ACENET Basics: Job Scheduling with Slurm
The Digital Research Alliance's national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm.” In this session, you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to
ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting
Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. This session teaches you how to name, locate and set permissions for executable files, taking input and producing output. You will learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands.
This workshop is designed for either new HPC users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, but have not had experience with shell scripting, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting.
ACENET Basics: Introduction to Linux
Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use the ACENET and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada computing clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on the computing clusters, and set file permissions.
This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.
ACENET Basics: Introduction to High Performance Computing
What is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? HPC is used by researchers across many disciplines to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop. This session takes participants through the preliminary stages of learning about HPC and computing clusters, and how to get started. We review software packages available for applications, data analysis, software development, and compiling code.
UPEI appoints new dean of Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
Dr. Angelina Weenie, from Sweetgrass Nation, Saskatchewan, has been appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) for a five-year term effective July 1, 2024.
Dr. Angelina Weenie, who is Cree (nehiyaw) and speaks Cree (y) dialect fluently, is a tenured associate professor at the First Nations University of Canada, where she served as a department head from 2002–2012 and program coordinator of Indigenous education from 2016–2018.
UPEI business start-up winners announced at the MacLauchlan Panther Pitch live competition
On Wednesday, April 10, six UPEI student teams pitched their business concepts in front of a live audience for a share of $62,000 in prize money during the annual MacLauchlan Panther Pitch Competition. The competition for entrepreneurial undergraduate and graduate students is coordinated each year by UPEI’s Student Entrepreneurship Hub and is part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program.
UPEI Panthers Cheer Team wins national title for third consecutive year
The UPEI Panthers Cheer Team ended their season on a high note, becoming national champions for the third consecutive year after competing at the Collegiate Median National Championship division of the CheerExpo National Cheerleading Championship 2024. The event took place from April 5 to 7 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
After trailing just behind the University of New Brunswick all season, the Panthers pulled ahead at the last second where it really counted to claim the national title.
UPEI awards internal research grants to faculty members
UPEI awarded research grants totalling $62,788 to 13 faculty members in 2024. Five faculty members received internal research grants (IRG), six were awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore research grants (SERG), and two were awarded Lévesque human health internal research grants.
Graduate student in engineering wins 2024 UPEI 3-Minute Thesis competition
Ant-inspired robots, the experiences of temporary foreign workers on PEI, and modelling for energy efficiency cost savings for property owners were the focus of prize-winning 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations by UPEI graduate students on April 11, 2024.
The 3MT competition challenges graduate students to explain their thesis within three minutes and in a format that a general audience can understand. The winner earns a place at the regional 3MT competition in Quebec City on June 7, and the top three presenters receive prize money.
Science Atlantic Environment conference at UPEI a success
University students from across Atlantic Canada learned about environmental research taking place in the region during the 2024 Science Atlantic Environment conference hosted by UPEI’s Environmental Studies program last month.
Seventy-eight students and faculty from universities in Atlantic Canada attended the conference. Forty-nine oral and poster presentations were given by undergraduate and graduate students, 11 of whom were from UPEI.
