Newsflash
LearningCITI Partnership Addresses Digital Divide
University of Winnipeg President Lloyd Axworthy, Red River College President Jeff Zabudsky, Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD) President Wayne Helgason and Smart Partners of Manitoba Chair Simone Smith together launched their unique LearningCITI project today.
LearningCITI (Computer and Information Technology Infrastructure) is a technically-innovative wireless service in downtown Winnipeg. It bridges the digital divide by providing free Internet access—as well as beneficial learning resources and tools—at points across the downtown and the inner city. The LearningCITI portal (www.learningciti.ca) promotes community learning, knowledge transfer, and social and economic development opportunities. The open learning environment provides employment and self-employment resources, recreation and community information, library and on-line course material and EduGaming, an interactive and fun learning tool to engage youth.
Other News:
Science in the City
To celebrate the recent announcement of a new science complex at The University of Winnipeg, the Faculty of Science is proud to host a series of free, public lectures presented by distinguished alumni.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor Centennial Hall)
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Legionellas in the Mist: Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in Toronto, Ontario, 2005
Dobryan Tracz, Biologist, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
From Bench to Bedside to Business: The Case for Medical Diagnostic Instruments
Ian Smith, Director General, NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics