PM wives, great minds, Health in the City topics at Canadian Perspectives Lecture Series
The fascinating personalities of prime ministers’ wives, strategies to stimulate and care for our brains and the evolving landscape of Mississauga’s community healthcare network are some of the topics that will be discussed at the fall 2013 Canadian Perspectives Lecture Series at Erindale United Church, 1444 Dundas Cres., Mississauga.
The public lectures include stories of various PM wives such as one who wrote raunchy notes to her husband in code, ways to engage and stimulate our brains to ensure they are working optimally and a look at how U of T Mississauga and Trillium Health Partners are providing new healthcare opportunities in Mississauga.
The lectures will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 at Erindale United Church. The five-lecture series costs $55 per person (including lunch following the Oct. 31 lecture), or $12 per lecture.
The fall 2013 Canadian Perspectives series features the following lectures:
• Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
The Winner’s Brain: Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success
Mark Fenske, cognitive neuroscientist, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph and author of The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success
• Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013
The Evolving Middle East and Why It Should Matter to Canadians
Sven Spengemann, BMO Visiting Fellow at the Glendon School of Public & International Affairs, and former senior constitutional affairs officer and legal advisor of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
• Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013
CSI Shakespeare: Investigating the Portraits of William Shakespeare
Jane Freeman, senior lecturer and director of English Language & Writing Support, U of T School of Graduate Studies
• Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013
Medical Education in Mississauga: New Opportunities for the Preparation of Future Physicians
Dr. Pamela Coates, director of the Mississauga Academy of Medicine at U of T Mississauga
• Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
Stand By Your Man
Ken Weber, professor emeritus, University of Toronto, and author of Five Minute Mysteries series (Firefly Books Ltd., 2003)
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 scholarships for U of T Mississauga students.
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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