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O'Keefe gives Brenda Milner address

trevor.kenney — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:19:47 +0000

Dr. John O'Keefe, professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ College London, is known for his monumental discovery of 'place cells' within the region of the brain responsible for spatial navigation and memory.

O'Keefe will deliver the 2010 Brenda Milner Lecture on Thursday, May 13 at 3 p.m. in PE261, 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness, at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge. His lecture is entitled, Memories of Places Past: Using Our Brains to Map Space.

O'Keefe holds numerous positions and awards including the Gruber Neuroscience Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. His current research interests involve developing computational models of spatial navigational and memory processing.

The Brenda Milner Lecture Series is an annual event organized by graduate students of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.

Events Calendar - May

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:56:55 +0000

Convocation
(June 3-4)

Degrees, diplomas and certificates will be awarded at Spring 2010 Convocation as follows:

Ceremony I
Thursday, June 3, 9:30 a.m.
Conferral of Honorary Degree – Vincent Di Lollo, Doctor of Science, honoris causa

Conferral of Degrees and Certificates – School of Graduate Studies, BA, & BASc

Ceremony II
Thursday, June 3, 2:30 p.m.
Conferral of Honorary Degree – Michael Tom Melling, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Conferral of Degrees – BSc, Faculty of Health Sciences

Ceremony III
Friday, June 4, 9:30 a.m.
Conferral of Honorary Degree – Shirley McClellan, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Conferral of Diplomas and Degrees – Faculty of Education including all combined degrees & Faculty of Fine Arts

Ceremony IV
Friday, June 4, 2:30 p.m.
Conferral of Honorary Degree – Ike Lanier, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Conferral of Certificates and Degrees – Faculty of Management, BA/BMgt, BSc/BMgt

Lectures

May 13 | Brenda Milner Lecture Series | Memory of Places Passed: Using our Brains to Map Space, presented by Dr. John O'Keefe, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ College London | 3 p.m., PE261

Performances

May 16 | National Youth Choir
Featuring three U of L music students | 7 p.m., Southminster United Church

May 18-19 | Feel the Beat
��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music presents a menu of animal-themed selections
10 a.m. and noon daily, Southminster United Church

Miscellaneous

May 7 | CAETL Teaching Day
Celebrate teaching excellence and engage in lively discussion and debate of current educational topics
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Andy's Place (AH100)

May 8 | Culture Vulture Saturday
Portrait Pillows | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., U of L Art Gallery

May 11-13 | Creating Rural Connections Conference
Alberta Rural Development Network presents a combination of keynote and concurrent presentations

May 19 | Bill Cade Farewell Fiesta
Wish outgoing President Bill Cade good luck as he leaves the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ after
10 years | 3 to 5 p.m., Markin Hall

Security welcomes Crime Stoppers to campus

trevor.kenney — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:26:10 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge is considered an extremely safe campus – and a recent survey of it's students, staff and faculty back that claim. Keeping it that way and improving upon those perceptions are constant goals of the U of L's Security and Parking Services unit.

To that end, the U of L has entered into a partnership with Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers.

"From the outset I have emphasized the importance of our office partnering with groups such as Crime Stoppers to maintain a safe and informed campus community," says John O'Keefe, the U of L's director of Security and Parking. "A recent survey showed that 96 per cent of respondents felt they were very safe on campus, but we don't want to rest on our laurels. Our aim is to achieve 97 per cent next year and 98 per cent the year after that."

By bringing Crime Stoppers to campus and utilizing the resources they can supply, O'Keefe sees security moving forward.

"In my opinion, only by being dynamic and aware of the ever-changing world we live in will we be able to maintain the campus community's expectations of this department," he says.

Crime Stoppers is a civilian, non-profit, charitable organization that brings
together, in a tripartite relationship, the police services of a community, the media and the community in the fight against crime. Crime Stoppers provides citizens with the opportunity to anonymously supply the police with information about a crime or potential crime of which they have knowledge. Cash rewards are offered to people who call the program and their information leads to an arrest.

The on campus relationship allows students, staff and faculty the opportunity to anonymously report crimes or the potential for crimes by contacting either campus security or accessing Crime Stoppers through a variety of means. People can dial 1-800-222-8477, text TIP232 to CRIMES or submit a tip online at www.tipsubmit.com. Campus security can be contacted by calling 403-329-2345.

Crime Stoppers is also international and can be accessed throughout North America and much of Europe.

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