BCIT UPDATE BCIT President Don Wright will be presenting BCIT’s vision for the future of post-secondary education in BC at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 ... Read more →
The next fifty years: Don Wright speaks at Vancouver Board of Trade February 1
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UFV involved in community celebrations for would-be scientists of all ages
UFV Today
By Anne Russell on January 23, 2012
Do you want to learn more about biology, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry or perhaps agriculture and computer information systems? These are just a few of the UFV’s science-related activities and displays featured at the upcoming 2012 Community Science Celebration...
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Kwantlen explores women and media with Miss Representation documentary
Kwantlen News
METRO VANCOUVER, BC – (January 20, 2012) –Kwantlen's Department of Academic and Career Preparation is pleased to present the award winning documentary Miss Representation. The film examines the role mainstream media plays in the under representation of women in positions of power and influence in politics...
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Luigi Allemano | Music for Oscar Nominated Dimanche/Sunday
Congratulations to current low residency MAA candidate, Luigi Allemano, who composed the music for Oscar nominated Dimanche/Sunday. Read more.
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Canadian and global energy sustainability focus of lecture Jan. 25
David Hughes, a respected geoscientist and authority on North American and world fossil-fuel reserves, will be speaking on Canadian and global energy sustainability at Vancouver Island University on Wednesday, Jan 25 at 7 pm. Hughes says we face an energy... Friday, January 20, 2012 | full story …
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Associate Dean John Clarkson appointed to Transportation Safety Board
BCIT UPDATE Captain John Clarkson, associate dean of the BCIT Marine Campus, has been appointed one of just five members of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, effective February 27, 2012 ... Read more →
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Kwantlen’s Surrey Library honoured with prestigious environmental certification
Kwantlen News
Metro Vancouver, BC – (January 19, 2012) – It uses natural ventilation, consumes 65% less energy compared to the model National Building Code, and more than 40% of its building materials were sourced from within 800km and 26% recycled material. It's these attributes, and more, which have led the Coast...
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Dr. Irving K. Barber announces $250,000 donation to JIBC
January 20, 2012 JIBC to develop Aboriginal Justice Worker Certificate with donation Learn More
VIU researcher and poet take part in inaugural TEDx program in Victoria
Update: Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith, Research Scientist and Head of Shellfish Health & Husbandry Group at the Centre for Shellfish Research talked about her cutting edge work at TEDx Victoria this fall. Her talk, filmed at TEDxVictoria on November 19 2011 is now... Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | full story …
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Ricarda McDonald | and all watched over by machines of loving grace
And all watched over by machines of loving grace is an interactive video installation using a computer, software, large monitors and a sensor created by Ricarda McDonald (97) and Donna Szoke. Read more.
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