Speaker: Dr. Michel Vetterli, Simon Fraser University / TRIUMF Tuesday, February 2, 3:30 pm in the CMTC Presentation Lab in the basement of the Robertson Library. Abstract: With the recent startup of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, there has been renewed interest in particle physics, which has led to a plethora of articles and presentations for the public on what is being done at the new experiments. This colloquium will present not the what, but the how. How do physicists study Nature at incredibly small distance scales? It is perhaps paradoxical that viewing the world at very small scale requires the largest machines ever built. This talk will present the basic physics concepts involved in experimental subatomic physics. This includes a description of the gigantic accelerators (the probes), and detectors (the eyes) used. Particle physics experiments produce an enormous amount of data. This talk will also discuss the large-scale computing necessary to mine these data, as well as the advanced analysis techniques required to extract very rare events from the preponderance of well-understood background processes.

SPEAKER: Reginald Adiele, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Understanding cadmium- and calcium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout.

Discussion facilitated by Joe Velaidum and Mamdouh Elgharib, as well as a DVD presentation.

A panel discussion lead by Prof. Jennifer Taylor (Family and Nutritional Sciences). Guests include: Roy Van Der Maar, Nancy Clement and Reg Phalen. Lunch will be soups and breads catered by Eat Well. Tickets are $7 at the door.

Presented by the UPEI Centre for Education Research. Three professors share their current research and lead a discussion on the challenges and rewards of conducting research internationally. Speakers: Dr. Tim Goddard, Dr. Linyuan Guo, and Dr. Cindy Hanson.

End of the Rainbow explores the human dimensions of industrial gold mining in two remote locations. As the mine's structures and equipment are dismantled in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, then transported and reconstructed to begin gold processing in Guinea, West Africa, what unfolds is an elegiac portrait of the changes brought by the mine and of the universal human desire for a better life.

Workshop facilitated by Dr. Linyuan Guo (UPEI) & Dina Desveaux (UNICEF). This workshop aims to conceptualize our understanding of global citizenship education and demonstrates UPEI's efforts in promoting a global perspective in the education of students.

Governmental and non-governmental organizations will be displaying their past and current work and involvement in International Development. All are welcome.

The keynote speaker for International Development Week 2010 is Chris Eaton, Executive Director for World University Services Canada (WUSC).

Bring your voice or your instrument to participate in this free event. Organized by the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada in cooperation with UPEI. Fair Trade coffees and teas available for purchase.