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OTTAWA, April 23, 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.

All week

Annual Exhibition of Works by Visual Arts Graduates
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Department of Visual Arts (600 Cumberland St.)
The graduating students of the University of Ottawa's Department of Visual Arts are pleased to present their annual exhibition, "Index 2010". This exhibition allows the public to share with graduates their passion forartistic creation in the visual arts. The cost of the event is free. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or by email at finearts@uottawa.ca. For more information, visit the graduate's Website.

April 27, 2010

New Horizons Lecture Series
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 4101 (55 Laurier Avenue East)
Intracellular proteolysis and the ubiquitin system: From the backyard of biomedical research to the forefront of the patient bed. The University of Ottawa is honoured to welcome Professor Aaron Ciechanover,winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. For more information, please contact Judith Lachance at 613-562-5800 ext. 1389 or jlachanc@uOttawa.ca. For more information, visit the Office of the v-p, Research's Website.

April 29 and 30, 2010

2010 CCERBAL Conference
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lamoreux Hall (145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier)
The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) and its research centre CCERBAL, in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Second Language Teachers (CASLT) are hosting a conference on the evolution and the future of individual plurilingualism within the multilingual communities of Canada in a context of official bilingualism.. Tickets for the conference are $150 for the public and $75 for students. For more information, please contact Mélanie Cossette at 613-562-5800, ext. 3884 or melanie.cossette@uOttawa.ca. To register, visit the OLBI's Website.

May 6, 7 and 8, 2010

Family’s Many Faces
Saint Paul University (223 Main Street)
This bilingual interdisciplinary symposium addresses various ethical, spiritual and theological issues related to the current concept of marriage and families. This symposium is aimed at professionals, therapists, students and anyone interested in understanding families. For more information on conference fees and registration, visit: www.ustpaul.ca/FamilyFaces or email FamilysManyFaces@ustpaul.ca

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