emile Therien, Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving. For more information, contact Jennifer Chandler, professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and moderator for this panel, at 613-562-5800 extension 3286 or jennifer.chandler@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture on Global Intellectual Property
11:30 a.m., Fauteux Hall, Room 351 (57 Louis Pasteur Pvt)
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society in collaboration with the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession present a conference titled Global Intellectual Property Intersectionality. Maggie Chon, associate dean for Research and Donald and Lynda Horowitz, professor for the Pursuit of Justice with the Seattle University School of Law will present the lecture. For more information, please contact Madelaine Saginur at techlaw@uOttawa.ca.

February 18

Science and Engineering Olympics
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Canadian Museum of Science and Technology (1867 St-Laurent Blvd, Ottawa)
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce that it will once again hold the 2010 Science and Engineering Olympics for students from grades 7 to 12. The goal of this activity is to educate youth and to develop student’s potential in logical and analytical thinking while encouraging team spirit, cooperation, and friendship. Everyone is welcome to cheer on the young contestants in this competition. For more information, please contact Scott Blurton at 613-562-5800 extension 6096 or scott.blurton@uOttawa.ca.

For more information about the Gee-Gees and upcoming sporting events, contact Dominique Poirier at 613-562-5800 extension 2113 or visit www.geegees.uOttawa.ca.