The International Relations Office has extended the submission date for the photography award from January 10 to January 25. For the guidelines and other details, please visit http://internationalization.upei.ca/dr-tim-goddard-international-photog… For further details, email Digafie Debalke ddebalke@upei.ca

As part of the UPEI Music Department Recital Series, the Toronto-based jazz trio “Myriad” will perform at Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm. Myriad was an "accident." Chris Donnelly (piano), Daniel Fortin (bass) and Ernesto Cervini (drums) had never played together until a few substitutions and a twist of fate put them on stage together for the first time in late 2010. Since then, the trio has been making music in every jazz club in the greater Toronto area. The band is a true collective. Each member acts simultaneously as a leader and a sideman. They play mostly original music that features different aspects of jazz improvisation, ensemble playing and contemporary composition. Myriad is modern jazz, meets classical, meets pop, meets Oscar Peterson. Chris Donnelly represents a new generation of jazz pianists, composers, and improvisers dedicated to creating programs that are engaging, entertaining, and educating. He is continually praised for his virtuosic performances, musicality, versatility and ability to captivate audiences. Daniel Fortin was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance Program in 2007. Since moving to Toronto, Dan has been an active member of the city’s music scene, playing with the likes of Mike Ruby, David Occhipinti, Dave Restivo, Barry Romberg, Harley Card, Chris Donnelly, and many others. Drummer Ernesto Cervini is making a name for himself as a consummate bandleader and in-demand sideman, repeatedly praised for his deeply musical, infectiously energetic talents. Time Out New York encapsulated Cervini as “a buoyant drummer as well as a sharp composer and bandleader,” while the jazz bible, Downbeat, described his fluid style as one that “exemplifies 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’.” Myriad will be touring Canada to celebrate the release of their debut album with Alma Records. A one-semester pass ($84 for adults/ $56 for students/seniors) is available and provides access to seven recitals this winter at a 20% discount. Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI 7:30 pm Tickets are $15/$10 (students/seniors) For tickets and information contact music@upei.ca or 566-0507 www.myriad3.com

"Electric cars still too pricey: study" Read the CBC PEI profile of the research of MBA student Georgina Vardy. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/08/pei… Kristen Vinke is an MSc grad student in biology. She's also the winner of Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research. Watch this video featuring her research produced by Canadian Geographic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShkI-lC9pMg&feature=player_embedded Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held.... Tuesday, January 29 1:00-4:00 pm AVC - Learning Commons Rm 286 A This will be a 3-hour training session with handout, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included). The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and, service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.) Please notify me by email animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 if you will be attending this session.

Please join the Department of Psychology for the next lecture in the 2012-13 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series. When: Friday, January 11 Where: Memorial 215 Time: 3:00 pm Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie will present her talk entitled "Feminist Liberation Psychology: What do reproductive justice, leaving violent relationships, and teen parenting have in common?" A reception will follow in the Department of Psychology lounge, Memorial Hall 213, at 4:00 pm. Heather Russell (902) 566-0563 hrussell@upei.ca

As part of the UPEI Music Department Recital Series, the Toronto-based jazz trio “Myriad” will perform at Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm. Myriad was an "accident." Chris Donnelly (piano), Daniel Fortin (bass) and Ernesto Cervini (drums) had never played together until a few substitutions and a twist of fate put them on stage together for the first time in late 2010. Since then, the trio has been making music in every jazz club in the greater Toronto area. The band is a true collective. Each member acts simultaneously as a leader and a sideman. They play mostly original music that features different aspects of jazz improvisation, ensemble playing and contemporary composition. Myriad is modern jazz, meets classical, meets pop, meets Oscar Peterson. Chris Donnelly represents a new generation of jazz pianists, composers, and improvisers dedicated to creating programs that are engaging, entertaining, and educating. He is continually praised for his virtuosic performances, musicality, versatility and ability to captivate audiences. Daniel Fortin was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance Program in 2007. Since moving to Toronto, Dan has been an active member of the city’s music scene, playing with the likes of Mike Ruby, David Occhipinti, Dave Restivo, Barry Romberg, Harley Card, Chris Donnelly, and many others. Drummer Ernesto Cervini is making a name for himself as a consummate bandleader and in-demand sideman, repeatedly praised for his deeply musical, infectiously energetic talents. Time Out New York encapsulated Cervini as “a buoyant drummer as well as a sharp composer and bandleader,” while the jazz bible, Downbeat, described his fluid style as one that “exemplifies 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’.” Myriad will be touring Canada to celebrate the release of their debut album with Alma Records. A one-semester pass ($84 for adults/ $56 for students/seniors) is available and provides access to seven recitals this winter at a 20% discount. Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI 7:30 pm Tickets are $15/$10 (students/seniors) For tickets and information contact music@upei.ca or 566-0507 www.myriad3.com

"Electric cars still too pricey: study" Read the CBC PEI profile of the research of MBA student Georgina Vardy. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/08/pei… Kristen Vinke is an MSc grad student in biology. She's also the winner of Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research. Watch this video featuring her research produced by Canadian Geographic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShkI-lC9pMg&feature=player_embedded Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held.... Tuesday, January 29 1:00-4:00 pm AVC - Learning Commons Rm 286 A This will be a 3-hour training session with handout, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included). The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and, service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.) Please notify me by email animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 if you will be attending this session.

Please join the Department of Psychology for the next lecture in the 2012-13 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series. When: Friday, January 11 Where: Memorial 215 Time: 3:00 pm Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie will present her talk entitled "Feminist Liberation Psychology: What do reproductive justice, leaving violent relationships, and teen parenting have in common?" A reception will follow in the Department of Psychology lounge, Memorial Hall 213, at 4:00 pm. Heather Russell (902) 566-0563 hrussell@upei.ca

The International Relations Office has extended the submission date for the photography award from January 10 to January 25. For the guidelines and other details, please visit http://internationalization.upei.ca/dr-tim-goddard-international-photog… For further details, email Digafie Debalke ddebalke@upei.ca

Watch Dr. Sandy McAuley, Associate Professor of Education, outline the main ideas behind tonight's Research on Tap discussion at the following link: http://research.upei.ca/blogs/2013/01/07/watch-education-innovation Tonight's discussion begins at 7 pm at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca

The next UPEI blood donor clinic will be at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on January 17, 11 am-3 pm. This is an important clinic because of the decline in donors during the 'flu and cold" season. Your attendance is really needed. Appointments are recommended and may be made by calling 1-888-236-6283. Walk-ins are most welcome. For an educational and entertaining video clip about donating blood, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6HDhts8f0&feature=youtu.be Allen Veale - UPEI Mobile Clinic Facilitator - 566-0988

Atlantic Veterinary College is now accepting applications for its national award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp and the AVC Summer Academy. AVC Vet Camp offers an educational adventure like no other! Students (grades 7-9 and grades 10-12) learn about anatomy, wildlife medicine, and animal behaviour. They get to visit our large- and small-animal hospitals, including our intensive care unit, and take a field trip. They also learn about keeping pets and farm animals healthy. Students will also take part in lively discussions on animal-related social and public-health issues that face veterinarians today, and learn all about the educational requirements to become a veterinarian. Please visit upei.ca/avc/vetcamp - http://avc.upei.ca/vetcamp - for more information. AVC's Summer Academy is a five-day residential program during which university students interact with the College's faculty, staff, and students through a variety of instructional approaches including classroom lectures, field trips, rotations, and hands-on sessions, all of which serve to expose students to the profession of veterinary medicine. The Academy is a valuable experience for those interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. More information on the Academy can be found at upei.ca/avc/summeracademy - http://avc.upei.ca/summeracademy . If you have any questions, please contact Janice MacWilliam at (902) 566-0589 or jmacwilliam@upei.ca.

Edward Cross, BSc. will defend his master of science thesis entitled: “Living, Immortal and Co-polymerization of Lactide and Butyrolactone Monomers with Aluminum Catalysts” The seminar will be held on: Monday, January 14 2:00 pm K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 128 Everyone is welcome. Sharon Martin, Administrative Assistant Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program phone: 902-566-0301 upei.ca/biology

Dear members of the UPEI community, I write to you to ask your help. Our AVC students will host the 2013 Student Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Symposium. This symposium is held each year at one of the five veterinary schools in Canada. The event is taking place here from January 10-12, with students arriving in PEI as early as January 9 and departing by January 13. This is a wonderful event filled with lectures, labs, tours, and some social events. The event is being run on a “student budget,” and every measure is being taken to lower the costs. This is where we need your help. We are asking that you consider being a host to one or more of these students. A host needs only to provide a place to sleep, bathroom facilities (no meals are needed), and if possible, transportation to campus in the mornings. Included is a link to “sign up” to be a host. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our beautiful campus and our Island, to show our support for our veterinary students, and at the same time do something special and memorable for a future member of the veterinary profession. Thanks in advance for your consideration of this request. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Faculty link - https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvIrbznnDXTGdG85… Sincerely, Don Reynolds Dean, AVC

"Expo marks the spot" A feature in the Guardian of a project by UPEI environmental studies students http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/Economy/2013-01-07/article-315152… "PEI weather highlights" Dr. Adam Fenech, director of UPEI's Climate Lab, speaks with CBC Radio's Island Morning about the top weather stories of 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/episodes/2013/01/03/pei-weather-highlit… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Join the Faculty of Arts in the Main Faculty Lounge on Wednesday, January 16 at 4:30 pm for a book launch. We will celebrate five authors and seven publications from 2012. Godfrey Baldacchino and Anna Baldacchino, A Taste of Islands: 60 Recipes and Stories from Our World of Islands (Charlottetown: Island Studies Press, 2012). Godfrey Baldacchino, ed, Island Songs: A Global Repertoire (launched at a separate event earlier this year). This book is the first to emerge from the UPEI-led AIRS Project (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing). Ann Braithwaite, Catherine M. Orr, and Diane Lichtenstein, eds, Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies (New York: Routledge: 2012). Sarah Glassford & Amy J. Shaw, eds, A Sisterhood of Suffering & Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012). John McIntyre, and Miranda Hickman, eds, Rereading the New Criticism (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2012). Richard Raiswell, ed, with Peter Dendle, The Devil in Society in Premodern Europe (Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, 2012). Richard Raiswell is also an editor of a new academic journal: Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural (published bi-annually by Penn State University Press). Please join us in our celebration of these authors and their work. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event! Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

The next UPEI blood donor clinic will be at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on January 17, 11 am-3 pm. This is an important clinic because of the decline in donors during the 'flu and cold" season. Your attendance is really needed. Appointments are recommended and may be made by calling 1-888-236-6283. Walk-ins are most welcome. For an educational and entertaining video clip about donating blood, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6HDhts8f0&feature=youtu.be Allen Veale - UPEI Mobile Clinic Facilitator - 566-0988

Atlantic Veterinary College is now accepting applications for its national award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp and the AVC Summer Academy. AVC Vet Camp offers an educational adventure like no other! Students (grades 7-9 and grades 10-12) learn about anatomy, wildlife medicine, and animal behaviour. They get to visit our large- and small-animal hospitals, including our intensive care unit, and take a field trip. They also learn about keeping pets and farm animals healthy. Students will also take part in lively discussions on animal-related social and public-health issues that face veterinarians today, and learn all about the educational requirements to become a veterinarian. Please visit upei.ca/avc/vetcamp - http://avc.upei.ca/vetcamp - for more information. AVC's Summer Academy is a five-day residential program during which university students interact with the College's faculty, staff, and students through a variety of instructional approaches including classroom lectures, field trips, rotations, and hands-on sessions, all of which serve to expose students to the profession of veterinary medicine. The Academy is a valuable experience for those interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. More information on the Academy can be found at upei.ca/avc/summeracademy - http://avc.upei.ca/summeracademy . If you have any questions, please contact Janice MacWilliam at (902) 566-0589 or jmacwilliam@upei.ca.

Edward Cross, BSc. will defend his master of science thesis entitled: “Living, Immortal and Co-polymerization of Lactide and Butyrolactone Monomers with Aluminum Catalysts” The seminar will be held on: Monday, January 14 2:00 pm K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 128 Everyone is welcome. Sharon Martin, Administrative Assistant Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program phone: 902-566-0301 upei.ca/biology