Campus Notices

The next meeting is Friday, February 22 at 12:30 pm in AVC 286B.

Next article to be discussed at the Animal Welfare Journal Club is:
Fawcett A, Mullen S, McGreevy P. 2018. Application of Fraser's"Practical" Ethic in Veterinary Practice, and its compatibility with a "One Welfare" framework. Animal 8, 109; available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071015/
All welcome!

The Search Committee for the University Librarian is pleased to announce the upcoming visit for the final candidate for this position. Each candidate will deliver a Public Presentation on:

Academic libraries have been rapidly changing, and will continue to evolve in the coming years. With this in mind:
a. Speak to a trend in academic libraries that excites you.
b. Speak to a trend in academic libraries that concerns you.

Brad Eden - Wednesday, February 20
11:30 - 12:30 Public Presentation in the Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre, Room 212 (NRC Building)

All are welcome to attend.

Dr. Jay Penney, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA will present a seminar entitled "Using iPSC-derived microglia to model mutations in the Alzheimer's Disease risk gene TREM2" on Friday, February 22 at 2:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.

Dr. Jay Penney, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA will present a seminar entitled "Using iPSC-derived microglia to model mutations in the Alzheimer's Disease risk gene TREM2" on Friday, February 22 at 2:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.

On February 19th & 20th, Dr. Emilia Bourassi will be interviewing for the open, tenure-track faculty position in small animal internal medicine in the Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC). Dr. Bourassi is currently in the 3rd, and final, year of a combined residency/MVSc. graduate program at the AVC. As part of the interview process, Dr. Bourassi has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for 3rd year DVM students and the other a presentation of her research interests.

TUESDAY, February 19th, 2019
12:30pm, 287N, AVC Learning Commons
Treatment & Management of Hypoadrenocorticism
Research & Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of her CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca).
 

The Faculty of Education formally announces the upcoming PhD defense by
Brittany Jakubiec titled "Out of the Box: Queerying Identity Development for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Prince Edward Island".

All are welcome to attend Brittany's public presentation, taking place on Tuesday February 26, 2019 from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm in the Irving Chemistry Centre room 104.

The 2019 Mental Health Week Committee would appreciate hearing from you. Whether you participated in the week's activities or not, please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. 
Mental Health Week 2019 Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/BLq4X32JZcDxGTdo1

 

Please join us for an Open House at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre to talk about the newly expanded services. The Open House will be held on Friday, February 15th from 1-2:30 pm. Snacks available.

All fathers and mothers, grandfathers, and grandmothers, and anyone who cares for children is invited to a series of Triple P Positive Parenting Seminars. There are three sessions, and the first (rescheduled from February 13th due to weather) is on Wednesday, February 20th at 7:00 in the evening, at the Murphy Community Centre on Richmond Street in Charlottetown. The first week’s topic is “The Power of Positive Parenting”. Dr. Philip Smith, Psychology, is the presenter. Sessions are free, and childcare is available. Visit triplep-parenting.net for more information and to sign up in advance for free childcare during the session. Every dad and mom and other person caring for a child age 2-12 is welcome.

Speaker: Enooyaq Sudlovenick, Pathology and Microbiology
Title: A mixed methodology: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and serological survey of harvested Ringed Seals in Iqaluit, NU
and
Speaker: Elena Yan, Pathology and Microbiology
Title: Development and validation of multiplex PCR based diagnostic procedures for detecting eight viruses and one viroid in potato nuclear stocks
 
This event is Tuesday, February 19 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. 

Please note the Summer Catalogue is now available for viewing on myupei. The Catalogue can also be found here: http://www.upei.ca/discovermore/course-catalogue . Registration for students opens on Tuesday, February 19th.

Members of the UPEI community are invited by Mayor Philip Brown and members of Charlottetown CIty Council to attend "A Celebration of Heritage Day 2019" featuring a special focus on post-secondary education and UPEI's 50th anniversary. The event will include the City's Heritage Awards Presentation and a short lecture by UPEI's very own Dr. Edward MacDonald, professor of history. Dr. MacDonald will present "The Road to UPEI: Some Reflections on Higher Education in Prince Edward Island. There will also be an exhibit launched called "On Saints and Welshmen: The Evolution of Post Secondary Education in Charlottetown." The festivities begin at 12 noon on Tuesday, February 19 at City Hall, second level, 199 Queen Street. All are welcome.

Next article to be discussed at the Animal Welfare Journal Club is:
Fawcett A, Mullen S, McGreevy P. 2018. Application of Fraser's"Practical" Ethic in Veterinary Practice, and its compatibility with a "One Welfare" framework. Animal 8, 109; available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071015/
This event is Friday, February 22 at 12:30 pm in AVC 286B. All welcome!

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus
community to a presentation by Megan Jones (Atlantic Veterinary College) entitled: "Wildlife health and environmental change". 

This event is today at 12:30 pm in room 204 of the Duffy Science Centre. 

Speaker: Enooyaq Sudlovenick, Pathology and Microbiology
Title: A mixed methodology: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and serological survey of harvested Ringed Seals in Iqaluit, NU
and
Speaker: Elena Yan, Pathology and Microbiology
Title: Development and validation of multiplex PCR based diagnostic procedures for detecting eight viruses and one viroid in potato nuclear stocks
 
This event is Tuesday, February 19 at 3:30 pm in AVC LectureTheatre B.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus
community to a presentation by Megan Jones (Atlantic Veterinary College) entitled: "Wildlife health and environmental change". 

This event is Friday, February 15 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204. Everyone is welcome.
 
Energy History of PEI
The Environmental Studies Book Club Discussion Series

This winter we will be reading and discussing "Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island" (2016). Our discussions will probe into past and present environmental changes on PEI, and how and why the Islanders are particularly sensitive to environmental issues and enmeshed in their landscape in a way that is unique among Canadians.

During our second discussion, we will talk about energy transitions in PEI history and will focus on the chapter by Kathleen Stuart: “Two centuries of energy on Prince Edward Island.” Those interested in more information about the province’s energy policies in the 1973-1990 period can also read the book by Alan MacEachern "The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable" (2003).

We are thrilled that the authors and editors of these books, Ms. Kathleen Stuart, Dr. Alan MacEachern, and Dr. Josh MacFadyen, will join our discussion. 

Date and time: February 15, 2019 at 4pm
Place: The Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI campus.

All are welcome!

"Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island" and "The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable" are available at the UPEI library. The former is available as an e-book at https://library.upei.ca/ and the first chapter of the latter book is available on library reserves as a digital file. 

If have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca.

 

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with us!

Robertson Library Movie Talks and UPEI Student Diversity Office (SDO) are presenting the Sundance Film Festival award-winning movie The Miseducation of Cameron Post on Thursday, February 14th.

“Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the titular character (Chloe Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night.” Kanopy.

FREE movie! 

Thursday, February 14th 
5 pm, Doors open at 4:30 pm
Duffy Amphitheatre 135

Bring a date, a friend, or come on your own! Everyone is welcome!

 

Please join us for an Open House at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre to talk about the newly expanded services. The Open House will be held on Friday, February 15th from 1-2:30 pm. Snacks available.

 

The Faculty of Education formally announces the upcoming PhD defense by
Brittany Jakubiec titled "Out of the Box: Queerying Identity Development for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Prince Edward Island".

All are welcome to attend Brittany's public presentation, taking place on Tuesday February 26, 2019 from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm in the Irving Chemistry Centre room 104.