Campus Notices
On Saturday October 24, 2015 from 10-11am, the Chem 483 class will be hosting a Chemistry Day. There will be a variety of demonstrations from the chemical chameleon to growing silver trees. All are welcome to attend.
International Open Access Week - October 19 to October 25, 2015
Please join us for the following events:
data.upei.ca - Launch of UPEI’s New Research Data Management Site
Speaker: Mark Leggott, University Librarian
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Time: 12:30 pm
Place: Robertson Library LINC (Rm 265)
The session will provide an overview of open data and the new suite of RDM tools and services for UPEI researchers and graduate students.
Open Data
Speaker: Peter Rukavina, Robertson Library’s Hacker in Residence
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library, Rm 312 (Upper Level)
The speaker will present a tour of his work in open data/open government over the last decade, including provincial and municipal examples, and focusing on how open data can be used by citizens to good end.
Contact:
Dawn Hooper
Robertson Library
UPEI
902-566-0453
dhooper@upei.ca
Krista Gill, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled "Discovery of Natural Products from Actinobacteria using a Novel Chemical Screening Approach". The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
Authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul have the opportunity to support their two favourite charities. Rose Barbour, staff member of UPEI’s Development and Alumni Engagement and author of a story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Possible, has graciously chosen Student Affairs (Mental Health Initiatives) as one of her charities to support. These books will be on sale at the Bookstore in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre for $15.00 each. Drop by and pick up a book or two – they make great Christmas Gifts and each purchase will support our Mental Health Initiatives.