The 2011 UPEI Sports Legacy Celebration will take place on Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 pm at McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Centre, to recognize Academic All-Canadians, named financial award winners, and the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Curtis Robinson. Tickets are available for purchase by the general public for $75 each.

On Friday, October 7, 2011 representatives from the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) will be on campus to meet with researchers interested in hearing about the work of CIMVHR and potential collaborative research opportunities. Susan Marlin, Queen’s A/VP Research, Dr. Stephanie Belanger, RMC, Associate Director CIMVHR, and Alice B. Aiken, Director of CIMVHR will all be in attendance. Please drop by or contact Jan Coffin, Strategic Research Initiatives Manager, Office of Research Development, UPEI. 566-6479 jdcoffin@upei.ca CIMVHR is building its website and as such would like to have a database of interested researchers from the network partner universities (UPEI being one of the partners). The “Researcher Template” is available from Jan Coffin jdcoffin@upei.ca for researchers at UPEI who may be interested in research relating to military and Veteran health. This information will be used to populate the database with interested researchers so you can find each other, and so that government partners know who you are.

The PEI Coalition for Women in Government, in conjunction with the UPEI Political Studies Society and Interministerial Women's Secretariat is hosting a FREE screening of Miss-Representation to mark Women's History Month. Miss-Representation is a documentary about the difficulties for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. Everyone is encouraged to come to the screening. "As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman’s primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader." There will be FREE popcorn and beverages provided. Doors open at 6:40 pm.

SPEAKER: Dr. Vikas Kulshreshta, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Role of 33K protein (non-structural protein) in Bovine adenovirus type 3 replication.

Join us Wednesday, October 19 for the 2011 Gairdner Lecture at the University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Michael Hayden, 2011 Canada Gairdner Wightman Laureate and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, will deliver his lecture, "Black Swans, genetics and drug discovery." The 2011 Gairdner Lecture takes place at 3 p.m. in Lecture Theatre A of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Hayden’s work focuses on understanding the genetic roots of illness and using that understanding to develop better approaches to treatment for patients. He researches diabetes, coronary artery disease, and is part of a large collaboration to determine the genetic basis for adverse drug reactions in children. Much of his career has also been dedicated to understanding the development of Huntington disease and finding a way to cure it. "When we started working on Huntington disease, the future was dark and patients and families felt hopeless," says Dr. Hayden. "Today, that has all changed." Researchers in the Hayden laboratory have found a critical pathway in the development of juvenile forms of Huntington’s disease. Blocking the action of caspase-6 prevents the progression of the disease in mice. This finding could lay the groundwork for an effective approach to therapy for Huntington disease. Dr. Hayden was named to the Order of British Columbia in 2009. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded him Canada's Health Researcher of the Year in 2008. He is also a past Prix Gailen awardee. The Gairdner Foundation was created in 1957 by James Arthur Gairdner to recognize and reward the achievements of medical researchers whose work contributes significantly to improving the quality of human life. Since the first awards were made in 1959, the Gairdner Awards have become Canada's foremost international award. They hold up the pinnacle of achievement as a mirror to Canadians, and in so doing, play a role in helping Canada achieve its goals of excellence.

Jesus Christ Superstar ... complete with free popcorn! Come and bring a friend.

Catholic Student Association General Members Meeting to discuss and plan upcoming events.

University students from all over the Maritimes will come to PEI to participate in our regional conference which goes all weekend.

There will be a fundraising lunch on Wednesday, October 12 from 10:30 am to 1pm to support the upcoming Wheel & Win Wheelchair Challenge that supports the Canadian Paraplegic Assocation (formerly the Rick Hansen Wheelchair Challenge). Sponsored by EAP classes 20A and 17B, everyone who comes will receive an international lunch and entertainment for $6.00. Entertainment includes a Chinese dance, several guitar solos and a Gujung performance at 12 noon by Oxana Wang. Food includes sushi, dumplings, fried chicken, fried rice, noodles, sweets and more! We also have a nicknack table of sale items and you are welcome to bring something along to sell for the cause!

The UPEI Career Development Centre will host the Fall Federal Career Fair on November 9th 2011 from 11:00-2:00 pm at the WA Murphy Student Centre. It is an opportunity for students and graduates seeking information about career opportunities with the federal government and for federal organizations to help guide the students through the application process.