V-P Academic and Research – Candidate Presentation

Over the past several months, the Search Committee for the Vice-President Academic and Research (President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Dr. Cathy Ryan, Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass, Mr. Scott Harper, Ms. Margo Thompson, Ms. Tara Judson, Mr. John Rix) has received and considered expressions of interest and supporting documents from potential candidates for the position. Four outstanding candidates proceeded to the interview process. As a result, one candidate has been selected by the committee to deliver a 30-minute public presentation to campus. Dr. Robert Gilmour, Jr. will present on Tuesday, March 21, from 2:00–2:30 pm in Lecture Theatre A at the Atlantic Veterinary College, followed by a one-hour opportunity for dialogue with the audience. The session will be moderated by Dr. Cathy Ryan. The campus community is invited and encouraged to participate. The search committee values feedback and would appreciate receiving written comments following the presentation by email at VPARsearch@upei.ca by 5:00 pm, Monday, March 27, 2017. 

Public Lecture: Windy Supermassive Black Holes

Dr. Sarah Gallagher, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Western Ontario, will be at UPEI as part of the 2017 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour. Her talk, “The Biggest Blowhards: Windy Supermassive Black Holes,” is Wednesday, March 22 at 4:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall. All are welcome. Supermassive black holes reside in the centres of every massive galaxy including our own Milky Way. In relatively brief spurts, black holes grow as luminous quasars through the infall of material through an accretion disk. Remarkably, the light from the accretion disk can outshine all of the stars in the host galaxy by a factor of a thousand, and this radiation can also drive energetic outflows. Mass ejection in the form of winds appears to be fundamental to quasar activity and can be directly observed in many objects with broadened and blue-shifted UV emission and absorption features. Dr. Gallagher will describe our model of the dusty wind and evaluate its successes and shortcomings in accounting for observed properties of quasars such their mid-infrared power and the fraction of hidden objects. Sarah Gallagher is currently an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to that, she was an assistant research astronomer at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on investigating the nature of winds from luminous quasars (accreting supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies) using observatories covering the infrared to the X-ray, including two of NASA’s Great Observatories, Spitzer and Chandra. 

Global Village Spring 2017

Doors open at 5:30 in the Student Union Building. Global Village is an event full of fun activities, cultural boths and performances from around the world. Wear your traditional clothes and show-off your style. This is a free event, open to everyone, and family friendly. Please feel free to bring your kids.

“'World famed Island novelist' and 'canny businesswoman': L. M. Montgomery’s presence in Canadian periodicals", with Dr. Sarah Galletly, James Cook University, Australia

Dr. Galletly is the second of three candidates short-listed for the inaugural Chair in L.M. Montgomery Studies and Commuication, Leadership, and Culture.  All are welcome to this rescheduled talk.

My Mind Matters: Stress is a Struggle Worth Fighting Well- Student Conference

Date: Saturday,  April.1st Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: Macdougall Hall, UPEI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UPEImymindmatters/ Website: http://mymindmatters2017.weebly.com/   We are excited for you to join us for UPEI’s first and FREE ‘My Mind Matters’ conference. It is organized by students, for students. Together, we aim to empower individuals and unite the campus community on topics surrounding mental health, while promoting wellness, tackling stigma and inspiring innovation. We plan to provide students with the practical tools and resources to maintain their well-being and build supportive communities at UPEI and beyond.   The conference features: a Jack.org Keynote Speaker, sessions on self talk, self-love, motivation, journaling, soup for the soul and yoga. We look forward to discussion circles focused on the variety of pressing issues facing university students, graduate students, LGBTQ, how to become an advocate and general mental health wellness conversation for all. Registration is free and can be done through our website http://mymindmatters2017.weebly.com/.   Please contact mymindmatters@upei.ca for more information.
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