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March 2022

McGill Community for Lifelong Learning Winter Lecture Series

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Using the peer study method, McGill Lifelong Learning offers 4–10-week terms per year to seniors and retirees in the greater Montreal area, and now virtually beyond Quebec borders.  The link to the MCLL website is https://www.mcgill.ca/mcll/about-mcll     

UVic Retirees Association Elder Academy for the 2022 “The Body Works?” Series

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Over the course of four Saturdays (March 5th to 26th), the following sessions will be presented by:  David Docherty, BSc., MSc., PhD.& Chris Pengilly, MD., ChB.  Each presentation will focus on a specific system of the body and cover how it works but also what can go wrong as we age and how to fix it.  Presentation Topics:   10 am - noon PST Mar 05: “The Heart of the Matter!” Mar 12:  “What’s a bad joint like this doing in a nice person like you?”

Archives and Special Collections at University of Calgary

Wednesday March 9, 2022, 2pm to 3:30pm MT via Zoom Title: The Archives and Special Collections (including rare books) at UCalgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library Speaker:  Annie Murray, UCalgary rare books and special collections librarian Did you know the number of books and archival materials in UCalgary’s Archives and Special Collections has doubled since 2019?

The Canadian Arctic - Univ. Alberta Association of Retired Academic Staff

Invitation from U. Alberta Assoc. of Retired Academic Staff re free Zoom session:  The CANADIAN ARCTIC  Wednesday, March 23 at 1:00 pm MT Title: The Canadian Arctic Speaker:  Professor Emeritus John England Short Overview of Session:  His talk will include some of scientific discoveries of international interest from the ice age to the present that were made at U. Alberta. He will also address climate change with a focus on the late 19th century explorers.

The Study and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease - Carleton University Retirees Association

The Study and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease:  Which are DNA-based tools discovered by Maria DeRosa's research team? Speaker:  Professor Maria DeRosa, Interim Dean, Faculty of Science, Carlton University, Ottawa, Ontario  (Maria.DeRosa@carleton.ca) Short Overview: Dr. DeRosa will  describe the science of aptamers, how the aptamers were discovered and characterized, and their applications for the study and treatment of Parkinson’s disease