Join the Psychology Society for a night of mental-health-themed trivia on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:30 pm, at The Wave in support of mental health awareness and Mental Health Week at UPEI.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join a discussion on mental health and what it means to our international community here at UPEI, on Thursday, March 12 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, in the PIT, Robertson Library. This session will be led by Marion Clorey, counsellor, and Erica Stanley, international student advisor. All guests are welcome to bring their lunch. Sweets and coffee will be provided.

Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity to the body. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Join in the practice on Thursday, March 12 from 12:45-1:30 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre. All are welcome to attend. This event is free and in support of Mental Health Week at UPEI. Bring a mat, pillow, blanket and any additional props.

Take part in a showing of A Beautiful Mind, a biopic of John Nash and his experiences with schizophrenia, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ron Howard on Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 135. Immediately following the movie, there will be a discussion facilitated by Dr. Jason Doiron, and Michael Matusiewicz. Popcorn will be provided. All are welcome to attend.

Join us as we wrap up the week’s events featuring a safe-listening and non-judgemental environment where various students, staff and faculty members will share their stories and encounters with mental illness, on Friday, March 13 at 3:00 pm in The Wave. These stories will provide us with an opportunity to learn, care, and be inspired to help ourselves and those around us living with mental illnesses, and remind us all, that relationships matter. Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to attend!

Sponsored by the English Department & Dean of Arts with PEI Writers’ Guild support Saturday, March 14 – 10:00­-12:00 & 1:00­-3:00 UPEI campus – Main Building, Room 420 10:00­-12:00 – The Attractions of Nature Writing In this workshop we’ll discuss many aspects of nature writing, including location, time of year, and subjects of focus (from birds and mammals to flowers and mushrooms to clouds and stars). We’ll pose several key questions. How are observation and sensual detail mixed with reflection, memory, and the writer’s presence? How can you structure your explorations of the natural world? What are the advantages of both single­mindedness and variety? Special attention will be paid to the tradition of chronological “books of days,” and to the special rewards of plein­air (outdoor) writing. You are asked to bring one object from forests, fields, beaches, and other sorts of environments – an object you feel might inspire others into writing. 1:00-­3:00 – Writing Praise Poems This workshop will centre on poems of celebration and praise. We will look at such poems, including odes and elegies, by poets as diverse as Pablo Neruda, Alden Nowlan, and Mary Oliver. How do we mix celebration with humour, irony, and fantasy? How can we escape clichés, making our praise original and worthy of its subject? Feel free to bring drafts of your own poems of celebration, whether they're about people, places, works of art, natural phenomena, or other subjects. Coffee, tea, juice, fruit, and muffins will be provided. An elevator is located in the Main lobby. Workshop fees for students, seniors, and PEI Writers’ Guild members are $25 for one workshop and $40 for both workshops, and $35 or $60 for other participants. To register, contact the UPEI English Department: 566­0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca. Limit: 15 participants per workshop A professor of Creative Writing and Literature at Saint Mary’s University, Brian Bartlett was born in St. Stephen, N.B., grew up in Fredericton, lived for fifteen years in Montreal, and moved to Halifax in 1990. His poetry collections include Planet Harbour, Underwater Carpentry, The Afterlife of Trees, and Wanting the Day: Selected Poems, which won the 2004 Atlantic Poetry Prize. His most recent book is Ringing Here and There: A Nature Calendar. He also edited Don McKay: Essays on His Works and a selection of Don Domanski’s poetry, Earthly Pages.

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars continue on Friday, March 6 at 12:30 in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204 with graduate students Julia McKenna and Travis James presenting the following talks: Julia McKenna MSc (HUB) – supervised by W. Montelpare will present Head Games: HRV and CAS TEOAE as tools in concussion evaluation, followed by Travis James MSc (ESC) – supervised by M. van den Heuvel, who will present Halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Following the Fish. All are welcome to attend.

Join Shane Jones, ScotiaMcLeod Chief Investment Officer for a presentation titled "Energy, Canadian Dollar, and Interest Rates," on Monday, March 9 at 3:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Shane has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years. Shane brings a strategic mind-set to portfolio management; he has a proven track record as a portfolio manager and is a respected and familiar face in the industry, regularly visiting investment advisors and financial planners across the country. Shane is regarded as an expert in the financial services industry and maintains strong relationships with the sector’s leaders and innovators. This event is presented by the UPEI School of Business.

SPEAKER: Dr. Sarah Malek, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Candidate wet biomarkers in canine osteoarthritis SPEAKER: Michel Arsenault, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Unraveling the Sox of Urogenital Development

Robertson Library, in conjunction with the UPEI Biology Society, will be holding a used book sale on Friday, March 6, 12:00 - 6:00 pm and Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in Room 302/303 (upper level) of the Robertson Library. (Storm date the following weekend, same time.) Come and browse through a great collection of books - there is something for everyone. Proceeds from the book sale help support the Library's collection. Prices: Hardcover books - $2.00 Large paperbacks - $1.00 Small paperbacks - $ .25 OR 5/$1.00 Coffee table books - $5.00 Videos - $1.00 $2.00 a box/bag begins at 1:00 pm on Saturday (coffee table books are not included)