SPEAKER: Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Sex-biased gene expression reveals mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

The UPEI Music Department is pleased to present Junior Recitals featuring Travis Boudreau and Parker Clements, baritones, both accompanied by Frances McBurnie, piano Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Admission is free! ​The students will be performing works by Mozart, Debussy, Gershwin, ​Schumann, Handel and others.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee is hosting a PhD Environmental Sciences Research Presentation on Friday, March 13 at 1:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. Sean Landsman, BSc, MSC will present: Connecting Rivers to Oceans: Marine-derived Nutrients in Freshwater Ecosystems. This public presentation is part of Mr. Landsman’s PhD Comprehensive exam and will be followed by an oral examination.

Are you interested in what makes a Passive House different from an R-2000 building, or other energy efficient building techniques? The Environmental Studies and Physics department are sponsoring a showing of the Passive House Revolution Documentary (45 min) and hosting a Q&A panel with local Passive House owners, builders and a representative from the Office of Energy Efficiency of PEI on Thursday, March 26 from 7:00-9:00 pm (storm date, Wednesday, April 1) in AVC, Lecture Theatre A. This event is open to the general public.

The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) local committee of UPEI will put on a night of glow-in-the-dark UFIT and dancing on Sunday, March 22nd in McMillan Hall of the Student Centre. This event is being held to support the Shine A Light Campaign and the work being done to improve education for girls in refugee camps in Malawi through remedial classes, scholarships and solar lights so that they can study after dark. Tickets will be available in advance from event organizers for $5 and at the door for $7. For more information please contact them at wuscupei@gmail.com or go to the event page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1627354144154495/

The Human Biology & Environmental Sciences research seminars, hosted by the Biology Department, will continue on Friday, March 20, with a presentation from Dr. Suzie Currie, Mount Allison University. Dr. Currie will present: Just when you thought it was safe to back in the water: how climate change impacts the physiology of sharks, at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204.

Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. The competition is Thursday, March 26 at 7 pm in the Wave. First place wins $200 and a trip to Concordia University to compete in the Regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. For more information, contact Colleen Gallant, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, cgallant@upei.ca

Join us Friday, March 27 at 2 pm 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.

Please join us on Friday, March 27 from 1–5:30 pm in SDU Main Building, room 116, for a student conference on "Crusades and Crusading to the Holy Land during the Middle Ages." The conference will feature eight papers: Jordan Fulford, Horses and Hills: Muslim Warfare During the Early Crusades. Josh A. Power, The Knights of Christ. Coady Lowther, From Salvation to the Highest Bidder: An Examination of the Transition from Armed Pilgrims to Mercenary Army in the Fourth Crusade. Vicki MacDonald, The Role of Pogroms and Martyrdom in the Jewish Experiences during the First Crusade. Michael Pass, A Clash of Cultures: Frankish-Muslim Societal Relations and Cultural Exchange, 1096-1145. Silei Peng, Fort Building and Mountain Warfare: The surviving strategy of Armenian Principality of Cilicia. Adam Francis, The Influence of the Crusades on European Castle Architecture. Zachary Martin, The Crusades Go to the Movies. Everyone is welcome—students, faculty, staff, members of the community—and there is no cost for admission. For more information or for a copy of the conference programme, please contact Dr. Richard Raiswell at rraiswell@upei.ca.

SPEAKER: Amanda Thomas, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Discovering UV-Absorbing metabolites produced by Arctic Extremophiles SPEAKER: Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Sex-biased gene expression reveals mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)