Campus Notices
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 7th for the May meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
Dr. Kuljeet Grewal, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Energy Infrastructure Transformation—Sustainable World is Waiting!” This presentation will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/99448672979?pwd=cExpMC9rVkJ4QTNCR3BGbGtNQ1V2dz09
Meeting ID: 994 4867 2979
Passcode: 783918
All are welcome to attend!
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12–May 28, 2021.
Join Ross Dwyer, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 16 at 3 pm when he will speak on the ClimateSense Project: Building Climate Change Adaptation Capacity in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144476604413
Flags on the University of Prince Edward Island campus will be flown at half-mast until sunset on the day of the funeral or memorial service of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on April 9, 2021.
The External Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries webpage has been updated!
External awards, scholarships, and bursaries are now listed by their application timeline for convenience. Students looking for external opportunities should be particularly attentive to the April and May sections now.
Students are encouraged to continue referencing this webpage monthly for additions, as these externally funded opportunities are posted regularly when received from various government, corporate, and non-profit sector groups.
For more information, please contact scholarships@upei.ca.
Charlottetown is growing. What does smart growth and density look like? The University of Prince Edward Island, in partnership with the City of Charlottetown, invites UPEI students to a one-day hackathon where you will work on interdisciplinary teams to develop and pitch a solution to a panel of judges, comprised of representatives from the City of Charlottetown and UPEI. The hackathon will take place on Saturday, May 1st, 2021 from 9am-5pm (ADT), and all participants are expected to take part in the full day of programming. All programming will take place virtually, and students will need to have access to an internet-enabled computer to participate.
Space is limited and not all registrants will be guaranteed a seat. Registration closes at 11:59pm (ADT) on April 15th, 2021 and registrants will be notified of their acceptance and team by April 16th, 2021.
Visit https://forms.gle/ubwJEjzWthRf13AV9 to register or email Shannon Snow at smsnow@upei.ca with any questions.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 7th for the May meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
Wednesday, April 14, from noon - 1 pm.
We will be available to answer questions about research grant applications, UPEI Researcher Portal, and compliance. Please pre-register for the virtual event by emailing researchservices@upei.ca.
If your questions can't wait and/or you cannot attend on April 14th, please contact us at any time at researchservices@upei.ca.
Dr. Mehanathan Pathmanathan, Senior Research Associate, University of Toronto, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Sustainable Approaches to Electrified Transportation.” This presentation will be held on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/98660998309?pwd=SGdqeE8raE1INjVWclptNEQ0Q1F4UT09
Meeting ID: 986 6099 8309
Passcode: 398080
All are welcome to attend!
Dr. Kuljeet Grewal, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Energy Infrastructure Transformation—Sustainable World is Waiting!” This presentation will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/99448672979?pwd=cExpMC9rVkJ4QTNCR3BGbGtNQ1V2dz09
Meeting ID: 994 4867 2979
Passcode: 783918
All are welcome to attend!
Dr. Jamie Fine, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Sustainable Building Systems—Meeting the Needs of Our Planet by Meeting the Needs of Occupants.”
This presentation will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 10:45 am AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/92032454384?pwd=ajVQdFpreERTVTdXYVdVaGpYV2hnZz09
Meeting ID: 920 3245 4384
Passcode: 014897
All are welcome to attend!
Hi Panthers! Please take note of our dining locations' last operating dates before the summer break.
Tim Hortons: Friday, April 9th
The AVC Cafe: Friday, April 23rd
The Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall (last meal): Brunch on Friday, April 23rd, 2021
We thank you all so much for a great school year and wish you all a wonderful summer. We look forward to seeing you in the fall!
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used boats. Items for sale are one 2001 Prince craft 14' Aluminum Boat and one 2004 J1450 Carolina Skiff with 20HP Mercury Motor
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until April 13th at 2:00pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link:
Charlottetown is growing. What does smart growth and density look like? The University of Prince Edward Island, in partnership with the City of Charlottetown, invites UPEI students to a one-day hackathon where you will work on interdisciplinary teams to develop and pitch a solution to a panel of judges, comprised of representatives from the City of Charlottetown and UPEI. The hackathon will take place on Saturday, May 1st, 2021 from 9am-5pm (ADT), and all participants are expected to take part in the full day of programming. All programming will take place virtually, and students will need to have access to an internet-enabled computer to participate.
Space is limited and not all registrants will be guaranteed a seat. Registration closes at 11:59pm (ADT) on April 15th, 2021 and registrants will be notified of their acceptance and team by April 16th, 2021.
Visit https://forms.gle/ubwJEjzWthRf13AV9 to register or email Shannon Snow at smsnow@upei.ca with any questions.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar on Friday, April 9th 2021 at 12:30pm
Hilary Shea (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "Fish passage and the importance of sea-run brook trout in small coastal watersheds on Prince Edward Island"
and
Julie Oyoo (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Assessing the effects of food-based nutrition education on nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices of grade 6 children in Ndhiwa, Homa-Bay County, Kenya"
The meeting will be held via Google Meet:
https://meet.google.com/amf-hzca-pfu
All are welcome!
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 7th for the May meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
Wednesday, April 14, from noon - 1 pm.
We will be available to answer questions about research grant applications, UPEI Researcher Portal, and compliance. Please pre-register for the virtual event by emailing researchservices@upei.ca.
If your questions can't wait and/or you cannot attend on April 14th, please contact us at any time at researchservices@upei.ca.
Dr. Kuljeet Grewal, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Energy Infrastructure Transformation—Sustainable World is Waiting!” This presentation will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/99448672979?pwd=cExpMC9rVkJ4QTNCR3BGbGtNQ1V2dz09
Meeting ID: 994 4867 2979
Passcode: 783918
All are welcome to attend!
Dr. Jamie Fine, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position with the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Sustainable Energy), will present a research talk entitled “Sustainable Building Systems—Meeting the Needs of Our Planet by Meeting the Needs of Occupants.”
This presentation will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 10:45 am AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://zoom.us/j/92032454384?pwd=ajVQdFpreERTVTdXYVdVaGpYV2hnZz09
Meeting ID: 920 3245 4384
Passcode: 014897
All are welcome to attend!
A note from The Canadian Council on Animal Care:
The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) recently published the CCAC Strategic Plan 2021-2026. In order to achieve the four identified goals, the CCAC is developing an expanded implementation plan with the objective to improve communication, engagement, and feedback. We would like to hear from you, our primary stakeholders, about how you believe we are meeting our communication goals, and how we could improve our tools and activities.
We have put together a brief survey and ask that you please take a few moments to share your ideas and opinions. This confidential survey is expected take less than five minutes to complete and should be submitted no later than April 30, 2021. All responses are completely anonymous.
Thank you for your time and consideration in responding to this survey. We value your feedback and look forward to reporting on the results.
CCAC Website
Based on feedback from a survey in 2018, the CCAC has been working on reorganizing its website to ensure it is user friendly and intuitive. If you are interested in participating in a focus group to test the new website design, please contact us directly at ccac@ccac.ca.
