The University of Prince Edward Island expresses its condolences to the entire Jewish community on the senseless act of hate and violence that took place at a synagogue in Pittsburgh last Saturday. UPEI wishes to inform the campus that PEI's Jewish Community is holding a Candlelight Vigil in memory of the 11 victims of the shooting rampage and in support of those wounded. The Vigil will take place Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3 pm in front of Founders Hall, at the corner Water Street and Prince Street in downtown Charlottetown. All are invited and encouraged to attend in solidarity as a way to show their support.

This is a great opportunity to find out more about working for FORD/ACOA. Hiring managers will be onsite to answer any employment-related questions.

This is a great opportunity to find out more about working for the Department of Veteran Affairs. Hiring managers from different departments such as finance and IT will be onsite to answer any employment-related questions.

This is a great opportunity to find out more about working for CRA. Student ambassadors will be onsite to answer any employment-related questions.

"We will not be silenced. The CCDA's struggle for land justice in Guatemala" presentation will take place at UPEI campus, room 328 MacDougall Hall, Charlottetown at 2 :00 pm, November 10. As part of the Fall Speaking Tour of the Maritime-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network, the public is invited to a presentation by Marcelo Sabuc. Marcelo is the National Coordinator of the Comite Campesino del Altiplanto CCDA (Highland Committee of Small Farmers). As a result of his work with the CCDA, Marcelo has received threats and is a target of criminalization, facing charges for political reasons. The CCDA supports 30,000 indigenous small farmers throughout the country in struggles for access to and defense of land and territory through advocacy, the production of coffee for export and the promotion of sustainable agriculture. Marcelo will also speak about the current political context and how it impacts organizations like the CCDA. For more information phone 902-367-6246.  CUPE 1870 and CUPE Global Justice which partner with CCDA is also a co-host of this event.

Campus Life Lounge brings you Charades Night. Join us on Thursday, November 8 at Dalton Hall Mawi'omi and campus life lounge. It runs from 6 pm until 10 pm. Just pop in anytime or stay for the whole event. It's free! Snacks and drinks are provided. Charades is a game where you pick a word in secret, and you must get others to guess the word using only body language.  Everyone is welcome!  

Join us for a discussion on how technology and artificial intelligence, in particular, is poised to disrupt the labour market and what students can do to prepare themselves for an uncertain work future.

Speaker: Dr. A. Ahmadi, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Title: 3D Bioprinting: Bridging life sciences and engineering.  

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday November 9, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact either Adam Johnston (adjohnston@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman will be presenting a special research seminar on Wednesday, November 7 at 12 noon in SDE 212. Dr. Zaman has applied for an adjunct faculty appointment in the FSDE.  All are welcomed to attend! Topic: Precision Agriculture: Wise Use of Agricultural Resources Coffee/tea will be provided. Abstract: Increasing population rate and urbanization are expected to further enhance demand for more and superior quality food. Crop yield increases in this region have been achieved at considerable expense to its resource base and largely by means of excessive and indiscriminate use of external inputs: irrigation, seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. High price of agriculture input and fuel, pest and disease incidence, environmental pollution, soil erosion, and reduced biodiversity are, therefore, rampant. There is an urgent need to intensify efforts to identify agricultural and industrial technologies that are less labor and energy intensive but more responsive to social, economical, environmental and ecological needs. Such precision agriculture technologies will gradually change the basic patterns of production and consumption and enable humankind’s transition to a new and more harmonious approach to economic, environmental and social development. Only through such profound changes can the world respond fully to the crisis of food and energy that it is facing at present.