The UPEI Climate Research Lab is hosting a 1 day symposium on Tuesday, March 11 entitled "Climate Change and Aquaculture: A science symposium to communicate current research and science activities to the Atlantic Region’s aquaculture industry." The event will be held in the Lecture Theatre, Main Floor, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, from 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Lunch will be provided to registered participants in the adjacent meeting room. There is no fee to attend the seminar, but space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please register here: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=2LVFESlaeCneiPNubiPWPw Topics and speakers to include: The Aquaculture Industry on Prince Edward Island - Peter Warris, Research & Development Coordinator, PEI Aquaculture Alliance Atlantic Region’s Changing Climate - Adam Fenech, Director, Climate Research Lab, University of Prince Edward Island Climate change implications on aquaculture management and research - Gregor Reid, St. Andrews Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Climate Change and Ecosystem Health for Aquaculture – Bivalves and Finfish - Sophie St. Hilaire, Atlantic Veterinary College First Nations Aquaculture: Preparing for Climate Change - Randy Angus, Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Freshwater and Coastal Environments under a Changing Climate - Michael van den Heuvel, Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity, UPEI Preparing Harbour Infrastructure for a Changing Climate - Bryan Daye, Small Craft Harbours, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Private Aquaculture Facility Response to Storm Surges - Gerry Johnson, Halibut PEI This event is funded by the Atlantic Canada Adaptation Solutions Association (ACASA), a partnership of the four Atlantic provinces and Natural Resources Canada to support adaptation to climate change in the region. For further information, please contact Leanne at 620.5221 or climate@upei.ca.

In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community, a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements, and to celebrate their contributions to our success as an institution. Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty and Librarians and four Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2014 and presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 2-4 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A.Murphy Student Centre. Ryan Johnston, Director of Human Resources will lead the process and chair the committees to select award recipients. Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on March 28, 2014. For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: upei.ca/presidentialawards.

On Thursday, February 27, Central Printing will be closing at 9:15 am and will reopen at 1:00 pm. For information, please contact Wendy at 566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca

Set a time for you to check your glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure. The clinic will be held from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on March 5. To book your 10-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca. No cost for clinic for UPEI students and employees.

The nomination deadline for the Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards is March 1. A nominee can be a UPEIFA member, staff member, or volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at UPEI. The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards honour two winners every year, and was created by a generous gift from former Vice-President Research, Dr. Katherine Schultz. For more details, visit: http://research.upei.ca/fundingdeadline/2014/03/katherine-schultz-resea…

You are invited to a One Health seminar, entitled "ONE PLANET, ONE HEALTH," at the Atlantic Veterinary College on Thursday, Feb 27, from 7-9 pm in Lecture Theatre A. Speakers from AVC and UPEI will discuss topics relevant to human, animal, and ecosystem health! Lecture topics include aquaculture and ecosystem health, urban fox behaviour, pets/people/pathogens, and meat inspection/food safety. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome! For information, please contact Hye-Yang Jeon, Class of 2015, at onehealthavc@gmail.com.

On Thursday, March 13 the UPEI Executive MBA program will be hosting special guest speaker, Dawn Desjardins, Assistant Chief Economist with RBC, from 10:00-11:00 am in Andrew Hall, Room 142. Dawn Desjardins joined the RBC Economics team in January 2006 as a senior economist. She is responsible for the macroeconomic and interest rate forecasts for Canada and the U.S. Previously, Dawn worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Financial News in Toronto covering the Canadian bond and currency markets, and was the Canadian bond market strategist for a major U.S. bank for ten years. The campus community is invited to attend, however, due to limited space, we would ask that you please RSVP by Friday, March 7 to Ingrid MacLeod, at: imacleod@upei.ca

Human Resources, in partnership with Murphy's Pharmacies, will be hosting an information session on The Science of Medication & Customized Medication Options - Gain a clearer understanding of medications and how they work in your body. This session is the second in a series of Healthy Campus Sessions taking place over the coming months. The session will be held on Friday, February 28 in Andrew Hall Rm 142 beginning at 1:00 pm. Please pre-register by contacting Lacey Myers at ljmyers@upei.ca

Please note: Arrival time change to 11:56 pm from original 11:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26. UPEI Women's Hockey student-athlete Anja Weisser is returning home tonight from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia after patrolling the blue line for Team Germany. Anja's flight is scheduled to arrive into the Charlottetown Airport at 11:56 pm. Everyone is invited to attend the "welcome home" celebration!

Human Resources, in partnership with Murphy's Pharmacies, will be hosting an information session on The Science of Medication & Customized Medication Options - Gain a clearer understanding of medications and how they work in your body. This session is the second in a series of Healthy Campus Sessions taking place over the coming months. The session will be held on Friday, February 28 in Andrew Hall Rm 142 beginning at 1:00 pm. Please pre-register by contacting Lacey Myers at ljmyers@upei.ca

Please note: Arrival time change to 11:56 pm from original 11:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26. UPEI Women's Hockey student-athlete Anja Weisser is returning home tonight from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia after patrolling the blue line for Team Germany. Anja's flight is scheduled to arrive into the Charlottetown Airport at 11:56 pm. Everyone is invited to attend the "welcome home" celebration!

On Thursday, February 27, Central Printing will be closing at 9:15 am and will reopen at 1:00 pm. For information, please contact Wendy at 566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca

Set a time for you to check your glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure. The clinic will be held from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on March 5. To book your 10-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca. No cost for clinic for UPEI students and employees.

The nomination deadline for the Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards is March 1. A nominee can be a UPEIFA member, staff member, or volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at UPEI. The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards honour two winners every year, and was created by a generous gift from former Vice-President Research, Dr. Katherine Schultz. For more details, visit: http://research.upei.ca/fundingdeadline/2014/03/katherine-schultz-resea…

You are invited to a One Health seminar, entitled "ONE PLANET, ONE HEALTH," at the Atlantic Veterinary College on Thursday, Feb 27, from 7-9 pm in Lecture Theatre A. Speakers from AVC and UPEI will discuss topics relevant to human, animal, and ecosystem health! Lecture topics include aquaculture and ecosystem health, urban fox behaviour, pets/people/pathogens, and meat inspection/food safety. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome! For information, please contact Hye-Yang Jeon, Class of 2015, at onehealthavc@gmail.com.

On Thursday, March 13 the UPEI Executive MBA program will be hosting special guest speaker, Dawn Desjardins, Assistant Chief Economist with RBC, from 10:00-11:00 am in Andrew Hall, Room 142. Dawn Desjardins joined the RBC Economics team in January 2006 as a senior economist. She is responsible for the macroeconomic and interest rate forecasts for Canada and the U.S. Previously, Dawn worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Financial News in Toronto covering the Canadian bond and currency markets, and was the Canadian bond market strategist for a major U.S. bank for ten years. The campus community is invited to attend, however, due to limited space, we would ask that you please RSVP by Friday, March 7 to Ingrid MacLeod, at: imacleod@upei.ca

On February 26, the new Student Diversity Office and the Diversity and Social Justice Studies Program will be hosting an ‘Anti-Bullying’ Awareness Day, as part of the national Pink Shirt Day. This day will consist of a number of events, including an information session and displays in the Murphy Student Centre from 11 am - 1 pm, and a screening of the documentary “Toilet Training” at the Wave at 3:30 pm. After the documentary, Dr. Ann Braithwaite will facilitate a conversation surrounding the connection between this documentary and various forms of bullying. Please come by and see the displays, enter the prize draw, and show your support by wearing pink. For more information, contact Nabila Acra at sdo@upei.ca or Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca.

UPEI student group Enactus will host "Financially Fit" on Tuesday, March 4 from 12:00-1:30 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Glenn Trueman, Branch Manager at CIBC Queen Street will lead the presentation that is focused on personal budgeting, debt, loan applications, credit cards, and more. "Financially Fit" is a project hosted by UPEI's student group for the Enactus Canada Financial Education Challenge, where UPEI's team will be competing at on March 7. For more information, please contact Scott Landry at srlandry@upei.ca. All are welcome to attend.

The Canadian Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (CAVEPM) and Epi on the Island summer courses will be hosted at the AVC from June 5-13. Every year, this conference provides an opportunity to bring together students, researchers, and policy-makers working in the area of animal and human population health. Any research including a population health approach fits with the vision of CAVEPM. Every year, the conference venue provides pre-and post-conference courses. This year, we again have two excellent courses. The pre-conference course is on the assessment of bias and how that can be quantified in observational epidemiological studies. This course will be taught by Drs. Ian Dohoo and Henrik Stryhn. The post-conference course will be on the analysis of genomic information and its use to track diseases and their determinants. Drs. Kim Halpin and Peter Durr from Australia will visit the island to deliver this novel course. More information about the CAVEPM conference and courses can be found at: http://conferences.upei.ca/cavepm2014/ Those working in the area of human, animal, and environmental health are encouraged to submit an abstract for this conference and/or participate in this event. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Javier Sanchez at 566-0803 or jsanchez@upei.ca The deadline for abstract submissions is March 6, and the deadline for an early-bird registration discount is March 31.

On Friday, February 28, at 10:30 am in AVC's Lecture Theatre B, Bradley Haltli (Candidate for Adjunct Faculty) will present a special seminar entitled “Marine Gold: Bacterial Natural Products Research at UPEI.” All are welcome to attend. Haltli is currently employed as Research Manager, Kerr Marine Natural Products Lab, Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, UPEI as well as Senior Research Scientist- Nautilus Bioscience Canada Inc. He received his Masters in Biology at Dalhousie University.