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University Club Art Exhibit“20 Years of Dance: A Photo Exhibit”

Artist: Don HallUniversity Club, College West Bldg. Info: 585-4747 or 585-4050

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Sociology Seminar“Institutional Adaptation to Climate Change: A

Comparative Study”Speaker: Harry Diaz

Rm. 247, Classroom Bldg. Info: 585-4186

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Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy Lecture“Religion is About Life”

Speaker: Peter ShortCampion College Auditorium Info: 585-5869

Must RSVP

Geography Lecture“Journey on the Cold Stream: Holocene

Paleoclimatic and PaleoceanographicReconstructions from the Arctic and Eastern

Canadian Margin”Speaker: Elisabeth Levac

Rm. 312, Classroom Bldg. Info: 585-4222

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Chemistry Seminar“Investigation of the Mechanism of Stilbene

Synthase Cyclization and the Characterizationof Moss Chalcone Synthase”

Speaker: Chenguang JiangRm. 408, Classroom Bldg. Info: 585-4145

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First Annual Graduate Students ResearchConference

“Transferring Creativity into Community Wisdom”Keynote speaker: Roberta Bondar

U of R campus www.uregina.ca/gradconference/ Info: 359-1255

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OMAD Lecture Series“Resistance and Convergence-Francophone Métis

Strategies of Identity in WesternCanada: The Institut français' 2005 Conference as a

Case Study in the How and Why of InterculturalResearch”

Speaker: Peter DorringtonRm. 348, Administration-Humanities Bldg. Info: 585-4691

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Biology Seminar“CtpA, a Novel Serine Protease, Is Critical for

Rhizobium Leguminosarum Viability”Speaker: Kerrigan Gilbert

Rm. 126, Classroom Bldg. Info: 585-4145

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Heritage Lecture Series“Living Legends: Saskatchewan's Heritage Plants”

Speaker: Sandra SheilsDarke Hall (2201 College Ave.) Info: 585-5853/4304/5721

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Geology Seminar“Concepts and Models of Dolomitization

— A Critical Reappraisal”Speaker: Hans Machel

Rm. 115, College West Bldg. Info: 585-4147

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Faculty of Engineering Project Day 2006Education Building, 6th Floor

rom a wireless weather station to a solar-poweredglobal positioning system backpack. From a zebramussel prevention strategy at Boundary Reservoir to amechanical weed puller for organic farmers. From a

bridge over a creek to a press for manufacturing skis andsnowboards. These are just some of the ingenious and creativeengineering projects being presented at the fifth annual ProjectDay hosted by the Faculty of Engineering.

Graduating students will present their final-year projects in aconference format, with a “trade show” and poster sessions toshowcase their ideas and achievements. James Friedrich is one ofthe students behind the ski and snowboard press. About a yearago, he set up a business making and selling hand-madesnowboards. Last fall, he and fellow students Chris McFetridgeand Josh Holman created a press to produce snowboards and skis.

“We'll have the press at project day, and we'll explain how wedesigned and built it,” says Friedrich. “We'll have some finishedsnowboards there, and we'll talk about our future plans.”

Professor of Engineering Dr. Marie Iwaniw has co-ordinated theevent for the past few years. “If you take in project day, you willbe amazed by the creativity and ingenuity shown by thesestudents, in so many areas,” she promises.

Everyone is invited to attend Project Day, and there is noadmission charge. Free parking will be available in Lots 14 and 17.

More information can be found at:http://dev.www.uregina.ca/enggdynamic/

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Alumni, public welcome at graduatestudents’ research conference

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nternational student Fumiko Kizaki’s journey to

the University of Regina went through Wadena,

Sask., via Edmonton. Kizaki was born and raised near

Tokyo, but came to Canada to complete her Grade 11

on a student exchange. She had just settled into school

in Edmonton when the exchange program changed, and

she landed in Wadena.

“I was shocked at first, but everybody was really nice,”

she recalls. “Being in a

small town, and in a

small high school, soon

everyone knew me. So,

when I looked at my

choices for University, I

was more comfortable

coming back to

Saskatchewan.These

things happen for a

reason.”

Kizaki spent four

months studying in the U of R's English as a Second

Language (ESL) program to improve her English

conversational and writing skills before choosing to

earn a degree in economics and administration. She

also took advantage of the new arts co-operative

education program to add some work experience to

her course of study. Her first work term as a

researcher was in the office of the deputy minister to

the premier of Saskatchewan. Her second work term

was in Saskatchewan Learning. “I didn't know much

about the government, so being inside Executive

Council and a department was a really good

experience,” she says.

Kizaki will return to Executive Council for her final co-

op work term. At some point in the future, she would

like to work for a refugee support agency, perhaps in

Japan. “Canada is really, really open for refugees,” she

says, “and I'd like people in Japan to understand better

why it is important to accept refugees.This is

something I believe in.”

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This Friday and Saturday, Apr. 7 and8, almost 150 University of Reginastudents will present findings basedon their research work. It's the firstconference of its kind at the U of R, anopportunity to showcase thetremendous variety of researchactivities pursued by seniorundergraduate and graduate studentson campus.

The conference theme is “PuttingTheory into Practice: TransferringCreativity into Community Wisdom,”which reflects the importance thestudent organizers have placed onreaching out to the community.

“We would love to see alumni andthe general public come to theconference,” says Greg Kratzig,president of the Graduate Students’Association (GSA) and head of theconference organizing committee. “Webelieve researchers need to share theirwork with the community. There is somuch wonderful and ground-breaking work being done here that itis time we celebrate it. Now, there isan opportunity to showcase studentresearch right here in Regina, and in away that is accessible to everyonewho wants to come,” adds Kratzig,who is studying for a master's degreein psychology at Campion College.

The student presenters will makeeither oral or poster presentations.Poster presentations will be availablefor viewing during the entireconference. Oral presentations will bea maximum 15 minutes, with a shortquestion period following.

“One of the requirements is that theresearch be presented so thateveryone can understand it,” statesDavid Malloy, associate dean of theFaculty of Graduate Studies andResearch. “The presenters will bejudged on how well theycommunicate their research. There's aton of important research being done

here, and we want the public to findout about it.”

Malloy had mentioned to Kratzighow impressed he was at a studentresearch conference in Ontario twoyears ago. Malloy then made apresentation about his experience tothe GSA. Kratzig took the idea andran with it.

“I've been planning this conferencesince last October,” Kratzig says, “andby mid-December, the organizingcommittee included four othermembers of the GSA and three othergrad students I recruited because oftheir work ethic and enthusiasm forthe project. Dr. Malloy has beeninstrumental in recruiting judges and

moderators from the faculty ranks. “Our principal sponsor, the

University of Regina AlumniAssociation, has guaranteed oursuccess for this first year,” Kratzigcontinues. “The conference would nothave been possible without thebacking of President (Robert)Hawkins and the financialcommitments made by many facultiesand departments, and three externalsponsors.”

Alumni and members of the publicare welcome to attend the conference,and registration is free. For moreinformation, go towww.uregina.ca/gradconference.

Greg Kratzig is head of the organizing committee for the U of R’s newgraduate student research conference, “Putting Theory into Practice:Transferring Creativity into Community Wisdom,” to be held Apr. 7 and 8.The conference presents undergraduate and graduate students’ innovativeresearch to the public, and registration is free. Astronaut, neurologist,photographer and author Roberta Bondar will deliver the keynote speechon Fri., Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Education Auditorium.

More than 190 education students were honoured for their outstanding academic achievement at the recentFaculty of Education annual Spring Awards Reception.The reception recognized students from U of Reducation programs, including First Nations University of Canada, SUNTEP and Adult Education, who attainedplacement on the Faculty of Education Dean’s List or won a faculty, University or Millennium scholarship.