Immigration, cancer treatment, Chinese history topics at Canadian Perspectives Lecture Series

An immigrant's journey to Canada, advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and a historical look at pre- and post-war Shanghai are some of the topics that will be discussed at the spring 2011 Canadian Perspectives Lecture Series at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

The lectures will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursdays from April 28 to May 26 in room 2072, William G. Davis Building (former South Building), U of T Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N. The five-lecture series costs $50 per person, or $12 per individual lecture with the exception being the May 12 lecture that includes lunch ($20).

The Canadian Perspectives series features the following lectures:
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Immigration and Nation Building: The Musings of a Wandering Nationalist
Professor Deep Saini, Vice-President and Principal, U of T Mississauga
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Revolution in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Linda Penn, Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Chemistry Learning from Biology: Improving Quality of Life by Designing Functional Materials and Building Machines at the Molecular Level
Professor Ulrich Krull, Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences, U of T Mississauga
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Technologies for Aging Gracefully
Professor Ronald Baecker, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Snapshots of Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s
Margaret Blair, author, Gudao, Lone Islet: The War Years in Shanghai-a childhood memoir

The Canadian Perspectives Lecture Series informs and educates the public, offers a historical perspective on current issues and introduces new ideas and technologies that shape lives. The series is organized by the Associates of U of T Mississauga and the University of Toronto Mississauga. Proceeds support student scholarships.

For more information, contact Melissa Heide, alumni assistant, at 905-569-4924 or events.utm@utoronto.ca or visit www.utm.utoronto.ca/perspectives.

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