The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Dr. Faiza Khan Khattak, candidate for tenure track position in Data Analytics, on Monday, March 4th at 3:00 pm at Cass Science Hall, Room 101. 

Presentation Title: Automatic extraction of information from patient-clinician dialogues

Abstract: AutoScribe is a system for automatically extracting pertinent medical information from dialogues between clinicians and patients. The system parses the dialogue and extracts entities such as medications and symptoms, using context to predict which entities are relevant. It also classifies the primary diagnosis for each conversation. A novelty of this work is that, unlike most of the existing systems which primarily use lexicon-based term matching, AutoScribe uses linguistic context and time information to extract entities and also determines which entities are relevant. 

All are welcome to attend.

Fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, and all who care for children are invited to "Raising Resilient Children", the final is a series of free Triple P Positive Parenting Seminars, presented by Dr. Philip Smith, Psychology. It's not necessary to have attended the first sessions to attend this one. For more information, and to sign up for free child care, visit triplep-parenting.ca/pei. This event is Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 pm at the Murphy's Community Centre, 200 Richmond Street, Charlottetown.

Attention: 2018 T4s are now available electronically through the UPEI Campus Login. For those who would like a copy please email payroll@upei.ca or come in person to Human Resources.

UPEI Alumni and Friends Hong Kong Chapter 

President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
invites you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event.

Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of People, Impact, and Excellence. 

Royal Plaza Hotel
Junior Ballroom III, Level 3
193 Prince Edward Road West,
Kowloon, Hong Kong

March 25, 2019
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Please RSVP by March 21 to Kathy at krweatherbie@upei.ca or call 902-566-0687.

And no, not at the same time! This year, Wednesday March 6 marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. So before we fast, we feast!
Tuesday March 5 - Pancake Tuesday @ Chaplaincy Centre 11:30-1:00 in collaboration with Connection Point Christian Church
Wednesday March 6 - Ash Wednesday Masses 12:05 and 4:05 pm.
All are welcome!

Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference

On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday May 15, 16, 17, 2019, the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be holding its Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference. This will be the second time that graduate students from all UPEI faculties will jointly participate in presenting their research at a university-wide event.

These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our Graduate Students and their research efforts. Over the course of the three days, graduate students from multiple faculties will present their research orally.

Call for Abstracts

The Faculty of Graduate Studies invites all graduate students to submit an abstract for a presentation to the second Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference. For details on submissions, please go to our website: http://www.upei.ca/graduatestudies/notice/annual-upei-graduate-studies-and-research-conference. 

More conference information to follow in the coming weeks.

As part of 'Pharmacy Awareness Week', the PEI Pharmacist Association is hosting a 1-hour information session on Wednesday, March 6 starting at 11:30 in the Health Sciences Building, room 105.
This session will provide information about pharmacy programs, in an effort to not only guide those contemplating pharmacy as a career, but to further inform students about what 'goes in to' becoming a pharmacist so that the expanded role of pharmacists is better understood.

There will also be a hands-on Naloxone-administration demo, which will be of interest to students in leadership/supervisory roles.

President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Board Chair Pat Sinnott invite you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event.

Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of People, Impact, and Excellence. Special Guest Dr. Adam Fenech, Director of the UPEI Climate Lab will discuss global warming and its impact to PEI.

Toronto Cricket, Skating, and Curling Club
141 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, ON M5M 3A3

March 6, 2019
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Please RSVP by March 2 to Anthony at adgill@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761.

President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
invites you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event.

Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of
People, Impact, and Excellence. 

Courtyard Restaurant
21 George St,
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8W5

March 7, 2019
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Please RSVP by March 3 to Anthony at adgill@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761.

March 8th is International Women's Day - a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. 

In celebration of International Women’s Day, WUSC UPEI Local Committee, the Rotaract Club of UPEI, and Robertson Library will be showing the documentary To Educate A Girl: Empowering Women and Girls in the Developing World, by filmmakers Frederick Rendina and Oren Rudavsky.

“What does it take to educate a girl? Framed by the United Nations global initiative to provide equal access to education for girls by 2015, TO EDUCATE A GIRL takes a ground-up and visually stunning view of that effort through the eyes of girls out of school, starting school or fighting against the odds to stay in school.” Kanopy

The purpose of the film will be to raise money for the Shine A Light Program, an initiative that provides women and girls within refugee camps the opportunity to better their educational prospects.

Admission is free, but there will be donations accepted at the door. Any amount can make a difference in someone's life.

Friday, March 8th
Robertson Library, Room 312 
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Show starts at 5:45 pm

All are welcome!

Earn your MBA in just 12 months!

You’re invited to attend an Open House for the new MBA in Global Leadership at UPEI!

Meet with Dean of Business Dr. Jurgen Krause, MBA Program Director, Dr. Don Wagner, faculty, staff, and current students to learn all about this innovative and in-demand program.

Attendees will be able to apply on-site (please bring a laptop or mobile device) and have their application fee waived.

UPEI students with an average of at least 80% in their last two years of undergraduate study in any discipline are automatically eligible for the MBA program, with no GMAT/GRE requirement. 

Light refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Can’t make the Open House? Feel free to contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator Grace McCourt at 902-566-6474, or by email at mba@upei.ca to request a call.

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Dr. Faiza Khan Khattak, candidate for tenure track position in Data Analytics, on Monday, March 4th at 3:00 pm at Cass Science Hall, Room 101. 

Presentation Title: Automatic extraction of information from patient-clinician dialogues

Abstract: AutoScribe is a system for automatically extracting pertinent medical information from dialogues between clinicians and patients. The system parses the dialogue and extracts entities such as medications and symptoms, using context to predict which entities are relevant. It also classifies the primary diagnosis for each conversation. A novelty of this work is that, unlike most of the existing systems which primarily use lexicon-based term matching, AutoScribe uses linguistic context and time information to extract entities and also determines which entities are relevant. 

All are welcome to attend.

The Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) has launched its phase 2 research call by sharing plans to invest approximately $16 million in research that will examine climate change and the impacts our changing ocean has on coastal communities. Full details are available on OFI’s web site.Phase 2 was designed through a collaborative effort — through a series of meetings with researchers and other ocean experts we created the call, building on our learnings from the first phase of OFI’s large research projects and assessing the research requirements to advance the sustainable development of the North Atlantic.  An information session will take place on Thursday, March 7 at 10:00 am in AVC room 343N (the boardroom) . If you are plan to attend, please advise. Jan Coffin, jdcoffin@upei.ca.  Seating is limited.

Think BIG! Exploring Issues and Opportunities to Promote Family Well-being on Prince Edward Island

As the province’s only university, the University of Prince Edward Island is committed to advancing family well-being, and is proud to be partnering with the Vanier Institute of the Family for the Families in Canada Conference 2019. Through dynamic local programming and the national livestream from Ottawa, this satellite conference event will explore issues and opportunities facing PEI families today. Local panelists will share their experiences representing different perspectives as individuals with lived experience, policy-makers, practitioners and researchers. For more information about the UPEI satellite conference or to register go to https://familiesincanada.ca/upei/

Title: The Second Quantum Revolution
Presenter: Dr. John Donohue,Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo

This event is Friday, March 1 at 3:30 pm in room room 202 of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering. 

The 2018 CAP National Lecture Series is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Physicists - www.cap.ca and is hosted by the UPEI Department of Physics. See the calendar listing for an abstract and bio of the presenter. 

Invitation to Students

Faculty of Arts
Academic Advising
Drop In Session
Thursday, 7 March 2019
11:30am - 2:00pm

SDU Main 201 (Faculty Lounge)

• Explore Arts programs and courses
• Ask questions
• Faculty advisors will be available to talk with you
• Check out the 2019-20 timetable
• Socialize
• Free refreshments

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre reminds members of the campus community that February is Heart Month.  Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease include: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and family history of early cardiovascular disease. Other important risk factors include obesity and lack of physical activity. Here are the facts:

• 1/5 Islanders over the age of 18 have hypertension (high blood pressure)
• 1/12 slanders aged 20+ are living with heart disease
• 1,200 Islanders will experience an acute cardiac event each year
• Heart attacks happen more frequently in men; however, other cardiovascular events happen more commonly in women.

Contact the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre for more information or to book an appointment: healthcentre@upei.ca or 902-566-0616