SPEAKER: John Onukwufor, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Mechanisms of hypoxia, temperature and cadmium imposed mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

The next presentation in the Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars will take place on Friday, February 13 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Graduate students Heidi O’Brien and Will Robbins will present the following talks: Retrospective analysis of long-term impacts of concussion on cognitive decline and mental health, by Heidi O’Brien (HUB) – supervised by W. Montelpare. Worms! An intestinal survey of road-killed and trapped foxes on PEI, by ​Will Robbins (ESC) – supervised by M. Silva-Opps. All are welcome to attend!

Emily Emberton will present a flute recital on Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 pm at the Kirk of St. James, 35 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown. Emily is in her final year of the Music Education program in the Department of Music. She will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie and will be performing works by Sergei Prokofiev, Charles Griffes and Richard Gibson. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Incoming first year students are invited to UPEI's Open Class Day on Friday, March 6, 2015 from 9:00 am-4:30 pm beginning in SDU Main Building, room 117 (see attached campus map). The day will provide an overview of the Arts, Business, and Science programs, as well as a variety of sample lectures from first year courses in those areas. For the first time, incoming first year students will have the opportunity to have on-site admissions, first year advising, and registration completed during the event. Parents are welcome to attend the final session of the day at 3:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 243, about Student Loans and Financial Aid. Visit www.upei.ca/openclassday to register today!

Cheer on the men's hockey game in the quarter final game #2 against StFX, at 7:00 pm in the MacLauchlan Arena. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Box Office on Friday, February 13 from 1:00-7:00pm UPEI Athletics is partnering with the Chaplaincy Centre to help fill the shelves at the Campus Food Bank! It's a busy and financially challenging time of year for students, especially those with young families. Panther fans are asked to please bring non-perishable food items to the game! All contributions will be accepted.

This event is postponed due to weather. Research on Tap, the successful series of public discussions featuring research and ideas from the University of Prince Edward Island, is hitting the road in 2015. The first stop is Tuesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside. The tour will kick off with a bit of patriotic zeal to Uncle Sam and friends. Dr. Richard Kurial, associate professor of history at UPEI, will lead a discussion entitled: The Debt of Western Civilization to the United States of America. “In the modern era,” argues Kurial, “all the freedoms enjoyed in the west—our political development, our economic well-being, and our safety—relies on the United States. We owe them a huge debt, and can repay that debt by endeavouring to understand the basis of their policies and initiatives.” Kurial will lay out his arguments in a brief talk, then open the floor to discussion and debate. “And I expect a healthy debate,” says Kurial with a wry smile. “These are not popular sentiments outside of the U.S., but we’d be worse off were it not for their compassion, vision, and generosity.” This season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists.

Join us Friday, February 20 in the 2nd floor lounge of the Kelley Building for the Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards. Jan Coffin, Strategic Research Initiatives Manager, and Dr. William Whelan, professor of physics, will be honoured in thanks for their work to help promote the community of research and discovery at UPEI. The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards were created out of a gift received from Dr. Katherine Schultz, UPEI’s first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, UPEI enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. A small reception will follow.

Join us March 6-7 for a student conference that will cover the many taboos and "elephants in the room" of our society. The keynote speaker is Dr. Karen Macfarlane from Mount Saint Vincent University, whose talk will focus on The Creepy Little Girl. There is no cost for admission and all are welcome to attend. For more information and a tentative schedule, please go to www.difficultdialogues2.wix.com/conference. Hope to see you there!

CPA Atlantic School of Business is back on campus this semester with information sessions and office hours to help you prepare to enter the Chartered Professional Accountants certification program after graduation. RSVP in advance to CPA Atlantic Program Advisor, Rachelle Gauvin,rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca.

The following graduate students will present on Tuesday, February 24 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Michelle MacDonald, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called Molecular and Histopathological Disruption of Wound Healing in an Ectoparasite Model. John Onukwufor, Department of Biomedical Sciences will present a seminar called Mechanisms of hypoxia, temperature and cadmium imposed mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Jocelyn Perez-Lazo, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called Improved detection of a fish virus with a segmented genome by real-time RT-qPCR. Everyone is welcome to attend.