Faculty of Science Environmental Science/Human Biology Seminar: Dr. Karen Samis (Biology Department) will offer the following seminar: "Undergrads unpack knockouts: A research program designed to give undergraduates experience in genetics". Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science Environmental Science/Human Biology Seminar: Dr. Jeffrey Waller (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mount Allison University) will offer the following seminar: "Discovery and characterization of dimethylsulfoniopropionate biosynthesis enzymes in a Chlorophyte algae". Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Seminars: Andrew Clark (MSc-ESC), UPEI Climate Lab, will offer the following seminar: "Assessing coastal monitoring techniques on Prince Edward Island". And then, Justin Ferrish (MSc-ESC), Biology, will offer the following seminar: "Identifying variation in salt tolerance between ecotypes of Cakile edentula". Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Seminar: Dr. Ruth Cox (CERC, Health Management, AVC) will offer the following seminar: "Use of modelling approaches to mitigate disease emergence: case studies in terrestrial and aquatic animals". Everyone is welcome.

The UPEI Community Connector Volunteer Fair is a free event for students! All students are encouraged to attend and learn about the many volunteer organizations and available opportunities. This is a great time to get hands-on experience, make connections, and help make a difference in your community.

UPEI will host its ninth annual Pow Wow on the UPEI campus as part of its Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival and in conjunction with Mi'kmaq History Month. The Pow Wow will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi'kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. Everyone is welcome.

Join people around the world who will be gazing at the moon for International Observe the Moon Night 2015 (http://observethemoonnight.org/). Volunteers from the UPEI Physics Department and the Sidewalk Astronomers of Charlottetown will show you incredible views of the moon through their telescopes. Saturn will also be visible nearby in the sky for the earlier portion of the night so we will view that also. The viewing location will be a service road adjacent to the turf field. The nearest parking is Lot D. See the event description on our website (linked below) for a map that shows the location. The official start time 8:00 pm, but we may be ready to go by 7:45 pm provided that there are no delays in the soccer game on the adjacent field that will prevent the field lights from being turned off. This event is weather dependent. If it's too cloudy to see the moon, we'll have to cancel. Updates will be posted on our website at http://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/ or via @UPEIAstronomy on Twitter.  

All First-Year Arts students are invited to meet faculty and each other at a Coffee and Chocolate gathering this Friday. As well as the coffee and chocolate, we have Arts UPEI memory sticks for the first 50 students to arrive, and there will also be a free second-hand book table, so come find a few things to add to your libraries!

Island Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Jennings, Centre for Nordic Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, who will give a colloquium entitled "Fografiddle and Giltarump - An exploration of Shetland's onomastic identity". The talk will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, Friday, Sept. 25th, 1:30-3:00pm. Refreshments will be served following the talk. All are welcome.

Come on out to the Math Department Meet N' Greet! Get a chance to talk to other students, chat with professors, and attend a Mathematics Society meeting! Free pizza will be provided!  All who have an interest in math are welcome, no matter what your major/minor is!