Monday, April 29, 12-12 a.m.

Online

From April 29-May 3, students, researchers and staff are invited to attend one of a series of research-related consultations focused on Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (EDI-AR) specifically related to the Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative.

• See the full schedule.

The initiative received a landmark investment of $91.6 million thanks to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), a tri-agency initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Co-led and co-developed by the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada and Memorial University, with the University of Ottawa as the institutional partner, the Qanittaq Initiative is a global partnership to address and respond to the increase in Arctic shipping, the related environmental impacts affecting Arctic communities and to support Inuit communities’ needs for safe and cost-efficient resupply.

Inuit communities and leaders will partner with national and international academic institutions, government and industry to develop robust and innovative ship design and operation technologies, surrounding policy and governance, and capacity in communities to participate and lead in the future of Arctic shipping.

The initiative has the shared objective of creating an inclusive and internationally relevant, Inuit-driven research project.

The goals of the Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative are as follows:

• Build a knowledge base to address Inuit shipping priorities, promote the safety of ships operating in the Arctic and protect those environments;
• Create the tools and solutions needed to improve the affordability, sustainability and efficiency of the Arctic fleet; and,
• Deliver the evidence necessary to effect national and international policy change for ships operating in the Arctic.

EDI is a core principle of the CFREF program and all funded initiatives are required to develop leading-edge EDI Action Plans. However, as the Qanittaq Initiative is a game-changing Inuit-academic partnership, this plan will include focus on Reconciliation and EDI-AR.

Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei, associate vice-president (Indigenous research), is hosting virtual sessions to receive input from members of the university on the development of a Reconciliation and EDI-AR Action Plan for the Qanittaq Initiative.

Twelve sessions will take place between April 29-May 3.

The schedule for all sessions is available online.

If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please email avp.research@mun.ca for access to login instructions.

Presented by Office of the Vice-President (Research)

Tuesday, April 30, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Online

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, this session will walk you through the most commonly used features of the Brightspace environment. The topics include:

• Overview of CITL’s support team
• Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site
• Adding content to a site, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit
• Setting up the grade book to track and return grades to students
• Using course mail and announcements to contact your students
• Setting up a Discussion Forum
• Creating Assignments and Quizzes
• Introducing Online Rooms

Instructors are encouraged to bring forward issues or challenges they may have experienced when teaching with Brightspace, and we will aim to provide suggestions to address them.

For more information and to register for this event, please visit the CITL Events Calendar.

Presented by CITL

Tuesday, April 30, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Online

April is Information Management Month. To celebrate, Memorial’s Information Management and Protection Office invites you to attend a Webinar titled Managing and Protecting Information at Memorial: What You Need to Know happening at 11am-12 pm on April 30, 2024. This webinar will help you to make the most of Memorial’s information tools and solutions such as Microsoft Teams, Document Manager, MUNCLASS and more! It will also provide guidance on how you can create the ideal information environment in which you can best manage and protect information. If you are interested in attending this webinar, you can sign up to attend here. For more information and resources, visit the IM Month website.

Presented by Office of the Chief Information Officer

Tuesday, April 30, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Virtual

Social prescribing is a way to connect patients to a range of non-clinical services in the community to improve health and well-being. It can help address social issues such as loneliness or social isolation, ageism, and housing insecurity. We’ll be joined by guests from the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, a national hub that links people and shares practices on this method of care, as well as Seniors NL and Memorial University. Join the discussion! Click here to register.

Presented by Quality of Care NL

Wednesday, May 1, 10-11 a.m.

Online

Are you wondering how to put together a strong application to graduate programs at Memorial University? Join us for this free webinar to review the details of the application process. Our presenter will provide you with a step-by-step guide and useful tips to help with your application to Memorial.
Date: May-1-2024
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
REGISTER

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, May 1, 1:30-5 p.m.

Online

This is a beginner level series that is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of Unix Shell, Version Control with Git and Python. This includes data types, conditional statements, loops and functions, as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using Python in everyday tasks.

You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented or previous programming experience but intermediate level experience with a computer is highly recommended.

You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.

This workshop will take place on:

Thursday, May 1st, 1:00 – 4:30pm (Atlantic)

Thursday, May 8th, 1:00 – 4:30pm

Wednesday, May 15th, 1:00 – 4:30pm

Wednesday, May 22nd, 1:00 – 4:30pm

Joining instructions will be provided prior to the first session.

Registration.

Presented by ACENET

Wednesday, May 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Main Auditorium (T-Aud), Faculty of Medicine; online

Mini-Med School is Back!

Are you interested in learning about health and medicine? Want to discover more about medical advancements and how they can affect you in the future? Now is your chance to expand your knowledge and become a “medical student” for six weeks!

About Mini-Med School
The Faculty of Medicine’s Mini-Med School began in February 2004 to forge stronger ties with the community and extend our school’s reach by sharing our medical faculty’s expertise. With medicine advancing rapidly, many people are increasingly concerned with maintaining good health and receiving the best treatment possible.

Each night, two members of the medical community will present on areas related to health and medicine. The seminars are intended to explore the scientific basis of topical medical issues, followed by a question and answer session. All information is presented in an easy-to-understand style. The intended audience will range from high-school students who may be interested in medicine as a profession to seniors with an interest in health and health-related topics.

Experience and participate in large group discussions on various topics presented by members of our medical community.

These sessions will run from April 24– May 29 and will be held in person at the Main Auditorium (T-Aud)  in the Faculty of Medicine Building and online (via Webex).

Note: The Mini-Med School educational program is best suited for Grades 10, and Up. Onsite (In-person) capacity is restricted to 300. We only accept credit cards for payments. We do not accept Visa Debit cards.

All fees are inclusive of HST.

Registration Fees

Presented by Office of Professional and Educational Development

Thursday, May 2, 12-1 p.m.

Online

The School of Graduate Studies is hosting a Thesis Submission, Examination, Completion & Defence Information Session, this session is open to all thesis-based graduate students, Graduate Officers, supervisory members and anyone else who would benefit from this session. In the event of a holiday or university closure the session will be cancelled.

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=m20654d8620243344750829370cc42654

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Thursday, May 2, 7-9 p.m.

Wooden Walls Distilling, 140 Harbour Dr., St. John's

Memorial’s Royal Society of Canada’s Fellows and College Members are launching a new speaker’s series … Research at the Centre of the Edge.

Join us on May 2 for the inaugural event featuring the research of Dr. Joshua Lepawsky, Department of Geography.

Dr. Lepawsky is recognized globally as an expert on e-waste. His research has revealed new insights into e-waste dumping, leading to revised international policies and recycling certification.

The presentation, We have a problem with tech pollution: Algorithms and other recipes for destruction, will explore current trends indicating that over 100 million tonnes of electronics (e-waste) will be discarded annually from 2030-2040. Even more alarming, larger amounts of pollution and waste result from the mining for, and the manufacturing of, electronics. Discussions will include what will happen to the environment if we don’t make changes and what immediate steps can be taken?

All are welcome.

Presented by Royal Society of Canada; Office of the Vice-President (Research)

Friday, May 3, 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m.

Online

Looking for secure and dry bike parking? Bike lockers are available to students, staff and faculty to rent by semester. There are three locations: two on the St. John’s campus and another at the Signal Hill campus.  Visit Sustainability and Climate Action Office for more information and to apply.

Presented by Sustainability and Climate Action Office

Friday, May 3, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Marine Institute, Ridge Road campus, St. John's

On May 3, teams from junior high will compete in the 2024 Regional Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition in the SCOUT division! 

The MATE ROV competition is an underwater robotics challenge that engages a global community of learners each year. 

The competition will take place at the Marine Institute (MI) campus at 155 Ridge Rd. 

Teams are required to design and construct an ROV that must complete a series of tasks while deployed in MI’s flume tank. The competition challenges teams to build and ROV with the necessary tools, technology and sensors to monitor and observe the health of marine ecosystems and biodiversity and unlock solutions to ensure the health of the world’s oceans.  

The SCOUT competition will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude at 5:30 pm with an awards ceremony to follow.

Presented by Marine Institute

Friday, May 3, 1-2 p.m.

MED-3M101

Zhanne Hopkinson

MSc Student

Development of a cellular model of hypoxia/ischemia to investigate SERCA2 sub-isoform switching during Ca2+-mediated arrhythmias.

Presented by Division of Biomedical Sciences

Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Marine Institute, Ridge Road campus, St. John's

On May 3, teams from high school will compete in the 2024 Regional Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition in the RANGER division! 

The MATE ROV competition is an underwater robotics challenge that engages a global community of learners each year. 

The competition will take place at the Marine Institute (MI) campus at 155 Ridge Rd. 

Teams are required to design and construct an ROV that must complete a series of tasks while deployed in MI’s flume tank. The competition challenges teams to build and ROV with the necessary tools, technology and sensors to monitor and observe the health of marine ecosystems and biodiversity and unlock solutions to ensure the health of the world’s oceans.  

The RANGER competition will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude at 5:30 pm with an awards ceremony to follow.

Presented by Marine Institute

Sunday, May 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Rotary Paradise Youth and Community Centre, McNamara Dr., Paradise

The Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, known as Threads of Life, supports the healing journey of families who have suffered from a workplace fatality, traumatic life-altering injury, or occupational disease. Every year Threads of Life hosts its flagship fundraiser – Steps for Life. Steps for Life is traditionally a 5-km family walk that aims to educate the community about the devastating ripple effects of each workplace tragedy and how we can work together to prevent others being injured or killed on the job. To join Team Memorial or to donate please Join Team Memorial

Presented by Environmental Health and Safety

Sunday, May 5, 8-10 p.m.

D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music

The award-winning Atlantic String Quartet is comprised of the principal string players of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. The current members of the quartet are Heather Kao and Nancy Case-Oates – violins, Kate Read – viola, and Nathan Cook, principal cellist. The ASQ is an integral part of the creative life of the St. John’s community and is known for its versatility and ability to work with music and musicians from all styles and genres. The ASQ performs around the province and each season presents a 4-concert recital series.

For Recital 4 we are delighted to welcome special guest Emily Dunsmore, French horn. The concert features String Quartet no. 3 by R. Murray Schafer; Entr’acte by Caroline Shaw; and Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407 by W. A. Mozart.

Presented by Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra