September 11, 2007
Malaspina University-College Takes on Students from Suspended Capilano Program
Six students from Capilano College's McRae Institute of International Management will be attending Malaspina this year. Low enrolment in Capilano College's McRae Institute of International Management Graduate Program has resulted in the suspension of courses for first year students. McRae has worked with the program candidates to find places for them to study at the graduate level, with six of them electing to attend Malaspina. "The program at Capilano has been successfully running for twenty years, but when they had to suspend the upcoming semester's program because of low enrolment, we thought it might be a nice fit if those students came to Malaspina," said Brock Dykeman, Director of Malaspina's MBA program. The suspended McRae program has been very successful in the last twenty years, with hundreds of graduates working around the world. The program is designed to prepare students to excel in business, non-profit and government sectors. Students choose to major either in the Asia Pacific region or the Latin American region. In this two-year program, students work in a rigorous and interactive environment on international and intercultural management projects. Six students will be coming to Malaspina from Capilano. These students were offered enrolment in Malaspina's joint MBA/Master of Science in International Business program or one of several post-graduate diploma programs. Both schools felt this was an acceptable solution that would satisfy the affected students. "We're happy to cooperate with Capilano in this way," said Dykeman. "Their program is excellent and has a strong international emphasis, which makes the transition to Malaspina a natural one. Our MBA/MScIB program with the University of Hertfordshire in the UK also has a strong international emphasis that ensures students are given the opportunity to develop the global mindset so necessary for modern business people." "We know and respect Malaspina's programs and recommended them to some of the students who enrolled for first-year studies in our programs," said Lorne Braun, McRae's internal chair. "We see this recent turn of events as an opportunity to build upon and strengthen our relationship with Malaspina."
The McRae Institute program was officially cancelled on August 13 when enrolment numbers were not what they were in previous years. While that was a disappointment, Braun is confident the program will bounce back. "There is a need for programs like ours," he said. "We have interest from people around the world, so we are analyzing the enrolment issues and we will decide how best to move forward. We appreciate the support from Malaspina administration. This whole scenario has been a great continuation of our relationship with them."
Source: Malaspina University-College, British Columbia
September 10, 2007
University of British Columbia: New book proposes solutions to climate change
A University of British Columbia professor has a plan of action for weaning us off our reliance on fossil fuels over time while moving us to a much more sustainable energy system in the near future. "A truly sustainable energy system is entirely possible" says UBC Professor, and Director of the Clean Energy Research Centre, Robert L. Evans, author the book Fueling Our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy. Evans tackles one of the most important issues facing humanity today-the prospect of global climate change, brought about primarily by our prolific energy use and heavy dependence on fossil fuels. He shows how all of our energy needs are supplied from just three primary energy sources: fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear power. According to Evans, the transportation sector can be made sustainable by switching vehicles from fossil fuels to run on electricity from sustainable sources. This would result in an "Electricity Economy" rather than the "Hydrogen Economy" so often touted in the press. According to one expert who conducted a double-blind review of the book, "the material is well written and the arguments are clearly expressed. The topics addressed are both timely and important. Chapter 9, concerning transportation issues, is particularly informative and interesting. I would like every member of the British Parliament and the U.S. Congress to read it." Written in a non-technical and accessible style, Evans shows why some proposed solutions are more sustainable than others and how the link between energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions can be broken.
Source: The University of British Columbia
September 10, 2007
University of Alberta Awarded Four Canada Research Chairs
Four University of Alberta professors are recipients of a Canada Research Chair totalling $2.9 million. The announcement was made today by Secretary of State Diane Ablonczy on behalf of Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and minister responsible for the Canada Research Chairs Program. Biological Sciences professor and Executive Director of the Canadian International Polar Year Secretariat, David Hik, was renewed as the Canada Research Chair in Northern Ecology. He is one of only a few scientists leading research in this critical field and is undertaking a multidisciplinary research program to further investigate the dynamics of plant-herbivore-climate interactions in northern alpine ecosystems. His research program provides the only long-term, experimental study of alpine ecosystems in north western North America. Hik leaves tomorrow for a week aboard the Arctic icebreaker, CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier, with stops at local schools to talk with students in remote Arctic communities and continue his work. Others receiving new chair appointments are: Ken Cadien assumes the Canada Research Chair in Atomic Layer Deposition for Nanotechnology. Recruited from the US, Cadien's research will fundamentally impact such things as silicon technology, micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), fuel cell technology and nanotechnology. Research outcomes could also lead to improvements in fuel cells, catalysts for oil refining, and improved micro fluidic and MEMS devices; Earth sciences professor Jens Herrle will hold the Canada Research Chair in Micropaleontology. Herrle aims to exploit the unique potential of microfossils as indicators for past global environmental and evolutionary changes and their application in dating and correlation of sediments, while at the same time alleviating the worldwide diminishing taxonomic expertise in micropaleontology; and Nadir Erbilgin, who comes to the university from the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Forest Entomology. His research will help Canadians develop effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly pest management strategies in the forest. The U of A now holds 117 Canada Research Chairs valued at more than $100 million. The CRC is a multi- million dollar Canadian government program aimed at supporting outstanding researchers to help them advance their careers among world-class colleagues and gain access to top graduate students and state-of-the-art research facilities. The program supports the establishment of more than 2,000 research chairs at Canadian universities. The University of Alberta in Edmonton is one of the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving some 36,000 students with more than 11,000 faculty and staff. Founded almost a century ago, the university has an annual budget in excess of $1 billion and attracts more than $480 million in external research funding. It offers close to 400 undergraduate and graduate programs in 18 faculties.
Source: University of Alberta
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