Hosted in conjunction with the Ministry of Equity, the MFA is teaming up for an event to tackle Mental Health and deconstruct the idea of the “healthy mind”. Join us on Thursday March 6th from 5 -7 pm in the Presentation room in the Student Centre. This will be a positive space for individuals to learn and share various experiences with the mental health industry. As always, there will be free food!
New year, new semester! For all you students out there, the struggle has begun with new courses, professors, and last but not least – assignments and midterms. Just indulge yourself in your favourite coffee to get through the day. Just remember you are one step closer to graduating!
On Monday March 11th,join the MFA in hosting a documentary screening about the origins of mankind. The event will be held at the presentation room in the Student Centre at 3:45P.M. We will be providing free food and drinks.
Sexual reproduction is one of the “facts of life” – or is it?
Although sex is common among the tree of life, it is by no means the only way to reproduce, and actually represents a significant evolutionary paradox.
For an organism, sexual reproduction entails significant costs – survival costs, mating costs, and genetic costs.
So, why did sex evolve and persist? Join Dr. Monika Havelka as she explores the costs and benefits of sex from an evolutionary perspective, as we celebrate Charles Darwin’s 204th Birthday!
About the speaker:
Professor Monika Havelka is a Senior Lecturer in the Environment Program at University of Toronto Mississauga. She received her PhD in Zoology at the University of Western Ontario and has taught a wide variety of courses in evolutionary biology, ecology and environmental science at UTM. She was twice a semi-finalist and once a finalist in the TVO Best Lecturer Competition.
Join us for an afternoon of physics about the world around us. We will present TEDTalks on topics from modern day string theory, to quantum mechanics, to dark matter and more. This afternoon is sure to expand your ideas about the world around you and present the information in a way for those of us not so well versed in the esoteric languages of mathematics and physics can understand and appreciate. Of course, there will be free food and drinks for all in attendance. We look forward to seeing you there!
Location
Room 3150, CCT Building, University of Toronto Mississauga
Is local food really better? Does eating local really create jobs?
In this talk, Pierre Desrochers will discuss the history, science and economics of the food supply to reveal that local food and local food policies may not be as good as they are claimed to be.
Desrochers is an economic geographer in the Department of Geography at University of Toronto Mississauga and is the co-author of ‘The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet’.
We will have a Q&A session at the end of the lecture.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
This is a public event and entry is free. Feel free to bring friends who feel strongly about this issue one way or the other.
We are looking for bright, outgoing, organized, and enthusiastic people to continue running the Mississauga Freethought Association. The following executive positions are available for the 2012/13 year:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Publicity and Media Relations
Community Relations
If you are interested in running for an executive position, send us an email with your name, year of study at UTM, position you’re interested in, and a brief (3-5 sentences) statement on why you would be the best person for the job.
Some reasons to consider being part of the MFA executive:
Great way to get involved in Campus Life!
Great way to meet new people!
Looks great on a resume!
Ability to bring important issues to the student body!
