#[1]Daily Bulletin main RSS feed    [2]_link_ to the University of Waterloo home page    Look for keywords or people: ______________________________ Search Daily Bulletin    [3]Perma_link_ Wednesday, October 15, 2008      * [4]Yesterday      * [5]Archive • [6]Search      * [7]RSS image Subscribe with RSS      * [8]About the Daily Bulletin      * [9]UW Opinion      * Election result touches universities      * Mental health research centre opens      * Notes for an autumn Wednesday      * Editor:      * Chris Redmond      * Communications and Public Affairs      * This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it [Johnston with gavel]    Going and gone: UW president David Johnston is ready to act as auctioneer,    and that's organizer Trenny McGinnis of the university secretariat at right,    looking over some of the stuff that will go up for sale at 12 noon today.    The auction is a benefit for the on-campus United Way campaign, and all are    invited to Needles Hall room 3001 to watch and bid (and buy a $5 lunch).    Donated items for sale, says McGinnis, include carry-on luggage, African    art, wooden ducks, cheesecakes, a ski jacket, jewellery, home-made red    pepper jelly, chocolate, and — no kidding — a box of 100 toothbrushes .    [10]Back to top Election result touches universities    Federal policies related to education and science aren't expected to change    much, as Stephen Harper and 142 of his Conservative colleagues were elected    to Canada's next Parliament in yesterday's national voting. They'll form the    country's third minority government in a row, and Stéphane Dion's Liberals    will again serve as the official opposition.    Among the Tories headed to Ottawa are communications consultant Peter Braid,    who knocked off long-time Liberal MP in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, and    lawyer Stephen Woodworth, who defeated Karen Redman, the Liberal whip in the    last  Parliament,  in  Kitchener Centre. Three local Conservatives won    re-election:   Gary   Goodyear   in   Cambridge,  Harold  Albrecht  in    Kitchener-Conestoga, and Gary Schellenberger in Perth-Wellington, the riding    that includes Stratford.    Votes in some of the country’s 308 ridings are still being counted today,    but the trends were clear as soon as results started hitting the TV screens    at 9:30 last night (including the big screen at UW’s Graduate House). The    popular vote was up for the Conservatives, New Democrats and Green Party,    down for the Liberals and Bloc Québecois.    As a result, the Conservatives took more than the 124 seats they held after    the  previous  election  in  2006, but still not enough for a majority    government. The Liberals are down to 76 seats from their pre-election level    of 95, the BQ dropped a little, and the NDP gained from its 30 seats in the    last Parliament. The Green Party has still not elected its first Member of    Parliament.    Post-secondary education was not a major issue in the election campaign,    despite some lobbying efforts — and despite Harper’s [11]announcement this    week that, if reelected, he would provide $50 million in federal funds    toward UW’s Institute for Quantum Computing. There was, however, no promise    about funding for UW’s proposed branch campus in Stratford.    The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada sponsored an advocacy    web site under the _title_ [12]“Universities Matter”, and asked federal party    leaders to answer a questionnaire about higher education and university    research  issues.  Three  of the five — Liberal, NDP and Green Party —    responded, the AUCC says, “all affirming the value of higher education and    research  and  recognizing  the strategic importance of investments in    universities”.    Said AUCC president Claire Morris: “Higher education and research should be    one  of  the  most  important  issues in this campaign. Investments in    postsecondary education and research are widely recognized as critical to    Canada maintaining an innovative and productive economy. Increasingly, the    critical role of a university in local economic development is also being    highlighted as communities look to weather uncertain economic times.”    On its election web site, the organization called on candidates to make    “commitments in three essential areas”.    First was university research and graduate education: “Maintaining Canada’s    G-7  leadership  in  public  sector  research,  including  funding the    institutional costs of supporting research excellence at internationally    competitive levels. Increasing the number of graduate students in Canada.    Ensuring the long-term sustainability of Canada’s major research facilities    and networks.”    Second  was  access  to  quality  postsecondary  education:  “Ensuring    universities’  capacity to provide access to quality higher education,    regardless  of  students’  social  or  economic status. Providing more    opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians to benefit fully from postsecondary    education. Investing in green and smart campus infrastructure to enhance    quality and sustainability.”    And  third  was  universities’ connections to the world: “Investing in    international research collaboration to increase Canadian researchers’    opportunities  to  work  with  their  global peers. Expanding Canada’s    international marketing effort to attract more of the best foreign students    to study in Canada. Increasing opportunities for Canadian students to study    abroad as part of their university education.”    [13]Back to top Mental health research centre opens    from the UW media relations office    The [14]Centre for Mental Health Research at the University of Waterloo,    which officially opens Friday in a new facility, will further enhance a    40-year tradition of top research and teaching on mental health by the UW    psychology professors and students.    The centre is holding an open house on Friday, 3 to 4 p.m., in Psychology,    Anthropology, Sociology (PAS) building room 3005. Tours take place at PAS    room 1421.    Mental health is a growing concern across the country. One in six Canadians    suffer from some form of mental illness, according to the Mental Health    Commission of Canada. Senator Michael Kirby, a mental health advocate,    estimates the economic cost of brain-_base_d disability exceeds $30 billion a    year in Ontario alone.    UW's CMHR supports innovative research into and treatment of mental illness    in children, adolescents and adults. Also, the centre plans to move into    couples and group-_base_d psycho-therapy, building on its current work in    individual and family interventions.    Over the last four decades, UW has trained clinical psychologists, with its    graduates now among the leaders in the field across North America. They hold    positions at major research institutions and health-care centres.     We are at the forefront of mental health research and care, said Walter    Mittelstaedt,  director  of  the  CMHR.   The  new centre provides the    infrastructure for research into causes and treatment of mental illness    while continuing our tradition of providing mental health services to the    community  and  offering world-class training for graduate students in    clinical psychology.    The centre, formerly known as the psychology clinic, currently serves 120    individuals  and  families  a year. Student therapists are trained and    supervised  to  provide  interventions using evidence-_base_d treatment,    including cognitive-behavioural and interpersonal psychotherapy. Services    are offered on a fee-for-service basis, using a payment schedule tied to a    client's ability to pay.    Its therapists see individuals struggling with such mental health issues as    anxiety, depression and relationship problems. Children, aged four to 18,    are  typically  referred for anxiety, depression and attention deficit    hyperactivity disorders.    Through  collaborative research, both on and off campus, with schools,    departments and centres, CMHR promotes mental health research performed by    clinical psychology faculty and students.    Faculty and students study psychological factors behind the development and    persistence  of  mental  health  problems,  as well as the efficacy of    psychological  treatment  of major mental illnesses. As a result, some    psychological treatments are more effective than medication in coping with    mood and anxiety problems.    The centre provides audio and video equipment with cameras in consultation    and conference rooms. The equipment allows for real-time observation of    sessions by remote supervisors using an Internet connection.    CMHR, located in a renovated 2,200-square-feet section of the PAS building    (room 1421), accommodates a resource centre, including library, for student    therapists; a reception area and administrative offices; consultation spaces    and family room; two group/conference rooms; an equipment control centre;    observation rooms, and testing rooms.    [15]Back to top Notes for an autumn Wednesday    Two new diploma programs at Renison University College were approved at the    September 15 Senate meeting. Diplomas in the Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese    languages have been designed for any non-native speaker admitted to the    University of Waterloo, according to background information in the agenda.     Students are expected to acquire a basic introductory understanding of, but    not fluency in, the chosen language. In each case, students must complete    six courses from a designated list, and maintain an average of at least 65    per cent. These programs will be available starting in September 2009.    “What  would  you  do  with $500?” That’s the question the housing and    residences office is asking students. But first, you have to win it. “Create    a short video promoting spring term residence, and submit it by November    11,” says Kathryn McIntosh, the office’s marketing assistant. “The five best    videos will be selected, and students will be able to vote for the winner    from November 11 to 20.” All the details are [16]online.    Students are encouraged to apply for the position of residence don for next    spring.  Applications will be available from October 14 to November 3.    “Residence don is a position held by upper-year undergraduate or graduate    students,” according to the application [17]website. “This is considered to    be one of the most prestigious and rewarding leadership opportunities a    student can have.” A don lives in residence and, among other duties, serves    as  a  role model “to approximately 50 students, encouraging residence    activities and ensuring that residence policy is being followed.”    Something called the [18]Ontario Innovation Excellence Awards Gala is being    held October 29 at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener and will see    seven awards presented for “financial innovation”, “strategic positioning”,    “intellectual  design”  and similar achievements. Organizers have just    announced that proceeds from the gala (tickets cost $140) will go to UW’s    downtown Kitchener health sciences campus. “Ticket sales,” a news release    explains, “will provide seed funding to assist UW in exploring the potential    for a concentrated research initiative in autoimmune diseases, which include    conditions  such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and arthritis.    Waterloo’s recognized ability to attract the best research minds from around    the world will be leveraged in this effort to examine the latest discoveries    and  best  thinking on autoimmune diseases, and identify where new and    innovative research is most needed.”    I’ve been catching up on some of the printed matter that arrived in my    office  months ago, including the 2007 annual report of the Faculty of    Engineering, which is just full of lively pieces about research being done    by faculty members on the east side of the campus. Here’s one item that    caught my eye: “For Selcuk Onay, it's about time. Management sciences'    newest faculty member is an expert in intertemporal risk. He studies, for    instance, how managers choose between two research and development projects,    one of which might have a payoff of $50,000 in a year's time, and another    which might have the same payoff but at an uncertain time, say between six    and 18 months. Statistically, Onay says, the manager would be better off    with the second project: the possibility that it might pay off sooner more    than balances the risk that it might pay off later. And indeed, current    economic models work on the prediction that the manager will choose the    second project. But Onay's research shows that managers are more likely to    pick the project where the payoff date is certain. ‘My goal is to understand    human  beings better,’ says Onay.‘Once we understand how people really    perceive  risk  over  time, we can make better models of how they will    behave’.”    And  here’s  another:  “The nano-particles of Michael Tam's dreams can    decontaminate drinking water, purify a drug or seek out a cancer cell. The    key is their ability to recognize targets: like antibodies that target the    protein coating of specific viruses, Tam's nano-particles are specialists.    They could be designed to be dropped into a city's drinking water reservoir,    where they would attach themselves to specific toxins. Then — because the    nano-particles would be polarized or charged — workers could use a simple    magnetic filter to pull them out of the water, dragging the toxins along.    The same process could be used to pull contaminants from pharmaceutical    stock  or harvest the useful proteins from bioreactors. A double-ended    nano-particle could be used to target drug delivery to specific cells: one    end would recognize and attach to the drug; the other would recognize and    attach to only a certain kind of cell. A new laboratory that will support    the work of Tam and his team received $146,000 in equipment grants from both    the  Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund in    2007.”    Finally . . . in response to the note in yesterday's Daily Bulletin on the    imminent  completion  of the new Accountancy wing of Hagey Hall, Duane    Kennedy, co-director of the computing and financial management program in    the School of Accounting and Finance, sends his insight: I wish it were    true. We will not be teaching in the new wing in the Winter term, as the    classrooms will not be finished. It was originally hoped that we would be    teaching in the new wing in the Spring 2008 term.    CAR    [19]Back to top _link_ of the day    [20]John Kenneth Galbraith, 100 When and where    President’s Circle Awards for Volunteerism and Leadership, nomination and    application deadline October 15. [21]Details.    Centre for Teaching Excellence faculty workshop: “Freeing the Performer in    You” 9:30 a.m., Flex Lab, Dana Porter Library. [22]Details.    Cognos  Cubes  training (advanced) 10:00, Math and Computer room 1050,    information ext. 35042.    Professional and Post-Degree Days, information on programs, requirements and    funding  at  Canadian  and international universities: today, focus on    education, health, pharmacy, social work and college programs; Thursday,    focus on MBA, veterinary, engineering, technologies and graduate studies,    both days 11:00 to 2:00, Student Life Centre great hall.    Heritage  Resources  Centre lunch-and-learn: John Arndt, Architectural    Conservancy of Ontario North Waterloo Branch; Kate Hagerman, Region of    Waterloo; Sharon Jaeger, Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, 12:00,    Environment I room 221.    Free  noon  concert: Lakshmi Ranganathan (veena) and others, “Music of    India”, 12:30, Conrad Grebel UC chapel.    Café-rencontre du département d’études françaises: Margot Irvine, University    of Guelph, “Judith Cladel, le Prix Femina et la notion de reseau”, 14h30,    Modern Languages salle 245.    Career  workshop:  “Success on the Job” 4:30, Tatham Centre room 1208.    [23]Details.    Columbia Lake Health Club Life_style_ Learning: “Cardio Training for Weight    Loss”, 5:30, 340 Hagey Boulevard.    Strategy Mapping Workshop sponsored by Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship    and Technology, Thursday 9:00 to 5:00, 295 Hagey Boulevard. [24]Details.    International spouses meet to hear Golsa Sheykholeslami share stories and    pictures of her home country, Iran. Thursday 12:45 p.m., St. Paul's grad    apartments, fifth floor lounge. [25]Details.    Earth and Environmental Sciences 2008 Farvolden Lecture: Richard E. Jackson,    Intera Engineering Ltd., “Contaminant Hydrogeology: A Historical Perspective    of Its Development” Thursday 2:00, Humanities Theatre.    Career workshops Thursday: “Career Exploration and Decision Making” 2:30,    Tatham  Centre room 1112; “Law School Applications” 3:00, Tatham 2218.    [26]Details.    Classical studies lecture: Bonnie MacLachlan, University of Western Ontario,     Some  Gods  are Not Crazy: Meteorite Worship in Ancient Mediterranean    Cultures,  Thursday  4 p.m. J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall 306.    [27]Details.    “Software + Services,” a presentation by Paul Laberge, web platform advisor    for Microsoft Canada, on current and future platform technologies. Food and    prizes. Thursday 5 to 7 p.m., Accelerator Centre, 295 Hagey Blvd. Free. To    register, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    ‘Ontario’s Green Future’: Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, “How We    Can  Build a Renewable Electricity Grid”, sponsored by Waterloo Public    Interest Research Group, Thursday 5:30, Student Life Centre multipurpose    room.    Global  Queer  Cinema  film  series in conjunction with Fine Arts 290:    “Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World”, 2003, Thursday 6:30    p.m., East Campus Hall room 1220.    Academic Council on the United Nations System lecture series: Sue Horton,    economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, World Food Day lecture on fighting    malnutrition, Thursday 7:00, Paul Martin Centre, WLU. [28]Details.    New York alumni event: Tom Coleman, dean of mathematics, host; David Yach,    Research In Motion, speaks on “BlackBerry and the University of Waterloo”,    Thursday 7:00, 3 West Club, 3 West 51 Street. [29]Details.    Oktoberfest: “Universities Night” at Bingemans Thursday, tickets $10 at    Federation of Students office; UW engineering exclusive section at Concordia    Club, Friday from 6 p.m., information from [30]engineering alumni affairs    office; outing to Kitchener Auditorium Friday, sponsored by Sigma Chi,    details [31]online.    United Way dress-down day, Friday, October 17.    Conrad  Grebel University College workshop: “Ministering to Youth in a    Technological Culture” October 17-18, information ext. 24265.    Philosophy colloquium: Randall Dipert, SUNY Buffalo, “The Varieties of    Pragmatism,” Friday 3:30 p.m., Humanities room 334.    Comic City Film Series _link_ed to “Dominion City” exhibition in Render (UW    art gallery): “Sin City” (2005) with introductory comments by Peter Trinh,    Friday 6:00, East Campus Hall gallery.    St.  Jerome’s  University  Lectures  in Catholic Experience: Ada Maria    Isasi-Diaz, “Justice in the 21st Century: Reconciling Dialogue”, Friday 7:30    p.m., Siegfried Hall, admission free.    Warrior Weekend activities in Student Life Centre, Friday and Saturday    evenings, October 17-18. [32]Details.    Go Eng Girl open house at Ontario faculties of engineering for girls in    grades 7-10, Saturday. [33]Details.    Tamil Cultural Night Saturday 6:00, Humanities Theatre.    Optometry building electrical power shut off Sunday 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.    Open class enrolment for winter term undergraduate courses begins Monday on    [34]Quest.    Kitchener Public Library lecture: Jan Narveson, retired from UW department    of philosophy, “Justice: Basic Views”, Monday 12:00, KPL main branch.    Certificate  in  University  Teaching  workshop:  “Teaching Philosophy    Statement” Monday 12:00, Tatham Centre room 2218. [35]Details.    Walk the Ring Road exercise and conversation organized by [36]UW Recreation    Committee, Monday, start 12:00 at Davis Centre.    Environmental  lecture:  Peter  Dauvergne, “What Are the Environmental    Consequences of Rising Consumption?” Monday 3:30 p.m., Environment I room    132. Reception and signing of his book, The Shadows of Consumption, 4:30,    Environment I courtyard.    UW Senate Monday 4:30 p.m., Needles Hall room 3001.    Joint Health and Safety Committee Tuesday 1:00, Commissary room 112D.    Career workshop: “Applying to Teacher Education Programs” Tuesday, October    21, 2:30, Tatham Centre room 2218. [37]Details.    Centre for Teaching Excellence faculty workshop: “Show and Tell: Learning    Technologies for Making and Sharing Presentations” Tuesday 3:30 p.m., Flex    Lab, Dana Porter Library. [38]Details. 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