The University has received the preliminary results of its pension valuation. President Alastair Summerlee and Alan Shapira, an external pension expert, will explain the challenges of the pension liability issues to the University community on Thursday, Dec. 2 from noon to 1 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall, Level 0 of the University Centre.  All faculty […]

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Got a story about your pet? To mark its 150th anniversary in 2010, the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) will publish a book of poems, stories, essays and remembrances about how companion animals enrich our lives and imaginations, as well as about veterinary professionals. The book will be distributed annually to graduating veterinary students in Ontario […]

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As part of the 2010 Speakers of Renown series to mark the 40th anniversary of the International Development Research Centre, population medicine professor David Waltner-Toews will speak on “Ecohealth in a Complex World: Policy’s Holy Grail?” Nov. 24 at the IDRC in Ottawa. Founding president of Veterinarians Without Borders and the Network for Ecosustainability and […]

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The national “Coach of the Year” award for women’s rugby now carries the name of a U of G professor. Handed out annually following the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) championship to the winning team’s coach, the honour is now called the “Jim Atkinson Award” in recognition of his contribution to the women’s sport in Canadian […]

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