UPEI Graduate Studies, along with the UPEI Graduate Students Association, and the UPEI Student Union will be hosting a 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) competition TONIGHT, 7 pm at The Wave. Nine UPEI grad students have just three minutes each to present their graduate research to a lay audience.First place will receive $200 and a trip to Memorial University to compete in the Regional 3MT competition. Second place will be $100.00 and third place will receive $50.00.

What Is 3 Minute Thesis? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.

Would you know what to do if a cut on your dog's leg was bleeding badly or your pet was having a seizure? Do you know what common household items and foods are toxic for your pet?

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold a public workshop called “Basic First Aid for Your Pet” on Tuesday, March 29, from 7-8:30 pm.

Dr. Kathy Ling, a veterinarian in AVC’s Community Practice Clinic, will provide information about recognizing and dealing with injuries and illnesses in dogs and cats. Topics will include primary assessment, handling an injured pet, bleeding, shock, common toxins, and recognizing signs of pain and distress.

The workshop will take place in Lecture Theatre A at AVC. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

Small group training offers training sessions that focus on individual progression and skill development. A six-week, two times per week small group of seven - ten working with a certified personal trainer. Twelve sessions. Fee: $135 + taxes per person. Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:05 pm – 12:50 pm Trainer: Lyndsey Paynter

Start Date: March 30.

Registration deadline: March 29

Please register at PANTHER CENTRAL Desk at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Payment required at registration!

Jennifer Vacon, MSc student will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled "Using Bioautography for the Discovery of Bio-protectants". The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

Time flies by... and another SCENT blog post is up for your reading pleasure. This one is by Mark Mercer (at SMU) who refuses the idea that there are or should be limits on academic freedom, especially externally imposed. Join the conversation and tell us what you think! We're over at projects.upei.ca/scent 

for more info: Ann Braithwaite, chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, FDO, fdo@upei.ca 

The UPEI Student Union is currently accepting nominations for both the Faculty of the Year and Staff of the Year awards. Staff and Faculty may only be nominated for these awards by students. 

Faculty of the Year award is aimed at recognizing a faculty member who contribute to the campus community with actions that consistently go beyond the requirements of their position. Their effectiveness as a professor, accessibility both in and out of the classroom, contributions to campus community, and dedication to educating their students should be considered when submitting the nomination. 

Staff of the year award aims to recognize the University staff member that s the most dedicated to enhancing the student experience at UPEI. This staff member goes out of their way to ensure that students' interests are the University's top priority. 

Students are asked to please submit nominations through the link below on Google Forms. The deadline for submissions is March 18, 2016.

https://docs.google.com/a/upeisu.ca/forms/d/1DJZ4GVOXmdEOK7Ft25HpSt6OIw…

Title: Explicit evaluations of the polynomial solutions of differential equations with polynomial coefficients                                   

Speakers: Five undergraduate students (Andrew, Keegan, Kyle, Nikita and Patrick, each will take a part in the presentation)

Wednesday, March 23, 2016,  3-4 pm

Where: AVC 287N

Abstract: Second order linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients arise in many fields of physics and engineering. For example the Hermite, Legendre, and Laguerre equations are all discussed during any introductory study of quantum mechanics. It is well known that these equations possess polynomial solutions, which are a requirement for states that are bounded and physically realizable. The conditions under which more general equations possess polynomial solutions have been the subject of extensive study in recent years. In the present work, differential equations with polynomial coefficients of arbitrary degree are considered. A power series method is employed to obtain a general recurrence relation which generates polynomial solutions and the conditions for the existence of such solutions. In addition to presenting a Mathematica algorithm developed to find these polynomial solutions, some applications of where this method may be employed are discussed.

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars continue on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:30 in Duffy Science 204. Graduate students Naomi-Allan Robbins and Aisha Alkhnajari will present the following talks:

Naomi-Allan Robbins, MSc (ESC) – Biology Department

“Effects of Buckwheat as a potato rotation crop on soil and water quality”

​Aisha Alkhnajari, MSc (ESC) – Biology Department

“Buckwheat Rhizosphere attracts a specific set of bacterial species''

All are welcome

Your Facilities Team

Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "The transcriptional signature of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) exposed to stress" on Tuesday, March 22 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.

Everyone is welcome.

The UPEI Mental Health Week invites the campus community to send us your feedback on UPEI's Mental Health Week 2016 by completing this short survey. Enter your email address for a chance to win a $50 Gift Card!

Mental Health Week 2016 Survey

The UPEI Iranian Society invites the campus community to a Persian New Year Celebration (Nowruz). An evening of live music, dancing, entertainment, and Persian/Afghani dinner and dessert! 

Sunday, March 20 at 6:30 pm
McMillan Hall
W.A. Murphy Student Centre

Tickets for the event are available at www.PersianPEI.ca/tickets General Admission: $25 / VIP $40 / Free admission for children 6 and under. After March 18 at 11:30 pm, upon availability, tickets online and at the door: General Admission $50 / VIP $75 Due to the limited number of tickets, purchase by March 19 to avoid disappointment!

UPEI 203 students, Caitlin Rop and Erica Campbell, are staging the Extreme Clean Campaign. Please read Caitlin's note for more information:

Hello everyone, my name is Caitlin Rop and I am currently enrolled in UPEI 203 and as a project we are doing for our class. My classmate Erica Campbell and I are going to be putting on an Extreme Clean Campaign to collect cleaning products for the Anderson House Shelter. Just to let you know a little bit about the Anderson House Shelter they are an organization that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and they provide emergency shelter for women and children who are in need of safety because of violence in their lives. The shelter is located in Charlottetown and it includes emergency shelter, safety planning, advocacy, childcare services, drop-in support, follow-up support, referrals to outreach services and second stage housing, and information pertaining to resources such as lawyers, housing, stay away orders, transportation, childcare and pet care to name a few.

As of right now, they are in desperate need of cleaning supplies (any cleaning supplies) and pajamas (any size). This campaign will take place Thursday, March 17 and Friday,March 18 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 11:30 until 3:30 each day. We are collecting any cleaning products as they are in desperate need! Every little bit helps! Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to hopefully seeing you stop by!