Ever wonder what makes your t-shirt glow under a black light? Or why the lines on the highway seem unnaturally bright when your headlights shine on them? Watch Dr. Brian Wagner , professor of chemistry at UPEI, explain the science of fluorescence, and how we see it around us every day. Read the rest of the post on the UPEI Research Blog: http://research.upei.ca/blogs/2013/07/22/what-fluorescence

The Faculty of Education All Years Reunion event is being held Wednesday, July 24, from 2:30-4:00 pm. It will be taking place in the quad outside Memorial Hall (rain location The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, AVC). We will be celebrating with the BEd(K) students as the bulk of them finish their degree requirements THAT DAY, along with presenting the J Wesley Parkinson awards to two incoming MEd students, and honouring key instructors in our faculty. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.

A reminder that UPEI parking permits will be on sale, exclusively for UPEI faculty and staff, beginning tomorrow, July 23. You can print your application today by visiting, http://www.upei.ca/facilities/services/get-staff-and-faculty-parking-pe…. Please have the form completed before coming to the Accounting Office to have it processed. The Accounting Office is located on the lower level of Kelley Memorial Building. Please note that there is a limited number of designated parking spaces available, and they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have a balance owing to UPEI, without a payroll deduction in place, you will be required to clear your balance before purchasing a parking permit. Payment can be made by cash/cheque, or credit/debit. Payroll deductions are required for gated B & C for full-time/permanent part-time employees which will begin in September for 26 pay periods. This is an ongoing deduction for permit purchases in gated lots B & C. Parking permits go on sale for students August 27. At that time, permit sales will be moved to the kiosk, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Hours of operation are 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, until permits are sold out.

Liane Leclair, BSc will defend her master of science thesis entitled: “In Vitro Reproductive-endocrine, and in Vivo Immunological Responses to Extracted Oil Sands-derived Naphthenic Acids” The seminar will be held on: Friday, July 26 1:00 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Everyone is welcome.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

A reminder that UPEI parking permits will be on sale, exclusively for UPEI faculty and staff, beginning tomorrow, July 23. You can print your application today by visiting, http://www.upei.ca/facilities/services/get-staff-and-faculty-parking-pe…. Please have the form completed before coming to the Accounting Office to have it processed. The Accounting Office is located on the lower level of Kelley Memorial Building. Please note that there is a limited number of designated parking spaces available, and they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have a balance owing to UPEI, without a payroll deduction in place, you will be required to clear your balance before purchasing a parking permit. Payment can be made by cash/cheque, or credit/debit. Payroll deductions are required for gated B & C for full-time/permanent part-time employees which will begin in September for 26 pay periods. This is an ongoing deduction for permit purchases in gated lots B & C. Parking permits go on sale for students August 27. At that time, permit sales will be moved to the kiosk, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Hours of operation are 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, until permits are sold out.

Liane Leclair, BSc will defend her master of science thesis entitled: “In Vitro Reproductive-endocrine, and in Vivo Immunological Responses to Extracted Oil Sands-derived Naphthenic Acids” The seminar will be held on: Friday, July 26 1:00 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Everyone is welcome.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

A reminder that UPEI parking permits will be on sale, exclusively for UPEI faculty and staff, beginning tomorrow, July 23. You can print your application today by visiting, http://www.upei.ca/facilities/services/get-staff-and-faculty-parking-pe…. Please have the form completed before coming to the Accounting Office to have it processed. The Accounting Office is located on the lower level of Kelley Memorial Building. Please note that there is a limited number of designated parking spaces available, and they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have a balance owing to UPEI, without a payroll deduction in place, you will be required to clear your balance before purchasing a parking permit. Payment can be made by cash/cheque, or credit/debit. Payroll deductions are required for gated B & C for full-time/permanent part-time employees which will begin in September for 26 pay periods. This is an ongoing deduction for permit purchases in gated lots B & C. Parking permits go on sale for students August 27. At that time, permit sales will be moved to the kiosk, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Hours of operation are 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, until permits are sold out.

Liane Leclair, BSc will defend her master of science thesis entitled: “In Vitro Reproductive-endocrine, and in Vivo Immunological Responses to Extracted Oil Sands-derived Naphthenic Acids” The seminar will be held on: Friday, July 26 1:00 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Everyone is welcome.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 423.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 423.

Rob Wickham, University of Guelph, will present "Simulation of dynamics and structure in the disordered micelle regime of diblock copolymer melts" on Monday, July 22, 2–3 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 423.

We will have a water shutdown of K.C.Irving Chemistry Centre on Tuesday, July 23 from 5:00–11:00 am. We also ask that nothing gets poured down the drains in the labs during this time. This shutdown is necessary to do some tie-ins for the new lab currently under construction. Please ensure that everyone in your department gets this notice. Please consider taking precautions based on the level of hazards in your specific area (e.g. using Bunsen burners/chemicals in labs, welding, etc.) where activities may increase the need to use sprinkler systems or safety eyewash/shower stations. Washrooms are available in the Robertson Library, Duffy Science Centre, or Andrew Hall. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

The UPEI Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual alumni awards. J. Armand DesRoches, SDU'63 will be presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award. This award commemorates a graduate for their outstanding contributions to knowledge, the arts, the community, and the university or humanity. J. Paul S. Young, BSc'02, BScR'07 & MBA'12 will be presented with the Inspiring Young Alumni Award, which honours a graduate, under the age of 40, who has shown outstanding determination in achieving success at a young age. The awards will be presented on Friday, July 26 at 3:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Anthony at alumni@upei.ca or 566-0761. Immediately following this event is the All-Years' Reunion Social, all are welcome to attend.

As most of you know, Karen White retired last month from the Human Resources office. As such, Gillian Profitt has moved her office location to HR and can be reached at Karen's extension for any staffing or other HR related questions that you might have. Gillian will continue to support the AVC with the same exceptional service that she has provided for many years from her new office location. Should you wish to contact Gillian, please do so at 566-0515 or gprofitt@upei.ca Thanks Ryan Johnston Director, Human Resources

UPEI has a new confidentiality agreement which is to be used for all fee for service contracts managed by the Comptroller's Office. The fee for service contract templates—found at http://www.upei.ca/vpfinance/comptroller/fee-service-contracts—have been updated to reflect the new confidentiality agreement. Please note that the contractor must sign both the fee for service contract and the confidentiality agreement. Thanks for your cooperation in this regard.

Suzanne Conquers The Strait—UPEI business student and swimmer Suzanne Nicholson is swimming across the Northumberland Strait to raise funds for the UPEI Swim Team. Listen to her CBC Island Morning interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/university-of-pei/2013/07/15/suzanne-ni… and read about her fundraiser in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2013-07-15/article-3314738/Panther-… “Of Music and Dance”—The national CBC Radio program Think About It spoke with Dr. Annabel Cohen, director of the SSHRC funded AIRS project. Listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/thinkaboutit/episodes/2013/07/08/of-music-and-dance/ (segment begins at around the 15-minute mark) “PEI’s majestic lupines—UPEI research project”—CBC Radio’s Island Morning spoke with Dr. Karen Samis about her research involving PEI’s iconic flower, the lupine. Listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/university-of-pei/2013/07/05/peis-majes… “Moving beyond a binary view of MOOCs”—UPEI Education PhD student Bonnie Stewart writes in UA Magazine. Read more: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/moving-beyond-a-binary-view-of-moocs.as… Former UPEI men’s hockey players—Matt Boyle and Jordan Knox—have signed with the Miskolci Polar Bears in Hungary. Read more from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2013-07-18/article-3319094/Former-P… Stay up to date by browsing UPEI "In the News" here: http://news.upei.ca/inthenews

The University has engaged an independent panel of three reviewers to conduct an assessment of programs and activities related to Island Studies. Panelists include Dr. Liette Vasseur of Brock University, Dr. Graham Whitelaw of Queen's University, and Mr. David MacDonald, PC. On July 25, Dr. Vasseur will visit UPEI to conduct the first site review and to meet with as many of the key stakeholders as possible. Interested members of the campus community are invited to an Open Campus Meeting with Dr. Vasseur on Thursday, July 25 from 3:00–4:00 pm in the main floor lounge area of Kelley Memorial Building. The Terms of Reference for the assessment are available upon request by emailing vpa@upei.ca.