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April 27, 2011
Tonight
Psych in the City
Two SFU psychology experts will wrap up the annual Psych in the City lecture series with a two-part presentation from 7-9 p.m. tonight at SFU Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Fletcher Challenge Canada Theatre. Jodi Viljoen, assistant professor in clinical and forensic psychology, will look at the conundrum the legal system and the public face in trying to treat young offenders fairly while still effectively deterring violent criminals. Marline Moretti, a psychology professor, will discuss developmental paths to aggressive and antisocial behaviour in children and teens and the importance of early intervention.
Jodi Viljoen, 778.782.8638, jviljoen2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Marlene Moretti, 778.782.3604, moretti@sfu.ca
Riding for freedom
SFU President Andrew Petter, philanthropist Michael Audain and KCTS 9 television senior officials are hosting a preview of excerpts from Freedom Riders tonight, 7-8:30 p.m., at SFU Woodward’s in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts downtown. Audain, an SFU honorary degree recipient and urban developer, will lead discussion about Freedom Riders, a KCTS documentary about a courageous group of white and black civil rights activists, including Audain. From May-November 1961, more than 400 activists, known as freedom riders, risked their lives and endured savage beatings and imprisonment by riding buses and trains together through the Deep South to protest segregation.
Gloria Chu, SFU Ceremonies and Events, 778.782.5301, gloria_chu@sfu.ca
Climate change impacts
SFU statistician Charmaine Dean will be one of two researchers presenting a free public lecture on critical climate change impacts in Canada, tonight, 7-9 p.m., at the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Following UBC earth and ocean sciences expert, Phil Austin’s discussion of the atmospheric side of precipitation and drought, Dean will explain climate change-caused impacts in forest fire ignitions. The talks are part of a lecture series hosted by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, SFU and UBC.
This Week
Medicalization of Sex
More than 60 international experts will be at Simon Fraser University's Vancouver campus, April 28-30, for The Medicalization of Sex conference. They will discuss how science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry shape sexual normalcy, deviancy, function, and dysfunction. The conference will critically examine historical and recent developments associated with the medical diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of sex.
Thea Cacchioni, 604.649.5116, rwwp@sfu.ca
This Weekend
Neighbour power: the value of engaging
Community engagement is something Jim Diers believes can transform those communities. The first director of Seattle’s department of neighbourhhoods, a post he held for 14 years, Diers will talk with stakeholders in Surrey about how to create a vibrant community, on Saturday, April 30, 9:30 – 3 p.m. at SFU’s Surrey campus (theatre 2600). Diers is author of Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way. The Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association is sponsoring the workshop.
Bonnie Burnside, 604.581.2321, info@downtownsurreybia.com
People power: Max on TEDx
SFU biomedical physiologist Max Donelan, the inventor of the Bionic Energy Harvester, is among invited speakers at TEDxJuanDeFuca, a one-day conference in Victoria on April 30 featuring entrepreneurs, scientists and “generally fascinating people” on the theme of innovation and transformation. He’ll talk about the wearable technology that uses the natural motion of walking to generate electricity, and the efforts of his company, Bionic Power, to develop energy-harvesting technology. SFU molecular biologist Peter Unrau will also be featured on similarities between early life and the technology that started the industrial revolution. Check http://www.tedxjuandefuca.com/ for details.
Next Week
Recognizing mental health
May 1-7 is the 60th anniversary of Mental Health Week in Canada. SFU clinical psychologist Joti Samra can discuss mental health issues on and off the ice as Canuck fever spreads to the second round of playoffs. Erika Horwitz, SFU’s associate director of student counseling health and counseling services, says her department continues to train more staff and faculty in recognizing and supporting students under mental stress. She adds SFU’s SOS: Safety over Suicide training program continues to draw more participants.
Erika Horwitz, 778.782.3197, ehorwitz@sfu.ca
Joti Samra, 778.782.5263, jsamra@sfu.ca
Charmaine Dean, 778.782.4919, 778.782.3803, dean@stat.sfu.ca
Psych in the City
Two SFU psychology experts will wrap up the annual Psych in the City lecture series with a two-part presentation from 7-9 p.m. tonight at SFU Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Fletcher Challenge Canada Theatre. Jodi Viljoen, assistant professor in clinical and forensic psychology, will look at the conundrum the legal system and the public face in trying to treat young offenders fairly while still effectively deterring violent criminals. Marline Moretti, a psychology professor, will discuss developmental paths to aggressive and antisocial behaviour in children and teens and the importance of early intervention.
Jodi Viljoen, 778.782.8638, jviljoen2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Marlene Moretti, 778.782.3604, moretti@sfu.ca
Riding for freedom
SFU President Andrew Petter, philanthropist Michael Audain and KCTS 9 television senior officials are hosting a preview of excerpts from Freedom Riders tonight, 7-8:30 p.m., at SFU Woodward’s in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts downtown. Audain, an SFU honorary degree recipient and urban developer, will lead discussion about Freedom Riders, a KCTS documentary about a courageous group of white and black civil rights activists, including Audain. From May-November 1961, more than 400 activists, known as freedom riders, risked their lives and endured savage beatings and imprisonment by riding buses and trains together through the Deep South to protest segregation.
Gloria Chu, SFU Ceremonies and Events, 778.782.5301, gloria_chu@sfu.ca
Climate change impacts
SFU statistician Charmaine Dean will be one of two researchers presenting a free public lecture on critical climate change impacts in Canada, tonight, 7-9 p.m., at the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Following UBC earth and ocean sciences expert, Phil Austin’s discussion of the atmospheric side of precipitation and drought, Dean will explain climate change-caused impacts in forest fire ignitions. The talks are part of a lecture series hosted by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, SFU and UBC.
This Week
Medicalization of Sex
More than 60 international experts will be at Simon Fraser University's Vancouver campus, April 28-30, for The Medicalization of Sex conference. They will discuss how science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry shape sexual normalcy, deviancy, function, and dysfunction. The conference will critically examine historical and recent developments associated with the medical diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of sex.
Thea Cacchioni, 604.649.5116, rwwp@sfu.ca
This Weekend
Neighbour power: the value of engaging
Community engagement is something Jim Diers believes can transform those communities. The first director of Seattle’s department of neighbourhhoods, a post he held for 14 years, Diers will talk with stakeholders in Surrey about how to create a vibrant community, on Saturday, April 30, 9:30 – 3 p.m. at SFU’s Surrey campus (theatre 2600). Diers is author of Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way. The Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association is sponsoring the workshop.
Bonnie Burnside, 604.581.2321, info@downtownsurreybia.com
People power: Max on TEDx
SFU biomedical physiologist Max Donelan, the inventor of the Bionic Energy Harvester, is among invited speakers at TEDxJuanDeFuca, a one-day conference in Victoria on April 30 featuring entrepreneurs, scientists and “generally fascinating people” on the theme of innovation and transformation. He’ll talk about the wearable technology that uses the natural motion of walking to generate electricity, and the efforts of his company, Bionic Power, to develop energy-harvesting technology. SFU molecular biologist Peter Unrau will also be featured on similarities between early life and the technology that started the industrial revolution. Check http://www.tedxjuandefuca.com/ for details.
Next Week
Recognizing mental health
May 1-7 is the 60th anniversary of Mental Health Week in Canada. SFU clinical psychologist Joti Samra can discuss mental health issues on and off the ice as Canuck fever spreads to the second round of playoffs. Erika Horwitz, SFU’s associate director of student counseling health and counseling services, says her department continues to train more staff and faculty in recognizing and supporting students under mental stress. She adds SFU’s SOS: Safety over Suicide training program continues to draw more participants.
Erika Horwitz, 778.782.3197, ehorwitz@sfu.ca
Joti Samra, 778.782.5263, jsamra@sfu.ca
Charmaine Dean, 778.782.4919, 778.782.3803, dean@stat.sfu.ca