In Brief

 

Webster Library at 24/7

 

The Webster Library was the scene of some serious studying as the end of term drew near. Mohamed Ghandour, a third-year mathematics student completing a specialization in statistics, was one of many students working late one evening in April, taking advantage of the library being open 24 hours a day as final exams and major papers loomed. Security guards checked for valid ID cards at the entrance to ensure that those studying were given top priority in terms of space and reducing distractions.

New Canada Research Chairs

 

Concordia University has been awarded three new Canada Research Chairs, one in Tier 1 and two in Tier 2.

The new chairs are Prabir Bhattacharya, CRC in Infor-mation Systems Engineering (Tier 1), Vijaya Kumar Devab-haktuni, CRC in Computer-Aided High-Frequency Model-ling and Design (Tier 2), and Patrik Marier, CRC in Comparative Public Policy (Tier 2).

Convocation 2005

 

Faculty of Arts and Science
June 13, 9:30 a.m., in the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to Danish exercise physi     ologist Bengt Saltin and Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi.

June 13, 3 p.m., in the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to Ted Moses, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, and and business executive Claude Taylor.

John Molson School of Business
June 14, 9:30 a.m., in the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to sports equipment and retail entrepreneur John Forzani and philanthropist Leo Goldfarb (posthumous).

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
June 14, 3 p.m., in the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts.
An honorary doctorate will be awarded to entrepreneur Norman D. Hébert.

Faculty of Fine Arts
June 15, 10 a.m., in the Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts.
An honorary doctorate will be awarded to the founder of the Cinémateque québécoise, Robert Daudelin.

Film, discussion on psychoanalysis

 

The Quebec English branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society will show Kadosh, a 1999 Israeli film directed by Amos Gitai, followed by a discussion about psychological issues it raises.

It is about two Hassidic sisters who test the limits of their traditions. The discussion will be led by Josephine-Astrid Quallenberg, a member of the Canadian and Mexican Psychoanalytic Societies.

The screening is in the DeSève Cinema, starting at 7:15 p.m. Admission for non-members is $8.