Media

OTTAWA, October 25, 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.

October 25, 2010

Beyond Rehousing: Community integration of women who have experienced homelessness
1 p.m., 30 Stewart, room 105

The Faculty of Social Sciences presents a lecture entitled Beyond Rehousing: Community integration of women who have experienced homelessness, by Rebecca Nemiroff, PhD. For more information, please contact David Vincent at dvincent@uOttawa.ca.

October 26, 2010

The Quality of Public Education and Private School Enrolment: An assessment using Brazilian data
2:45 p.m., Desmarais Building, room 10143 (55 Laurier Avenue East)

The Department of Economics of the Faculty of Social Sciences presents a lecture by Fernanda Estevan entitled The Quality of Public Education and Private School Enrolment: An assessment using Brazilian data. For more information, please contact Catherine Deri Armstrong at CDArmstrong@uOttawa.ca.

October 27, 2010

Concert: Mahler Transformed
7 p.m., Tabaret Hall, room 112 (550 Cumberland)

The School of Music of the Faculty of Arts presents a concert by the piano duo Marialena Fernandes and Ranko Markovic. The program includes the overture of Mozart’s The Magic Flute; Mahler’s Symphony no. 7, 2nd movement; Mahler’s Symphony no. 6, 3rd movement; Pagine di Guerra: Quattro "Film" musicali by Casella; an excerpt from Bruckner’s Symphony no. 3, 3rd movement; and Mahler’s Symphony no. 7, 4th movement. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5800, ext. 3611 or music.at.tabaret@uOttawa.ca.

October 28, 2010

Afghanistan: The Millennium Issue 
5 p.m., Tabaret Hall, room 083 (550 Cumberland) 

The School of International Development and Global Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences presents a panel of experts entitled Afghanistan: The Millennium Issue, with keynote speaker Jawed Ludin, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Canada. For more information, please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences at 613-562-5709 or scsocsc@uOttawa.ca. 

Debate – Should Canada Buy F-35 Fighter Jets? 
5:30 p.m., Desmarais Building, room 1150 (55 Laurier Avenue East)

The Centre for International Policy Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs welcome Professor Rob Huebert of the University of Calgary and Michael Byers of the University of British Columbia for a debate entitled Should Canada Buy F-35 Fighter Jets? For more information, please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences at 613-562-5709 or scsocsc@uOttawa.ca.

October 29 and 30, 2010

Conference on the Economics of Immigration
8 a.m., Desmarais Hall (55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th floor)

The Research Group on the Economics of Immigration (RGEI) of the Faculty of Social Sciences presents a lecture entitled Conference on the Economics of Immigration by Gilles Grenier of the University of Ottawa and Chris Worswick of Carleton University. To register, please fill out the registration form. For more information, consult the event program, or contact the RGEI at 613-562-5800 ext. 4848 or grei-rqei@uOttawa.ca. 
 

October 31, 2010

Concert: Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire de Montréal
3 p.m., Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts (310 St. Patrick at Cumberland)

The School of Music of the Faculty of Arts presents the Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire de Montréal in concert, with conductor Raffi Armenian and violonist Victor Fournelle-Blain. The program includes Shubert’s overture to Symphony No. 5 in the Italian Style in D major; Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or at concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Still to come…

November 2 and 3, 2010

Frontiers in Research 2010: Horizons of Aging
Tabaret Hall, room 246 (550 Cumberland) 

The University of Ottawa welcomes a panel of internationally renowned experts for the 12th edition of the Frontiers in Research Lectures. This year’s conference is entitled Horizons of Aging. Issues surrounding aging, such as mental and physical health, prevention, rehabilitation and the social and economic costs of an aging population will be explored. For further information and to register, please consult the Horizons of Aging website, or contact Judith Lachance at 613-568-5800 ext. 1389 or jlachanc@uOttawa.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.