February 19th is the inaugural I Read Canadian Day - a national day of celebration of Canadian literature.  

Celebrate I Read Canadian – go on a “blind date” with a Canadian book!

Visit our display in the Library highlighting the excellence of Canadian literature. The majority of books in our display are fiction, with a selection of children’s books.

We’ve gift-wrapped a number of books to hide the title and author – a “mystery” book to take home and discover your Canadian literature date.

Check one (or a few) out as your blind date or choose your own from our display. You may discover your next favourite author!

The I Read Canadian book display will be available until February 22nd.   Happy reading!

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204.

Nicholas Gaulton (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Human Skeletal Muscle Contains Twist2 Expressing Progenitors"

and

Rimsha Khan (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "An Investigation of the Carbon Footprint of Potato Cultivation under variable Environmental Conditions in PEI"

All are welcome

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

SPEAKER:  Haifaa Mahjoub, Pathology and Microbiology

TITLE:  Use of an In-vitro Larval Motility Assay evaluating anthelmintic efficacy against canine and feline metastrongyloids

Everyone Welcome

Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students.  Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years.

Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $12.85. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.

To apply for this Program you will need to contact Michelle Massiah, Human Resources, staffing@upei.ca or 628-4306. The closing date for applications is February 19, 2020.

Registration for the 2020 Summer Term begins on Tuesday, February 18.

The 2020 Winter Exam Schedule has been posted to myUPEI.

The UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday February 14, 2020 from 3-4 pm in the Fishbowl conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC).  All faculty, students and staff with an interest in neuroscience are most welcome.  For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Jessica Rock (jrock@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's graduate research seminar by two of their MSc-SDE Students.

Hassan Afzaal, Advisor, Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, titled "Precision Irrigation Strategies for Sustainable Potato Production in PEI"

and

Jordan Torrealba, Advisor, Dr. Andrew Swingler, titled "Autonomous Cell-Based LiFePO₄ Battery Management System For Solar Photovoltaic Applications" 

This event is Wednesday, February 12 at noon, in the FSDE building, room 128A (Note, room change for winter seminars).

Everyone is welcome.

BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Use BlackBoard Collaborate to record your teaching  for days when your face-to-face class has been cancelled. Share your PowerPoint, use the interactive whiteboard, or even create small discussion groups, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy and reliable. You can attend this workshop on either Wednesday, February 26th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm or Thursday, March 26th from 10:30 to 11:30 am; Room 265 Robertson Library. REGISTER

 Everyone is welcome to attend:

 In this talk, I examine the case of self-mummified monks whose robed remains are on display and worshipped in a few temples in the Mount Yudono area. They are revered as ‘living Buddhas’ by temple patrons who petition them in prayer and who, in some cases, claim to receive messages from them while awake or dreaming. There is, within the Mount Yudono community, a politics of authenticity between the temples with mummies, however. Living monks of the same sect but at different temples have competing claims about which mummies are forgeries and which are real. Such claims are grounded in historicities of the auto-mummification process and if it was undertaken properly but are also, as I demonstrate, connected to competition in the domestic and international tourism industry.

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

SPEAKER:  Haifaa Mahjoub, Pathology and Microbiology

TITLE:  Use of an In-vitro Larval Motility Assay evaluating anthelmintic efficacy against canine and feline metastrongyloids

Everyone Welcome

Want to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Interested in helping calculate UPEI’s carbon footprint? The UPEI Climate Lab (upei.ca/climate) is leading a project to account for UPEI’s greenhouse gas emissions as a key step in managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner. UPEI is undertaking this process in collaboration with its students, faculty, staff, and the general public. The UPEI Climate Lab invites anyone interested in helping guide this project to a meeting on Thursday, February 13 at noon in the fish bowl of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC Building). For more information, contact afenech@upei.ca.

Attention Dads, Moms and Guardians:

Do you want to learn how to stay positive and confident as a parent and reduce stress in your
family? Free Triple P-Positive Parenting Seminars will be held February 18th, 25th and March
3rd at Murphy’s Community Centre (room 207) from 7:00-8:30pm. Triple P is an international
project promoted and supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island. There are three
sessions in the seminar series, and each session addresses a different theme. Fathers,
mothers, grandparents, foster parents and guardians are welcome!

For more information, contact Catherine Noseworthy at cnoseworthy@upei.ca

Mitacs Training and Synapse are co-hosting a free "Practice Your Presentation Skills I" workshop for UPEI graduates and postdoctoral fellows in Room 142 of Andrew Hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

There are still a limited number of spots open for registration in the course. 

Course registration is on first-come, first-served basis and can be made on EDGE. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.

Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Charlottetown, PE (February 25, 2020)

In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick.

Learning Outcomes:

Through completing this course, participants will: 

• Broaden their understanding of presentation logistics
• Gain a greater ability to persuade and motivate others
• Understand how to plan and structure presentations
• Understand how (and how not to) use visual aids
• Learn to engage others through genuine and authentic presentation
• Learn tools to overcome and manage fears of public speaking
• Gain onsite practice and receive expert and peer feedback
• Be perceived as an expert in their topic area

To learn more and register for this course, please click here or sign in to EDGE if you already have an account. Questions? Email Diego at training@mitacs.ca

The Atlantic Veterinary College is accepting applications for its popular Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp, which will be held in July 2020. During each of the four one-week camps, participants will get a taste of what being a veterinarian is like. They will learn about animals, meet others who share their love of animals, and take part in fun, educational activities.

Students entering grades 7–9 in the fall of 2020 can apply for two junior camps, scheduled for July 6–10 and July 13–17. Students entering grades 10–12 in the fall are eligible to apply for two senior camps, which take place from July 20–24 and July 27–31.

For more information and to apply, visit upei.ca/avc/camp, or call 902-566-0589. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 13, 2020.

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, ITSS will be conducting mandatory updates to services accessed via the myUPEI portal (including Self Service, ColleagueUI, Web Advisor, Web API). This work will be conducted between 8 pm to 12 midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing these services.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204.

Nicholas Gaulton (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Human Skeletal Muscle Contains Twist2 Expressing Progenitors"

and

Rimsha Khan (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "An Investigation of the Carbon Footprint of Potato Cultivation under variable Environmental Conditions in PEI"

All are welcome

 Everyone is welcome to attend:

 In this talk, I examine the case of self-mummified monks whose robed remains are on display and worshipped in a few temples in the Mount Yudono area. They are revered as ‘living Buddhas’ by temple patrons who petition them in prayer and who, in some cases, claim to receive messages from them while awake or dreaming. There is, within the Mount Yudono community, a politics of authenticity between the temples with mummies, however. Living monks of the same sect but at different temples have competing claims about which mummies are forgeries and which are real. Such claims are grounded in historicities of the auto-mummification process and if it was undertaken properly but are also, as I demonstrate, connected to competition in the domestic and international tourism industry.