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February 27, 2008
New research strategies for autism
Rock and roll – and Islam
New research strategies for autism
There is a critical need for research on autism intervention strategies – how they are working and what more can be done, according to Canada’s leading autism researchers. They meet March 2 and 3 in Vancouver to chart new research directions and plan a national strategy for SFU new Chair in Autism Intervention Research. Dalhousie University professor Susan Bryson, founding director of the Autism Research Unit at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, will give a free public talk on recent advances and future directions for autistic disorders at the Segal Graduate School of Business on Monday, Mar. 3 at 6 p.m. (reserve seats at 778.782.5100, or cs_hc@sfu.ca). Bryson’s expertise includes early detection and treatment of autism, the mechanisms of attention, and emotion and learning in autism.
For more on the research discussions see the release: Autism experts to chart new research directions
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Rock and roll – and Islam
He’s a history professor, religious scholar - and a rock musician. Mark LeVine, from the University of California, Irvine, is also the author of Heavy Metal Islam: Rock Resistance and the Untold Story of Islam’s Generation X. He’ll talk about religion, popular culture and resistance in the Middle East when he gives a talk at SFU Vancouver’s Harbour Centre campus on Friday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. (Reservations required at 778.782.5100 or cs_hc@sfu.ca). He’ll explore the relationship between heavy metal, hip-hop, rock and punk musicians and their more conservative and religious peers.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, PAMR, 778.782.5151/5010
Rock and roll – and Islam
New research strategies for autism
There is a critical need for research on autism intervention strategies – how they are working and what more can be done, according to Canada’s leading autism researchers. They meet March 2 and 3 in Vancouver to chart new research directions and plan a national strategy for SFU new Chair in Autism Intervention Research. Dalhousie University professor Susan Bryson, founding director of the Autism Research Unit at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, will give a free public talk on recent advances and future directions for autistic disorders at the Segal Graduate School of Business on Monday, Mar. 3 at 6 p.m. (reserve seats at 778.782.5100, or cs_hc@sfu.ca). Bryson’s expertise includes early detection and treatment of autism, the mechanisms of attention, and emotion and learning in autism.
For more on the research discussions see the release: Autism experts to chart new research directions
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Rock and roll – and Islam
He’s a history professor, religious scholar - and a rock musician. Mark LeVine, from the University of California, Irvine, is also the author of Heavy Metal Islam: Rock Resistance and the Untold Story of Islam’s Generation X. He’ll talk about religion, popular culture and resistance in the Middle East when he gives a talk at SFU Vancouver’s Harbour Centre campus on Friday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. (Reservations required at 778.782.5100 or cs_hc@sfu.ca). He’ll explore the relationship between heavy metal, hip-hop, rock and punk musicians and their more conservative and religious peers.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, PAMR, 778.782.5151/5010