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OTTAWA, February 25, 2011  —  Below is a summary of activities taking place at the University of Ottawa from February 26 to March 4, 2011. For more information, please visit www.media.uOttawa.ca.

February 26, 2011

Symposium: Coptic Heritage – Dynamics and Diversity*
His Excellency Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd, ambassador, Arab Republic of Egypt; Dr. Ramez Boutros, president, Canadian Society for Coptic Studies, and Antoni Lewkowicz, dean and professor, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m., Desmarais Building, Room 1140 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Faculty of Arts, in collaboration with the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies and the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Canada, presents the Fourth Annual Coptic Studies Symposium, themed “Coptic Heritage – Dynamics and Diversity.” Special guests include His Excellency Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd, ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Canada, Dr. Ramez Boutros, president of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies, and Antoni Lewkowicz, dean and professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts. For more information, please contact Dr. Jitse Dijkstra at 613-562-5800, ext. 1325 or jdijkstr@uOttawa.ca.

Telethon: “Téléthon franco”
12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tabaret Hall (550 Cumberland St.)

The University of Ottawa will host the “Téléthon franco,” featuring the biggest names in Franco-Ontarian. This year’s telethon objective is one million dollars. This event will be held in French. For more information, please contact the Fondation franco-ontarienneat 613-565-4720 or info@fondationfranco-ontarienne.ca.

February 28, 2011

Exhibition: Pouplay*
Visual Arts students, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Building, Gallery 115 (100 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Department of Visual Arts presents a student exhibition titled “Pouplay.” This exhibit is comprised of 30 paintings demonstrating various perspectives on common object of childhood. Dolls, cars or superheroes potentially lose their innocence when they are taken out of context and given new meaning. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or sboivin@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture (Thomas Feeney Annual Memorial Series): “Globalization and Securities: A Comparative Analysis of Insider Trading Regulation”
Eric Chaffee, professor, University of Dayton
11:30 a.m., Fauteux Hall, Room 147 (57 Louis-Pasteur Pvt.)

Professor Eric Chaffee, School of Law at the University of Dayton, will give a lecture through the Thomas Feeney Annual Memorial Series, titled “Globalization and Securities: A Comparative Analysis of Insider Trading Regulation.” This event, organized by the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), will be held in English. For more information, please contact Ravi Malhotra at 613-562-5800, ext. 2917 or rmalhotr@uOttawa.ca.

Book launch: Sans masque
Dr. Truda Rosenberg, psychologist and Holocaust survivor
4:30 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 12102 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

A book launch of the French translation of Dr. Truda Rosenberg’s memoir Unmasked, titled Sans masque (published by the University of Ottawa Press) will be hosted by Marcel Mérette, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Luc Pelletier, director of the School of Psychology. During this event, Dr. Rosenberg, a psychologist and Holocaust survivor, will share accounts of her life-changing experiences as a young Jewish woman of Polish origin, who endured first-hand the persecution from Hitler’s Nazi regime. The event will be held both in English and in French. For more information, please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences at 613-562-5709 or scsocsc@uOttawa.ca.

March 1, 2011

Exhibition: Pouplay*
Visual Arts students, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Building, Gallery 115 (100 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Department of Visual Arts presents a student exhibition titled “Pouplay.” This exhibit is comprised of 30 paintings demonstrating various perspectives on common object of childhood. Dolls, cars or superheroes potentially lose their innocence when they are taken out of context and given new meaning. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or sboivin@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: “Translating Knowledge into Action: Improving the Health of the Bottom Two Billion”
Dr. Keith Martin, Member of Parliament
10:30 a.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3120 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Dr.  Keith Martin, Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, will give a lecture titled “Translating Knowledge into Action: Improving the Health of the Bottom Two Billion.” This event, organised by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), will be held in English. For more information, please contact CIPS at 613-562-5800, ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: “La musique religieuse à Versailles à l’époque de Louis XIV”
Yves Ferraton, professor, University of Nancy
11 :30 a.m., Pérez Building, Room 121 (610 Cumberland St.)

Professor Yves Ferraton, University of Nancy, will give a lecture titled “La musique religieuse à Versailles à l’époque de Louis XIV.” This event, organised by the School of Music, will be presented in French. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or concerts@uOttawa.ca.

March 2, 2011

Exhibition: Pouplay*
Visual Arts students, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Building, Gallery 115 (100 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Department of Visual Arts presents a student exhibition titled “Pouplay.” This exhibit is comprised of 30 paintings demonstrating various perspectives on common object of childhood. Dolls, cars or superheroes potentially lose their innocence when they are taken out of context and given new meaning. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or sboivin@uOttawa.ca.

March 3, 2011

Exhibition: Pouplay*
Visual Arts students, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Building, Gallery 115 (100 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Department of Visual Arts presents a student exhibition titled “Pouplay.” This exhibit is comprised of 30 paintings demonstrating various perspectives on common object of childhood. Dolls, cars or superheroes potentially lose their innocence when they are taken out of context and given new meaning. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or sboivin@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: Human Rights in Venezuela
Feliciano Reyna, recipient of the 2010 Canadian Human Rights Award
12 p.m., Fauteux Hall, Room 550 (57 Louis-Pasteur Pvt.)

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre welcome Feliciano Reyna, recipient of the 2010 Canadian Human Rights Award, who will give a lecture in English on human rights in Venezuela. For more information, please contact Ginette Chatelain at 613-562-5775 or hrrec@uOttawa.ca.

March 4, 2011

Exhibition: Pouplay*
Visual Arts students, Faculty of Arts
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Building, Gallery 115 (100 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Department of Visual Arts presents a student exhibition titled “Pouplay.” This exhibit is comprised of 30 paintings demonstrating various perspectives on common object of childhood. Dolls, cars or superheroes potentially lose their innocence when they are taken out of context and given new meaning. For more information, please contact Sylvie Boivin at 613-562-5868 or sboivin@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: “Of Golems and Robots. Modern Metamorphoses on Stage and Screen”
Veronika Ambros, professor, University of Toronto
11:30 a.m., 135 Séraphin-Marion St., Room 310

Professor Veronika Ambros of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and of the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto, will give a lecture titled “Of Golems and Robots. Modern Metamorphoses on Stage and Screen.” This event, organised by the Department of Theatre, will be presented in English. For more information, please contact Yana Meerzon at 613-562-5800, ext. 2243 or yana.meerzon@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: “Conflicting Traditions of Jazz Theory: Negotiating Ideology and Methodology in the Analysis of Jazz”
James MacGowan, professor, Carleton University
12 p.m., Pérez Building, Room 133 (610 Cumberland St.)

Professor James MacGowan, Carleton University, will give a lecture titled “Conflicting Traditions of Jazz: Negotiating Ideology and Methodology in the Analysis of Jazz.” This event, organised by the School of Music, will be offered in English. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: “Religiously Justified Discrimination”
Jeff Spinner-Halev, professor, University of North Carolina
4 p.m., Simard Hall, Room 129 (60 University Pvt.)

Professor Jeff Spinner-Halev, University of North Carolina, will give a lecture titled “Religiously Justified Discrimination.” This event, organised by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and by the Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada, will be offered in English. For more information, please contact Nathalie Saumure at 613-562-5800, ext. 1893 or nathalie.saumure@uOttawa.ca.


For more information about upcoming University of Ottawa sporting events, please contact Jacinthe Néron at 613-562-5800, ext. 2113, or visit www.gee-gees.ca.

*This is a paid event.