All are welcomed to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, September 19 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212. This week's presenters are: Emad Naseri, PhD-MMS student with his title, "Development of Drug Eluting Bio-piercing Scaffolds Using 3D Bio-printing and Tartela Alkayyali , MSc-SDE student, with her title, "A Growth Chamber for the Discovery of New Natural Products Using Microfluidic Bacteria Encapsulation in Agarose Microbeads All are welcome!

The UPEI Department of Modern Languages is proud to welcome its first ever French Writer-in-Residence Dominic Langlois, poet and young-adult novelist. He will lead a writing workshop on Saturday, September 22 at 1:00 pm (in UPEI Dawson Lounge, SDMB 520), and give a public reading on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm (in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, SDMB 201). He will also meet with Dr. Sanda Badescu’s and Dr. Scott Lee’s students to discuss various topics related to poetry and the use of slang in French. Raised in Québec City, Langlois has been living in the Maritimes for more than 20 years where he is involved in the cultural and artistic scene. Published by Les Éditions Perce-Neige, his poetry includes Mener du train (2010), La rue en eaux troubles (2012) and Les sentiments barbares (2016). He is also well known in New Brunswick and in Ontario for his young-adult novel published by Bouton d’or Acadie, Le Trésor de Memramcook (2014), for which he was a finalist in the Ontario Library Association’s prize Tamarac and in the Children’s Choice Book Award Hackmatack. He has also published poems in Ancrages and contributed to the Franco-Ontarian journal Liaisons. His public workshop on Saturday, September 22 will examine how city streets, their noise, smells, landscape, and sidewalks can open up the imagination and be a source of inspiration. He will also team up with UPEI Professor Carlo Lavoie as writing coach for any participant aged between 15 and 25 interested in submitting texts in French (poetry or short stories) to the 2019 Prix Volet Jeunesse Richelieu of the Antonine-Maillet-Acadie-Vie Book Award. The workshop is free but participants should register by emailing Dr. Lavoie at clavoie@upei.ca. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Dominic Langlois’ visit and the UPEI French Writer-in-Residency program are sponsored by the UPEI Department of Modern Languages, the Dean of Arts, the Dean of Education, the Vice-President Academic/Research, with generous support from Arts NB.

The UPEI Department of Modern Languages is proud to welcome its first ever French Writer-in-Residence Dominic Langlois, poet and young-adult novelist. He will give a public reading on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm (in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, SDMB 201).  Raised in Québec City, Langlois has been living in the Maritimes for more than 20 years where he is involved in the cultural and artistic scene. Published by Les Éditions Perce-Neige, his poetry includes Mener du train (2010), La rue en eaux troubles (2012) and Les sentiments barbares (2016). He is also well known in New Brunswick and in Ontario for his young-adult novel published by Bouton d’or Acadie, Le Trésor de Memramcook (2014), for which he was a finalist in the Ontario Library Association’s prize Tamarac and in the Children’s Choice Book Award Hackmatack. He has also published poems in Ancrages and contributed to the Franco-Ontarian journal Liaisons. The public reading on Thursday September 27 will feature poetry from his three books and some unpublished poems. An open mic will also invite the audience to share their favorite poems, either written by themselves or by others. Admission is free.   Dominic Langlois’ visit and the UPEI French Writer-in-Residency program are sponsored by the UPEI Department of Modern Languages, the Dean of Arts, the Dean of Education, the Vice-President Academic/Research, with generous support from Arts NB.

The Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC) invites you to a presentation and conversation with Catherine Holtman (Director), Rina Arsenault (Associate Director), and Philip Smith (Board member): Stories of Change: Celebrating 25 Years at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research

Campus Information and Feedback Session: UPEI Strategic Plan Renewal (2018–2023) President Abd-El-Aziz and members of the UPEI Strategic Plan Advisory Committee invite the campus community to learn more about the draft UPEI strategic plan renewal on Monday, September 24, 2018. The draft builds on the UPEI Strategic Plan 2013–2018 and reflects input shared by campus members throughout the many discussions held with faculty, staff, and student groups over the past year. The session will include an overview of the renewal and an opportunity to ask questions and provide input. Following the session, the UPEI community will be able to provide further feedback by email.   Click to view the draft UPEI Strategic Plan Renewal (2018–2023)   

Join us for the first PEI History of Medicine Society talk of 2018-19. Dr. Jock Murray will speak about his discoveries while writing his recently published book that charts the history of the Dalhousie Medical School. The stories of medical education at Dalhousie will cover the remarkable beginning of the medical school, the early acceptance of women, some outstanding doctors and some outrageous and criminal characters, the ill-fated separation from the university, the impact of a school teacher’s critical report, the role of medical students in the Halifax Explosion, and how medical education and medical admissions have changed over the years.  

Dr. G. Johnson, Professor Emeritus, Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar titled "Pathology of Atlantic halibut: Really big fish to really tiny feed in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems".

  President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz cordially invites members of our campus and Prince Edward Island communities to attend the nineteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony. Each year, UPEI honours people who have contributed to the University in an exceptional way as Founders, instilling a sense of heritage and community. Please join us Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to honour the 2018 Founders for their contributions to the University: Mr. Daryl Guignion and Dr. Ian MacQuarrie And the Honourable Eugene F. Whalen Green Hat Award winner, Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, for contributions to the Atlantic Veterinary College.

Dr. Tony Couture will give a free talk entitled, "An Anarchist Theory of Humour," on Friday, September 28 from 3-4:30 in SDMB 211. 

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next two seminars of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series:  Carissa Grove (MSc-ESC Candidate) will present "Atlantic salmon intercourse and its implications for conservation and management on PEI".  Followed by Kyle Knysh (PhD-ESC Candidate) who will present "Exploiting aquatic animal behaviors to quantify ecological populations and assemblages"