Public lecture about dairy cow welfare
Dr. Kathryn Proudfoot, incoming director of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, will give a public lecture titled “On-farm welfare assessment: How do we know if dairy cows have good welfare?” on Friday, September 20, at 7 pm, AVC Lecture Theatre A. Dr. Proudfoot’s talk is part of the SJDAWC’s fifteenth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference, scheduled for September 20–21, which will focus on dairy cow welfare assessment.
Three public lectures on regional development and digital humanities
UPEI’s Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) program will host three public lectures featuring new research on the ways that maps and other geospatial data shape regional development. The lectures are part of a three-day workshop exploring new digital humanities tools and training for research and public policy.
SDE 8900 Graduate Research Seminar
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's Graduate research seminar by Dr. Sheldon White, entitled "Thermodynamic Modeling of Phase Equilibria for Nuclear Applications"
This event is Wednesday, September 18 at noon in FSDE room 212.
Everyone is welcome.
Island Lecture Series October Lecture: UPEI takes part in Faroe Islands International Community Energy Challenge
The Island Lecture Series gets under way once again on Tuesday, October 22, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus. This lecture features a presentation by UPEI students and their professor about an experiential learning opportunity that took them to the Faroe Islands in May.
Panthers for Change unites new students, community members, and good causes
New UPEI students will be in close contact with the Charlottetown community on Saturday, September 14, as UPEI New Student Orientation (NSO) holds its annual Panthers for Change event.
The fundraiser usually happens after the first week of class, but the event was pushed out one week due to Hurricane Dorian bearing down on the province.
NSO coordinator Erin MacNeill said Panthers for Change is a special opportunity for incoming UPEI students to get to know the causes that matter to PEI while connecting with the community.
Panthers at Home, September 13
This weekend the UPEI Turf Field sees its first regular season action of the 2019–2020 season, and UPEI Men’s Hockey plays an exhibition game at home. Here’s your Panthers at Home Schedule for the weekend of September 13.
On Friday, both the women’s and men’s soccer teams host their home-openers against Acadia University. The women start the evening with a 5:00 pm game. Coach Glen Miller said the team has its work cut out for it after dropping a pair of games on the road last weekend.
Volunteering: Next Steps
Are you interested in volunteering? Join us for a 1-hour session on Thursday, September 19, in the Career Studio.
Students can expect to learn about:
- Differentiating between career and personal volunteering opportunities
- The value of volunteering
- Developing professional outreach strategies
Volunteering: Next Steps
Are you interested in volunteering? Join us for a 1-hour session on Wednesday, September 19, in the Career Studio, room 2019 Dalton Hall.
Students can expect to learn about:
- Differentiating between career and personal volunteering opportunities
- The value of volunteering
- Developing professional outreach strategies
PhD Thesis Defense - Ashok Somalraju
Members of the campus community are invited to join Ashok Somalraju for the presentation of a PhD Thesis Defense on "Potato Germplasm Development through EMS- Mutagenesis and Crop Bio-Fortification for Enhanced Plant Defense and Nutritional Quality."
All are welcome to attend.
