Dr. Stevan Springer, assistant professor in the UPEI Department of Biology will present the next talk in the ESC-HUB Seminar Series. The title of his talk is "Molecular tests of adaptation: Darwin in full genetic resolution. It will take place on Friday, September 14 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science, Room 204.

Check out the Stars! A stargazing event outside the Robertson Library!

Robertson Library and the UPEI Department of Physics are celebrating Science Literacy Week, September 17 to 23, by co-sponsoring a stargazing event on Sunday, September 23 at 8:30 pm.

Megan Glover, UPEI Department of Physics, will give a presentation on navigating the night sky and how to set up and use the Library’s Dobsonian telescope.

You will discover how to find objects in the sky using star maps and learn stargazing tips!

In the case of a rainy or cloudy evening, the presentation will be held inside Robertson Library.

Check out the stars @ home! You can borrow the telescope from the Service Desk in the Robertson Library with your UPEI Campus Card. The telescope can be borrowed on a 7-day loan.

Part of Science Literacy Week - follow #scilit on twitter!

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 5th for the October meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted).

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
• Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.

Dr. I. Dowbiggin, Department of History will present a seminar titled "Towards the Therapeutic State: Or, How Trump Anxiety Disorder Became a Reality".

This event is Tuesday, September 18 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. All are welcome. 

UPEI will host an evening of Japanese cinema to mark 90 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan. The Japanese Film Festival will be Friday, September 14, beginning at 6:00 pm in room 104 of UPEI’s K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre.

The evening, presented by the Japanese Consulate, will include two feature films. The screening of “Chihayafuru: Musubi” will begin at 6:00 pm. “Close-Knit” (Karera ga honki de amu toki wa will screen at 8:00 pm. Both will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.

All are welcome.

Journalist, broadcaster, and historian Gwynne Dyer returns to UPEI for a lecture on the return of nationalism as a movement around the world. Dyer will present “The Populist Revolt: its causes and cures” at 7:30 pm, Thursday, September 13 in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. The lecture is free and is presented by the SDU Institute for Christianity and Culture.

Read more in the event press release.

Registration for the "Reigniting Curiosity and Inquiry in Higher Education: A Working Conference" being held at UPEI November 2-4th, 2018 is now open! Spots are limited!

Are you interested in reigniting your students’ desire and ability to inquire“? Are you interested in being part of a group of SoTL researchers actively investigating Issues of curiosity and inquiry in the university classroom? This working conference will bring together teaching professors/researchers from across North America to discuss effective ways to increase and maintain student inquiry in our higher education classrooms and explore how to help our students to transfer those attitudes and skills to other academic learning experiences, the workplace, and beyond. During the three day working conference, attendees will have the opportunity to share their own experiences and learn from those of others, participate in the creation of professor and student curiosity and inquiry materials, and form research interest groups which will begin actively collaborating on curiosity and inquiry research questions particular to higher education.

Please register by clicking on the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/curiosity-and-inquiry-conference-tickets-49645194112

Cost of registration for this conference is only $75 for professors/researchers and $25 for graduate students. Thanks to our sponsers (SSHRC, UPEI and the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary) this includes morning/afternoon snacks and lunch on all three days of the conference.

Dr. Michael Moore, Director, Marine Mammal Center at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Cape Cod, will give a public lecture called “Food for Thought: How we all kill whales” on Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI. 

Human activity in the marine environment is increasingly having an impact on cetaceans—whales, dolphins, and porpoises—sometimes resulting in the unintentional entanglement and death of animals. Dr. Moore will discuss these pressing issues, which concern Canada and other nations that have substantial fishing and shipping industries in marine environments. There is no charge to attend Dr. Moore’s lecture. All are welcome to attend.

Dr. Moore's presentation is part of AVC's 2018 Animal Welfare in Practice conference, which is focusing on the timely topic of whale stranding. The conference will take place at the University of Prince Edward Island from September 14 to 15.

Dr. Bill Whelan (Professor and Chair, Department of Physics) will host an informal session on tips for applying for NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) funding. In addition to being a Co-Investigator on a successful RTI grant application, Dr. Whelan has served as a member of the NSERC Grant Selection Committee GSC-29 (General Physics) and numerous other grant review panels for NSERC, CIHR, and the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute. All are welcome, but please note that RTI applicants and co-applicants must each currently hold or be applying for an eligible NSERC research grant at the time of application, such as a Discovery Grant or Collaborative Research and Development Grant. 
Time: 1 to 2 pm
Date: Sept 13, 2018
Location: Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering 301

Please join us on Thursday 20 September, as the Saint Dunstan's University Institute of Christianity and Cultures kicks-off its 2018-19 Theology on Tap Programme. Dr. Patrick McBrine, Bishop's University, will be the featured speaker. Dr. McBrine, author of Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England, will speak on "'Nearer to God:' Imagining Satan and Eve in the Biblical Epic." Dr. McBrine is a dynamic speaker, and this event is not to be missed! The event begins at 7:00 pm in the Pourhouse of the Old Triangle Pub in Charlottetown. 

Dr. Stevan Springer, assistant professor in the UPEI Department of Biology will present the next talk in the ESC-HUB Seminar Series. The title of his talk is "Molecular tests of adaptation: Darwin in full genetic resolution. It will take place on Friday, September 14 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science, Room 204.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday September 14, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the lecture theatre (note the change of location) of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Joel Ross (pjross@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the first seminar of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series: Dr Stevan Springer (Department of Biology) will be presenting a talk entitled "Molecular tests of adaptation: Darwin in full genetic resolution". The event is Friday, September 14 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.

Everyone is welcome.

Starting this week, both the AVC Cafe and Samuel's Cafe now offer Daily Hot Lunch Specials, with Samuel's featuring more international flavours! Lunch is served Monday - Friday from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.

For weekly menus of all of our locations, you can visit dineoncampus.ca/upei/menus

The Faculty of Arts wishes to inform the University community of the sudden passing of Dr. Colmán O'Hare, a retired faculty member of the Department of English. During his career at the University of Prince Edward Island, which spanned several decades, Dr. O'Hare touched the lives of many students, colleagues, and staff. UPEI extends condolences to his wife Barbara, his three children, granddaughter, and extended family. Visitation will take place today, Wednesday, September 12 with funeral on Thursday. Read the full obituary

Through a partnership between UPEI and Synapse, a number of registrations are available, at no cost, for faculty and students to attend Invest Atlantic 2018, an entrepreneurial educational and networking event that is being held at various locations in downtown Charlottetown on Wednesday, September 19 and Thursday, September 20. Representatives from more than 200 start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors and post-secondary institutions in the region will be attending this event that includes keynote speakers, public "pitch sessions" by selected start-ups to potential investors, and plenty of opportunities to network in a social setting. Please share this opportunity with students and colleagues who wish to learn more about the growing entrepreneurial community in the Atlantic Region. 

Names and email addresses of those who are interested in attending should be submitted directly to Kelly Mullaly, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Synapse at kelly@synapsepei.com by no later than 12:00 midnight on Friday, September 14. Confirmation of those selected to attend will be sent out on Monday, September 17. For more information about this opportunity, contact either Kelly Mullaly or Justin Moores.

The annual Volunteer Fair will take place today, September 12th, from 10:00am-2:00pm in McMillan Hall, in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

All students are welcome. If you are a student, stop by the fair to find out about volunteer opportunities in our community! If you are staff or faculty, encourage your students to come by the fair and get involved!

For more information and a list of organizations who will be at the fair, please visit http://www.upei.ca/experientialeducation/upei-volunteer-fair

Dr. Bill Whelan (Professor and Chair, Department of Physics) will host an informal session on tips for applying for NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) funding. In addition to being a Co-Investigator on a successful RTI grant application, Dr. Whelan has served as a member of the NSERC Grant Selection Committee GSC-29 (General Physics) and numerous other grant review panels for NSERC, CIHR, and the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute. All are welcome, but please note that RTI applicants and co-applicants must each currently hold or be applying for an eligible NSERC research grant at the time of application, such as a Discovery Grant or Collaborative Research and Development Grant. 

Time: 1 to 2 pm
Date: Sept 13, 2018
Location: Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering 301

Please join us on Thursday 20 September, as the Saint Dunstan's University Institute of Christianity and Cultures kicks-off its 2018-19 Theology on Tap Programme. Dr. Patrick McBrine, Bishop's University, will be the featured speaker. Dr. McBrine, author of Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England, will speak on "'Nearer to God:' Imagining Satan and Eve in the Biblical Epic." Dr. McBrine is a dynamic speaker, and this event is not to be missed!

Please join us on Thursday 20 September, as the Saint Dunstan's University Institute of Christianity and Cultures kicks-off its 2018-19 Theology on Tap Programme. Dr. Patrick McBrine, Bishop's University, will be the featured speaker. Dr. McBrine, author of Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England, will speak on "'Nearer to God:' Imagining Satan and Eve in the Biblical Epic." Dr. McBrine is a dynamic speaker, and this event is not to be missed!