Oct. 15, 2014 Volume 47 Number 04
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GAZETTE A M E M O R I A L U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W F O U N D L A N D P U B L I C AT I O N
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MYSTERY SOLVERS Memorial researchers dive to the bottom of an underwater mystery in Smith Sound, Trinity Bay.
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VITAL SIGNS New report provides a comprehensive look at key quality of life indicators in Newfoundland and Labrador.
NANO-SCIENCE New solid state sensors are being
developed to detect oil contaminants in harsh marine environments.
New residence complex named Macpherson College By Laura Barron
Memorial University has officially named the new residence complex on its St. John’s campus. The 500-bed facility has been named Macpherson College and its two wings are Cluett Hall and Shiwak Hall. The names chosen for the new complex commemorate the efforts of three Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War. The complex, Macpherson College, was named for Dr. Cluny Macpherson, who invented the gas mask used by British/Newfoundland troops, and whose family farm once occupied the land on which Memorial’s St. John’s campus sits today. Cluett and Shiwak Halls are named for Frances Cluett, one of Memorial’s earliest alumnae who served with the Chris Hammond photo
Voluntary Aid Detachment, and John Shiwak, an Inuit hunter who came to be known as one of the best snipers in the British forces. The names were chosen after extensive consultation, and align with the broader commemoration activities within Memorial’s WW100 program. The state-of-the-art residence was developed with
the Macpherson, Cluett and Shiwak families look on as Dr. Gary Kachanoski,
president and vice-chancellor, officially names the new residence Macpherson College, with Cluett Hall and Shiwak Hall as the east and west wings of the complex, respectively.
students’ comfort, convenience, accessibility, safety and security in mind.
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Northern exposure
University of the Arctic leadership set to visit Memorial and share northern knowledge and expertise We are happy to see Memorial’s energy for engaging in
By Jennifer Batten
the North.”
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UArctic,
The in-flight view on the way to Petermann Ice Island.
an international consortium of northern
Dr. Gary Kachanoski, president and vice-chancellor
universities, colleges, research institutes and other
of Memorial University, currently serves on the UArctic
organizations committed to higher education and
board and is pleased to be hosting the group made up
research in the North, will bring its annual board of
of senior representatives from member institutions.
governors meetings to Memorial University and St.
Every year, the UArctic board meetings are hosted by
John’s next week. While visiting the province, experts
a different member organization involved in research,
with UArctic will present at two concurrent sessions for
education and collaboration in the North.
students, faculty, staff, researchers and administrators
“Memorial University is leading significant research
in the Memorial community with an interest in UArctic
and education initiatives in Northern regions,” said Dr.
programs and partnership opportunities.
Kachanoski. “Our physical location on the edge of the
“Memorial University is an important partner in the
North Atlantic provides a rich, living laboratory right
development of the North and the Arctic and we look
outside our front door. Memorial has earned national
forward to discovering new and exciting opportunities
and international distinction in a variety of fields,
to work together,” said Lars Kullerud, president of
including Arctic technology, and we are pleased to
UArctic. “The mission of UArctic is to empower the
showcase some of our unique resources and capabilities
people of the circumpolar North by providing unique
with the UArctic Board.”
educational
and
research
opportunities
through
collaboration within a powerful network of members.
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