Out and About
Astronaut touches down on St. John's campus
Canadian astronaut Dr. Bob Thirsk, pictured at left, will visit Memorial Jan. 19 and 20. On Thursday, Jan. 19, he will give a public Speaking of Engineering talk starting at 7 p.m. in room IIC-2001 in the Bruneau Centre. On Friday, Jan. 20, at 12 p.m., he will give a special Grand Rounds in the main auditorium, Health Sciences Centre, on living in space for six months in the International Space Station and how it affects the body. Following the undocking of his Soyuz spacecraft from the station and landing back in Kazakhstan on Dec. 1, he had lived and worked in space for 188 days during his second voyage to space.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Screening of Two Coasts, One Ocean, 7-9 p.m., Bruneau Centre, Main Lecture Theatre
Grand opening: Jumping Bean Café, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., QEII Library
Interested in becoming a teacher?, 1-1:50 p.m., ED-5004
The Illustrious History of the Grand Old Force, 8-9:30 p.m., Hampton Hall, Marine Institute
Aging, HIV and Cytomegalovirus: Old Virus Meets New Tricks, 1-2 p.m., SN-4015
Thursday, Jan. 12
MUN Cinema Series: Café de Flore, 7-9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Social Media Marketing Strategy, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Gardiner Centre
The Apache Way, 1-2 p.m., EN-2022
Friday, Jan. 13
Newfoundland, Tourism, and Selling Culture, 12-2 p.m., QC-4028
How much is society willing to pay to save a human's life?, 1-2 p.m., Theatre B, HSC
Monday, Jan. 16
Instructional Development Grants 2012 Information Session, 12-1:30 p.m., ED-2030B
Learn about RDC's Ocean Industries Student Research Awards, 1-3 p.m., Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, room IIC-2014
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Muskrat Falls: The Best Option?, 7:30-9:30 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Innovation and Research
Thursday, Jan. 19
MUN Cinema Series: Le Havre, 7-9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Watercolour Basics Workshop No. 1 with Margaret Walsh Best, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Intro to Facebook Marketing, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Gardiner Centre
Friday, Jan. 20
Canadian astronaut Dr. Bob Thirsk on living in space for six months in the International Space Station, 12-1 p.m., main auditorium, Health Sciences Centre
Amino Acid Metabolism in the Liver and Pancreas, 2-4 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
Saturday, Jan. 21
Annual Burns Supper, 7-10 p.m., Legion in Pleasantville
Sunday, Jan. 22
SPARKS Literary Festival 2012, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Petro-Canada Hall, School of Music
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Managing Competing Priorities, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN 4013
Thursday, Jan. 26
MUN Cinema Series: French Immersion, 7-9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Intro to Twitter and Blog Marketing, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Gardiner Centre
R&D and Innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador: How Does it Compare?, 12-1:30 p.m., TBD
Friday, Jan. 27
Entrepreneurs and Guerrillas: Bureaucratic Activism and Gender Equality in Foreign Aid Donor Agencies, 1-2 p.m., SN-4087
Monday, Jan. 30
Supervisory Management Skills Program: Managing Employee Relations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Gardiner Centre, BN- 4013
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Global Cinema Series – The Wave, 7-9 p.m., A-1046
