Notions of class have been rooted at least in part in physiology, says Kevin Siena.
An associate professor of history at Trent University, he will explore the contributions of medical literature to that process in his free public lecture, “Rotten Bodies: Plague, Fever, and the Plebeian Body in Early Modern England,” Friday, March 23, at 5 p.m. in the Oak Room, Vanier Hall.
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century plague and fever tracts commonly connected epidemics with poverty, Dr. Siena says.
Canada’s young people are overweight, and poor eating habits are a major reason why, says Rhona Hanning.
An associate professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo , she will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Promoting Healthier Diets for Kids: Can Schools Make a Difference,” at noon on Friday, March 23, in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
The University Chamber Choir will premiere a new work by UWindsor alumna Shelley Marwood (BMus 2004) at the Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, March 25.
An emerging composer based in Toronto, Marwood has had works performed by the Vancouver, Winnipeg and Windsor symphony orchestras. Her composition, Elements, is based on a poem of the same name by her grandmother Ruby Mulcaster.
The School of Music is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two free tickets to the Spring Choral Concert “From the Sacred to the Profane,” in Assumption University Chapel on Sunday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for students, available at the door or in advance by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 4212; or online at www.uwindsor.ca/music.
As a kid growing up in Chatham, Morgan McNaughton spent most of his summers playing competitive soccer. Looking back now, he realizes the chance to play his favourite sport in an organized league was something of a luxury.
“I knew people who weren’t able to play sports like hockey just because registration and equipment was so expensive,” said the fourth-year kinesiology student. “It’s unfortunate that some people can’t play because everyone wants us to be physically active. It’s a shame to miss out on those opportunities because your family can’t afford it.”
The campus chapters of UNICEF and Engineers Without Borders invite the UWindsor community to consider the relationship between food security and access to fresh water during their observance of World Water Day in the CAW Student Centre on Thursday, March 22.
The student groups will set up a booth with information on everything from how much water is used to grow crops to the ways that growing competition for scarce resources can affect food security. The student engineers will have on hand a treadle pump, which uses human power to irrigate fields.
Cogeco cable 11 will air the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s basketball gold medal game between the Windsor Lancers and UBC Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24.
The CIS named Lancer guard Miah-Marie Langlois its female athlete of the week after she led her team to the national championship.
The School of Music’s Take 4 series will showcase students in recital, Wednesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in room 139, Music Building.
The program features:
The Humanities Research Group Distinguished Speakers Series presents Rev. James McConica addressing two questions on the UWindsor campus this week.
On Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in Assumption University’s Freed-Orman Centre, he will discuss “What are universities for?”
Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. in the Assumption University boardroom, he will discuss “Is there a valid Christian humanism?”
Both lectures are free and open to the public.
A million-dollar investment through the Automotive Partnership Canada will assist in the development of manufacturing processes to produce lighter-weight car parts, says UWindsor mechanical automotive and materials engineering professor Daniel Green.
