Campus Notices

Shiv veer Singh Chauhan, chemistry MSc student, 91探花 will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 20 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled 鈥淢icrobubbles Generation and Their Application In Diagnostics & In Therapeutics.鈥 The seminar will be held in Room 128 in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre. Janette Paquet Chemistry 566-0314
Everyone is welcome to a talk about Creating Sustainable Landscapes & Communities through Permaculture Design by Gregorio Ajcot Sosof of the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Guatemala 鈥淧ermaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It鈥檚 the harmonious integration of landscape and people.鈥 - Bill Mollison Thursday, March 21 Noon to 1 pm Free refreshments Main Building Faculty Lounge (205) Gregorio Ajcot Sosof has been a permaculture practitioner for 16 years, working with the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Solola Guatemala, since 2010. Goyo manages all on-site permaculture systems, including many gardens, a food forest, grey water recycling and composting systems, as well as running the on-site native seed bank. Goyo is an adult educator and offers educational tours and workshops about permaculture and how it relates to and complements the Maya cosmovision. Sponsored by Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network For more information, contact: btsguatemala@gmail.com
All are welcome to hear and see eight new children's stories written, illustrated, and presented by students in English 245: Children's Literature. WHERE: McDougall Hall, room 329 WHEN: Monday, March 18, 1:30 pm and Wednesday, March 20, 1:30 pm Each story takes about 10 minutes. Professors, students, children, well-behaved bonobos, dogs, cats welcome. Contact: Deirdre Kessler kessler@upei.ca tel.: 892-6334 Four new stories Monday at 1:30 p.m. Four new stories Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Note: If you'd like to hear only one or two stories, enter and leave McDougall 329 by the back (south) door.
Catherine Chan, PhD "Using 鈥榦mics鈥 to understand the physiology of nutritional treatments for diabetes" Date: Thursday, March 21 Location: Lecture Theatre A, AVC Time: 1:30 pm Dr. Chan is professor in human nutrition (Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences) and physiology (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry), University of Alberta and is a member of the Alberta Diabetes Institute. She is also the director of the Division of Human Nutrition. Dr. Chan鈥檚 research is at the intersection of nutrition, physiology and behaviour. She is the leader of the Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta team, an interdisciplinary effort to improve health outcomes in type 2 diabetes by developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition and physical activity interventions that can be applied in clinical and community settings. She also conducts laboratory-based research on insulin, its secretion and action with a current focus on nutritional modulators of these endpoints. Her work is funded by CIHR, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Alberta Innovates BioSolutions, the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
In recognition of 91探花's Mental Health Awareness week, the Department of Human Resources, in cooperation with Murphy's Pharmacies and the PEI Mental Health Association, is pleased to offer an information session on "Managing Stress and Understanding Mental Health." This session will be held on Friday, March 22 at 12:30 in Room 246, McDougall Hall. RSVP by contacting Lacey Myers at or 566-0605 or ljmyers@upei.ca
Shiv veer Singh Chauhan, chemistry MSc student, 91探花 will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 20 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled 鈥淢icrobubbles Generation and Their Application In Diagnostics & In Therapeutics.鈥 The seminar will be held in Room 128 in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre. Janette Paquet Chemistry 566-0314
Everyone is welcome to a talk about Creating Sustainable Landscapes & Communities through Permaculture Design by Gregorio Ajcot Sosof of the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Guatemala 鈥淧ermaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It鈥檚 the harmonious integration of landscape and people.鈥 - Bill Mollison Thursday, March 21 Noon to 1 pm Free refreshments Main Building Faculty Lounge (205) Gregorio Ajcot Sosof has been a permaculture practitioner for 16 years, working with the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Solola Guatemala, since 2010. Goyo manages all on-site permaculture systems, including many gardens, a food forest, grey water recycling and composting systems, as well as running the on-site native seed bank. Goyo is an adult educator and offers educational tours and workshops about permaculture and how it relates to and complements the Maya cosmovision. Sponsored by Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network For more information, contact: btsguatemala@gmail.com
All are welcome to hear and see eight new children's stories written, illustrated, and presented by students in English 245: Children's Literature. WHERE: McDougall Hall, room 329 WHEN: Monday, March 18, 1:30 pm and Wednesday, March 20, 1:30 pm Each story takes about 10 minutes. Professors, students, children, well-behaved bonobos, dogs, cats welcome. Contact: Deirdre Kessler kessler@upei.ca tel.: 892-6334 Four new stories Monday at 1:30 p.m. Four new stories Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Note: If you'd like to hear only one or two stories, enter and leave McDougall 329 by the back (south) door.
Catherine Chan, PhD "Using 鈥榦mics鈥 to understand the physiology of nutritional treatments for diabetes" Date: Thursday, March 21 Location: Lecture Theatre A, AVC Time: 1:30 pm Dr. Chan is professor in human nutrition (Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences) and physiology (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry), University of Alberta and is a member of the Alberta Diabetes Institute. She is also the director of the Division of Human Nutrition. Dr. Chan鈥檚 research is at the intersection of nutrition, physiology and behaviour. She is the leader of the Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta team, an interdisciplinary effort to improve health outcomes in type 2 diabetes by developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition and physical activity interventions that can be applied in clinical and community settings. She also conducts laboratory-based research on insulin, its secretion and action with a current focus on nutritional modulators of these endpoints. Her work is funded by CIHR, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Alberta Innovates BioSolutions, the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
In recognition of 91探花's Mental Health Awareness week, the Department of Human Resources, in cooperation with Murphy's Pharmacies and the PEI Mental Health Association, is pleased to offer an information session on "Managing Stress and Understanding Mental Health." This session will be held on Friday, March 22 at 12:30 in Room 246, McDougall Hall. RSVP by contacting Lacey Myers at or 566-0605 or ljmyers@upei.ca
91探花 and the Department of Athletics and Recreation are proud of our facilities. Our goals are to provide you with quality programming, state-of-the-art exercise equipment, and a clean and inviting atmosphere. To reach our goals, we ask for your cooperation! Our turnstile systems (located in the main lobby and fitness centre) are not only our primary point of entry, but also our system for tracking membership usage. When you swipe your card, you provide us with valuable information鈥攊nformation that enables us to work with other 91探花 departments to create the best health and wellness experience for you. So what does this mean? Beginning March 25, 2013, swiping your card for entry is mandatory. We will help you by directing you to the turnstile with signs, and who knows? Your 鈥渟wipe鈥 may be the very one chosen in our weekly draws for some 91探花 prizes! If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Athletics and Recreation team: Bill Schurman 566-0715 Ron Annear 566-0991 Lynda Walker-Birt 620-5150 Lynn Boudreau 566-0481 Janice Robertson 566-0305 Angela Marchbank 566-0606 Carol Heartz 566-0432
All are welcome to hear and see eight new children's stories written, illustrated, and presented by students in English 245: Children's Literature. WHERE: McDougall Hall, room 329 WHEN: Monday, March 18, 1:30 pm and Wednesday, March 20, 1:30 pm Each story takes about 10 minutes. Professors, students, children, well-behaved bonobos, dogs, cats welcome. Contact: Deirdre Kessler kessler@upei.ca tel.: 892-6334 Four new stories Monday at 1:30 p.m. Four new stories Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Note: If you'd like to hear only one or two stories, enter and leave McDougall 329 by the back (south) door.
Catherine Chan, PhD "Using 鈥榦mics鈥 to understand the physiology of nutritional treatments for diabetes" Date: Thursday, March 21 Location: Lecture Theatre A, AVC Time: 1:30 pm Dr. Chan is professor in human nutrition (Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences) and physiology (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry), University of Alberta and is a member of the Alberta Diabetes Institute. She is also the director of the Division of Human Nutrition. Dr. Chan鈥檚 research is at the intersection of nutrition, physiology and behaviour. She is the leader of the Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta team, an interdisciplinary effort to improve health outcomes in type 2 diabetes by developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition and physical activity interventions that can be applied in clinical and community settings. She also conducts laboratory-based research on insulin, its secretion and action with a current focus on nutritional modulators of these endpoints. Her work is funded by CIHR, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Alberta Innovates BioSolutions, the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
In recognition of 91探花's Mental Health Awareness week, the Department of Human Resources, in cooperation with Murphy's Pharmacies and the PEI Mental Health Association, is pleased to offer an information session on "Managing Stress and Understanding Mental Health." This session will be held on Friday, March 22 at 12:30 in Room 246, McDougall Hall. RSVP by contacting Lacey Myers at or 566-0605 or ljmyers@upei.ca
91探花 and the Department of Athletics and Recreation are proud of our facilities. Our goals are to provide you with quality programming, state-of-the-art exercise equipment, and a clean and inviting atmosphere. To reach our goals, we ask for your cooperation! Our turnstile systems (located in the main lobby and fitness centre) are not only our primary point of entry, but also our system for tracking membership usage. When you swipe your card, you provide us with valuable information鈥攊nformation that enables us to work with other 91探花 departments to create the best health and wellness experience for you. So what does this mean? Beginning March 25, 2013, swiping your card for entry is mandatory. We will help you by directing you to the turnstile with signs, and who knows? Your 鈥渟wipe鈥 may be the very one chosen in our weekly draws for some 91探花 prizes! If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Athletics and Recreation team: Bill Schurman 566-0715 Ron Annear 566-0991 Lynda Walker-Birt 620-5150 Lynn Boudreau 566-0481 Janice Robertson 566-0305 Angela Marchbank 566-0606 Carol Heartz 566-0432
Shiv veer Singh Chauhan, chemistry MSc student, 91探花 will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 20 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled 鈥淢icrobubbles Generation and Their Application In Diagnostics & In Therapeutics.鈥 The seminar will be held in Room 128 in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre. Janette Paquet Chemistry 566-0314
Everyone is welcome to a talk about Creating Sustainable Landscapes & Communities through Permaculture Design by Gregorio Ajcot Sosof of the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Guatemala 鈥淧ermaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It鈥檚 the harmonious integration of landscape and people.鈥 - Bill Mollison Thursday, March 21 Noon to 1 pm Free refreshments Main Building Faculty Lounge (205) Gregorio Ajcot Sosof has been a permaculture practitioner for 16 years, working with the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute in Solola Guatemala, since 2010. Goyo manages all on-site permaculture systems, including many gardens, a food forest, grey water recycling and composting systems, as well as running the on-site native seed bank. Goyo is an adult educator and offers educational tours and workshops about permaculture and how it relates to and complements the Maya cosmovision. Sponsored by Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network For more information, contact: btsguatemala@gmail.com

The International Relations Office (IRO) will be participating in a CBIE webinar about "Developing Responsive Proposals for International Projects and Partnerships" from 2:30-4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27 (room to be confirmed). The IRO invites any interested faculty and staff to join us for this learning opportunity. If interested, please contact Erin Clarke at eeclarke@upei.ca or 894-2842 by Friday, March 22 to confirm attendance.
University 100, 103, and 203 students will present their project work from the University 100 Program. Highlighting Students' Voices will take place on Thursday, March 28. An introduction to the presentations will take place at 11:30 am in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC followed by student presentations from 12鈥2:00 pm in room 286. The agenda for the event follows. 11:30 am鈥擶elcome & introductions by Vickie Johnston, director of Student Affairs (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) "Leadership, A Call to Service"鈥擯rofessor Emeritus Verner Smitheram Presentation of "The Verner Smitheram and Andy Robb Excellence in Leadership Award" 12:00鈥12:40 pm鈥擲tudent presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) 12:45鈥1:10 pm鈥擯oster displays of service learning projects by U100 and U203 students (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) 1:15鈥2:00 pm鈥擲tudent presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) For more information, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca or 620-5113.
91探花 Athletics & Recreation Welcome home major award winner Monday, March 18, 12:00-1 pm Come to the W.A Murphy Student Centre to congratulate men's hockey Panther Jordan Knox for winning the Dr. Randy Gregg Award (hockey, academic & community service).