Dr. King Holmes, the 2013 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Laureate, will be on campus Monday, October 27 to deliver the 2014 Gairdner Lecture at UPEI. The lecture begins at 6:00 pm in room 246 of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The 2014 Gairdner Lecture is entitled "STI Research: Major progress, current challenges and future opportunities." Dr. King Holmes is a Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington where he is the Director of Research and Faculty Development, a Professor of Medicine, and an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Epidemiology. He is the Director of the U of W’s Center for AIDS Research, as well as the Chief of Infectious Diseases at Harborview Medical Centre. The Canada Gairdner Awards were created in 1959 to recognize and reward the achievements of medical researchers whose work contributes significantly to improving the quality of human life. They are Canada’s only globally known and respected international science awards, and Gairdner is the only national organization that consistently brings the world’s best biomedical researchers to Canada to share their ideas and work with scientists across the country. In so doing, it enlarges networks and enhances Canada’s international reputation, while providing a realistic and unbiased benchmark for Canada’s leading scientists.

The Ebola virus is a severe disease that has seen outbreaks in the African countries of: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria (Lagos), and the Democratic Republic of Congo. While the risk of Ebola in Canada is very low, and there have not been any cases in Canada, the International Relations Office in partnership with Health PEI would like to provide some information for individuals who have recently travelled to or from Africa. The Ebola virus can spread through contact with infected animals; contact with blood, body fluids, or tissues of infected persons; contact with medical equipment or objects that have been contaminated, such as needles. If you have travelled to or from Africa in the last 21 days and feel ill, call 811 as soon as possible. Tell them your symptoms, which countries you visited or travelled from, and whether you have been to a medical facility or received medical care while abroad. UPEI faculty and staff who have travelled to Africa recently, or are planning to travel to Africa, are asked to contact Erin Clarke in the UPEI International Relations Office at eeclarke@upei.ca For further information please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada website: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/vhf-fvh/ebola-eng.php

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, November 7, 2014. They will be reviewed at the November meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after November 7 will be reviewed at the December meeting. Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one hard copy of the signed, original protocol and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca Joy Knight Research Services (902) 620-5104

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols, including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday October 31 2014. These protocols will be reviewed at the November meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms. Submit one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca Joy Knight Research Services (902) 620-5104

The Ebola virus is a severe disease that has seen outbreaks in the African countries of: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria (Lagos), and the Democratic Republic of Congo. While the risk of Ebola in Canada is very low, and there have not been any cases in Canada, the International Relations Office in partnership with Health PEI would like to provide some information for individuals who have recently travelled to or from Africa. The Ebola virus can spread through contact with infected animals; contact with blood, body fluids, or tissues of infected persons; contact with medical equipment or objects that have been contaminated, such as needles. If you have travelled to or from Africa in the last 21 days and feel ill, call 811 as soon as possible. Tell them your symptoms, which countries you visited or travelled from, and whether you have been to a medical facility or received medical care while abroad. UPEI faculty and staff who have travelled to Africa recently, or are planning to travel to Africa, are asked to contact Erin Clarke in the UPEI International Relations Office at eeclarke@upei.ca For further information please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada website: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/vhf-fvh/ebola-eng.php

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, November 7, 2014. They will be reviewed at the November meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after November 7 will be reviewed at the December meeting. Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one hard copy of the signed, original protocol and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca Joy Knight Research Services (902) 620-5104

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols, including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday October 31 2014. These protocols will be reviewed at the November meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms. Submit one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca Joy Knight Research Services (902) 620-5104

UPEI and the Department of Athletics and Recreation invite you to attend a news conference today, October 16 at 3:00 pm, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, second floor. Highlights for our “super sports weekend” will be announced and the Panthers’ new uniforms unveiled! It’s a busy weekend for our Panthers—8 UPEI teams will compete in 20 games over 3 days! Come out and show your support…. Go Panthers Go!

Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Interactions of multiple stressors on energy homeostasis in rainbow trout" on Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI Wellness is working with Bethany Marchbank, fourth-year nursing student to seek your input with Health Promotion ideas. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know the health topics you are interested in learning more about. Deadline for idea submissions is Monday, October 20. Thank you very much for your participation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F52T6MW

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N

The UPEI Student Union office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 17, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

UPEI’s seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20–24, in support of Mi’kmaq History Month. The week’s activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi’kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The UPEI Mawi’omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi’kmaq flag to kick off the week’s events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI’s Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236. Other events throughout the week include a Mi’kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and “Coffee with a Stranger,” co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors. For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca

UPEI’s seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20–24, in support of Mi’kmaq History Month. The week’s activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi’kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The UPEI Mawi’omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi’kmaq flag to kick off the week’s events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI’s Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236. Other events throughout the week include a Mi’kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and “Coffee with a Stranger,” co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors. For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca

UPEI and the Department of Athletics and Recreation invite you to attend a news conference today, October 16 at 3:00 pm, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, second floor. Highlights for our “super sports weekend” will be announced and the Panthers’ new uniforms unveiled! It’s a busy weekend for our Panthers—8 UPEI teams will compete in 20 games over 3 days! Come out and show your support…. Go Panthers Go!

Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Interactions of multiple stressors on energy homeostasis in rainbow trout" on Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI Wellness is working with Bethany Marchbank, fourth-year nursing student to seek your input with Health Promotion ideas. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know the health topics you are interested in learning more about. Deadline for idea submissions is Monday, October 20. Thank you very much for your participation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F52T6MW

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N

The UPEI Student Union office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 17, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

On November 16, UPEI's Faculty of Education will host an international dinner and silent auction from 5:00-8:00 pm at Jack Blanchard Hall, 3 Pond Street, Charlottetown. The event will feature Chef Emily Wells of the Olde Glasgow Mill. Tickets can be purchased for $30. For more information or to purchase a ticket, please contact (902) 894-2813 or kddoucette@upei.ca.