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2018 Events (archive)

Saturday, May 12
		11am-3pm		Science Building Lobby, Chemistry-Physics Building Lobby, Engineering Building, Bruneau Centre Atrium, St. John's Campus.
		12:30-430pm		Labrador Institute Research Station, 92 Portage Road, North West River, Labrador. Join the Labrador Institute for a Family Fun Day with hands-on research-related activities and much much more! Full schedule of events and more information available here.
Sunday, May 13
Monday, May 14
		All week long		Arts and Science Atrium, Grenfell Campus. Research initiatives by faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students will be on display throughout the week.
		830am-430pm		Grenfell Campus, Arts and science atrium. or call 709-722-0718.
Launch and Panel Discussion		10-11:30am		The Landing, Room UC-3018, University Centre, St. John's Campus. Join Dr. Neil Bose, vice-president (research), for the official launch of Research Week and an informative panel discussion: Making a difference together - ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ researchers use molecular genetics to improve health outcomes for our province featuring researchers from the Faculty of Medicine. Open to all members of the university community! More details are online.
		10:30am		Facebook Live Event. Hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and C-CORE.
Meet the Research Teams		2-4pm		Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation Atrium, St. John's Campus.
		8-10pm		Bridie Molloy's Irish Pub, 5 George Street, St. John's. Hosted by Pint of Science featuring , Department of Biology, Faculty of Science.
Tuesday, May 15
Engaging Ideas		8-10am		Room BN-4000, Faculty of Business Administration, St. John's Campus. Hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration.
		9-10am		Navigate Centre, College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook. Come visit the new Makerspace to learn about upcoming initiatives and priorities.
Brown Bag Lunch with the VPR		12-1pm		Nexus Centre, Room SN-4022, Science Building, St. John's Campus. Hosted by Dr. Neil Bose, Vice-President (Research).
Exploring Your Environment: Our Physical Environment		1-3pm		Innovation Hall, Room IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, St. John's Campus. Hosted by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
		130-3pm		Room AS-2016, Grenfell Campus. Join us to share your thoughts on how best to communicate research initiatives to further advance awareness and spur collaboration.
		6-730pm		Queen Elizabeth II Library Lobby, St. John's Campus. Come along to a discussion on a unique project between the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Faculty of Education.
The Faith Elizabeth Winifred (Rusted) Bayley Public Lecture		7-9pm		Innovation Hall, Room IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, St. John's Campus. Hosted by the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science. This talk will feature Dr. Catherine Field from the University of Alberta who will present on the topic: Can we feed our babies better to prevent allergies? More information is online.
		8-10pm		The Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth Street, St. John's. Hosted by Pint of Science featuring Dr. Danny Dyer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science.
Wednesday, May 16
		830am-4pm		Room FC-2014, Forest Centre. Grenfell Campus. Day 1 of a three-day symposium. Registration, workshop welcome, keynote presentation and other discussions are taking place on May 16 on Grenfell Campus. Other events taking place May 17 and 18 at the Fisherman's Landing Inn in Rocky Harbour. .
Best in Class		9am-5pm		Room AA-1046, Arts and Administration Building, St. John's Campus. Learn about some of the research projects creating a buzz in the Faculty of Education.
Connecting with ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ through Yaffle		9:30-10:30am		Rocket Bakery, 272 Water Street, St. John's. Come learn more about Yaffle, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University’s online connecting resource. Hosted by the Harris Centre. .
An Introduction to Media Relations		12-1pm		Room AA-1043, Arts and Administration Building, St. John's Campus. Brown bag lunch facilitated by David Sorensen, manager, Communications, Division of Marketing and Communications. Interested in working with media but unsure how to start? This presentation is an overview of the benefits of engaging with media, and what strategies you can adopt to ensure effective collaboration with the fourth estate.
Exploring Your Environment: Society and the Environment		1-3pm		Innovation Hall, Room IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, St. John's Campus. Hosted by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Department of Biochemistry Guest Researcher Talk		1pm		Room ED-1014, G.A. Hickman (Education) Building. Dr. Catherine Field, a professor with the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Science, will deliver a special research talk entitled Evidence for the use of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the treatment of breast cancer. More information is available online.
		3-430pm		Room 2956, School of Nursing. Hosted by the School of Nursing.
		8-10pm		Bridie Molloy's Irish Pub, 5 George Street, St. John's. Hosted by Pint of Science featuring , Faculty of Medicine researcher.
Thursday, May 17
		830am-4pm		Fisherman's Landing Inn, Rocky Harbour. Day 2 of three-day symposium. Day 3 of symposium (on Friday, May 18) also taking place at the Fisherman's Landing Inn in Rocky Harbour. .
		10am-noon		Nexus Centre, Room SN-4022, Science Building, St. John's Campus. A presentation by Victoria Kavanagh and Weyam Fahmy, graduate students of Psychology department, Faculty of Science. They will lead a discussion related to sleep and its cognitive impacts.
Music event		11am-noon		D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music. Attendees are invited to be on stage, for an up close and personal experience. Program includes: Duo Concertante (performance); Dr. Christine Carter (performance); and Dr. Andrew Staniland's new JADE project (brain waves to sound! show and tell/demonstration.
		12-1pm		Room AA-1043, Arts and Administration Building, St. John's Campus. A brown bag session hosted by .
Exploring Your Environment: Health and the Environment		1-3pm		Innovation Hall, Room IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, St. John's Campus. Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine.
Environmental Working Group Meeting		3-5pm		Nexus Centre, Room SN-4022, Science Building, St. John's Campus. Funded in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Research Week Panel Discussion and Closing Event		7-9pm		Room PE-2001, Physical Education Building, St. John's Campus. Join us for a Research Week Closing Event where there will be a discussion on the following question: If you could envision a perfect relationship between ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University’s researchers and Indigenous communities, what would it look like and how do we get there?
Please check back for updates, additional events and information. Please note, sessions are subject to change.