All UPEI students are welcome to enjoy a free hearty soup lunch and meet PEI's Wellness Ambassador Olympian Heather Moyse.   When: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:30am-1:00pm (drop in anytime) 12:45pm Official Launch Where: UPEI Chaplaincy Centre Menu: Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Soup and Butternut Squash Soup (vegetarian and gluten free)   Soup for the Soul is a project of the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre and funded through PEI Health and Wellness.

Faculty of Science MMS Seminars: Amanda Sproule (MSc-MMS), Chemistry, will offer the following seminar: "Using C. elegans in a co-culture mimic for the discovery of new natural products" And then, Michael Cowper (MSc-MMS), Chemistry, will offer the following seminar: "Terpyridine based coordination polymers" Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science Molecular & Macromolecular Sciences Seminar: Adam Proud (PhD-MMS), Chemistry, will offer the following presentation: "CIntex: understanding electron pair behavior within chemical bonds" Everyone is welcome.

Please join us for the launch of data.upei.ca - UPEI’s New Research Data Management Site Mark Leggott, University Librarian, will provide an overview of open data and the new suite of RDM tools and services for UPEI researchers and graduate students. Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Time: 12:30 pm Place: Robertson Library LINC (Rm 265)  

Please join us for a presentation on Open Data! Speaker: Peter Rukavina, Robertson Library’s Hacker in Residence Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Robertson Library, Rm 312 (Upper Level) The speaker will present a tour of his work in open data/open government over the last decade, including provincial and municipal examples, and focusing on how open data can be used by citizens to good end.

Would you like to know your glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure measurements? The clinic will be held from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm at the Sports Centre Boardroom on October 28.  To schedule your 10 minute free appointment please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.  

11am-3pm Inclusion Fair in MacMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Tables, Booths, Games, Activities and more! Come learn about societies, organizations, groups and companies devoted to providing an inclusive environment! 6pm-8pm The 6th Annual Candlelight Vigil Against Homophobia and Bullying in MacMillan Hall Keynote Speaker:  Steven Little from http://www.the519.org/ in Toronto. Steven Little will present an interactive session on the importance of not being a bystander. High School students, University students, and Community members will share their experiences with bullying and the importance of creating an inclusive environment where people are respected. 8pm-9:30pm Diversity Trivia (19+) hosted by the SDO and Get Real UPEI in The Wave. 

Faculty of Science Molecular & Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Series Dr Russ Kerr (Department of Chemistry) will offer the following presentation:   "Grant proposal writing"   Everyone is welcome.  

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences seminar series, hosted by the UPEI Biology Department continues on Friday, October 23. Karen Samis, UPEI Biology Department will present:   “Undergrads unpack knockouts:  A research program designed to give undergraduates experience in genetics”   ​Date:  Friday, October 23, 2015 Time: 12:30 pm Duffy Science 204   All are welcome

The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2015 Gairdner High School Student Lecture. This year's lecturer is Dr. Harold F. Dvorak. Dr. Dvorak is the Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology at the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.  His talk is entitled: “What does a finger cut have to do with cancer?” Dr. Harold Dvorak is a medical researcher who discovered a vital link between the blood vessels of our circular system with virtually every medical condition. He was also the first to observe that cancerous tumours behave like “cuts that don’t heal.” He is the founding director of the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Harvard Medical School, where he is also the Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Pathology. He is the winner of several international wards for his scientific research, including the 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award. The Canada Gairdner Awards are Canada’s most prestigious medical award. It recognizes and celebrates the research of the world’s best and brightest biomedical researchers.    Established in 1959, more than 320 Canada Gairdner International Awards have been given to scientists from 15 countries; of these recipients, 82 have subsequently won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.    The Canada Gairdner Awards are supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta, and Ontario.   After the lecture, the high school students will be treated to a demonstration and talk about the benefits and opportunities of studying science.