Campus Notices
Dr. Igboeli is a candidate for an adjunct and graduate faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Everyone welcome
Join Rebecca Gass, certified yoga instructor, for a free Yoga Nidra Session on Wednesday, November 16 from 12:05 to 12:50 at the Chaplaincy Centre. This session is free for UPEI students, staff and faculty. Monetary donations for Soup for the Soul will be accepted along with non-perishable food items for the UPEI Food Bank.
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity to the body. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and are welcome to bring a mat, pillow, blanket and any additional props.
For questions regarding the session, please contact Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca.
Friday evening, 8 pm, at the Benevolent Irish Society (BIS) on North River Road, there will be an evening of ancient Persian music by Saeed & Lana, with poems by the beloved Persian poet Rumi, read by P.E.I. poet laureate, Deirdre Kessler.
The November Island Studies Lecture will be Tuesday, November 15, at 7 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Dr. Jean Mitchell of UPEI’s Sociology/Anthropology Department sharing “Stories of Weathering Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.” With winds of up to 300 kph, Cyclone Pam was the largest cyclone to make landfall in the South Pacific islands since recordkeeping started. It struck the island of Vanuatu on March 13, 2015, leaving in its wake enormous losses of infrastructure, housing, animals, and food gardens. But why did so few islanders die during the cyclone and its aftermath? Join Dr. Mitchell as she presents powerful insights into how to survive a cyclone. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend. For more info, contact Laurie at brinklow@upei.ca.
The Island’s “food system” will be the topic of a Public Symposium to be held at UPEI’s Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre, Room 135, on Monday, November 14, beginning at 7:00 p.m. In particular, the discussion will focus on a move toward a more sustainable agriculture, with a stronger emphasis on local food and food security. Guest speaker is Dr. Mark Lapping from University of Southern Maine, with panelists Barry Cudmore, a Nuffeld Scholar and farmer from Brackley Beach; Mark Bernard from Barnyard Organics; and Dr. Colleen Walton from UPEI’s Department of Applied Human Science. Dr. Ed MacDonald will serve as Chair. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend. For more info, contact Laurie at brinklow@upei.ca
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.
To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend an information session on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5 pm in the Richmond Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel.
Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information, please visit upei.ca/emba
Dr. Knut Wiik Vollset, a Postdoctoral Fellow from Uni Research Environment, Bergen, Norway, will be giving a seminar on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 1:30 pm in AVC Room 286B/C entitled: "Disentangling the role of salmon lice on the marine survival of Atlantic Salmon: A Norwegian perspective". Everyone is welcome.
The effects of salmon lice on the recruitment survival of salmon is widely debated and has huge economic and political ramification through its limitations on the further development of the salmon aquaculture industry, and the impacts on conservation and harvestable surplus of salmon. In Norway, this conflict of interest has reached an important crossroad as the Norwegian state has limited the increase of biomass and new license for production of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Norway. Recently the Norwegian government suggested a new regulation frame work, where regulation of salmon lice levels and biomass in fish farms should be more directly linked to impacts on wild fish. Some key scientific studies on the effect of salmon lice on marine survival of Atlantic salmon and the ongoing NFR project BaseLice will be presented. A recently held workshop which aimed at scrutinizing the new regulation frame work will also be discussed.
Chapman Brothers Construction Ltd. has been contracted to do some improvements to the parking lot located east of the Steel Building, which will include the addition of 12 metered parking stalls. This parking lot will be closed during this construction, beginning Thursday, November 10, 2016. The work is anticipated to take approximately one week to complete.
While the contractor has been instructed that the work should be executed with the least possible distruption to the campus community, a certain amount is inevitable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with this project.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 902-566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca or Troy Gallant at 902-566-6033 or trogallant@upei.ca
Calling all singers! The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will be meeting today, Tuesday, November 8, from 4:30 to 5:30pm in the Robertson Library Building, in the basement, room 103. This area is also accessible by an elevator, if needed (call Hailey – see below).
The multicultural choir is in its 6th year, and is a non-audition, open, free and fun activity which brings people from campus and the community together, sharing songs from cultures all around the world!
if you have any questions or comments, please contact Hailey at 902-566-6023, or airs@upei.ca.
The effects of salmon lice on the recruitment survival of salmon is widely debated and has huge economic and political ramification through its limitations on the further development of the salmon aquaculture industry, and the impacts on conservation and harvestable surplus of salmon. In Norway, this conflict of interest has reached an important crossroad as the Norwegian state has limited the increase of biomass and new license for production of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Norway. Recently the Norwegian government suggested a new regulation frame work, where regulation of salmon lice levels and biomass in fish farms should be more directly linked to impacts on wild fish. Some key scientific studies on the effect of salmon lice on marine survival of Atlantic salmon and the ongoing NFR project BaseLice will be presented. A recently held workshop which aimed at scrutinizing the new regulation frame work will also be discussed.
This study is evaluating whether standing desks reduce workplace sitting time.
What is expected of participants?
-Participants will need to visit the lab on 3 occasions, for 10-30 minutes each visit
-Participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor for 2 weeks
-Participants will be asked to use a sit-stand desk for 1 week
This research project has received approval from the UPEI Research Ethics Board. If you have any concerns about this study, please contact the University of PEI Research Ethics Board (902) 620-5104, or by e-mail at reb@upei.ca. You can also contact the study Principal Investigator, Dr. Travis Saunders at 902 566 0641.
If interested in participating please contact:
upeiexerciselab@gmail.com or 902 566 0641
Our Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) is Tuesday November 8 from 4:30–6pm in Main Building room 420 (there will be pizza & drinks).
It is really important for a large number of students to attend and give us input and suggestions about graduate student life at UPEI.
If you have questions, please email gsa@upei.ca
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Andrew Clark, Masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled, "A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONVENTIONAL AND EMERGING METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING COASTAL MORPHOLOGY AND CHANGE" on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 10 am.
Location: Duffy Research Centre, Meeting Room #1 UPEI Campus.
Calling all singers! The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will be meeting this Tuesday, November 8, from 4:30 to 5:30pm in the Robertson Library Building, in the basement, room 103. This area is also accessible by an elevator, if needed (call Hailey – see below).
The multicultural choir is in its 6th year, and is a non-audition, open, free and fun activity which brings people from campus and the community together, sharing songs from cultures all around the world!
if you have any questions or comments, please contact Hailey at 902-566-6023, or airs@upei.ca.
An email was sent out from the UPEI WHMIS program this week in error. This email advised users that they were due to complete WHMIS supervisor training. The vast majority of folks receiving this email are required or due to take this training.
If you received this email, please disregard it. Also, please pass this information along to your students as this email targeted all users of WHMIS.
If you have any questions about the WHMIS program, or if you are due to take WHMIS, please contact Kathryn Harrison kharrison@upei.ca or 902-566-0901.
UPEI 103 students and University 303 students will be taking on a co-curricular project. It will be held on Tuesday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 9, 10:00-1:00 pm in W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The students are setting up a "Swap for Supplies" yard-sale event to support second-year engineering students who are travelling to Mikinduri, Kenya in February to help support communities alongside the "Children of Hope" organization. Supplies needed include: pens, pencils, flashlights, band-aids, sealed pain medication (Tylenol, Aspirin, etc), and toothbrushes. Clothing donations will also be accepted. Individuals who bring in supplies will have the opportunity to swap their supplies for various gently-used items including books, clothing, decorations, etc. Don't have these supplies? Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated. There will also be a raffle to win some UPEI goodies!
For more information, please contact UPEI students at mjcharles@upei.ca.
