Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! When: Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm, and Tuesday, March 25, 7 pm Where: The Wave What: 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. First place wins $200 and a trip to Dalhousie University to compete in the regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. Contact: Colleen Gallant, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, cgallant@upei.ca. UPEI has 17 graduate students competing this year, so we've spread the competition over two evenings: Tuesday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 25. Both events begin at 7. The winner will be announced at the end of competition on the evening of the 25th. Students: want to brush up on your presenting techniques before the competition? Dr. Karen Samis, assistant professor of Biology, will lead a crash course on Friday, March 14 at 2 pm in room 104 of the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre.