"Bridges to prosperity" The Globe and Mail, in this article about the role of bridges in tourism and regional economies, speaks with Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, UPEI's Canada Research Chair in Island Studies https://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20121127/… "P.E.I. abortion policy infringes on rights: study "CBC PEI speaks with Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie, associate professor of psychology at UPEI, about PEI abortion policy http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/10/pei…

UPEI’s International Relations Office invites you to attend our inaugural International Coffee House featuring music from UPEI’s own international students, and Ten Strings and a Goat Skin. Light refreshments will be served, courtesy of Chartwell's. Date: January 18 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Place: The Pit (Robertson Library)

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

Collin Arens, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Sub-lethal effects of oil sands development on white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) in the Athabasca watershed" on Tuesday, January 15 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

Dr. Frank (Hein) Schaper, Chemistry Department, University of Montreal will present a seminar on Monday, January 14 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Schaper’s presentation is entitled “Complex Geometry and Catalyst Performance in Rac-lactide Polymerizatin with Diketiminate Complexes.” The seminar will be held in Room 128 in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre.

The UPEI Accounting Office will be closed until 1:00 pm on Monday, January 14 in order to process all second semester tuition charges. Campus faculty and staff are encouraged to use the drop boxes located outside the Accounting Office or within Procurement Services during this time. Deidre Smith Manager, Accounting Office 566-0470 dasmith@upei.ca

Join us Wednesday, January 16, for a celebration of the culture of writing and publishing from UPEI’s Faculty of Arts. We’ll launch eight new books by six authors/editors that were published in 2012. The event begins at 4 pm in the faculty lounge of UPEI’s Main Building. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, including details on each book, author, or editor, see http://research.upei.ca/events/faculty-arts-book-launch-0

The women's basketball event for breast cancer research is Saturday, January 12, 4 pm game. T-shirts for this event are going fast. Get yours today at The Bookstore for $12. -- Lynn Boudreau UPEI Athletics & Recreation Communications & Events Phone (902)566-0991 gopanthersgo.ca Donate your Aeroplan miles to the UPEI Panthers today, visit: http://beyondmiles.aeroplan.com/eng/charity/123

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

The women's basketball event for breast cancer research is Saturday, January 12, 4 pm game. T-shirts for this event are going fast. Get yours today at The Bookstore for $12. -- Lynn Boudreau UPEI Athletics & Recreation Communications & Events Phone (902)566-0991 gopanthersgo.ca Donate your Aeroplan miles to the UPEI Panthers today, visit: http://beyondmiles.aeroplan.com/eng/charity/123

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

The women's basketball event for breast cancer research is Saturday, January 12, 4 pm game. T-shirts for this event are going fast. Get yours today at The Bookstore for $12. -- Lynn Boudreau UPEI Athletics & Recreation Communications & Events Phone (902)566-0991 gopanthersgo.ca Donate your Aeroplan miles to the UPEI Panthers today, visit: http://beyondmiles.aeroplan.com/eng/charity/123

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

"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

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

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