The University Of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

Sunday, July 10, 2005


News Leadership Research Grant from CLICO The Lawrence Duprey Research Leadership Fund in the amount of US$100,000 was recently established under the Business Development Office... Tajmool Hosein to be Honoured by UWI UWI, St. Augustine will confer honorary degrees on four distinguished individuals during its graduation ceremonies... Business Leaders and the Millennium Development Goals “The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are of vital concern to Business as it should be for Governments.” Mechanical Engineering Students Win Innovation Competition Two Mechanical Engineering students secured the winner awards in the Second Engineering Management Final-Year Student’s Project Competition... Medical Graduates Take Oath Feature Address by Dr. Premchand Ratan Vol. V of the UNESCO General History of the Caribbean is Launched - Twice The fifth volume of the UNESCO General History of the Caribbean, titled The Caribbean in the Twentieth Century and edited by Professor Bridget Brereton... Amerindian Pendant found at Blanchisseuse On March 31, 2005 Dr. Basil Reid and his team of UWI archaeology students discovered an Amerindian pendant... Collaboration Gender and HIV/AIDS: Building Capacity in programmes and Policies at national and regional levels The pervasive threat of HIV/AIDS to Caribbean livelihoods and development is undeniable. The Arts-in-Action’s LINK in Manchester Seeing snow was almost like an every day occurrence even though Manchurians were supposed to be getting ready for Spring-time.		Conferences Archaeology Conference Over 140 papers will be presented at the 21st Congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA)... Preparatory Summit Meeting A preparatory meeting for the Fourth Summit of the Americas will be held from July 21-22, 2005... FTAA Conference in October UWI and the University of Alberta will co-host a conference entitled “Re-mapping the Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA.” Internationalization UWI Strengthens International Thrust Interview with Professor Marlene Hamilton, Pro Vice Chancellor, Office of Administration and Special Initiatives, Mona Campus, Jamaica. Mona hosts Study Abroad Seminar A three-day seminar entitled “Risk and Responsibility for Education-abroad programmes: The Caribbean Perspective” was hosted by the Office of Administration and Special Initiatives... St. Augustine International Office The International Office at St. Augustine is headed by Professor Dennis Gayle. Research High Value Biodiversity That We Cannot See! Although we cannot see them with our naked eyes they are almost everywhere... Other Stories Focus on Student Services At the University of the West Indies, we aim to provide our students with the best possible experience of university life. In These Hands ““In These Hands” is a representation of Harris’s male figure derived from the complex regard of the male body in society”...

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