U of L President connecting with Calgary

trevor.kenney — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:19:49 +0000

Dr. Bill Cade is going to Calgary.

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor is connecting with the city of Calgary over the next month as he will headline a pair of events, beginning with Tuesday's Science Café appearance.

Cade will act as moderator for a discussion on Darwin's Origin of Species, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the Brickyard (213 10th Ave. SW). Guest experts Dr. Marc Ereshefsky and Dr. Jessica Theodor will be on the discussion panel. There is no cost to attend the event, which begins 6:30 p.m. For more information: e-mail sciencecafe@ucalgary.ca.

He then heads back to Calgary Wednesday, Feb. 4 when he headlines the Big Rock ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Lecture Series, presenting Sex on Six Legs. This is a special guest lecture where Cade will discuss the complex – and often deadly – ways in which insects mate. Tickets for this event are $35, and they include dinner. Reservations are required. To book a reservation or for more information: call Big Rock U at 403-720-3239.

Calgary is again the focus on Thursday, Feb. 26 as the Calgary Alumni Chapter — Annual General Meeting will be held. This is an opportunity for alumni to catch up with their classmates and learn what the Calgary Chapter of the Alumni Association has planned for 2009. The event will be held at 5 p.m. at the Saltlik (101 8th Avenue SW). Appetizers will be served and there is no cost to attend. For more information: e-mail uoflcalgaryalumni@uleth.ca.

Dr. Cade to speak at Big Rock U

trevor.kenney — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:59:01 +0000

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge President, Dr. William Cade, is inviting you to join him in a trip to the brewery.

Cade will be the guest lecturer as the Winter portion of the 2008-09 Big Rock ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Lecture Series kicks off on Feb. 4 in Calgary. Presenting 'Sex on Six Legs', Cade, an accomplished professor, zoologist and entomologist, will discuss a topic close to his heart: insects, the most successful form of life that has ever existed on Earth.

With somewhere between 20 and 30 million insect species in existence, there is no denying their amazing ability to adapt and thrive. And with so many varieties, it is not surprising that insects have some of the most complicated and wonderful patterns of sexual behaviour involving brilliant visual signals, odors that can travel for kilometres and sounds and songs that fill the air. They fight, they court, they mate and their gametes even compete after mating occurs.

Cade will present examples of insect mating from a variety of groups and then focus on the mating of crickets, which often involves danger and death.

The Big Rock ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Lecture Series benefits scholarship programs at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary. Tickets for the event are priced at $35 each and seating is limited. To book a reservation, contact Big Rock ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ at 403-720-3239.

A schedule of the Feb. 4 event follows:

6:30 p.m. – Drinks
7 p.m. – Dinner
8:15 p.m. – Lecture
9 p.m. – Discussion
10 p.m. – Close

LOCATION: 5555 76 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alta.

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