Here are some of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from December 2 to December 8, 2016.
Friday, December 2
- University of Ottawa Orchestra 8 p.m.
School of Music - Holiday Gift Making Workshop — Learn to use a sewing and embroidery machine by making a kids’ toy with recycled material. 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Faculty of Engineering and CEED
Sunday, December 4
- University of Ottawa Human Rights Film Festival 2016 From December 1 to December 4
Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Monday, December 5
- Older Women Count! – Advocating for Human Rights in Africa, Canada and the World 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Faculty of Arts - Electrifying Transportation – How effective climate policies for Canada’s transport sector can drive the transition from fossil duels to electricity 10:30 a.m. to noon
Institute of the Environment - Lisa Monchalin book launch and panel: The Colonial Problem – An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada 6 p.m.
Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Criminology
Tuesday, December 6
- Talk: “La sollicitude chez Ricoeur” – Ethics of care 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (in French)
Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities - Heroic Tales of Alzheimer’s Disease and Personhood in Brazil Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Social Work
Wednesday, December 7
- Smart Infrastructure- Smart World 8:30 am to 7:00 pm
Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks - Concert: A Musical Offering for Christmas Noon
School of Music - New Professors Lecture – The Faculty of Science showcases some of its newest recruits to the research and teaching faculty. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Faculty of Science
Thursday, December 8
- Geotechnical Hazards and Risks Conference December 8 and December 9
Faculty of Engineering - Lac-Mégantic Conference: Have the Lessons of the Lac-Mégantic Disaster Been Learned? 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Common Law Section - Perspectives about Women’s Enterprise - Dr. Candida Brush 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Telfer School of Management
Media inquiries
Sarah Foster
Media Relations Officer
Cell: 613-762-2908
sarah.foster@uOttawa.ca