Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 to Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015

Sept.
21

Backyard Composting

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 2-3 p.m.

MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Road, St. John's

The City of St. John's, in partnership with the MMSB and MUN Botanical Garden, are offering subsidized backyard compost bins and information sessions to residents of St. John's this fall.

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Sept.
21

MER Speaker Series: The Impact of Behavioural Goals on Transfer from a Management Development Program

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 6 p.m.-07:30 a.m.

BN-4000

The Master of Employment Relations (MER) program is offering the first in its annual speaker series.

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Sept.
21

Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program (NAACAP) Presentation and AGM

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 6:30-9 p.m.

Memorial University Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Rd., St. John's

Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program (NAACAP) NAACAP will hold its AGM.

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Sept.
21

Science Literacy Week: Ocean Sciences Centre

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ocean Sciences Centre, Logy Bay

Science Literacy Week 2015 - Free educational programming at the Ocean Sciences Centre. See our touch tank, aquarium, seal observation deck and more. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Sept.
21

Science Literacy Week - Dark Energy? Who Saw That Coming?

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

C-2045

The Department of Physics will present a (mostly) non-mathematical description of how velocity and distance measurements for remote galaxies show the universe is expanding.

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Sept.
21

Science Literacy Week: Astronomy Exploratory

Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, 2-4:30 p.m.

Johnson GEO Centre

Travel the night sky of St. John's at 2 p.m. in the afternoon in our digital Star Lab. Join us outside to explore the surface of the sun through the wonders of a solar scope (weather permitting).

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Sept.
22

PhD Oral Defence of Alireda Aljaroudi

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

IIC 2014, Bruneau Centre for Research & Innovation

Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science; titled: Probabilistic Methods for Assessing The Performance of Oil and Gas Condition Monitoring Systems

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Sept.
22

Graduate Studies Information Session

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 1-2 p.m.

The Landing, UC-3018

This presentation is on Emergency Management.

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Sept.
22

Influence Without Authority

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 09 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Gardiner Centre, BN-4019

Influencing others matters for your effectiveness, reputation and success. Learn to influence and persuade other people without using formal authority.

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Sept.
22

Science Literacy Week - Biology Science Fair

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 12-1:30 p.m.

Chemistry-Physics building lobby

See the research that is being done in the Biology department up close and personal. The program is free and registration is not required. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Sept.
22

Science Literacy Week: Memorial University Botanical Garden

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Memorial University Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Rd., St. John's

Celebrate Science Literacy Week on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Memorial Botanical Garden. All programs are free and registration is not required.

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Sept.
22

Science Literacy Week: Body Works Presentation

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 7-8:30 p.m.

Johnson GEO Centre, St. John's

Dr. Shakti Chandra will present some of the magnificent collection of plastinated anatomical specimens she has created for teaching.

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Sept.
22

A Presentation by Evidence for Democracy (E4D)

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 4-5 p.m.

Room 1M101, Medical Education Building

Erosion of Science and Democracy - Advocating for Science discussion.

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Sept.
22

Welsh surnames in Newfoundland and Labrador

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 7:30-9 p.m.

Hampton Hall, Marine Institute

The next lecture sponsered by the Family History Society will feature Cabot Martin.

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Sept.
22

Blood Donor Clinic

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 3:30-7:30 p.m.

R. Gushue Hall, Upper Level

Donate blood today in honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Call 1-888-2DONATE for more information. Walk-in donors needed!

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Sept.
22

Application to Graduate School - Tips and Strategies

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 3-4 p.m.

Online Webinar

Are you wondering about the details for submitting an online application? Attend this webinar to understand the process for submitting an application to a graduate program at Memorial University.

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Sept.
23

MUN Cinema Series: Jimmy's Hall

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 7-9 p.m.

Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall

MUN Cinema presents Jimmy's Hall.

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Sept.
23

Career and Graduate School Fair

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Field House, St. John's campus

More than 100 exhibitors representing employers, organizations, government agencies and post-secondary institutions from across North America.

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Sept.
23

Pharmacy Information Session

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 1-1:50 p.m.

SN-4063

Find out what you need to apply to the pharmacy program!

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Sept.
23

Social Work Information Session

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 1-1:50 p.m.

SN-4068

Find out what you need to apply to the social work program!

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Sept.
23

Quantitative Social Science in Arts Group Talk: Economic Inequality and Electoral Accountability

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

C-3024

Dr. Scott Matthews, Department of Political Science, will speak.

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Sept.
23

An Afternoon in the Garden

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 2-3 p.m.

Memorial University Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Road, St. John's

Join a member of the Memorial University Botanical Garden horticulture staff for a tour of the flower gardens.

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Sept.
23

Science Literacy Week: MUN's Got Chemistry!

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

QEII Library, Second Floor

See just how big an explosion we're allowed to make in the QEII Library. Interactive chemistry activities and some surprising science facts for all ages.

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Sept.
23

Disturbing, Threatening and Violent Behaviour Awareness Information Session

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 1-2 p.m.

EN-2006

Information sessions to help you recognize these behaviors and what to do about them.

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Sept.
23

Japanese Cinema Night - Brave Story

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 7-9 p.m.

IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation

Come join us for a free Japanese Cinema Night! We will be showing the anime film Brave Story, directed by Koichi Chigira. The film is in Japanese with English subtitles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.! See

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Sept.
23

Blood Donor Clinic

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 09:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

University Centre, third floor, The Landing

Donate blood today in honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Call 1-888-2DONATE for more information. Walk-in donors needed!

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Sept.
24

Halifax Affinity Celebration

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 6-9 p.m.

HMCS Preserver, Halifax Waterfront

Ahoy mateys, alumni and friends! Join us for our 2015 Halifax Affinity Celebration, which is sure to be an unforgettable event!

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Sept.
24

Writer-in-Residence Reading

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 8-9:30 p.m.

Suncor Energy Hall, School of Music

John Barton, Memorial's 2015 writer-in-residence, will read from his work and answer questions about his writing. All are welcome.

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Sept.
24

Automatic and Adaptable Registration of Live RGBD Video Streams Sharing Partial Overlapping Views

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 1-2 p.m.

EN-2022

Seminar given by Afsaneh Rafighi, M.Sc. student in Computer Science.

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Sept.
24

Terry's CAUSE on Campus

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

University Centre Clock Tower

Join us for Terry's CAUSE on Campus.

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Sept.
24

HR Succession Planning

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 09 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Gardiner Centre, BN-4019

Implement a succession planning strategy that will prepare your organization now for key personnel changes that will occur in the future.

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Sept.
24

Science Literacy Week: Computer Science Science Fair

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Chemistry-Physics building lobby

Videos, interactive teaching materials, and games to showcase, as well as student projects.

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Sept.
24

Faculty Bible Study

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, 12-12:50 p.m.

HH-2005

Faculty Bible study. All welcome.

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Sept.
25

Tour of the Battery Facility Graduate Accommodations

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, 12-2 p.m.

100 Signal Hill Rd., St. John's

Are you a Memorial or MI graduate student looking for a place to live?

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Sept.
25

Love Your Body: Examining Body Image Programs in the Context of the 'Obesity Epidemic' by Dr. Jan Wright

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, 1-2:30 p.m.

Main Auditorium, Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Jan Wright is a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong.

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Sept.
25

Science Literacy Week: Physics Demonstrations

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, 12-1 p.m.

C-2039

Fun physics interactive demos and show and tell for the whole family!

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Sept.
25

Viewpoints: Exhibit Opening

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, 6-7:30 p.m.

First Space Gallery, Queen Elizabeth II Library

Viewpoints is the latest exhibit of the First Space Gallery in the QEII Library. It profiles the work of four photographers from the Memorial University community. The show runs until Dec. 18.

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Sept.
26

Un Duo in Tre

Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, 8-9:30 p.m.

D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music

Soprano, Caroline Schiller joins Duo Concertante's Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves for a varied and vibrant program of chamber works for voice, violin, and piano.

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