Feb 7th, 2012
As many as 250 of the top science journalists from across the country will be arriving here this June as the University of Windsor hosts the annual conference of the Canadian Science Writers’ Association.
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Feb 7th, 2012
The Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric presents distinguished research fellow Douglas Walton delivering his free public lecture “An Argumentation Model of Defeasible Scientific Knowledge” at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, in the seminar room, Parker House.
In his discussion, Dr. Walton presents a model of the procedure whereby argumentation is used to justify the claim that a given proposition should have the status of scientific knowledge.
Elizabeth Donnelly is quite the matchmaker. The assistant professor of social work matched all the correct answer in yesterday’s DailyNews trivia contest, winning two tickets to see the University Players production of Emma.
Dr. Donnelly’s name was drawn from all those who identified Emma Woodhouse and her true love George Knightly, as well as the film Clueless, which loosely retold their story.
UWindsor music professor Brent Lee is one of the featured composers at the 16th annual Windsor Canadian Music Festival who will join in a roundtable discussion of their work on Wednesday, February 8.
Besides Lee, the discussion will include David Eagle, Keith Hamel , James Harley and Christien Ledroit. It begins at 4 p.m. in the Music Building’s Recital Hall, room 139. It is free and open to the public.
The work of renowned Canadian conceptual artist and UWindsor professor emeritus Iain Baxter& is the subject of Iain Baxter&: Works 1958-2011, published this month by Goose Lane Editions.
The book takes a retrospective look at the artist who was called “the Marshall McLuhan of the visual arts,” by the Canada Council Molson Prize committee, and whose pioneering works explore a wide range of media, including the blending of painting and sculpture, conceptually based photography and gallery-transforming art installations.
University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see the romantic comedy Emma, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. The play’s run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.
What does a year in the life of the University of Windsor look like? Photographer Richard Bain is hoping students, faculty and staff will tell him.
Since last fall, he has been taking pictures of campus life for a book to be published by Binea Press. It will be Bain’s sixth project chronicling an Ontario institution of higher learning, following volumes on Western, McMaster, Guelph, Brock, and Fanshawe College.
It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. With that can-do attitude, members of the Sigma Chi fraternity dove right into a charitable endeavour last week – soaking in a hot tub outside the CAW Student Centre to raise funds for the fight against ovarian cancer.
“One of our sorority sisters has ovarian cancer, so we want to support research for a cure,” said second-year communications student Josh Harendorf.
Feb 6th, 2012
The 16th annual Windsor Canadian Music Festival, a collaboration between the University of Windsor School of Music and Windsor Symphony Orchestra, starts today, as artistic advisor Brent Lee provides an overview at 4 p.m. in the Music Building’s Recital Hall.
A number of UWindsor students and faculty will be among the featured performers during Flute-Palooza, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, at Assumption University Chapel.
One of Canada’s leading musical talents, Robert Aitken, will perform solo, join professors Jaime Wagner and Jonathan Bayley in a flute trio, and conduct a massed choir of 50 flutes composed of elementary, high school and university students.