UMaIilyol NerilundLuId RepotnDJn No. SSI 988 Gazette ONnol __ __ ad... ...... __ ...... .-olt500I' ........ """'-.dlod<__ inSt. ......<.....'JOIO ... , Fostering Canada's future health science writers "We will continue to develop other methods - such os co-op worit progroms - to help decrease their debtloods." lid-cdwilhthefwdlallooedfor !owerina In Sl John" .. QMtl""..-d gralualion cerernoey June 2. to cllllllmgc m.,a.- .... The {;,,;::rru',convocalioncoverage """."nl'ltj!e5, I'hegin,,,,ithllll'collvl"'a· (i"" cere nUl";'" in Corner Brook. and 'retthl.-> In CnnV<l Calioo hy Pri.... ·ipaJAdrian FowkTanJ""-",idemDr.A,d M,,;,,,".t',I· k,,,,,rohY'hcoralionhonouring Dr.Willwn f>ruill, and concluding will> Dr, Pruitt', Cn"vOCal;OfI00\'e<agCfromSI.John', al",r"'lIlresoraliollsfor,hrh""'>rary 8ep...., ... ".clud,n.alllhc ... ..'- lo"edb)'nr.-opageslhalprofile "'udeni Me n..w's spr1nr:con , ocalion ..-iII he br....x ........ Cable Atlialic. CaNe 9. lim. em .... .. s..-ill .10iLm.. WlIhlhoe"ngle se!oSion hdd.S.. Wilf"'" O'mfell in Comer HnlOk andlhoeSehuol ofCoolinuingF.duc>ll;....•• <'Cf'Ctl\< ... in airing la.q j"",, 14. 2OO1 "We in k«n ly 1IW .-e of the n=,l for in,:n:a.'ledro:sean:hdolla<stosupport grad- Wlteo.tudentrese..n:h,par1i<:ularlyinflClds .och "' eclucation and lh.. humaniti., wbe", .""h funding is not readily a vail- ahle,"Dr.Meisrnsaid. "We willcontinue ., kd f... O!herwayslOsupportgradua!e !iludentreoead>." o,n'7.. thaltuitionisnOlfhehiggeo' ..xpel'l'Cfor nwoy nf owSllldo:nlo.and ...., ..... UlXlnt!l'lUlelOdeveloJIOIhefIl'l<'lhnd5- """' _ eo--<>p " <:rl: prognrm - lO he!p do=.ellft detllbdL" Tbe Grad uat e L:n>on luis propo""d lhat. io",e adof lheluillon Reg ..nts hI' officiall y a r p ro ,·..dt"eIOperc..nl rNUC!lon mtultion fees announced in ..... "rialbudgd <IIII: !OIudetIb",100lire citi zms mel pn- .. illp-ym pn =:dK ....... doooon from $110. - - - - ------ 1 andlhoenurmalCOlll"5l'loId for .!UIkm.i.fi,el:'OUnCS.Thuo. per ..r .. ilI be reduced mm Si.650IOSI.485 pn}af. The mb. -OOnlboapplie>lO work term fee•• full-",meSler coone•• and gnduale prognm. al lhe gram. at Grenf..ll Coll ..ge in Corner Rronk.Theluitionmluctionswerenllde l""-,ib1e by the provincial gove rnment alklltilli S3.3mil1ioninlhi.year·s budaet .;pe<:ifkallyf,,..thepurpooe Memorial Pre<idenlDr. Axel M..i",n ..ooen"' ·fillllOCialburtlr:ns. '"While l am happy lOoee tuition fe,e,; ,u insdown." hesaid,"all of\ll; aOOrec- Board approves tuition cut M emorial Unive,r'ily he ld il'. spnnlCOllvocallOnCftemonoe. May 30 tIvoughJLtIll: latlhtSt John', AAS anJ Cu ltu.., Centre. VI,.., o(<e\"ef\...,.,iorl,of'·Ofl\lOClll ion will> aho ol 2.nOOdcgreo:, awarded during rhe l'OU""" flh"th,..,.l1ay'. s...·.,cnnoNmxling iodividual,re.:cive<.! ..."" .... ... li"e l.ou"e Ar"our. Tim Borla.e. Dr G"')'nneI)ya'. RllyGuy. Dr. AIIIOnKueni Dr.M"-t.eISe=<.andDr..... ..... ..... L·;mgr3du• .. andthooirf...,l...... DunIlBI'nday·,eoa\"OCICion.II...wm.. fromlnhD:mmicloandSLVIfICl:I"I"'Tre a... ardN B.Ed. (inleflMdiatefK«llldary1 ........ oonIIIII.,SLJohn·slafilspq:IO""""""" ....... ship In fal l 201(1. eomplet in, all __ , S,r H..... I l and hono. J<Rd Dr. William O, Pruin " ilh anhunollwy.... "... CIHR i. Ca nada's premi..r f..cl..ral a'''llCyfor tundin,health re-sean;hand s upports ",ienlific eucllen<:.. spannin, tbe fullopertrum ofheallhresean:h, from l»Isic biomccliu l to popul ali on heallh twedsludi", Thi. sc holars hip prog ram is com - plete lyinnovaliv.. _ and wuld be ..... n as an inveslmenl in lime, By fosteri ng their lalCnl"" studen t writers today, CIHR will help promOle the pmfe..ionalcareers of hea llh ", ience wrilers tomorrow Th e clo sing dal e for ap plic ations is Jul y 15, 200 1. Tbe first awards will be pre>cnwJinSqumber200I, For mor e inform at ion . ......... ,.. .... ltoIarsllip J U.l one y..arafteTilSCTution.lboe Ca nad ia n of Health Rese arc h (C IHR) has launch..d a ""'\evdscholarohip prugrwn for health . ci..nce " ri te ... Two und ..rgraduat.. annual scho l&r<hi ps• ..-onh $5,OOOeach {in Engh>J1anti in French l. ...il1 be pre' ...me<!to .. udenl. from a m:og nized co t- Iell<'orunive.-.ityintheirlhirdandfOl,lrth yearof a lihera l am C ... ilh a minor in ", i- en,,<,)or,,,ienceprograffi Thch<",u s?Thc schotershipswili be accomp""iedby I o.ummer inlem,hips ...ewthS5JXlOeach. And that' s not all. Atlhe graduale In'e1. up 10 I...o- year sc ho lars hips. -.utbS20.Ol:lO each • ..-ilibepm;cnwJlO bf .. ..., itn<.:o:...,holan .. ho.-e dedicatedto
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health science writers "We will continue to develop other
methods - such os co-op woritprogroms - to help decrease their
debtloods."
dn.1lnI1evds.1~ ~ beeK-'>
lid-cdwilhthefwdlallooedfor !owerina
In Sl John".. ~1<:moriolI ' , QMtl""..-ddlp1onuo~",=~dun",lhrlr
gralualion cerernoey June 2. to cllllllmgcm.,a.-....~wa)·oflookingatlhillg"
The {;,,;::rru',convocalioncoverage"""."nl'ltj!e5, I'hegin,,,,ithllll'collvl"'a·(i"" ce re nUl";'" in Corner Brook. and'retthl.-> In CnnV<lCalioo hy Pri....·ipaJAdrianFowkTanJ""-",idemDr.A,d M,,;,,,".t',I·k,,,,,rohY'hcoralionhonouring Dr.Willwnf>ruill, and concluding will> Dr, Pruitt ' ,
em ....~~heldinSLJ<ill.. s..-illhe~ inct.onological<Xder>UrtIIIC
.10iLm.. WlIhlhoe"ngle se!oSion hdd.S..Wilf"'" O'mfell Col~ in Comer HnlOkandlhoeSehuol ofCoolinuingF.duc>ll;....••<'Cf'Ctl\<... in airing la.q
j "",, 14. 2OO1
"We in k«n ly 1IW.-e of the n=,l forin,:n:a.'ledro:sean:hdolla<stosupport gradWlteo.tudentrese..n:h,par1i<:ularlyin flClds.och "' eclucation and lh.. humaniti.,wbe", .""h funding is not readily availahle,"Dr.Meisrnsaid. "We willcontinue., kd f... O!herwayslOsupportgradua!e!iludentreoead>."
o,n '7.. thaltuitionisnOlfhehiggeo'..xpel'l'C for nwoy nf owSllldo:nlo.and ....,.....UlXlnt!l'lUlelOdeveloJIOIhefIl'l<'lhnd5"""' _ eo--<>p " <:rl: prognrm - lO he!pdo=.ellft detllbdL"
Tbe Grad uate S'udent~' L:n>on luispropo""d lha t. io",e adof lhelu illon~for>lUdellls. lhoe~'.and
Memorial ll ni~ty , . lloard of
Reg ..nts hI' officiall yar pro ,·..dt"eIOperc..nl
rNUC!lon mtultion fees announced inm..~'.pr....."rialbudgd L'~
per ~meM..r .. ilI be reducedmm Si.650IOSI.485 pn}af.
The mb.-OOnlboapplie>lOwork term fee•• fu ll-",meSlercoone•• and gnduale prognm. al lhemain~ in SLJohn·S,and lOall pro.
gram. a t Gr enf..ll Coll ..ge in Cor nerRronk.Theluitionmluctionswerenlldel""-,ib1e by the provincial governmentalklltilli S3.3mil1ioninlhi.year·s budaet.;pe<:ifkallyf,,..thepurpooe
Memorial Pre<idenlDr. Axel M..i",nn~'oCXlpleas<=atbeingablelOlc5,o;en
..ooen"' ·fillllOCialburtlr:ns.'"While l am happy lOoee tuition fe,e,;
,u insdown." hesaid,"all of\ll; aOOrec-
Board approvestuition cut
Me moria l Unive,r'ily he ld il'.spnnlCOllvocallOnCftemonoe.May 30 tIvou ghJLtIll:latlhtSt
Joh n' , AAS anJ Cu ltu.., Centre.~ VI,..,a~~al o(<e\"ef\...,.,iorl,of'·Ofl\lOClllion will>aho ol 2.nOOdcgreo:, awarded during rhel'OU""" flh"th,..,.l1ay'.
t.lme~IO"""""""aspocial.......ship In fal l 201(1. eomplet in, all ~;re-__, lhoe~in~.).I 1ll
S,r , lfredGoalfetl Col~ inComer
H..... hddil.\XlfMlCI6on~inMayI l and hono.J<Rd Dr. William O, Pruin " ilhanhunollwy ...."...,..of~deg"'"
~~.riton.
CIHR i. Ca nada's premi..r f..cl..ra la'''llCyfor tund in,health re-sean;handsupports ",ienlific eucllen<:.. span nin,tbe fullopertrum ofheallhresean:h, froml»Isic biomccliu l to popul ali on heallhtwedsludi",
T hi. sc ho lars h ip prog ram is com plete lyinnovaliv.. _ and wuld be ..... n asan inveslmenl in lime, By fosteri ng theirlalCnl"" studen t writers today, CIHR willhelp promOle the pmfe..ionalcareers ofhea llh ", ience wri lers tomorrow
The clo sing dale for ap plic ations isJul y 15 , 200 1. Tbe first awards will bepre>cnwJinSqumber200I,
Fo r mor e inform at ion . ~ is i l
.........,..ih~<YJIscv"""'·"r~.... ltoIarsllip
JU. l one y..arafteTilSCTution.lboeCa nad ia n In"il ul e ~ of HealthRese arc h (C IHR) has launch ..d a
""'\evdscholarohip prugrwn for health. ci ..nce " ri te ... Two und .. rg rad ua t..annual scho l&r<hips• ..-onh $5 ,OOOeach{in Engh>J1anti in French l. ...il1 be pre'...me<!to .. udenl. from a m:og nized co tIell<'orunive.-.ityintheirlhirdandfOl,lrthyearof a lihera l am C... ilh a minor in ", ien,,<,)or,,,ienceprograffi
Thch<",u s?Thc schotershipswili be
accomp""iedby I o.ummer inlem,hips...ewthS5JXlOeach.
And that' s not a ll. Atlhe grad ualeIn'e1. up 10 fi~e I...o- year sc ho larships.-.utbS20.Ol:lO each • ..-ilibepm;cnwJlObf.. ...,itn<.:o:...,holan .. ho.-e dedicated to
ing m scientific field of yourdl"i,.., ... nowwhat~
Maximiling your pmf""jonalpotential and advancing on lhejob
weretoremoe onrhe agerda errherecent Worling for Success work,hop,cf>.hostedby WISE Newfoundland and Lahrador and theNSE RCJPetm-Canada Chair forWomen in S.:ienceand Engineering. Held May 12 in the Centre forManagement Development theevent emphasized planning,as",rtivene",andnegul.iatingascrucial strategies to "workingsmarter."
Thirty.six <ludents and professiona l women p;u1icipa ted in theworkshop. which used small group""minaP;, indi,idualexen;se,andsharing of pcn<onalexpcrtise to gelthe message ac-n",. A ",,,ion onSkill, and Stralcgit'SfUfAchievingRecog nitio n, facilitated by AliSUlherland.addres'Cdlheuniquechallenges for women in gaining"".:ognition forconlril>tllion'aod",..hievement'. The Negotiating forSocce"",,,iondeliwredhy JaneHd leur fo'-'u,sed ,m ev"')'day w;nwinnel!"ualilms.andolTeredpr..cti<.oalsk'jlSandlml,f",-workpl",-...,u\age.
During a networling luoch and
eao;e'lUdy.worhh"pallendee,had the coporrunny 10 apply their
leam ing and oonnec1 with possiblementors and protegees. Rou ndingOUIthe event was a panel peesentalion from women estahlished in,ucee"ful career,,: DarleneWhalen, vice--chair of lbe Puhlic
Utililies Board.Jane Kieley, IruUl
agerof Bro adb and Systems inAhant Telecom. and Ahc...,Collin, .
eneoucanon profe>"ll' and Memorial's e-oceue director of LabourRela tions. reflected on their own
career palh'alld shared personalle,'<On,. There was strong resonarn:e Wilh lhe paneli",' ins ight.IlIIKivation . and p.-ao:..'tical advice
CWSE as., islantCarolyn Emer ·
son characsenzedrhe eveeras agreat success.
"The re's a tremenu"usdemandfrom women in scieoce.engioeer·ing,andteehrn,logycaree",forthi,kind of information." she said"Pani<'ularlyin term,oflhe hal
ance belween home and worklives. "i'Jmt'n wanllo knowliow tousctheirtimcmoslclTCI.'ti,·elyandproductively 10 rurlher lheircareers and move up the 1ad<k.'T inaway that saustes them."
"Few university COUI"CS teachworkplace strategy," added O r.
Mary William,. \lie CWSE chair."BulOOW we inlemc1 011 thejob i,every bitas important as jje skillswe coetribuie. So we're trying io
belp by teaching womenwho wamtok""",' whatprao:tical <;\epl'lhey
can take to make \lieir pmf""ionaIlives more fulfilling and rewarding"
The re,uh, of the workshop
will be elabom too upon in a handbook being,!e>'elopoo byCWSEand WISE fur debut al lhe 12th
International Conference ofWo mc n Enginee rsaod Scienti'I 'ne"tyearinOlla",a. ~
Memorial University of Newlou ndlandSt. Joh n·S.NF A 1B3X7 Canada
Fre der ick ReesFrederick Rees. retired director of H u ma nRe'<Our,..."at Memonafvpassed away ,uddenly.sum>Undedand comforted by his loving fanlily 00
June4,11X11.agedH5years.Mr.Reeswaseducmooat Hishop Field Cllilege , Memorial University and gmduated fm m Nova Scoti a TechnicalCollege in 1938 with a degree in Min ing Engioeer·ing. He worked al Dosco Mines, Bell Island fo,- 34years - holding verious posicons, beginning a.,anundergroondminer and culminati ng with the position of General Ma nager until 196 7. He laterworl:.t!d at Memoria] Unive",i!)' where he helpedestabli'<hlhe fiThl. Personnel Departmenl remainingtbereunlil his reliremen t in 1981. Donatiotts in hi,memory may be made 10 the Hl!art and Stro keFoundatioo , 1he AJzheimers Society,or a chari ty ofone's choice.
Ga.( ... " " , Dean Hogan
HH a:U KO "'TKIRFr" llS; PamelaGiUoJeanGrahamShan ... Gnlyo Deborahlnkpen o SusenJohn'lOll 0 PeterMorri,
Ivan MUl)'<'hka • MaUIttnll. id 'll'
ClA""" ...,uADnJm."~": Moyn<Co ltx1l1lC
PHlm M'....l'Hv: om,Hammond
Next Gautu deadli....' Ju .... 21 rDr J...... ZlIputJIicalkon.
T1'Il'Gacette i, publi, l'Il'd22 time, annually by lhe Memorial University of NewfoooolandNews St!rvict!in theDivisionof Univ=il)' Relation, aI Memorial UniV= il)'.
Material in the Ga:::ene may hereprl "ledlJfbroadcaslwilOOutp=lission.e.cqKing l1IillerillliflJfwhich theG=lted<:es 00I001dexclusive OOPl'rigbl
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Queen Elintbeth II Librdry, pa'i.sedaway June I atthe age of 87. Mn;. Rompkey will be ",memberedespecially by faculty andsludenl,furherpn=nce
in the Reserve Sectionoflhe old ll enriettaHarveyLibrary. She is predec eased b y he r husban d.William II. Rompkey. Sr., and her sister. KatherineCmmrn, formeradmi nisrrativea. 'i.<islantlOtheUni_ven;ily Librdrian. She is survived bycw o ","s whoare gradua tes of Me morial Univ l!Thity: Sl!natorWilliam Romp key and Dr. Ronald Rontpkey, pro
fessor of EngIis.h.Hergr.mdson,Peter Rompkey,isagradUale in theatre fro m Sir Wilfred GrenfellCollege,
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The InM,lubef"r Marine Dynamic ', SUmmo:f1OUT progr3J1Iis SIar'linga,ain, Located un Memorial' , SI. John', campus, the IMD ofte'"'''urs "f i~, fkihties f,....all memher1\ of the public:.On a tour. >isilOf'," 'i1I,",h",, ,lt1<delrompuber-<iesigned it.-ebreakers. oilrip and prodiKtioo plalf•..-mslike Hibemiaill1d Ternt NOVl\.-ebuilland~
Appointments confirmed by BoardDr \IJch dC"II,n' ....a'lI.ppo m ledll.s !\te mori al" ' a socialeucc,!,"",den l(academtc). Ju ne 1. :!OO!. 1l>eappninlmenl .....
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Rt'JftlI' ln addi ooa. lhe l><wd .approvr.dlhe appoiDlmml ofDr..l.alna 1:lIack._~of aru.. dlCll;lJve July- I . 200 I.
Schools to benefit from art programSe...m .....h"ol s in the Jl!O'ince"ill J*IicipaIe in du ' re-' , Artis b inthe Schrd' P"'J'l'ITIoff=d hy the An Galler)' of ~e..fuundl andand Iindn-, A prnf~ am'"" ,II 'fll'IIda...eet. in e..it sdlooI•.. ,. n lDl "ilh ",I«led s1uoknbon an illlCTl-Si ve an pmjttt. fiom
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Grants for researchers in residenceTheD.nid I..angloo f<urdDlaf"' An.Socil:raandT~;'
h"WIC'<.~alf"-1p:-opkand lhcir ........1r;uBnem______ The prop1lrt1~ ....0JraDl'e>a)·'JC6I1>.......,~-hen1I>••-n atlhef....lalion·, coIIoctiom ... the Catlrefor Re.c.t.it and1)0...ummlalJtlll fC R..D~ in M lIDIJeII . The CR..o·. mandaIe" 10
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hve in or near Mon lreal . irVin' and rne..,b t'llpensn o f lip to$lo, OOl .. i11be oovemi The sr- _ IlOlmle'A'abk. The de:.adbneforapplt.;.abon> .. A... 31. 100 1.
1l>eenlry wa. jud ged aga inst "lIbmi..inn,frunlacro" lhe , ou nlry. 1lIe judge. prai,..,.J Me mun a l·,programfor i~',reati ve "pproachtoprohlem snl ving
Among \he CIIm"",n~, frum ee judges were the fol·
lowing: "Well prepared 10 rea•."tqui..-kly.stakd luldergmupsnru" N ively idc:ntifted. iDlX>Valive u", ,,f Web"nd e· mail. call (CfI!ren''"roo,ivelostu<!enl ne<'d...messages lai lon.xl to eaclt audie~.M
1lIer:o-ordinalingjudge.Su....nMonla guefromthe Univer-;ily of New Bruns" ick . referredto Menx>rial". programasM...I very impres\ive enrry and leal.tandan:I \CUer."
The award wa., pre.ented at the CC AE' s annualronf.,..,.,..,heldlasl:"min MOllU'elIl
CCAEisart~ofprof",,"sional,in,oIved
in public atfail>. alumni ", laDons ao:l fund.raiwll3 IIuni\'ro;iliesandcol~-=rosslhecountry, .:;;;;l.
...... ofW'i""ardIorf.,.,.,.and.e ....-iaI<llIICasl>..("-trio:,. Dr.Bob Walley. Farolty of Medici"".
ha.been~m,:lheca>.'oCallht'C""""'"'b
lIWIy yean. He founded MalCrC~ IIIlMnal ional(1......_I['Q,.._"'XJandhz; .....,hdpcd~lop.ffi.-ROM ...bdloff=lIIlinlrocb:tionlOlheSllllftY1I'ld~~ofobl.kaicfi...w.e
vcir ~pttiali~ Dr.A~.. Pul - Don _ a T.er 11Chair in p:tro
hIm;andaprofe:w.trinc:o,imn- leum~~former&II~fo..-usuIclXloilmd lhe TIef IOJairwiBbe~
, ... opemlOl'l'. Dr. Ke lly Ha....- thi~ l'J1IIP'C" and a candidaI<'for~lnaddition.,~pro-!heTlef liOtairhaobenldenl:i·
feuor Dr. Ra y Goloine. m:enlly fiedand .. ,Ube~m;, fall~lOlheDr. J. I.Cbr\.Otair T'woO(bc:rCanada Re""archin haoh ermronmcn" ~arch. OIIirsI.ve benl~....·illconl ribulelo Memorial·soneIrt8!o--.et~~
\Im\JIh ,noilandp.Thenew !heOlh:rin-.rnaai~
pooiIiomcornplemmllhe uni.-er- vdticb.FinaUy-.theOilandGa<.Wty·.uisilDle1per!i<e inocean De..-cIopmenl PanneNlIp ...'illbeandiceengineenn,.undenoalff headedbyanUttUlivedlrectoropnaoom and inIdl:i,ml'~ ...ilh eon.iderabk uperie.....e inenvironmenta l proteclionand !he'Cl.-....... The..,..rn for the euc:~offshore'l:lfely.In"l"- UIivedim.1or haobegun ...ithcan>.>ifdtarac1eriUll1oOll. and 'oimu la-- ~ iJIler,-iewsdJcWled for the-Memori al has de'oignaled 1" '0 ...... OIL AND GA S. fNJRr21
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MernOfi a l"S Divi. io n of Univers lly Rela .l;o n,ha. won a go ld Prix d'Exc e llen<:eaward fo r lh e Re ,t Pro gram : Public
Affairs. Mark elin g and Cummunicutiofls IromtheClUlad ian Council (nrthe Advan...ememcf Edoc alioo(CCAEl.1l>e awardi.for\hepublicatlair1\and,,,mmuni ,a ' ;on . pro gr am used hy the un i,' e,-,;;ty
during the negot iatiuns with and strike by Melt1<....iaI',flll;u lly union last year
VICIOriaC.oIlins.M eIt1<JriaI·' dir"(O,..ttJrof Univ......"yRe~lICCl:pled lhe .ward onhehalf oftheuniver
'lily. ~Unive",ily Relariom~ lhe Cl"(O,:Jil f•• this
."ard ..... ilh Student Affa i,-,;a nd Servic es and themany otherdepanmenls ...'oowor ked tireb ,l y ItJeesueethai \he enlire uni"et"'ily community. e'pcOalIyourstuden"'. .......,kp.inr•.-medthroulhlhalIaboordispJle.Msbesaid.
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vcrsity. MatcrCarc]ntcrn;luo nlllhnee... e1~d • C D· ROM 10 fam,hanle
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Theuni'o:T"ityltubttnseccessful in m:r\Iumenl of f.....ullybllo: ne-.." nKtalI' ·e . alll'a ;u nl .e,o:ralhig h-ltth oi lpal ..-hu pen ,
JUNE21 Managing & Resolving Conflict in the Workplace
improv...m"'nls induding new poolma'iOlU)'willaisobemadc.
"Govemrnenl investment in this reno"atioo proje<.1 now totals $4 million," saidM,. Kelty. "Renovations will notunl}address the safety <:orJC<"I1l,related tntlw:e\teriorbrickwod.butthenewcnlr~
way will give the Arts and Science building,thccollcgc'smainadministrati,·obuilding. a more appropriare identity coosistent with the restofthe carnpu.,"
"This funding is in addition to the $3mi11ioninvestedinl999-2lXXltoconstrllCta residence cornplex for Grenfdl students
Grenfell worksY
o uth Services and PostSecondary Education MinisterSandraC. Kcllyannuunced June
I I an iocrea.<;ein funding to refurbish thecxtcriur of the Ansand Sci...ncebuildingat Memorial University's Sir WilfrcdGrenfdlCollegeinCornerBl'lXlk
In addition to the S2.1 millionannounced in fl';<;al year 2000-200 1 forrepairs to the building'sexleriuJbrick, MsKelly announced a further investment ofSl.9 million to modemi7.... the building'Saprearance.includingthecon,t'lI<:tionofaglass "curtain-wall" and a newfront-cntrance po rtico. Additinnal$300
ProfessionalDevelopmentSeminars2001
4 Gazette.Junel4,,2001
JULY23- ISO 9001: 1994 Internal AuditorTraining24 Facilitator: KarenNoftal/ $450
14 The Human Side of SupervisionFacilitators:Various $750
24 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Knowing YourPersonality Type and Its Implications In theWorkplaceFacilitator: Ada Wiseman $175
€iI PAPERS & PRESENTATIONSo KEfll-I NICOL. an a';..·.JCialeprob,,,r in GeographyfEnvironmental Srudics at Sir\VilfredGrenfell Cnllege. recemtygave an invited prescntatioo to the Canadian AvalancheAs.<;cXiatiooattheirannualconference,hwa,titled1lle2lIC(l.2001WUllerSnowardAvalanche '>ituatiooin Western NcwfoondlaIld. l1le conf=nce wa, held from May H-ll.2001inPentK:tOll,B,C,
o DR. JAMES BRADLEY. Philowphy, dehverec a gucs.1 le<.1urc to the Faculty ofPhiIOl;OJ'hy.UniveJ';ity of Municb. May 10 titled Func1ion and Precess:a M"""PhysicalPolilics?
o DR. DERE K BURTON, Biology and Ocean Sciences Centre, p"'<;ented a papertitJcdIn Vilro ElTect of Osmotic C'-ancentrationon MclanopborcRcspons.ivenessin Winterflounder. PM'udvpkwrmff'/05 A",,,,icaIIU5,at the 40th Annual Meeting of the CanadianSocielyof Zoologists. hekl at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, May 9--13. Thepaperwasco-authored by K. D. Linthome
o DR. MICHAEL SHER RICK, Psychology. presented a poster titled IndU<ed VisualMOIion and Surround SIlape, aI the re<:en' moetingsofthe Midwestern PsychologicalAssocialiooin Oticago.
o DR. C1lRlSTOPHER KO VACS, Medicine. is the invited author of Calcium andBo ne Metaholism in Pregnancy and Laclation. published in the Joumal of ClinicalEndocrioology and Metabolism. 2OO1:86(6):2344---234ll
The Centre offers oent-scectc seminars on these and many other brslressand managemenl retated topjcs. For reqistration or further informalion.please contact JackieCollins, Bill Morrissey. Susan Arscotl orMattiCurran
Boys, Girls and Coed Cam psFor Youth Between ages 5 and 18 Years
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ulW'dodhi.rangt'bym<wing lOlhc Uni....,.·"'Yai Marllk... inIWN. .oJmi!builderlJldusero f ,<>oj, In hI' c baracl~ri'lk, by almo".in ak·loandedly nUlinl1he T"'l'a Biologi<calSIalinn. lhrft'<e&l'<"h, ile lhal ...abhsl'lt:dlbm ..pn!I;ops lhef""''''''''' Canad ian • • pert o'''het\<aulf,....., Then: heamedlheSeton '\.IcdaI.lhcNnrthems.........,.S"'f....."""andMarmingAwi\I'lII.,and ... Award ,JfMailforhi.fiImT~h,"""""in8<IINifrt.""Ky.lhehn"n",sthaldistin.",i"' him fromolher roo!ol'i",
Ontalkmpllw a1rtady been madielOclas.. fy Williarn PruilL In 1993. lhc Univer; ity ofAI. ' ... ,....lan"odhim .. """oflhci,oWDby_ ardi"l him ... booonrydcpee.ondche.lal....,of1lulh'lhenoinho!lpitablertgionpvc""" .formolllp)loey"~.lhedalaaboYC.
pleare .....duJlasnigh('.ndlheiraff~a'·'dartas E'rebus:' Yel while all "an may ""Jlin'tol!lecooditionofmll>ic,"ilw,,"""'I"><:tswbocelet>raled"""ician.... inparti<:u!arlhemusici."and mariner. f)rphe" ' , whom Ja son lo"k on~~-.:>d~Argo, "''''''sel''"linq""",
(lrJlhcu';willlhi,lulCmadetr=.And Ihe mountain top<lhal f=u.8()w lh<m..,I~ when he iliJ , ing:
Tohism....ic.pLu1lSandtlowersEVO"sprung.assunandshower;Th= hadmade a \a.'!i"8 <pring
Ja<onI<nev.'IhaIOrpheu,w",j",'lhemanlo,,", vide ll>e", ...." mu,i clur "killin s ,·"",.nd:;;:fofheart·· and keepin g hi, m..~i<"",c"",,' in
I'>r hfe and "J , hdd d.... "",'II hav" a la>tingspm.g. a.o;k",g >l''''''hl" e tnlJ", ' in ,,,,, ,,," 1C!y
MI.Chanod kr , theman wcin,·ilCto re.:omeJ'lI"of M" morial', crew in the que, t fot lhegol<lenat taimne nh of imd l"" tualand an i'tic>Uprell'IIII.]',in f....,.;" n.... h m<ce ingenious andmore widely tta, 'elledthan the AIgO""U1-<. AllCltJ*ieu'hadlO do"'as1akehi slulealoog oo l!leboat"ithJ"""'and theboy <andcrui"''''''''....the Mediterranean. R)' COn'IlL<1. in the 19&hAn,,,,, Kucrtihad "' fil hi, Yamaha piano inl<la"""'lher-b<:aknoldvanandtntveJmiJesaloogtheTran,-Canadallighwaylobringthesol.>ceand irIspitationof music to his """"ciltantcompatriot<, Yet the effecl was the <ame. O<pheu.<
~~~n~.',!=<':,:::::r;;:::~:;oflhema<te".ce""ible 10 all Canadi.n,
~=n:=;':'W;1~:::.~lhewotidcomrnunicaled the """I of musicandtheideasandl"""""liu.softhecotrll'O"=NOlonlylli'i~of~andC2mly
bu' al .o hi<Cbopin. Schumann, B,ahms.GlaroUTKIwand Schuhen were proof of hi,eur.",dinary m",icol powe".Cri'iC'.laIhey<>ndthet.>WJdaries,JI'theL1assico1Wor1d.inthe AIIIeriL''''.A,ia. Eunlpe and the Anlipod<",fO"i..,jtheink:n."'andinldkdual~ofhi,
perfornl.lJ\CC',the high technical and spinlUal<lI"der of his pJaying, and the innale",,,,nivityandoompel1ingmergyofhi,in~
In the """"",01' hi"1dy',,,y.Anh",i"-'Pittdod>crmu,;';;ian.'1I,re",:ltfo.-lhalperfecllonheemh<1dicdHcplayed willi all the major orcheslr~and",JDdut1Or'<,,,,,,,,,- ...>lllbIylaslye.-wi1hlhe NewfounJland Symphony Orchestra.Alway' ,"x"ssib/e.and geoeroo:;.ANon Kueni""-'''''a,tandan:lofe"""lleraandpelfeclionthalOlb<:rsem.. late.Always.AllIOnKuenihasput the arrof music ref"",the Siren's""",,"-'livecaUflxprolit
InIhis.heisani"'l'irationh~lday'sgrnW·
ates.1llooghlli.pmdigioo' lalcntwa, in evi·dence early _whenhew&'ir...".and .a.halfhea<kedhis'"""""Y""'""IOI'ead.... ~,ldhimpiaythe piano. by the "ileof II he had played theGriegPianoCo"celtowilllAIthurFiedler,and.whikslill.~."""thepre>li~iott;w"n
trill Award _he remind< yoon~ ani"s!hal hi,dislingui..hedcareerisachiev<:dtlv\lo~1he<elf·
&.:ipline ofronslant wcrl and the compenin~
......'relOexpre>sinmo,ictheendoringpartofthe human <piri1. ,ho<;e ~olden realm, of 'heimagination ,,'bich are prio:;"lessandwhich evcnthepne"ha"edifficullyocfining. llwa,themll'ician. \ lcndcl,,,>hn.,.,b,,"'d·1hefceling.,~:,=~icarc".,prCC'i<C"'ber<nJ<redin
\ !L Cllancdl or. n,~ onl~ " AIlt",' K""niprni'Cdfortheglo<yofhi,mo,ic,and1hepa<,""',,"J<i...·erityofhi,an.bo1a1"'hc i,that"""""'''''''Plrttt)' ani" "'00 i'8"lt\I i",ly commilted to humanil<lrian""-""". Pn,."",.,j.,f",m hi,""""""'andhi, CD<helpfo.... O, fam pn>jc<.1.'in the Sodan. he i,. "",,,,,,,,," of AmrLw;ty In"" ·nationilland 1heCana<Jian C"mmi""" ofS.,:ien'i>tsandS":holarx,[jlchi,,,,,,n"lrlloclbovcn. herewgni/", I:>:"" llomanily'< sInt~ in ..Jversily
and i" """, r..-frred"m and ",,-'ia1hannon y. He"J"-'l'l:< chlot:nllyandWl:"nI!~oflbe1hreat>1O
In his anand his bfe. Anton Kueni Itl6gi'""e.pres.,ion 10 the principles ofcquil)' and free.dornirlbringingtohisaudien=1heW<JDderantl,he joy of mo,ic. In ,he word,olFredericlScliill..-·, Ode toJO)'. An'on Kocn i' . " magi<.·1""""lntIlitesallthaleo",,,,,t...dividat·
RJo-llIi,wcprai'" and appJand him and ronf..-onhimthedoegrttofdoctoroilen..-s,htJn<Nis
Dr.AnneI1e Sla"'kyDcpxyl'ul>licOntlor
Thi, yellt. Mr. Chanle uor, Ne....founJlandandLabraJorp",uJlycelebrate,IOOy"",,ofprugtCl<> m global ",rele>.,,'Ott\
munica/ion-ina..g..rated. ,igh' her. in Newf....nJ land.whettG..gli.lmo \{arconi ",.:ei,edthe,.,;np,letler''S''trall>m it1ed.,,,,,,,'the va''andfrighteningAtlantic o."<:lItI.lbclic"C, Sir,1haIMan:oniwoo ldbcuuly plca>ed'o l ll>ddtalMemorial lIni",,," l)' "",;ai",at lbe,,,,, inget1gcof commu n>::atioo'irI ,i ngling oot. lo'-'1Urhig!teSlIt<:>ncoJr,anothergrea' vi,~m"ry and ad,,,,,rurerin the scicncc of >ignalling a' :"I!;",a" andfriglitening di, tan,;O'. Refort: yoo. Sir. , tand,Michel Serre'. mathematician. phy ,ici,t ,phih"Iphcr. ,,,...iaI ,,,ienlist,memhcr ofL ·Ac:w:lemic,StanfLO'J,John'.Hoplin;.Sorboru\eprof".,..., bo~ mosI ,ignificant ofal l. , ir. lbeson ofaSI. MaIoseaJnan . And he has foond his "' .yback to Ne wf oondl .nd,home ' 0 ' 0 man yd" scendanlSofhisown Sl. Malo. wher e he~=siaSlhe't1J"21 <l-Cen,o'Y,oc,:e"o'-lo
I';'particolarty >ignif"""", Mr. (luioccll,.-.'batlhc ,in gle lette'''S'' NewfolJndlande"n:ceivedthaldoyl(l)JIC"I'agoi,theinilialelemcnt in the onivasal di,""""ignal. SOS.'Thatdi<lr=;,ignal.inS<:rres'eslimation.issIJlbcing"""today; and """",,<! tohearit and under<;tand'lStlttaning ifwc are to fran\e the "I'I""l"iaterespon,.,.Naturei,thetransttti .. ionsoorce. 1tea.-gues,and "'Eent1yneeds """,,<oilabk SignalHi!l where her me-<<agescan he rec.ivedandoll<lo:-r<l(~>d and ot-W upon to ;naugur. te mort:vital """""""of",,,,,muni,,a""ru; pn'1""'"
S<:rresleatkinthe urge'" ",lIk on what hehascalkd a ..genera!thool)'of'ignaL',.. fO<.........-l"'~ ollly oil lhe cybernetic< and d~namic, ofpmpaplio",]X>W'erand proces,ing. bot al", art:tla-'live intetl",flClltionof the meanin~ which"""""dt:mand:I""go>erateinoorcommitment10 the "naIuraIOOIttnlCt"on which global survival
depend<."I,,,,,,,",,,,,,,,,,:·,,,ysMichel~
~~~~nc::=.~OOI&'ia,,"'ofSI. Malo," oneofthosedesct:ndan"'ofSt. MaIo..-hofi"'OO1ofoorownP<ln aoPort Patiroada J-k'J'l'ahlOalenuslOagloite1h=Icnod by the poIl..tion ofignoraoo:: in par'lieular ignoraroceofoor needs andcapaciu.s fur
R",thi. will ooIbappen W11b""rolJ...g'Oll..I~.;';'naryleadroJllp,IrlI""Mam"'iga"",andSem:si,giving.Hei,alead<r.andhekad<fromthe fu"" Ii"", in <hapingthe mind<ar<l,alue:sof' >III "-'b<~"", and their , rudrn ts. and the placesthey ",illbu ild, la"yeJI, Mr, Chiutc<:Ilc.-. MicbelSem:s"f'C"'aweek here ,,'ilh us at I\-krnonall;\allenriet'a H.... eylectul'Cf,1lleprovoo::ati".",mina", and the enli"en ing ch.Uenge he pro,Wed oor fot-'Ulty and ,tuden~' will c'Olt,in"" toanimate .....r"'rll".-manyy"""'b'comt.W.areficherft.- hi'fI""""I""".tbcnand""",
ROll mn" advi", ~..... ,if.lhaI Mi<.-bcI"""'"ha'pnten'fo"·....thi,di,I',,,.L lnhi,Jal.."'.-k.hehashegon"nli."ingo<an~t1'''IO<b.1'iht
:::""~':::::.:~:::~=A.... he is. lr':k""" ....,.sir, KlICM'kd ge. fot Scrre"i.likaltarkquin.thatntll-<lerofdi<gui""always.....rainittg~"'lfbyll""""'alingne".. idCfIri
1het<:is.~deviy"'and""optim i,maf>: ...Michel Sem:>.Ml . Cl\aro;elkr . ll..- niaJ<eolhim ",wo"h~.2Ist -cemu ry Marconi. He h... 'h e""""4" lO .... tl' '''equal~'the'''''''of''"''''>ro:I·
ing to the di",,,," ,ignal M.r"""i initialed 1myear"ago , Se""' '"'"'' . ...-w ccntury ol....pri.'''''abead, ,,-hcn: ,,"gel< and hart<qJi~ may lum<U
to he the most I",nih", ,~' '''''""l l i<:l; ; ard ",herewclt:amlO"""<l<lf'>Cl""",,,,,,,,,agaiO.... thel\tOfil
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MWhen the priming pre« appeared, thecen ·ltIries bcfore!halhccame illegible"'"", andW<:calkd thetn ·the Dar\ Ages·. A "'hnle new..,....,ion of meaning cam< h,o,witft lhead"'ntofRenai""""".witlil'eoplelilcM,otraigne,l'nsttJ<L"Rahelai, __.. lheRelontl.lionhenddedlheIihenyof'hollgin, .. >meII\ingunimaginablein tlnIditiongroondodon the tratlsferofinow!edge1haIW&'ittOlb8><:don the printedword."
Today,. new platform appears,.ndtlto, a""",,,,,,,,ning will appear 'oo ... . nd ,oddenlyev..-yOOdy'sgoinglO bca"""i<hedtha' • ..,,,..meaningi,lhere.DoltOlloni;rnrithlday:ili,,implyOOlinoorworld~y..... ", .. ·lfi""il.onlyyourchiklr<:n,nryomgmnd-dtikkt::n ·'
MI,Charallor. it i. my great pl......on: andOOmort<lrr=,tol"lIJ,ft.-thedoegrttofDo:dorn(Ietlcrs.-.n....._<a.Mio!:i\el Sem:s
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Dr. Anton Kuerti - Excerpt
So.my!eUowgradUlltes, I U'1leyo.. 10uep goodmanna. and good lasle in ~rs~cliv~; ,~y ",..cu/tivaud.civiliudandhighly <k.irab/l'.andwi//gelY"" to" ofdinlU!'invirario .... andpuhap."nia,-fXJusl'.b,"'~ymusl"'>lbeallnwtd
10 inhibiryoufromfoUowing yourconscirnce ontMIllltr.ofgrt'altrimpon. ()n IM OIII", ha ntLIguru I~y would a'l~a., hrlp urp y"ufmmcougllingatmvcrmarl.!
don 'I b<'liew in Ihl's"me rt'ligi'Hl;!mm exploit.ing each orllerb<'cauxeWl'don'tlive <lithe w"'"economic I~vel; from p er.,eeuling eacll 01"'"bec"usewedon'lhave,IIe."m<:formofgo vel'Mmenl. I ~a, you. and you a", ri gll'. Even won •.1M old h.."",ni.m did nor .«IV<' ".from wars,fmm A",,'hwilZ. or fll"" HirwhitMll.Hard .<d·eltC".don·I/(""l'mwnin/(. Onlycull"""./"n·gUlJge•• rt'ligiOlt£,hislOryandphilo.opllygivem",mm)/£.
'f1u>rt'fort' I dream that every uniV<'rsity in IIu....o'ldcouldal,·ol""'·II"boulllle"w.flJico!c'"turt'.,I~Irt'e.andf"milie·of"'n/(""ge•. thehi.<roryof",ligio"-,,I~,'orioasr)'pe.o!grJVI'I'M·
nvnl,lhedi..tribuli,mofworldly",,,,,IIII ... andabow ,,/I, Ille mailerpieC'rs ofllunum ",i,-damandan.,
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Gazettf! . Junf! 14, 2llO1 9
Spring Convocation 2001 ttThl,l~ay, May 31,10 •. m.
porlft'ofpolilitlll privilege; III luneS "" .poIitio:aIhlid-"'-.r..ay..""')'..,..-.lone.R..,Guy ... bominAmold·.o-M'd~1yClflll!inluM.""'lWUni~. Hil frnt"""mpt
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Gazette . Ju ne 14, 2001 'f
rngnd BOU;ng. came to Memorial asamaster' s student in hIstory. Eight yearsaler ,he', ,llll heTe,but Witha PhD In
hand, and the 2001 Gov ernor Genera l' sMedal (Gruduatel to go with it
Dr.Botting came to Mernorial aftercompleting a BA (Huns. ) at Ullivernity of Winnipeg. She was drawn to Memorial becauseof her interest in social history. Pan waythrough herprogram,,1te transferred intothe PhD progrnm
"I came hen: to do my maser's in socialhistory because lhere's a strong social hi...t'''YC<lTTllX'l1''1!t inthehistorydepartment,
of learn ed olfactory behaviour in adultr"l,. In layman ' s terms. thai's a study onratsvmernory Ior odours
When not in the lab with Dr, Harley orDr. John Mclean, Ms . M~Cann volun teers witlt tlte Red Cross Em ergencyResponse Team and at the Health Sci encesCentre. BUIshe 's careful to balance
u ePSYCHt:D,p<JgeJ9
Spring Convocation 2001 fitPsyched about staying Working lives
esp eci all y with my .u pe ,v is or LindaKealey," ,he ,;.aid. "But I also wanted tocome 10 Newfoundland for a cltange ofscenery "
Dr. Boll ing.' s resea, chcd dumestic servants in Newfoun dland in the 1920s and1930s, "' ith a focus 011 Grand Fall"
"It was aboutthe impact of pulp andpaper devejoprnent on people's lives," shesaid ,"Primarilywomen'sliv", in the no,tIteast coast area."
1lJe genesis of the pulp and pape' industty in Nev.foundland -and witlt it the hirthfmmtl>egJounJupoftherownof GrandFalb - impacted peoplein the whole oonh ·ea st COO<;lof Ne" f oondland, in ways we'veyet to fully understand
"When we think ahout pulp and paper,we usually tltink ahout men , and working inthe mills, but therewas also a 101of impacton womell's WoR pattern, and tltat was thesort of Iineofquesiioning I pursued"
SiIlt.'e completing her PhD, Dr. Booin gItashcen working 011 the human health cornIX'l1"1!toftheeca.s~sUnde,Stresspm.ia-1
She also wrote a repon on the impact ofhealth care reslructoring.on wom en andNewfoundland . Through tltat sbe ended upsuccessfully applyingforpost-doctoral fellowsltips, She now has two options fromwltichIOChoose.~
BYSUSHI JOHNSON
Je nnife r McC anll .i saWillner - many limesover. A grado ate of the
Psycho logy departme nt'shehavio uralneurosc ienc eprogra m, tlte So uth Rive 'nat ive won the Governo ' V I"-_""'lrEl l1General' s Medal, the University me<la l fur Acade mic Exce ll ence for psy chulogy, and the C apt a inRube n A. Banlen Sd enceAward at thi"pnng' s cnn"ocallon ceremon y
Clearly pa"ionate abou ther chosen fi eld, Ms .McCann nplained wha tanr""ted her to it when sheregistered at MUN in 1997,"Neur oscience is a relatively young science andgtowm g at all amazIngrate," she said. '1be applic -abihty of the material 10everyday life andthe tltought of how new advances canimp""tsociety in the futore really appeal,tome . 1bere's so much yet 10 he discovered."
As proof, there's Ms, McCann' s hon ours project, wtlich she did under thesupervision of Dr. Carolyn Har ley, on therole of norepinephrine in the acquisnton
University Medals for Academic ExcellenceGo¥emDrGenefal's Medal ~:~lalM=~=neering
SociologyIAnthropalDgy The LeslieThomseonvoe. tion(Graduate) Jul"RutnTEMPL£ ..." The Dean's Honour AwardIngridM"rie 60 m NG
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thooe re.d in seni"r·levelCOU~J.M he commenlN, "OneClample .. ·...sachaplefoutofbook ... 1timed Itju<;t<u:nlcurioo>ly. To gd lllrnughlhc .'lOpqeslo..~ 14.~"""',M
Th anh lo.ome ,echnical aids. Mr.SlrunJ!~ """"ablclOe..pk...,lu,hi"'lri·cal and htcrary intere,t s, "1 uscadapri>'eto::hnnlngy....ha1 i' calkd . ck>scd<i "..uittelcwjsion:a camcra h....l<cdupdi""-"tIy h' .lV. and you CUIclwtge the s.in andf,.:u...•·hee ..pJaincd, ·'1 al",U)' h>ge1the h"nl<.s '>naape"ihen I "",, "
His stud ies ....e'e n<>l'he ...h,,1e ,t" l)'.hnwever. He ha.stJe,cninv"l\fed in many Llit',ferenl ..olumee' ....liviti"' '' ver th., yu l1i.holh 011and orr campus. "1.".\1surnme, up
IDlliIJanuary o( this ~l ...asvia: presi_drn l (If SOT... (SIl.denu 0kIer than "'.'er.,el." Mr. Strong said. He has aho dedicaIed tune 10MUN DISC {Di<OOilit} InfornJ;oliooSUW<'01 CenD1:).the Glen Roy Blun_donCenlre. the CanadiIlll ~ationaI lnsmlJle
..., f..- fut= plan., Mr. Strongha.s .omcgoa.!. in mind "Eventually I wooldlik e togo 00 10 law school." he ....id. "I imaginethai I willcnd upin thepublic....-vice ."
Wbateve, he <bouldchoosc to do. tbedctrnn i!llllion he sbowed at Memotial willbe sure to ,WId him in good stead . ...
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Wlh .uppon from her h,mily.ndhercommunlly.Wen,J}'.....lllleJ(ltwjob.to:-.
Ml.h...y,h•• ·emed 1o pol my_.df,nOlherJlC"pk-',,,,,,,",-
ADd ...·uh her ,nt",e.unl pasl.lh.lohoukl bellO ""'l'f1'"
,t.. Whlle ..... orilin.J1yOOrn,n~ooh"""'""k"er,n~.Ihc...,ttIl:r of an lnnu ",oman.... t. wer)' young.w ...... adoped by. family in Corner 8 rook, EYerIIUIlly her adopt'>"efamiIY'lTIO'edIOC.-bonear ....-bele.negradu.ted from Sl. C1.re·oCentr.1 ' h l h in1990.When .ne ""101 9. ..,...,.,lnoIogicaird ll i. ,,,,, ...~ed her 00"'-11 II the l'e<jue>l
or her I>ioIoJlCai moIher. andu..'beganherconta, ...ilbhernati"':R.uh
1"beBandCouncii >tarU:d,i\ingll1C',upportloatlendMcrnonal lO l997. M I>hWhite informed the Ga;;,,,,. "1 'Io'OUldll'tha..emado: ilthrough"' llhoullhc_upportof my famil} and the Band Cou ....·iL-
"Coming 10 Mem"rial ....u. real cha.llenge. lJe<;ausc I have 1....0 children. andhulh ere ..el)'youn.. at the t,me." Ms\\'hi le id. ·'It ....as re.lIc halienge h' hal·ancemotberbood andheing . stude ntThe Rand Cuun<'iJ ga..e me fund ing fordayca"' .lUitionand li..ing Clpcnse' _ tha'helped me and my hushamlout a 101,.
Ms , Wh ilefecl,beruniqu el1ack ·gt'Utlndand I1er edu~atilln ....ill all" .... her
......-10 \OfIIedaY' make. real conlribution 10thefulureofthe ln nupe<.>plcinl"e ..._foundlandandLoobrador." Ha.-ingan lnnubackg,ound.hut ha.' in!!gro"" nupina"·h ,teeuhure.a1lmo.'. me ro see bceh sioJcl,oflhcfcnce.M<.herernarJ,;ed
Her otheramhitions are ju' l . s greatShe is almody ...orkingi n ' larbnu , Grlll%....ilb the Hea llb and Communi ty s.c....ice'Eastern Board. in their Child . Youtb andFamily Scrvi~",. Di..isiOl1."1 plan to per<ue a maste r's degree. and e..emually aPbD: ' she said. "I m;ght gocl""...here tildo my masrer's.but I ...ould like lo relurn' 0 Memori al to comp let e mydoctorate:' Q;o
Family affair8'rJw<G~
A' ""OC" i'," i." "'.e ven t III any f.m,l yWhen t....o famtly memo
bel'lrecei"" uniwers,ty~.
the......., lime. lhe e\-enI i'",enbluer. And .. """ttn.e"""family member, arc mother .nddaughter- .. e ll.thedayis
She de<;ided 10 comp lete the~deg=. 1'q:innlnJ W'ilh
lhrec di_lIn« educMion coo.,..,. John· ~. Site confe..se.1O bein, •from Alhaba,.,. Univ"",it y.SIte littknc:rvou' aiIoulrelum in, tospenl l;llflVlWand fall 2OXlin Sl- thcochcrlOdeof thcd...s....n:she
...... ~aboutthc.diffcrenceM fnt" but sooe dscoveredshe ....astnOreoomforta ble than
she'd e"er lhought po!isible. Shcdes<.'Tibed the facully ",,"bclpfuland_well.'Io'Otlder1ul.M
DaughlerSikki also had~
for her ;n, nuc lo". Whi le 'he<otanedoutplannin!!10 follow hcrparcncs'carttrpath as a leachcr.die S...il~hed lOthe BRec. pro~orocc:.neralized!hal-..n~
Dr. R_ I Andcr;m. She recalisonc his·rorypapcrshcdidoo "'",found/and filJl·ereaen end merch ..nuupro...okingahnledfamilydiscu•• ionhel""eenhermoIher, ",,'hocome. from Il Wesk Y"ilkmerchanl family, and her f..ther, ... ho isfrom I ft!Jling family in Lullbdm. Bona\'i.....B..y
The )'ean spmIM univeoil)i ha\'C hadag<.>od df«lOll her \OIl. iWd \h.Gny'"He', brilhant. he'. Ill"'I" had book\from G.-.k I and no"'" in ·G.-.k .. he',readlOgMIGrade6k\'dorhigher-.lgetting waipwA's acTO'sthc board,-
\h. Gray is particularly gra'eful fot"!he financi~ 1lW>UI1CJe she received ne-.theendofcompl"lingherdegr~.She
""'011 I milknnium sclJobNtip of S2_'iOOilInd...as able 10 comp""" her final!lO:ll"fiterlasl f~1 ""ilh!he a\.q\lMlCeof SIJO')from !he estalC of Mary Philomena DunnDelane)'. 11tat SUIOO really made lhed,ffe renee in finishing. I was ha-ing arcll1lyhard lime wilh funding and as a '-'n-!lIe ""ren' I couldn'l COIm up ilh themoney I needed 10 00\'.". my I semes-ter."
A~ for !he furure, " \>' Gray is lookingfor employment right now bUI wouldeventualty like 10 pursue a career in Iii""
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~!he fllmily of Jac<j~hM Gn y.r~aY 29 "" "" ' dly of prood l;ele.
bral io n. The dde~t dllughler ofWendell and Mary Gny,.he i~!he fi~ inher falm', ramily 10 cam Il uni\'Cf';I!)'degree Ilnd ,he did il ""ilhlheu!rllre.pon>lbduy of being Il "",Ie parml
-Myl""in,i...erJoannc:rellllywresthis degree ...nh me.~ 'Ilid \1.. Grll)-E\'eT)pIlpefldMJ-fmm!heg<.>od.!hebad 10!he ugly'- I btUk'ed off of her.-
\\, hile loanM Gr;ly t~ I homem.akerwuh mree d..ughters.JKquelineGrlydecidcd""henher>Oll\hchxl"'''''fi\eyeanoldlhal..he ....lledmon:oulofhfeth..n ...orking "'Ilgerillric homeure""'orker or Il supermllrkel clerk. - I "'1'tilQiof""ortinsMlljob Ididn'l like, \01do:cidedlocorne t..:k 10 uni\'eo.ity andfin;"hmydeg=.~
\h. Grlly fir'l slnled II MemorialoUlerhigh..:hool.bul.hefouoothelransi.lion from !he ;llI·g'rls tlnly Hem of MM)'High Schoollo .. co-er enun-.nmenllOOgn'a1;1\OCial'''ilCh10 ilC"omll1Ol1aleilC"demic puNuils. Bilrely scr ..ping IhmughfiN year,..hedldn' l rerum for ninc:yean.She changed hermaj",r frum t'I."WI<lfIIio:. tohiwlr)'.and da:idedonilnthropologY"'aminor a he r enjoying a coune with
Spring Convocation 2001 titThe pride of her family
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1li'l'.Sheplanslob«'ornclldo<.'or,iInd~I) rm.n 10 -eoe ee cornrrurllJiC'S
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Sh.."llrndy""'ellonhcr""'lly.An.....-tJ.""lnning.alhkticand,,'i'-e\!udenl.1Ib.. a'~inlhcmidllDltightfi,MBaibcjuf.lc:amodherb...-hclorof ....iml.--ellcgru. She majored in hiology andmiDcndinbioi:tcmi>U}
\ h . Baikie ' . high ioCltool gradul lingdIM •• -..II ~llEIlY nine:wdenls i111l11Idn-m in 1haItightkniI~, Mlo.a.ueelCdkd.She.asinWJIvcdlnCfll<>.-<."OIlIlIr)~bIdminIon.WJIkyba1l,.nma-.l
'-iA,.j""tJrnwgra.1-.t",,'IIhI%.SaI'mF and I c:JowmorGcD:nI', Medal lIDlaaediLwhadascholaNtip"'iIIUIlJr..btrllll\ ...... AllisonUIll~
Aflcr two )UfS M MOllnl Alhson. \ 1.IlaWe relumed t.>mcand completed her~dcgrce,Shello:Jfftlo"")1Il
\1o:nloriaI and. in 'lOdoing.an ItcrMD IIlI~""illtanin~reptblionfur
e:IoCdIm:einrur.dmedlcine-.Throughout her.ucceS\fu l academic
tIIm",M s.B.aikie has rccri vai lid from lhc:Llbrador Inuit A'socialiOll ' ~ (L1A) PostSccoodary SIOOrnI Support Program. Theprogram provide!;fin,u••:Wandiitli."waWs-
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llurJSlhcyneedllDpunucltcircam:r.and.uttimalely.a,..'plhcmlOgi\t:t..:klOlhc:Ir. " I COIIIIIIUrJIl)i
\h. Baikie is alrcady a crecuto lheUA's~.ShcisaptN""inne-rollhc
Ms. Baikic is L'1lrmIl1ystudying for lhcMcWcal CoI~ Admission Test (Me Anand plart.'lOwrilCil in Augusl. .:;;:;:.
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I to. been .o ver a 1.000 yean . inceV"o.ing e1plorcr. LclfEinh..-.n leftIce land ID sclll'<:hof nc",,'land 1 00
ended upon lhe shores of N",,'fou oo·land. He gave hi, diloUl\ery Il nameinaccordance ...ilhlhegood lhing'lheyfounllin iLailingil Vinland. LikLcif.Icd anden conlinu: lOha "" ll con nectioo",,'ilhN",'foundland iInd "'ill f'oogoodlhingsltcr-e
Dap~ S,-ejntJ,urmdoltirof 1..M)OIdur.1c-e1and,lw.bcen ...ortlDglmo,anj,hcIm.a\ler',ingrography.sf't'l.'illilzin,inregional de\d:opmml.lIl \kmo.w1aI ino:1996. Thio.)'t3I',w_-e-ivaillpajualcfelIo....lJI,p from Ihc:Sd'ocdofGradiuleStudio:--inm:-ognllionofheracadcmio:
"""'-"1 did my IllldeIJndu*SlUlbes. Ihc:L'ni\'ersilyof Iceland in Re~kjnik.1
came to Se ...fouoolllnd bo:<:au'iC' I 'lrtiSladying recionaI de\elopm-enlloo il~K'nselocometolpl.....e""'herelIJillp_M1ltlodlrTemllfromlceland.~
communities .., rnIly fighting for !heirui\k'nc-e_ It is 110I so much lItaI peopledon·t ..... lDb\'COllISOde~k;a.ik..ilismon:llqilC'SlionofinlCC'nlingjobsforpeopk ..illtc:ducacion.-wwid
~The company I ""ork for here inl ....rjordur i~ aIIcd WestfJOr"Ch De" e..,..mm1Agn>;yan;llikeod1etde-\-e1upmcnt.agencies !he goal iSlOpromulc !he.-caandll\.<Npeopk""iIhidcasand",,-ho....,.10 ,lart some businc:ss. BUI...e are l'iOI
unIyCXlllCC:lllCd""illtincRasedbu.si""",orempIoyrnm:OJlIlMIIIIitics,w-ealso ...ort011 projecb that focil-soo improving lbe...ay of life and making lbe area a rnon:ill1C01:Sling place 10hve in.~ .:;:;;:.
l' Gazrltr . Jun~14,2OO1
Spring Convocation 2001 ,;,Friday,Ju_1 . 10 a.m. Frkla y, Ju_1 . 3 p.m.
-.-..-... .........~_-.l ........... c..-F<-=CclIoft·T_ond• 1he 110)''''M,h"'.') Aademy • SilrdlInin EnJ land. h i, ..id.lh<>Ilgh lomllOl.u", 1bclioo>'eil.tIw.th< ............~
Il WOOld hll lle<-nqu 'ItJuonfiahl.-lO ......... lhefano. """"'-_C.... Sldldid on l. imillrn:c&<M., Ho ", 'fIIltd ahrupl!y. boulod ..theaud,en",,,"l will give y<1II... ..'lIy fi"" min,*"bcbr)'<U"lto"olIo,~ln<I....-medo/JSlIF
ing.Ncb.dy..........,blhi... lhaIwa'l lmoru"",ntall) funn y li .... hul ildid hIVe ilseff.-.:r ·l1>:R ..... lmo,gicIL. inopinng oilenc.- for the rnr",o.""",
Spring Convocation 2001 ..W..:lnesday, May 30 , 3 p .m. w.dnesday. Ma y 30 , 7;30 p.m,
Address to convocation by Dr. Micbel Serres Convocation address by Dr. Raymond Guy
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Spring Convocation 2001 ..Thursday, May 31, 10a.m.
Address to convocationby Dr. Wesley K. Whitten
Thursda y, May 31, 3 p.m,
Address to convocation by Dr. Tim Borlasecnrn:ndlOlJI'SdvesinourseJ""".Sudlarethc,ninformeddocisionslOCIIl mu<ic and art programsat lheexpense ofraising """"oerolou,oorion oflileraCy.LitelaCy in O"'1l·, OWllculture i. the pri.maryhte.-a<:y.Weare1hegarel<cepc:r>f<..-"urcul .luO.".IlL<up"'U.'lOpotIiSitoolOourrnia-en.So,Too, government in it> policy m.ling mustallow,uo;lObeit<gatel<cepc:r> .
futhreecoo""",ti""yearsfn"" [994-96althe L.bn"bCmtti""Ansl'esrival,yoong Inuitfrom Hope<lale exami""d their oulture, the irinheri1anCeand their [anguage wIticII was a.l[1OOf"ldis.ppe.ring, T he audience. comprisedmainly uCp"ople fmrn Happy Valley-C"""" Bay.werenol [n"ir.buttbeirbcart.,,,,,,O."opcnedlOlhissen.,ihi[ity, Many P""l'l'-""'eplopcnIy. "AsiuhnukorFadillf": Aw.y'" w.. ooe of these plays
Pe<"""likc my anan,iak """".""'Y imp<...
:::~ =u~'~; ::: ~i~::a.:~:ithercwllSoo<lIl'h lhing .. eamingacomf<1IlabIeliving. [lul lhc)' a l" , ,,,mino;),,, of "' ,w f..- ,, ,, . theInuil, h. w " lf11C
It ,tri~", me thai y,.. ... ,graduale," will fa."simiktrc"!I.aJIenFS-"" The"oou,,1ivemu[ti-nat~>na.l,
you i't... ITIal;e ",rerlw you are oe\-'erpn....'i""::~Yr.>Ube[ie"e in - don·t ju 1 comment
Inrny "'~nmunnyl amn.·nowllCd f,.. tTl<Wing.....a"ybo""'acroI.,lhestage. lt=n.. re~'ofthe e" elll. l al" 'a)'s seem to ha"e.compu[, ion1"""",. lhe bo,,,, and "'" be\v.''''''' ...."t>.Nearingage .50.""",-" '>ne rcmaJled thi'year 1halma yhesn"'"""" y....nger'·.... ld """,e the "'"e,. I satand .....Khedjusrooelinll.", lno"'rea!i'''thalforme. movin g boxesCOllTlecls me 10 what i,hap~~lhe<rage."""lhrx'tdoingil[am<imply
The[:~~~~~~:'~M:~:=~~~,,'.... "'''''pri......oClh"", ",udcnl> (two hc,y, andooe girl) vi,itedToronlO in 1993. T1Iey ...ginfmnl.of 100 people
Paradi",Cafi''" i> a pboy writ1en by Grade 1........ msah<...t ...lWm;tauranlSin Ilappy ValleyG""., BayrrylOch.angewithlheliroesbutha""diffi<.'1I lty get ting aheadin • commun ity where""=~·si1Uationisa.lWlly.ina_<Jl/l....Fina.lly. the waiu= ..a"J'"f1lledpur.,i1thi.,way
If we doo 'l build on prnmi.""and bopeslhanwhalcan"""ew:rbuildOll
So, indctd lhavebtenhlessed.21yearsaliermy ooginaJ p[anlo ,tay in Labrado.-ooly "neyear. lamstiU here. And sriUdoing w'hal [ w"" somovedlOdowhcn lfi""atri"'-"<linl914- ....lpP"'opIek'~"-"the""englhintheirowncu[
Iun."throngh",ritingboob.directingplays.ooI·""'1:ingandsingingsong'.se1Iingupe.hihitillm;advocalinganseducal:i,.. and)"",moving boxesMy wish k'Y'''' i> thai yoo find the ",",,-"degreeof ~"nt<ntment with yom own ,.-en. And thaty'lU f",,[thalil i,both>'italandhumhling in howitref1ectsyoorO"ll"-",,seofplac;e
thi,way for something tnwnich so manypeopIehavecornributedbysorroeonesoeJo.-
=~ ~'fi~""'~=:: ~i;a~i::;::::P""tig~l\L< in"'i turi,.. 1 th...ught it WI" "",lIb<:rtd ecoo f<:ren<:emll and wa.<O."luetant lO opcn ilfor a coopIeofl"Ofb. My "" at th:>.JghlWa'lthallhi,migIKbe""""l<indofillconceivedjol<elOwhich [ ....ld noI respond. My finaJ clue camewhon a teadle<. ",~in 1he _ or "....ia.l.rudie; 1might add , lef t hi, me<licare number over myvoioemai[,En<:oJghoflhi, lth:>.Jghlandca.l1edlhe UNwNly - only 10find om that it w""uue.Soafte.- am<1nlhofb)tinj;; ...,l<eq>ittnmy",lf.lheupcomingdoctorale \Vas rediscoveredthi,pa.>t
:~.~~i~~~lh~~':~th<:TC.nylh ingmore movin g th.ntnh<:,ur_munded by pn"""f,om di""r,,-" ,'Ulllll"-"' who area1[ simultanoous[)' singingtheireu[ture. BllIi lC,hard InO."main anonymou'w .....n ",m.ny are'inging"Ha[Ie[ujah'"
Well,InIaIan1 ],fI"n.gec . Wha,datalalll'In, i, a Ii"" ,nthl."play '"All Lydia's Chi[
M.-n""rittenby yoong people from N<II1hW""Ri,'erin ['lSJ .....""bowwharg<.,...,nint.....irI"><lofflCCi,infinitdy m<""c"ilinglhanwha1happcmn....."'fI'''''·f'lIs.lli,partufaoompiiationoforiginal..npcsentitled "\VhoA,Jeed U,An yway ,which celebr.te .lht: ftrsl twentyl"""'ofthe Lato-.do<Crealive Art, Fcstiv.LO neoCUA)[ [.ydia', {l'likln: n" it''''>f1C [udinglinc, i,
Wd lit,bccn""ite aday _and quite an e'perience.l'd "" ver ha, 'ebeli'-"""'<ll'dfind ", ,,-pre gnancy.affairs.life .nddearh , gos<ip,drinkin g.prejudice . rnme. ho"" ...., li n<lr"o:s.<. "'lual rigl1t..inlCmalional C"""'" and = 1Ol""icl; all in our pn<1offic e. Real lifecertninl y hasn 't been borin gtoday.
Rea.l [ife i, """", boring. Andlelevi<ioft. evenwith."'m<.... "'>n1n~,canhc. The", i, ,..l!hingm<"" ..,·itingthanfindingooe·,own~
[ have bten bb....-din my career - hles.<ed hyf.mi[y . fril."oo,andb[e<.<ed mosl of all by myadopIedbome. Lahnodor.My """her involv edmeinmyfonnali""y<:iUXinall~oftheart.<
_ visual. dance , writing and particularly dramaIt i> """' that 1 leamedthalthe artsenlerlain lIS,
",imnl'len,b.n """"impor1.anl[ygi""u<lbc"l'l'OrlUnity lO pau.<eand refled oo our ....·l;inns,emotion,lDJ",latinnship<with our own cu[lUJeour w..ld and,_fdk,.., human tra""lIers
In Labradt.. . [ leamed the plraseTsheminu~~rooghlytransla1edfnlf11the lnnu·
Thi' ln.... ""'doI[exemplif""thi.,fu [n.... chi[·drenilserve<!asa "yl1lh<,lofthoireult",cBecau",they were,..JrTlIIdic.""igl1t w.. at a premium. Anything takeo with lhem 011 their longtrd<sthroughlhe_ followi ngthecaribouhad10 havcamu[ti1Udeofl"JlPO"-"'l.
The lea in thi,doll wa"bared amnngallmernl:>ennf1hefamilygnlUpllllheendofeachday., walk. Ju.... n.<you have sharedyoor time.wriuenyoora,..ignmeot<togedIerandevenOCCltsiona.llycarou.<ed withyoord"'male<ove.-thepown urnberofyears.
Caring for the dnll w... chi[d's <eriousrn pnn,i bil ity. The dol [ resem ble, an elder - .remlnder1halooeday when 1he child grows up1haI .....orshewooldbere<pOflSiblof,..-lcaminglhewisdom oCthe elder and, inlum. talie care: ofthem. Vou .. graduat<:<al"'......,..,thatn.-sponsihilily. Y,... willi nheril ynur m [lIIn."and use whail nowledge yoo have gained lO make this world .henerplaoe,Voowilla.lsoClea1ethedimatef<..fooJrebusinessgnduales
Fma.l[y at the end nfalrip. thedoll L,<:mptyof1ea Ir is 1henup'"the family 10 fill it """'" """"or lO ""' thc omwardlll'l"-""'""ofthedoll;w;pa1dll."slOfi l soroeonee[",', cJothing . So youlOO....i[I .... ""yoor marl<00 oth=. The doll ......connecIed1he)'OWlg [mu b"th In their "'''' andin m regeoenoti<....., 1hcirfulWl.". It i,lhiscon~whidlbuild<..rreng1h.Whenam[1U..orn people are nol<:oll1ll."Cledk>eachotl....-abe<·ralions"",,[!.As!..es[iel'tirdy.aCanwrighlpnclpulS t!.
Away oflik that nuw L<,wiftly ",ISingAnd in aworld for them grown cool andsrrangeThere,lowlyfado:s.l>re>e<loCmanAdriflandlosruponthcwird;ufchangeO .. "e' :lcd""", k, oun;ej""" and 10ourculru",
i,,,Jmc!hingkK,imporlal1tlObeJoSI. WecannolIctgo.....-mmentselpolicies1halareCOSldt.. :1iveor expedien t allhe ri.,l of losing opp;1<tUJIity~,
ments please me. Somehave)'dtnbel'"""""safe. and some are being u.<ed10 add10 the overpoptI [ationofthi,plane1.Sooneofmyearlyaim,lOu.., [VFto'>Crttnforcontraceplive,
""...k1srillhcpur;..oo-My career has been unlN.Oll. When [ gradu-.
aIed in vererinary,.,iencein 1993. A.-aIia wa.<facillf":aserioosnew=~'problem -infer·
tility in sheep. Avarielyof ekwerhadoomek>A..<lraIiainitia.l[ya., packing material b ltalianfumiture. It w"'''''l»<xJlI'-"I1tly grown a., ,beepfudd er, . nd il did ",wcll lhal ,beep farmersexpec1ed lO illCTl.".... lheirtl"ch"'b>"'nti.llyht'le.ad.lambingpe=n1~", dr"ppeddramati·
I ,,, ,,,, f'lUOOthat wort ",ith ,beep "' .. too,1ov.'lotost h)'p' "IIeses.oo'• ."''t."f!led ahyhnd.ppoiotm<marlheA"'tr"lian NahunallJnivt:r_, ity 10 d;=t the Animal [lr=!ing PmgnunandfnooinglO <:arryom <:ognare research .Thi< a]' og.", opp;"'uniti"" for rewardi ng collatcratiomoo 'I.,:b l'"'>jI:>.1., a., u..- cooln~ofrahbot,hymyx
o m. to,i,. I foc u"ed prim. ri ly ondel.yedimpian talioft of embl)(l!; in lac1aring mice "'lue.by de'le !opinglhe in >';trn culrure ' ySlem. I suc·""" , fully "-"I"""'loomat<ma.l and embryonic fach>n; and bcg.n in vitro , too ie, nf <ar[y ma mma[iarJemlwy<.logy
Wilhinte11'lational""",'grutionf".-my".. tri.bution... 1""" inviu:d lOjoin the <ci<ntifoe<raffnft..... JochonLahoraloryin Maioe.lhewo.-Id·sMceca for i nhred m~. I 'pe1II [ 6 y""" therc and
he<:ame""" ",iafl: di",,-1<.. for r=arcn. [nrol[a!>-
:::::mw;:=i{;~~':~~=thc2...-ellb[0<'ltoprod"""lhefi"lviahleaoofertilcy....ng.WilhSld.<;ooCarter,my ..si<lanl."", ,,,,,,,, able lO 'ikew ,, ,, m!io<lhy ,,,,"'-"i,,n orhy.xperimentalmanipu[ationlOl"'-.:Juce2S.....cenlmal"'.or15.....-cemmale" .. 'pecti ve[yThes<."experinll."ntsa.lsoprodOCftl.,mall percentage of henl1llph",dites. a few ofwhidlwerema!eooooe"deorthe"'Jdyandfema.leootheother. U,inglheleehniquefmlran,pl.nt ingmoo""o>'arie,dcve[Of'edhyeolleag"" LLRoySteven,. wc were ab[. toohl.in spcrl1l and,,, ....,...,. fnlf11.,illf":lehennaplvoditeand so prodocehy ",If .fenili}.lltio n the fiN mamma[ianclonoe. In lhi,C3-"'-"theck>newosoomp""ednffenilemalesandfema.le>; -=i!ingfnlf11aSl-'1en.liflCper<po<:tive. bu1 SC"'Y"'ithinthe",,,,ieta.1context
OnoofmyfTlll<l1recedtftndingsoocurrediflthe animal bousewben I di"",....".....,J-anovarianrumorina~y-<lldm<..."'whilccanyingOUl• pheromone assay. Thi' tumor lUmed om 10 he~andhasprovidcdarnode[for1hesrudyof
juve nilegrunulnsace![lUmorsofhumanswithvery interes1ing genetic and <:ndncrinr:imp[ic.-
So, ilw.. 4Oyears.go"'hen l re>ceived aD.~.f,.-mypubli<hedwortfromthcUnivecsity
ofSydne)'. It w,..lh<:nthat my yoongdaughler."",,'agraduateoCMUN,andprescnt"""'~Jday.
boasled thaI her daddy had bee n ,I...ct<>n>d. To.,...J ,fy for today', secondoo.."1Oring. I can oo[yconcludc thai """",gonada.l <temcells mlNhaveescapedthe knif. and " ...ld he thesub;ectof.di"'-"l1atioobmyn"ld,x:~1fllIe..GQ.
El"' o;d and dd ighl<d to "..ebtenc.",,",lO"'c elV.lh"h<....nrydcgm:frornMUN
Mn ·t of my contrihutiun, ,'nme frol1l te'tingfal,. hypotb."",. lnmycarlye,pcriment,"""",eml"yo, "'c"",k,w to dnck""u I pveItv<mexlnlnxygeoandrheyalldicd;wto;rea,.lhc",rlrol,,,,,,,,i.·oo. [ rea."""le<I mar. if1he"""""I,""",,,,,,,,,mlric.lheywouldnolbeabletome1al>ol"el"':1lIIe, So. I h"u:demlwy<"wilh lfIi,,,,,t>_oolytofind lh.u they lO'YetlIe ,tuff' [ wa,.""j lobelhefi"11o witoe" lbehatemngormammalian <1nh!)'o, in vilro. [n [955 1 pu b·w.:d. nu": in Naturedes<1"ihing lhefi l'Slchemically defin ed mediu m fnr emb ryos . whi ch~ l oown a' Whinen· , Mediu m. In 19'16....nen [wa, giv.n the Pioneer Award hy theInI<n1alinnaIEmbryoTrMlsferSocie1y.[w"pre'<enoodwi!h.hr0n7""""lpture.doreby.weUkoownCa....diarJarti~ 1haI depi<'tSthi'amaling
F.w sc ienl i' l> 'I"-"nd time in the.nimallw<e. bur[madcmy hes1k,..lW1I.......",ati<""~wilh atoolhpid asmyon[y appar.tu<
Aflttpairingadunm~.[tt<editlOsearclIfor
oopulationplug'. Fmm!he data 1 acquired. [deducedtha1lhe""""",,,cycles"'e:re>lkll1""'-"<!h)'soroe1hingassociatedwiththep"'''''nceofnm. It "", ....h<iequeodyihownlObe .proreinill the arint. Four decades later. my ""ultingI"J'"fllldbtencil<dm"relhanl .lU'l!i.....,.and
~~n~~."~ ~~..::e=:[]::MaleMoose EffecL Thi'''l''''''-"'IntwfieldsoC!tudy:""""maIianp/><tomones,andlheroleof"'"","-",,-......l nrgana.< a ph",,,mn ,,,cn.-ceptor,
I'heromone' a.... 'uh,\.an""< pmdoced hy nne"",trberof.specie<rlwind"""a""l""'""inOlh:r""""",-""ofthat species.The wort became~""""int<:n."Sting ....henhisrocornpatibility,..... ....... >h<"""I.. hcinvol""<l. lnl993TheSocietyf,..1heStudyofFertililyawardcd"""The M""lIall Meda.l, Appropriately,Mar-;.ha1l~.. thetw1horoflhefiNteslOllreproducri veph)"iolngyand a pioneer 00 the srudy of cornn.III.,.ti"nhctwo<n",,,,,,of,,,,,,,,,,",,,,,.burhadnov<robIained evdmce oCdJcmical <XJn\Il1nni-
My ol>servations oo pheromones were illcid<rtalh,mymajnri~tlIedevelopmeotin
vMroofmarn<na.l.....~fromferti[izationlO
irnpIantalioo. Th is aim w", ,,,:bieved IIftcr IS)U'Sof I'I<lfI< and paved the WlIyfor ilUlOvalion<
g in lhc trt:atmenl of human feni[i ty ....ilh IVF.{;[FT.](''S I andfo.-thc pmmi.., of therapl."utic
I cblingfrom<temcell<IVFandemhry<JtI"III-..ferftlL'ledthroughout1heworld·s[ivesro:;kiooJu<.mTh<seSlUdiesaL",cornributelOba""geoel'nonf loeJ.f'l'rimenla.lembr)'oIogy by making ilpossib!elOfu,o:emhIyno\ofdiff=nl"""ns,pn>ducingsome"'"ihle..........,.soch ... piehalds. 1
....., of power,[)e.pI1t1ht,lOClNon:.oI'idb.,l.'k..Iht ~smand..... """. in my vrw.lhewiJ,e,.'pread indiffe...""" that nftcn,urroundtd "'"wnrt.. lcannoll'CmCll'lheranowironmnll........,nunured by commnment.de1ermiutioo and....~in"'<rIIhofIlftiqllc~
I <:aIUIUIl daim """,h of. calm i'llel""'''''~"""lopcotlOyarhriefty..~SoI''''''''''_IOOOl,_-.lIll'
<I'ilicaI_ilfle~ol""""
lal e"""e pu orjuIQce.Ihey IO.....-ri"""'~
lro1y(IQfle J<CnC.whoR_""O',.lheeslat>li>hmenlol""df<:r:li""inIemolicrIoI<:<JUIlolcrirninaljuri<diclioD. The r- holr-decadehas witneaoedmorepooi ti""ino:enti....tnwards enlnrcinll hunlloo rillhts than the lasthaJf-.centwy. Fif1y yunaftertheadventoflheUN Cha n., and the Dedaralion 01 Hum. nll ijlhb.. 5Oyean al"" ahcr lhc NurembctJ ondTntyollilh. ........ CI1Iis...m:l~thc........ ~fronodrdnll l0~
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.. ---..... ............ <rIIhc""""""haIl"<rI
...... _ ....... _<:aIlIhc ... cenIla).NrICiIhlc
m,lr,t"..c'i""lutkthe l~~ Nu'embe" .....Tnkyu Chart ero. frum which the cnncept nr<·rime.agoin' t hum. nity.me rged; the 194RGtn<"-ide~thcl948Uni,m.al DccIa-
n...... o/\en~tbnrsIicaDy.~>ay""""lI enfon:emm t medlanivno. This eenai lllyhM bocn tnle or lhe CanadianLbaneror RijllIsond ~'"",""lUli<xIaI milew>ne lhalhM
,.,. a iII>ay-,-_yoahodlDlcave.andpmWllyholfol"')"'&fllldlo;dpa6......,dooo_,...._li""yan..1lIiflF1OI.biIbcltallllhc7tlIw'lIOa,bullhe'9111'"'CmI·tlfClll.So. Ihequestionis'1JoowC<lUldilbc .diffe,e nl pl. ce. A pl"",e lhar hadthofoe_= ond rhitlrn<' ibilily1"
A, lsoid,whm l_akid ldidn· . ltonkil<nlldbc, lju<l nY:dthinp.,.,....lhty~
bcauoeol <rIlhewaylheworId......w way perftlp ....~.
1'uIldomeM:oI"""'_"iJ<lba/ilatinn is lhar il~l!widc:o<rllhc"""""andlhepcriphcry
All ofrhc rhan,...ltu.tha,e happenocd in theVI'lJfkIeanlltlically.andahovelillin"""""""i·catim' lc.:lmok'l!Y.meanlhlillhliluldidcalbalthere is .... <:nJlnI.bigpllce..-.....,thinpgeldoncw.ollthcpcriph<nlplaceo .. m1ycon-ailueIDlhc_~"",,,,,""1II
nca:nft .. lhebil ......... ol """*. ADIhof"'deatae_periphc.-ysblfl"isbeillJlDadocrNu-.iaMbylhe_~Ihe_
.....-olfle.....nd.SO .... bod<rl ....
........... b ... -.-.,.olSew·barlo:Ioad.-liI,.....-hdd_boIdoa-adl,..,AndIlhc_ ... IhofI!ol(lpmalIO ...._"' l~blmi;"""'l.lmyan.
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\;wf .... Itlo~frornDetut-...t.<bperalely I'f" p11lCC:. And fi,e)"""" IIIl<'t in then:ferendumof '4 K ",echosetuall~ 'lUn;eI,..with Canado, fAr lhal point we ..........u II""""profitabledJon Icriand~ And 50)"'" .... "'"lJDIy_IhcyIllJl""""fI"lIlIe.hl:thcy_r._~II-._..,.Andlhcy.. hove
::..~liolI.WhidlIIIIIIIka,.,. bil.
Illo'dlhen!'. lO'hoII """"". I ...~hen!~ADdIOIIalbdIO~
....... i1.AcIaIlI)-.IIoltcdID ~ol~..:I l ... "do,.,. _ .......rni!lab:iII·~Shuodd-.perloopI,~,...."'"OII .............~AndsbeIaidM ..... lolflhem:urd':""Anol lllOd-yes.-And."",,,f<d,shcbcticvfdmc, Yoo..,neverotflhem:urd with.joumaIisti f yoo .. ysomethin llin remlin ll·Shcsaid· yca of a'OllY yooW>uld·", .WSo I tllllll thatandI ........IDallllltlbc:rorodw IceIard:n. And_ rmtllk"'lllOkdIfIdr:n;....,~Ncw.
So l "'PPO""ifyoocould ...... lhi.""",,1a-tiucl. tran.f..- it back '" 1948. ~e. maybe .madcthc.....,..dccisi<>D;_.......uhave ...""""'011_ ...... Maybc_·d ...... hove 011"
...hicb we might replace thoseeq""'iledpllymenlsc<>uldapohli·oal not lesal bargain be madeAbol1t half the conventional oilpumped in Canl«la, for example."'iUprobablyl>ee<>mingfroml!leAtlantic region in 10 yea'" time
So a, a proj""t to focu~ themind. ifn... nen n",,~.. arily th~
Ol1O(projectlthalyntJ r"lldly do, itseems tome vel)' wonh,,'!lilelO
.'",
The 200 1 Atlan tic Stu dent CICJ APICS Con
ference ,too k plac~ Ihis ye a r at D al ho us ie
Um ve rs tty on May 18-20. Thirt ee n under
graduatestuden~<andone grdliuate student from the
S1.John'scarnp"ofMUNattendcd,1ltecompeli
lion wa< very s1ifl, hut a total of seven pri7,es """"won by Memorial students, incl ud ing th~ grand
IJ'izc [or bes t undergraduate oral presentation (the
SepracorAward)forthethirdyearnmning
Krista Hawco won the CSC Education Award
($IOOandaMerckltKb.)forho:o"posl<7tilledlnv=c
Electron Demand Diels-Aldcr R~aclions. Ms
Hewco'sresearch supcrviS<ll"is Dr. Graham Bodwell.
Scan C anning was lhe co_winner of the CSC
Environmental Award ($ISO and a Men:k Index) for
his oral presentation Available MelalContenlof
Selected Heavy Metals from the Main Landftll Site at
thef'ormr,r US Naval Base in Argentia.NF.Mr. Can
ning' sresearch supervisor is Dr . Niall Gogan.
Jeremy Hughes won the first place esc Materials
Award($lSO and Properties of Materialsl for his oral
presentation titled Development of Direct MethanolFucICeUCatalysts,Mr.Hughesresean:hsuperviS<ll"
mrtr·dfmml'.wClIW.pa~11
lhings.lOO, "I hke to spend aIoiortimewlthmyfricnds;m,j
just hangout," she said. "All
.. <ri: and 00 play is a bad p/li·lcsophy. You hav~ to enjoy
yoursclfandrelax"
As for her coovocation lui lrid,MsMcCannissuilahly
amaled.''l'mjusl very proud
andhottourW to be t"CCQjtni7.ed
m this way." she said. "It Wa.,
a really ,pecial moment walk
ing across the stage, hearing
my name and the award,ileing
read. My parents. espr:cially,
have always been supportiv~
of me and encouraged me to
do my be~,- It was a special
dJy for ttero. too "BUI tlte story do~sn'l end
there Ms McCann has
recently been accepted into
MUN', medical school . and
willl>ere,uming studies this
falL ~aturally, she'smnsider·
ing 'pcciali7ing in n~urology.
1>01. ,he s-ays.one thing's for
sure' "I will be staying in
~ewf(lllndland." ~
is Dr. PeterPickup
Wendy Lines won the C SC Org anic Award ($200
and a Merck lnde~ ) fur her or-dl prese nla tion titled
RuckylKlwl, from C yclophane s. Ms. Lines ' =hsupervi sor isDr,G....ltamBodwell.
Jenene Roberts won th eCSC/Shell Physic alAward ($ISOandaMercklnde~)forlteroralpn:sell
!alion titled 1bennochemical pH Measurements in
Hydrot bmnal fluids. Ms. RobeltX also ....on the E.GordonYOUDgAward($300forthebestpedagogical
undergraduate presentation and was the winner oftbe
grand prize. Sepracoe Award (up 10 S l ,o:xl towards
overall undergraduate oral presentation.Ms. Roberts
researchsupervisoris Dr. PeterTremaine
Congratulations are a1sodue to Erin Dodd (Under
graduate poster. SuperviOQ': Dr. P.Gr.oribiool, Sab
rina Giddings (Gradu;rn, post~r. Supervisor: Dr. P.
Georghiou ), Brcnl Myron (U ndergraduate oral
Supervisor, Dr. P. Pickup} and Scott Rungalzer(U nde lJllld uate oral . Supervisor: Dr. R. Poirier) who
al l pul OIl very strongperformancesN~~I y='s conference will be held at Sir Wilfred
GrenfellCollege ~
o:tartthil\kingalx>lUh<rwll.could""""""'fiscally ""p<>n,ible,p.'liti<ally responsible for Our ownfu.......,...,.'wellsedtobo, Bee"" ....you'ee....ecan.aclually.do.E>:C\I'"me Illtheing like rhis hut IjUSllhinkiln<ed,wbo,lIid.wecan acrually do whatever ·...eoct"nr mind, to. Thank you ve.ymuch ~
Ur. Robert Se~t~' . RtL, ir>es.' Admini stration, W.Kl the Bes t ea", and Be;t
Strat egy Case award s at the Administrat ive Scien ces Assoc ia tion of
Can ada ' s 20:)1 Conference he ld in London, Ontario. Ma y 26-29. 1lte
case.Alhena Ene rgy COrpo....tirKl and the Ethit,sofOp.,ration Kallrio le.WiLSpre;.enled in the a.",,,,iation· s ease Track divi sion. Dr, Sexty alsc
presented a papr.-rlitled e-histori es of Bu sine ss Corpo ration s: AnfuploralOl)' Surv ey and So me Observation s. in the Rusinc .. H istory
Division
1lte Socery of Rural Pbysicians of Canada hll.,awarded MffilO rial ' s
F8 mi ly MedicinePrognurtsecoodplace ovr.ontliforitsworkinbeiping
train doctors for rural areas of Canada. Judging for the soc iety 's Kei th
Award is based on comhiningthe re.sultsofpr.-tformancem IIavinggradsatespracticc in rural area.s at two years after graduation, and by reputa
tion forquaJity rural training as detcrmined by survey. Memorial placed
third in the first category, nexl to Famil y Medici ne North (McMa.ster'sprogr.mt based in Thun.derBay ) and Universite La val . with jltst over 36per cen1of Memorial graduatespracticing in a rural area. In repu tation,
Memorial placed ftl'>/.,giving anovcrallstanding ofsecood.Last Ye<lf.Memorial's Family Medicine Program placed first overall and won the
inau gural Keith Award. Statistics Canada reportl; that 3L4 percent of
Canadians live in predominan tiy ruralarea s . Nationally 21 peecentor
family medicine graduateschoose to wed in communities with populationsunderlO,tU.l.
Dr, Ut' ....k Nunt'. LinguiSiK'S, and Dr, Jean Bri ggs. An thropology. llave
just been elected a' ~Ilows of the Royal Society of Canada. 1be Roy al
Society of Canada is the ....niornational body of distinguished Canadian
scientistsand scholars. lls IJ'imaryobjecti ve is to promote Jearningand
research in the natural and social sciences and in the humanities
Youma),wt'lnde<wbdhertheadvicelhaYegi'"CtIto)'OOi."",ndand pnw.:·bcaI,lbolievethllli1;';andl<k".wyoorlOllcntiontotbolioooor.t>leMadamJusti<....Looise ArtnIr "ho will he ~>gniud ,tutly wilh the award of all
l>:JnI>OlI)'docturaredegree.Througboolt...-career'00 has worked to,J\Ilf!<thelepl~n'imrnnenrinwhichbeald>careandre,por"ible"""i~o:anflouri'"
Shehasbecn .."",lnIirnrily'll\;CC\,fulinlhiscoonlI)'ondinternation.lUy.Ibolie,....t!IlItwe=nplil1el< the "',.e'>,:C of the ad,ice, whidll !>av~ just sbIIredwtlhyou
I ",dcur,.~ yOll all into tOOfamily of Memorial Uni,en.itl alumni. OurAI,."",i A", ..~iIIioo prosides the pe'lfe<.1 mea", by wh;':h)'Oll can ma",tillnyourcontal.1wUl1 "-k....,.;a!\;,.;S''''"''ly.lIlldwec... maintainoontao.1"itby.",v.,'~ want 10 'ilrellgtben the unique I>onds that w= f".med llelween u<m'e< thepotSIyearsandfootertheirgrlll'-'lhforyoorandf<"ll","'rhelldil.llIS........ )'OIIthIllall m<mboo" of M~llIorial L'niv~"ily. facully. ' <all'. "olunt«'" and fdlowalomni.likc. will ", ,,,,,"l1ClO' upporty Oll
Lelmec"OOCludebycongratatalingthe .......·graduaIe< nnceogain andletlOOllO",ai'lO include the Honourable ~t.<IamJustK" loltc",Am<>ur ",p1"~tly inmYC<~l$<lINlatioos
!k..--;/wish<:sr",),owfuture! ~
20 Gautt~ .JuIM' 1"'2Oll1
Graduat es of visual arts and music collaborate on convocation project
Exchange across the artsBvP_..... Glu.
Grad ual.ions arc usuall YuliOculcd""lthendlng,.butlh" year grad uate '
o f S ir Wilfred Gr enf ell Col lcge' , vis ual art' pro gram andMemorial' ,School of Mu ,i cwill marl the beginning of aeewcoueoreuoe
Four fini ' hing 'Iude nts fro mlh c Sc hoo l o f M usi c in Sl.John· ' hl"e jo incdfor«s .....hIh i, yea r's cropof.'i,ual an,gradual~to~E.\chall~Kro"
lhe Ins.~ lbc music ,Iudelll'u:..clkd 10~.cu coa!oIlO per.f.wmal~~01~'~..w
~fnunf>·)'CaI'e.\hibitionint~
F.IIC An, Atnllmon S"turday· .'lola) 12 al I p.m .• fnllmocdimmc'thalel)'!>;otheformaltlJ'en·lIIgofthecxhibitioll. lnrc:tum.Ihefourlh·yeare'hihition"·illtra"d tOlhe foyer oflhc S.:h"ol"fMu,i,·t",aJunc27opt:llinginSt J"hn',
Am'>ngthc'tutlcnh pt:rt"rmill, ,, n May 12 "ere "'pr.n"Li .....Md Yonald . who h., !>unlhe recipienl of numer"u'a...·..d••llhe Ki...'anis MusicFe"ival in the c.legorie, ofnpen. oratorio. mu.ical theatre:-' foll ....g.SbcUU<besunoirrIhe d lrec lioll of CarolineSdlilkr.• hileherpa<>l~
include Dr. Carolyn Han alldMarilyn \lurphy. She i. a rnembcrofboth the \I IJ~ Otamhcr
C hoi ralld Oper . Worhhop .Also oo ~ procram w.nuti..Layl aRobcrt•• a ll uden l o fMichelle Otenm y. M•. Robertscurren lly teache' lhe n ute ho(hat the Provincial Mu,icConsnvatory in St Juhn' , and NorrisMU' ic in Mount PearL Sheha,p"rforTflCdwithmlln yenscmhle,in cl udin g th e G ower Yo uthBand. the Newfoundl and. Symph o ny Yo uth O rc he. l ra. lhe~e ...found l.nd SymphonyOrche'tra.the M US Bar O<;jueQuin le tand lhe \ H-i1'l:Wood
"iDdQuiBlet.Bn:-ating §lerc:ol)'J'C"i' ruN
plaY'er Jenn,fer Slephen. Sheha<btxnpUiyln.theluha'ince• he was 16, R""ently.he waslhe featured ,nloi'l du,illg a\lU~ Concert Rand performance. M,. Stcphen Ita, won afull !oChola"hip to continue !ler,tudie' al R" .. long Green Unive"ity in Oh i" at Ihe Ma, le ,' ,Inel. So loi,tand"C''''''l'''ni'lto the g.mup i, pianiSi li e-atherHillier, \h. Hil lier ha' .wdicdpiano at M emor i.l ....il h DrK,, <tina Slutorand Or. Maureen Voll. In addi lion to her...10 repe n o ire. M•. H,lli er i.al.oannperien<;erlchaml>er
mu.o.ician and ~OOPJ-''''' Shei. Ioo/r;ing f~ard 10 """",,n.,raduate <tudie. ia piano atLoui'iana Slate Vnlve ..lIy inSeP'Cmber200l. ~
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Qualifications Appic:;IInb1MllhaYea BEngdegreein .... appk:atllelk:iPine.~acaderTic~orapplicableellpellBlCll. PEng status is-Work Environment Candidates should be 'MlI1<.ng in 8 hi{;lIy dynamic, nubdl5Ciplinaryteam-orientedenvironmentYotoereexcellentcontrTU1ic:atio(wntlenood oral) and inler-personalskillsa..-eessenlial . Thewillingnesstolr3velcverseas ard wor1l; in anoperalional eovironment is also an asset.
NeXI lime you prepare 10 bile intoth~"e deep-fried Iast foods. youmIght want 10 remember the find
iRgsofDr. Sukhinder Kaur of Memorial'sDepanmemofBiochemir.try
For many years now Dr. Kaur 1Ia.,beendelvingde<.'PinlOhowfarandDNAinternctin human chcJle,;terul metabolism. A. of late>heh"stumedheralkntionlflsaturatedand
genesinvolvedincholesterolrnetabolismby_anousdietaryfatsandcholesterol,"Dr.KaurtoldtheGaUlle."WhyaresaluratedfalSbad and polyunsaturated fats good?Andw!lenwedoconsumethesediff=ntfauyacids, how do they regulate body metabo
human body. making up the memhnille,()fcelk1lJerearetwolype,nfbl""dchole'·ltro1.thelow-densitylipopr<:J(ein(lDL)choIesleroland higlKlensityhpoprotein(HDL)cllolesteroLLipoproteinstravc1aroundthebody in blood plasma, the liquid surroundingbcorceus.
These1""'0types of liJlOlll'l'{eins are cenllaIIODr.Kaur's.-esean-'h:'tDLisbadcro.\cst=JI, and HDL isgtXXl chulesterol," Dr.K.aursummarized.Thisdistinctionisba.o;edoo1beamoontoffateachcontains.lfaper·son consumes too much &a(uraledfal. thebodycreates 100 much WL.which is a con
1ltc retenonstnp beeweensaturated fatsand LDI. was known. but the molecular
pocess behirditwas noe.Dr.KaurandherIabteamdidhavesomecluesrogooo.lbepocess.eccordmg to earli er research. Wa.,closelyrelated to the gene lhat pn>tloces thecoole,ternl ester transfer protein (CETPJ
"Previous studies haw: shown lhat satunuedtats and cholesterol increa.'" CETP levels,but eo one knows how and why"
Afterplenly of intensive lab work. sheand her team haw: come up with sorne initial
lbeme1hodfortlteproducfiooofcholesterol ar tIte molecular level deals with oow
DNA "transcribes:' or in otherword~ how itinforms cells aboul what tltey have tado"Iberearecertainproteinscalled'trdIlscrip.non factors:" Dr. Kaure~plained. "Theseare pruteins that hind 10 specific regions inthe DNA. That's how Ihey control lheamounlofprotein being made -whelhertherewill be mllre llr less [of a certain type]ofpn>/<'inbeingrnadc:'
But transcrip(ion factors cannot do thewor1< alone: ibey need ligands in order 10hind 10 tIteD:-lA.l.igands earnwith pamculartral1so..Tip(ionfllC1Ol'Slodelerminewheretltebindingwilltakeplace,AccordingtuDr.Kaur. tltis is where the falsoome in: "Ourresults show lhat fals lICt a.'ligand'lo hindtranscription fachlJ'l and regulate tIteClcTPgene,andthisresult'inalterdlionsin1bepm.duetionofWLorHDI.
fats are consumed. tltey eventually end upbinding tIte transaiption faetorslOtite genethat producesCETP.lhus sending moreWL.tIte 'bef choleseror. into tIte bloodstream.Ontlteotherltand,tIteconsumptioootpolyunsaturatedfatsdoesoctresullin1beproduetionofCETP,andthusillessens1beamountofWL"
To achieve these resulls,Dr. KaurusedcultWl':Sof human rissues and ''tnmsgenic''~, whilil have human DNA spliced inlOtheir genes
According 10 Dr. Kaurrhis work has
direct applications in the area of e veryda ydielary habils. "Many foods advertise lhem·selves as being low in saturated tae o- aslow incoolesterol," she poinledouL "Forinstance, we have kdedaltlte reguJatiooofgenes by fish oil ard seal oil andoowllteseinleractwith other falSand cholesterol.Is itreally beneficial IOCOIlSume lhemT
Herw<rl:showedlhatya;.theyarebene·fl\:ial. "They are good for you because theyoot1CJ(raiseyoorbloodcholesterolJevel.lf
yoorblood choleslerol is normal, tItenyoorrisk ofhean disease is low:' she said. Shestressed, howe_et' ,lhaltlroestill remains a
gooddeal 00 be learned.and herresearcltwillconnnue 10 study the exaCI mech anismbehind this. "We are interested 10 find OO[
Dr. Kaurhas pickedup some Olher leads011 lite etTe..1.'; otcOOle:sterol. "Saturated fatsare al"'directly linked 00can:.:er:' she Slated"My futur e re search gllal is to lOllk im owhelher d iffere nl fatly acids regulate celldeath. andoowlhat is linked Iocancer."
This will beanolher importanlslep inun<lerstandingtltemole':1l1arfoundarionSllfhuman health. .;.
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.-\...... Iosocialslalislicsdlltat:Mer a joint SSHRC and Statistics=~~;,.S:~\~'a;:~through a nation-wide system ofro:sean:hdatacenlreS. To acce:ssdatahou,.dinaresearchdalacemre.researche'" musl ,ubmita prujeclpruposaIlOanadjudicatiOllcommitIee.v.-'itltineighlweeksoflhedateofapplicalion.ilisanlicipaledlhalSSHRC .. ill communicate the adju·dicationcommittee'sde<:isioolotheproject's principal applicant.Web·ba,edC.v' and app lic alionforms are no .. avai lable al~'~' ...."hrC.C(l!rdchngli.h!applinUll.l·.hlrnl. Researchersshouklnote lhal once lhe SSHRC ROCA,:ce"Commiltee has approved apropo'al.a",,:urityche<:kandc!ear·""""processadmini,reredbyStali..IriCanada is required before a<:cess10lhedataisgmnted
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TheCanadianPolicyResean.illnitiaIi>etogether with lhe lhreefederalgramingcouncilsha"e announceddlecallfornominationsforlheleC'ond annual Canadian PolicyRc-earch A.. ards Graduale Prize s.The purpose or eee awards is 10~i/.elheC\cellenlW<.'ll'kdoneby
lhese relate to policy enluation orpolicy developmenl. Up 10 15 prizeswill beawarded.lnfonnationabootthe nominalions procedure is availahlealhllp:!!policYfY$ea,,'h./«'.c<l!a...ard<-prW'utde;dltml.1lIe deadlinefornomination'isJune29
S.... C IH Rll"lIining inilialivrThe Canadian InSlilutesofHealthResearchhasannouncedanewinilialivein healthreseaT"h trainingwhiltl is open 10 all disciplines andapproaches 10 healtlt resean.il . EachIraining program supported undertbis imtiauve will beprovidedwitltup10 S301.OOl per year for a periodof up 10 si~ yean. It is anticipatedthat 15-20awan!swill he given witltpreference 10 innovative lTansdisci·p1inary pmgrams and application. inareas where a need 10 developre"'an:hcapacity can he demon.Slrared. Applicalioos will iniliallyhetIuoogh leners nfinrem which will he""iewed 00 a rompelitive hasis. ThedeadhnefllTsubmis,ioooflener;llfiOlenlis July 15 with the deadline fort/lo,;e invited to proceed to full awlications planned for Nov, 15,Lenerofimem submissions may include a""I'oestofuplO $lOJUlfor deveJop.mentoflhefullawlication
hcullyfelh,w"'if"iRhodesUni"""'il)' in Grah;ttnS\OWn.SouthAfrica.i, inviling applicalioosfor it' Hugh le May FellowshipThis fellowship i. of three 10 fourITKKItIt'duraliOll in the areaofphilo'.ophy.cla."ics,aocieOlllTmodemlan£Il'I."-cs,pohtH:a1lheoc)' , or law, AI""
offered is the Hugh Kelly'Fellowshipfor carrying out advan=l work inone of the scienc e depar1menls ofRhodes Uni,'er;ily over a p',riodofup 10 one year. The Hugh LeMayFellowship is C-1pectedlOhe taken uphelween January and December2002 while lhe lIugh Kelly Fellow·ship wlluld he laken up wmelimeduring 2m3. The application forru isavailablealWl<'W,ru.ac.za!fY$em.-hThe application deadline for lheHugh Le May FeIJo..v.;hipis July 31,2001. while lhe deadline for IheHugh Kelly Fellowship is July 31.2002.
Post-docloralfellowshi f"iRhode,Uni'"",i\}' inGraltamslOWR.South Africa i,offering a number ofpost4octoral fellowships. each foraminimum of one yearwitb JIO",ibil·ity of renewal for a maximum oflhree years. Candidare,musl hold are<:emly awardeddocloral degreeThe fellowship will providc Sllpporl
~n~:::~~i:.a~~'~~~aI::ofuptoR5,OCOlohelpwitltproja.1cosl, orlmnsportation.ApplicatiooistIuooghnomination.lbedeadlineforreceipl ofnominatioos is July 31
Suppunr"rtr>lJNllliclllalreo.eHrchThe BwroughsWellcomeFlUldOinical Ss.ienli<tawanb in Tmn'lationalResean.tl,uppon.stltecare>erdeve!op.menl of U .S, and Canadianphysician.scienti'l,who'e workbridges the gap between h.-icre..ean:h and paliemcare. Up 10 10awards of $150.(KKIper year for a
five-year period are availallie undert1tispmgram.Detailsrnlheprogramare availablealWI<-..:bl.-fimdmx.1lIedeadlinefor applicationis Aug. 30
Adva ncedregi' ln ll lon forCIIl RappIiclltionsThcCanadian In' lilules of HealthResearch would like 10 remindresean:1>ers that advance registrationis required in order 1o apply utiderlheirSeplemberresean:hgmnlsandperwnnelawardscompetitions, Inorder for applications 10 be aocepledinlo the Sepl, 15 compelition.resean:hers musl Jegister their notifieationof intent 10 apply by Aug. 15AdvllllCenotificatioomaybesubmil·ted any time beIweennowand Aug15,FulidelailsOIllheregi'lrationproces.s areavailable al "",w.cihua
RCS<'lU'Ch inlOch mnicpainTheCllnadianl'ainSocieryisofferinglwo awards in support of re",archimochmnicpain.lncollahorationwith Jan.-en-Orlho, a dOCloralresearch award of $12,2(Kl will heprovided lOa srudent who has rompleredatlea.'<I12monthsofgrdduaresrudy at lhe maste.-·sor PhD level andno more Ihan 2brrunhs as a full-timesludent in a doctoral program. Inaddili on , the Canadian Pains",:ietylPfv.er Award of $ lo.OOl willbe providcd loan individual who iseilher nearing complelion of PhD!Taining.,,;thinlhefir<t five years ofindepender11 1'", ,:ticc or in a fir<t fac·Ultyappnintmenl.Applieationfonn'and inSlTUc1ion.for Ilolh awards an:anilableal"........:,'Wt<1</ianpail\Soc;
ely.,.'a.Thcdeadlineforapplicatiolv.in Ilolh cases is Sept. JO
Suppun r".. pt rina lal researchlbeMollyToweli PerinatalFoundation is offeringtwo or more =horfellow\Jlipa.. anbofuplO $30JUlin SUWlflof perinatal =h.TwoareasofparticularinlereSllOlhefoun·dation are lhe fefal contrihution to itsown nulrition and the roteof matemaJnutrition ingestalion . 1lIedeadlineforapplicationi,Sepl.JO.
AugtN lDairy FarIDeJsofCanada -=ean.-bfunding program (fllll applicalion)axeDeafne:;s Resean.-bFoundation (NY)- DRF grants for resean.il pruje<.-t,(terIC"'-'a1s)Ge.manAcademicF-l'changeServicc-~h granl, for recenI Ph[h
and PhDcandidalu; 'lUdy visitresean:hgmnt'Hany Frank Guggenheim Foundation-gramsforreseard>Nonh Allantic Treaty Organi1.alion- advanced study instilUles:advanced research workshops; collaboc.mveli~gn1l11,;e~penvi,its
(phY'ical& engineering ",ience).TheWhitakerFoundalion -biomedic al engineering research grant(preliminaryapplicalionl.Wyeth-AyeNIClHR - Po<t-gradu ale fellow,.hip,award, {nomin a·tions)
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24 Gazette _June14,2001
Memorial hosts geoscience conference
Math associat ion meeting
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John 's, which awarded il litelnternanonai Adm iral Award. Thi,awardi' given roth nselocal'woodedicalethemselvcstohringingmajorconferences 1fI liteciry.
The next GAC -MAC annu.lconrereoce will be lteld in S...,k..
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"We were also glad that President(Axcl) Meisen, Vice-P residentAcademic Dr. (Evan) Simpwn, aswell as Premier (Roger) Gri mescould atte nd some of our activitie-;:'headded
The contributioo of the con ference 10 the local community wasrecogn i ze d by the Cuy of Sr
and Labradcr Mathematical ASSllcialiooisDr. Hert>ertGa.skill.headof Memorial' < Math departmentHe la kes over from Dr. Ed\Vi11iams. 1lle NLMA is an "-",socialionofallteaehers of mathenw·ics in the pmv in"e fro m kinder·ganen lhmugh lhe grad uate levelat Memorial Universil)"o..'er 100delegalesal1en de<Jlhe 2001 w n·ferenc'l' , includin g representat i, 'esfrom governme nt, >choo ls andpo sl· seconda ry inst ilu lionslbroughoul the province, Q;:.
oceanograph y,marinebiology.andso on," The scientific side of theconference was nct Hmnedio theclassroom. according 10 Mr .Blackwood ,"W eran13fieldtrips,including lWO ou tsid e of th eprovince in Atlantic Canada,"
The conference had been heldpreviousl y in 1974 and 1988 atMemorial. which also happens 10be the sit e for GACs nationalhcadquartCT'S,Mr, Blackwood waspar ti cularl y sat is f ied with thedirec l ro lelhalthe unive rsi lyplayedinthe~'Ullference," Mc'J1lOt'
ial made a major c<:mtriooli,ml oil s'UC~'l''', '' he said, "Many partic i·pa nls li ked tbe campus almos'phere, and lhecla""uom f",-ilitieswere excellenl "
and Po'I·Secondary Education,di>cussed the role ofhcr newporlfolioandrcinforcedlheimp.:>r1ance of marhemencsin tterew economy,
A report on the sratus ot tneAtlantic Provirces Common Cur.riculum Initiat ive was presentedby Patricia Maxwel1, pmv incialmalhe malic,consulta nt with theDe partment of Ed uca tion. T bisrepondrewsome reaction to proposedchanges\Othe bigbscboolmathematic'curriculum.The newpresi de nt of tbe Ne wfo und lan d
Highlights o f u e conf erenceincluded let."IUreSOO the importantissue of waleI' resources and theiruse, including a public jecrure byMarqde Villi er s,aulhorof theaward·winningbook "",fer, a discu,,;on on tidal waves and otherexce plional nalu ralevenlsonCanada' sco.a.'ls ; evolutinnas evider",ed in lhe fossil record ; minera l and hydr ocarbon deposil s,including a specia l session o nV" ise y ' s Ba y; and an arra y ofotherearth-scienc'l' lopK'S
"We bad a very ecl....1ic lechni·cal prog ram, cO"eri ng a wbolerangeofgeo'dence fields," Mr,Blackwood rema rked, "Some oflhe 'e"ion, we re 'pecificallyde'igned to appeal 10 people inOlherdi'cipline"forinslance,
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" It was an exceptional suc ee-..s:· Frank Hlackwooo, chair ofthe oonferencecommenled. "Thatwa' the feedbac k from many,many peooleThe leo;hnicalprogram.lheSlll,;ialprogram.eventheweerher.everymmg worked outgreat"
The Newfoundland andLah ra~or, Mal hemali ~ a l
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products and services inNewfoundland for over 120 years.
sill" offering one progmm , Our grad ualesaredynarnic,passionateandcaring,"
Dr,Orchardsaidtheaccredilalionsy...te rn loo ks fo r exce lle nce and CAUSNfound thaI in Newfoundland, "We're alsobeing reviewed for approval by the provin·cial regulatory body, the Association ofRegistered Nurses of Newfoundland andLahrador,andthat associeconobserved thewhole llCCreditalionproces.sand will reviewthe CAUSN teport , We're fortunate thai wewere able 10 negotiate wilb both gruups 1fI
have itdnne in tandem"Dr, Orchard said the co llahor a lion
belween lbe lhree siles offering lhe BN(co ll abo ra t ive) pro gram is unique inCanada, "It' s a true partners ltip, with litesame curriculum delivered inalisiles, lnComer Book , we use Sir Wilfred GrenfellCollegeto deliver non-nursing courses,andfor both CNS and the School of Nursin goursrudent.havelheirnon·nursing~
at liteMemorial campu.,in SlJohn's."All three direclors of the sitcsthal
deliver the BN (collaoorative l programagreedthallheseven-yearCAUSNaccreditation wa.s wonderful news, adding to theex~-itemenl of the second group of n""'ingstudentsgnoduatingfromlheprognunthisyear,
CAUSN also gave full acneditation toMemorial' s Web-ba...ed posl·RN prognun ,"We've offered this program to regisleret!nursesintheprovincesincetheearly''Xls,and now with funding from the Departmentof Education we've transformed il into aWeb-based program:' said Dr.Drcherd."We find the achievemenr ot learmng rsltigherbe:cau.-eofincrea..edooolaCt'lItrouglte-mail and web-based discussion groupsWe're exciledby the changes we're made.
and pleased lhat the accreditation reportrecogni1.edthat"Q;:.
Nursing program receives full accreditation
Gold standardavSHARON GRAV
T he C~nadian AS."><:iationof UniverSlly Schools of Nursing(CAUSN) has gtven a full se ven
year accreditation 10 Mem orial Un iver ·sity ' s bechetor of nursmg (collaboralivelprogram , whic h is delivered at three sitesin lhe province. The program is offered inCorner Book al the Western RegionalSchool of Nursing and in StJohn's at theCentre for Nun;ing Srudies and at Memor ·ial 'sSclxX1lofNursing
"You and your partners have madeprogressover lime in developing a parmer.ship of ""luals and a trulycollabordti''l' JIR>'gmm,"wroIeC)11lhiaCameron.cllairoftheCAUSN Board of Accredilation. in a letternotifying Dr. Carol e Orchard,direetorofMemorial' s School of Nur sin g , ortheaccredilatioo, "lltethreesitesare~·
ing lO uniqueness of provinciai sening andavailable financial and human resources, Inthe developmentoftlte programsyou havedeveloped oommendable extemal relationships with the government, clinical partners,and other disciplines , and are woding onstrenglhenin glhecollahorativepartne,-shipand developing <trategic plans for bothinternal and external relations."
The dire<;lor of the West ern RegionalSchoolofNur;ing,Linda Norman·Rohhin.s,said a seven-yearaccredilation is the goldstandard frum CAUSN, "It 's something we
hoped 10achieve, but we oolysIar1edimple'menlinglhisprogramin 1996 and 10achieve it is truly wondetful."
Joan RowselL dire<.1orof the Centre forNursing Studie s, said all Sill'S are thrilledWilh the CAUSN accr editation, "Weachieved our goalofhavingaBN as lbeerury level for nursing praclice by the year2CXXl, which involved changing from thefive previ ous scnoors of nursin g 10 three