The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the presentation and defense of Colin Stetson's MSc thesis entitled "Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago L) extract affects proliferation-linked activities and the expression of apoptosis-linked proteins in human prostate cancer cells in vitro”. Everyone is welcome.  

The Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program will host a Bruce Rainnie public speaking workshop on Saturday, 8 September 2018. The aim of this workshop is to provide a small group of UPEI employees with an opportunity to improve their public speaking skills. Priority will be given to participants who are interested in improving their ability to communicate effectively through the press, but all interested participants are welcome to apply. Bruce Rainnie brings a wealth of public communications experience with him to his position as the Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture Program’s Practitioner in Residence. He is currently the President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax. Prior to this position, he was the host of CBC News: Compass, the supper-hour news program for Prince Edward Island. In that role, he helped Compass become the country’s number one rated CBC supper-hour news broadcast. Bruce is known nationally for his work with CBC Sports. Along with being a regular host on Hockey Night in Canada, he broadcast eight Olympic games–including the most recent games in South Korea. Bruce Rainnie is an engaging speaker and an insightful mentor. His leadership in this program will ensure that participants will come away from the workshop with boosted confidence in their own communication abilities. Please note, space is limite for this workshop. For more information, or to sign up for this free program, please contact Lisa Chilton at lchilton@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the presentation and defense of Adam Proud's PhD thesis entitled "The Development and Applications of a Novel Software Package for the Analysis of Electron Pair Behaviour”. Everyone is welcome.

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present Dr. Lobna Bouslimi, Finance Candidate, public presentation on "Political Uncertainty and Analyst's Forecasts: Evidence from National Elections" The campus community is invited to attend.

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present Dr. Yue Fang, Finance Candidate, public presentation on "Do Changes in Reserve Requirement Affect Bank Lending and Economic Growth? Evidence from US Microdata". The campus community is invited to attend.  

Members of AVC's Class of 2022 officially start off their first year on Friday, August 24, at the AVC-CVMA Blue Coat ceremony, a special event to mark the beginning of their veterinary education. Welcome, Class of 2022!

The Atlantic Veterinary College's Summer Research and Leadership Program invites the UPEI community and the public to attend poster presentations on Monday, August 27 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm in the AVC Learning Commons atrium. Our program is designed to introduce our veterinary students to careers in research by incorporating a summer research project with a faculty mentor, along with weekly lectures and a poster presentation. The students will be available to answer questions regarding their poster and research project. Everyone is welcome

The Robertson Library is hosting an exhibit of small works of mixed-media/collage on the theme of Sailing by Louise Mould. You are invited to the opening of the exhibit at the Robertson Library on Sunday August 26 from 2-4pm. The exhibit will be on display until September 21, 2018. More about the artist and exhibit here.  

The Women's team take the UPEI court for the first time this year at 6 pm while the Men's team are on at 8 pm, both against the Memorial Seahawks. For more info, visit gopanthersgo.ca.

The Women's team take the court at 1:00 pm while the Men's team are on at 3:00 pm, both against the Memorial Seahawks. For more info, visit gopanthersgo.ca.