Events Archive

AVC's White Coat Ceremony provides AVC veterinary students with the opportunity to celebrate their many successes and passage from the rank of students to Doctors of Veterinary Medicine. White Coat is a jubilant celebration where students are cloaked in a white coat, presented by family members or…
Are you an international student and graduating this year? The International Relations Office would like to congratulate your accomplishments at UPEI. Bring your family and join us on Friday, May 10 at the AVC Learning Commons from 2:00 to 4:00pm. There will be musical entertainment and…
The Senior Class Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10 at 12:00 noon–1:15 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The awards ceremony acknowledges the academic, leadership, and spirit achievements of our graduating students. This ceremony is attended by senior administration,…
The short story collection Riptides: New Island Fiction (Acorn Press) has been shortlisted for the 2013 Best Atlantic-Published Book Award. As part of the Festival preceding the Atlantic Book Awards gala, Riptides editor Richard Lemm of the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱEnglish Department will convene a panel of…
The campus community is invited to celebrate student writing at the launch of the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱArts Review: Articulate. Thirteen students from the arts faculty will be showcased in the only printed, student-led publication at UPEI. The launch will take place on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00pm in the Faculty…
SPEAKER: Stacey Goldberg, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Molecular Approach to Identify Bioactive Brominated Natural Products from Marine Sponges
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00 pm (reception at 6:30 pm) at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Each year this event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching and the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱMerit Award for Scholarly Achievement. It is also an opportunity to…
On May 6, 2013 ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱwill host a "Celebration of Colleagues" for the 25-year Service Awards and the 2013 Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱFaculty, Librarians, and Staff. Please join in acknowledging the valuable contributions of your colleagues in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student…
The ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ graduates and their families are invited to a gathering to celebrate—in prayer and song—the accomplishments of the Class of 2013. The gathering will take place on Sunday, May 5 at 6:30 pm at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Mass celebrants will be The Most…
Join the staff at ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱAthletics and Recreation for the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre Open House on Saturday, May 4 from 9:00am-2:00pm This will give current members along with the public a chance to see what we have to offer. There will be information and demonstrations from ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱfitness…
Math Camp is organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and co-sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society. The annual event will welcome a group of students in grades 10-11 coming from high schools across the province. The camp offers faculty sessions on various mathematical…
How will climate change impact our roads, bridges, and sewers? Join us for a free workshop, Planning for Risks Under a Changing Climate. From waterfronts to roads to bridges to storm sewers, there will be speakers from across the Atlantic region talking about how jurisdictions have adapted their…
SPEAKER: Sarah McConnachie, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Retention and viability of microsporidial (Loma salmonae) spores within the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis): Use of an established experimental laboratory model probing pathogen transfer within an integrated multitrophic aquaculture…
Join the Faculty of Education for a free public lecture presented by Dr. Edward Melhuish. Much evidence has accumulated in recent decades that the child’s experience in the early years has profound consequences for later life. Recent evidence from large-scale studies in the UK indicate how…
Join Akash Mathur, VP and Global Head of Business Development, Advinus Therapeutics; and Girish Joshi, General Manager of Business Development, Advinus Therapeutics for a seminar entitled “Advinus Therapeutics – Introduction and Case Studies of Drug Discovery and Development." They will discuss the…
The Open Minecraft Lab will be an informal opportunity to come and play Minecraft, the popular world-building game, with other people. The emphasis will be on sharing what we know, on learning new tips and techniques: so please come with questions and answers, and your curiosity. If you registered…
SPEAKER: Dr. Carlos Lopez Mendez, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Renal histopathology in Sox4 and Wt1 Knockout mice - A 13 month study
Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of AVC, cordially invites attendees at this year's Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference to a celebratory breakfast and presentation of the 2012 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care to Dr. Bert Stevenson. A limited number of tickets are…
The Open Minecraft Lab will be an informal opportunity to come and play Minecraft, the popular world-building game, with other people. The emphasis will be on sharing what we know, on learning new tips and techniques: so please come with questions and answers, and your curiosity. For more…
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee will host Master of Science Defense on Friday, April 19, 2013 in Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Kristen Vinke, BSc, will present her thesis entitled "An investigation of sampling protocols and community involvement in stream biomonitoring in the…