Jamaica

Special Lecture: Exploring CAT Scans and the World of Tomography by Prof. Mercedes T. Richards

MrcACrl — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:19:45 +0000

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Jamaica featured in IYA2009 Arts Workshop at the famous Arecibo Observatory

MrcACrl — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:21:16 +0000

January 1, 2009 will mark the advent of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) - a year which will celebrate humanity's vision beyond. IYA2009 had an early kick-off in Puerto Rico, this Summer in an event which aimed to create the perfect blend of science and art for outreach - two generations of Jamaican poetry were included in the tasteful mix. More...

In Retrospect: Jamaica's First Yuri's Night

MrcACrl — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:52:04 +0000

Yuri's Night 2008 had another record breaking year with 198 parties in 51 countries. Jamaica played an active part in the ground breaking with the hosting of its first Yuri's Night Celebration. More...

AAJ Annual General Meeting

MrcACrl — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:32:49 +0000

From: Tuesday 27 May 2008, 00:00 GMT

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Yuri's Night: Jamaica Style!

MrcACrl — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:57:50 +0000

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Astronomical Association of Jamaica (AAJ)

MrcACrl — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:41:13 +0000

The Astronomical Association of Jamaica (AAJ) was formed in 1948 as an Amateur Astronomical Society. Initially, the AAJ membership comprised persons from all walks of life including Science Professors from the then University College of the West Indies now University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI).

Some six decades later in 2008, the AAJ is still the premier astronomy (Space) group in Jamaica and has been instrumental in taking the distant realm of the extraterrestrial right into the everyday

University of Technology (UTech)

MrcACrl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:05:47 +0000

Founded in 1958 as the Jamaica Institute of Technology and then renamed in 1959 the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST), UTech was fully recognised as a university in 1995. Find out more about UTech here

UTech offers several technology related programmes, particularly in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, which have application within the Space industry (see here).

University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus

MrcACrl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:08:09 +0000

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is the oldest tertiary institution in the Caribbean, starting out in 1948 at the Mona Campus in Kingston, Jamaica as a college of the University of London. It gained full university status in 1962 and has campuses spread across several Caribbean islands. Read more about UWI Mona history here

The UWI Physics Department, a part of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at Mona, conducts research in several areas in the Space domain including GPS Error C

Spy Satellite Shootdown Takes Centre Stage in Jamaican Newspaper

MrcACrl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:13:03 +0000

As a developing nation, the reduction of poverty and crime, and battling the economic effects of globalisation usually dominate the headlines and editorials in the influential Jamaican media. On February 25 of 2008, however, what took centre stage was the demise of spy satellite USA 193 by a modified US Navy SM3 missile. More...

Jamaica

Kevin Stube — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:05:43 +0000

News and events in Jamaica, as well as a directory of educational and other organisations.