A seminar with Dr. Claudiu Gradinaru, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, will be held on Tuesday, July 9 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The presentation is titled "'Fuzz' Structures: on the Role of Electrostatics in Intrinsically-disordered Proteins."

Dr. Chris Hauton will be giving a seminar on Thursday, July 18, at 2:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. His seminar is entitled: "Is there any scope to exploit the crustacean immune system for disease control - Have we reached a dead end and, if not, where might we go next?" Dr. Hauton is from Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton. Everyone welcome.

The St. Dunstan’s University (SDU) class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th reunion at this year’s UPEI Summer Reunion Weekend, July 24–28. Alumni who have reached special milestones will be joined by Prince of Wales College (PWC), SDU, and UPEI alumni from all years of graduation for a fun-filled “long” weekend. For a full schedule of events visit: http://remember.upei.ca/events/summer-reunion-weekend-2013. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis, Alumni Outreach Coordinator, at (902) 566-0687 or alumni@upei.ca.

As a part of the 2013 Summer Reunion there will be a reunion mass held at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Friday, June 26 at 7:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Kicks for Cam is a fundraising event at the UPEI turf and track on July 14 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm for Cameron O'Hanley. Cameron sustained serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident on Monday, June 17th and was airlifted to Halifax where he will remain for an undetermined amount of time while he recovers. The event will include a tailgate BBQ, a silent auction, live music and soccer games. UPEI is proud to be a sponsor of this fundraising event.

As a part of the 2013 Summer Reunion weekend, join your classmates and meet other UPEI alumni at the All Years Reunion Mixer at 4:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis, alumni outreach coordinator, at (902) 566-0687 or alumni@upei.ca. Visit http://www.upei.ca/summerreunion for a full schedule of events.

As a part of the 2013 Summer Reunion, the PWC All Years Luncheon will be held on Sunday, July 28 at 1:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis, alumni outreach coordinator, at (902) 566-0687 or alumni@upei.ca. Visit http://www.upei.ca/summerreunion for a full schedule of events.

Three UPEI musicians will perform in a recital on Sunday, July 28, 7:30 pm, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI campus. Echo Lau, piano; Branden Kelley, percussion; and Lucas McPhail, saxophone, will be attending the 2013 National Competition for The Federation of Canadian Music Festivals from August 8–10, at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Echo will be accompanied both here and in Waterloo, by Frances Gray. Branden and Lucas will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie. Admission will be by donation to assist Echo, Branden, and Lucas with expenses as they travel to Waterloo for this competition. For more information, please contact Dr. Frances Gray at (902) 566-0680 or fgray@upei.ca

Join the Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee for a Master of Science thesis defense on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Mark Alexander Robbins, BSc. will defend his Master of Science thesis entitled: Assessment of the Face Validity, Construct Validity, and Etiological Validity of a Novel Animal Model of Schizophrenia All are welcome to attend.

Dr. M. Jake Pushie, Molecular and Environmental Science Research Group, University of Saskatchewan will present a research seminar on Friday, July 19th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Dr. Pushie’s presentation is entitled “Computational Chemistry and Synchrotron Radiation Illuminate the Bioinorganic Chemistry of Human Health and Disease Pathogenesis". The seminar will be held in Room 104 in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre. All are welcome to attend.