UPEI's Deirdre Kessler will launch her latest children's book on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The book is a 48-page story set in 1864. "BORN! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation" is illustrated by Brenda Jones and published by the Acorn Press. The book is a PEI Literacy Alliance project funded by the 1864 Committee. All are welcome to attend the book launch. The author will read from the story, the illustrator will bring some of the original paintings, and refreshments will be served. Deirdre Kessler teaches children's literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the UPEI Department of English, and is a full-time writer and poet.

UPEI's Deirdre Kessler will launch her latest children's book on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The book is a 48-page story set in 1864. "BORN! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation" is illustrated by Brenda Jones and published by the Acorn Press. The book is a PEI Literacy Alliance project funded by the 1864 Committee. All are welcome to attend the book launch. The author will read from the story, the illustrator will bring some of the original paintings, and refreshments will be served. Deirdre Kessler teaches children's literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the UPEI Department of English, and is a full-time writer and poet.

There a number of scholarships and awards available to students for the upcoming year, with a deadline of August 31. Please check out the application details at http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarships-and-awards and feel free to contact the Scholarships and Award Office at scholarships@upei.ca or call (902) 620-5187 with any questions or for further information. Complete application packages can be dropped off or mailed to the Scholarships and Awards Office, UPEI Registrar's Office, 550 University Avenue Charlottetown PE C1A 4P3. We ask that UPEI faculty and staff encourage students they know to apply!

Please join us on Wednesday, August 27 at 9:30 am in the AVC Learning Commons Room 280N. Sushant Gavhale will be giving a presentation on "Deletions in the highly polymorphic region (HPR) of infectious salmon anaemia virus HPR0 haemagglutinin–esterase enhance viral fusion and influence the interaction with the fusion protein (Fourier et al., 2014),” and Jocelyn Ginette Perez-Lazo will be giving a presentation on "Phylogenetic evidence of long distance dispersal and transmission of piscine reovirus (PRV) between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Garseth et al., 2013)" as part of their VPM 881/981 Directed Studies in Viral Pathogenesis. All are welcome to attend.

For those of you who could not attend the Fish Tales documentary launch, feel free to visit the following links to check it out: www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtales 720p www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtalespei 1080p Fish Tales is a short documentary film shot on PEI in the summer of 2013. The film explores how rivers and waterways on Prince Edward Island influence Islanders’ views on social and environmental issues. We look at current realities and challenges in our rivers, including the human impact of catastrophic events like fish kills. Through interviews and storytelling with experts from all sides of the spectrum, Fish Tales captures how Islanders interact with these areas, and their perspectives on the future of our watershed heritage.

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendations of the search committee for the Dean of Arts and the Dean of Education positions. Interim Deans Dr. Neb Kujundzic and Dr. Ron MacDonald were successfully appointed as the Dean of Arts and Dean of Education respectively. “I look forward to working with Neb and Ron on a number of initiatives that will continue to enhance the overall student experience in both the Faculties of Arts and Education,” said Vice-President Academic Dr. Christian Lacroix. “Our University community as a whole will benefit from their experience and strong leadership abilities.” Read more: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/08/22/dean-arts-and-dean-education-appoi…

The sale of parking passes will be moving from the current location in the Central Utility Building to the kiosk, located in the W.A Murphy Student Centre. The kiosk will open on Tuesday August 25, with hours of operation being Monday-Friday, 9:00 am -3:30 pm. This location will operate until September 26, or until permits sell out. To facilitate this move, the sale of permits at Central Utility Building will close on Monday August 25, at 2:00 pm.

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendations of the search committee for the Dean of Arts and the Dean of Education positions. Interim Deans Dr. Neb Kujundzic and Dr. Ron MacDonald were successfully appointed as the Dean of Arts and Dean of Education respectively. “I look forward to working with Neb and Ron on a number of initiatives that will continue to enhance the overall student experience in both the Faculties of Arts and Education,” said Vice-President Academic Dr. Christian Lacroix. “Our University community as a whole will benefit from their experience and strong leadership abilities.” Read more: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/08/22/dean-arts-and-dean-education-appoi…

The sale of parking passes will be moving from the current location in the Central Utility Building to the kiosk, located in the W.A Murphy Student Centre. The kiosk will open on Tuesday August 25, with hours of operation being Monday-Friday, 9:00 am -3:30 pm. This location will operate until September 26, or until permits sell out. To facilitate this move, the sale of permits at Central Utility Building will close on Monday August 25, at 2:00 pm.

Campus phone system: Bell Aliant network is being configured for 10-digit local dialing (area code followed by the 7-digit phone number) effective August 23, 2014. UPEI's 4-digit internal dialing will NOT be affected by this change. All external (off-campus) dialing will need to have the area code added when dialing, ex: 9 902 566 0424 ("9" for an outside line, then the area code, followed by the local number). All departments should ensure all pre-programmed local phone numbers have the area code included. Reminder: start to program your telecommunications equipment and features now including: phones (landline and cellular), speed dial lists, phone functions such as call forwarding, fax machines, modems and dial internet connections, devices for the hearing impaired, security or alarm systems, etc. Add the area code to your phone number appearing on stationery and business cards, etc. Be sure to include your area code when giving out your phone number. If you have any questions please contact Peggy Court at 0424 or email mcourt@upei.ca.

Campus phone system: Bell Aliant network is being configured for 10-digit local dialing (area code followed by the 7-digit phone number) effective August 23, 2014. UPEI's 4-digit internal dialing will NOT be affected by this change. All external (off-campus) dialing will need to have the area code added when dialing, ex: 9 902 566 0424 ("9" for an outside line, then the area code, followed by the local number). All departments should ensure all pre-programmed local phone numbers have the area code included. Reminder: start to program your telecommunications equipment and features now including: phones (landline and cellular), speed dial lists, phone functions such as call forwarding, fax machines, modems and dial internet connections, devices for the hearing impaired, security or alarm systems, etc. Add the area code to your phone number appearing on stationery and business cards, etc. Be sure to include your area code when giving out your phone number. If you have any questions please contact Peggy Court at 0424 or email mcourt@upei.ca.

WM&M (1993) Ltd will begin work on the AVC ramp on Thursday, August 21. This work will include excavating a portion of the ramp in order to install waterproofing membrane on an exterior wall of the building. The work is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. During this time, the ramp will be closed to all vehicles. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

Atlantic Roofers Ltd will begin roof repairs on Kelley Building roof canopies on Thursday, August 21, weather permitting this work will take only a few days to complete. They will begin repairs on Memorial Hall's roof on Monday, August 25, this includes the south side of the steep sloped roof, the upper stairwell roof and the flat roof where the observation tower is. This work should take approximately two weeks to complete. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Island Construction will begin repairing and patching various areas of asphalt around campus on Thursday, August 21, this work is expected to take approximately 1-1/2 weeks to complete, weather dependent. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

The Department of Biomedical Sciences presents a special seminar by Dr. Michael Noseworthy on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 am in the AVC Lecture Theatre A. The presentation is entitled "The Current State-of-the-Art for Imaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)." Dr. Noseworthy is currently Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering at McMaster University. He is also Co-Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering at McMaster and the Scientific Director of the Imaging Research Centre at St. Josephs Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario. His research interest is the assessment of tissue microstructure and metabolism using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multinuclear in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methods. More about his presentation: Routine imaging of brain injury is often done with computed tomography (CT). The primary goal of a CT scan is to rule out any large cerebral bleeds that require immediate intervention. When large bleeds are absent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may or may not be performed. Even though routine CT and MRI both show tremendous structural detail within the brain, most mTBIs do not present with any abnormal findings on routine scans. This is frustrating for clinicians, and more so for patients who truly are suffering. Due to the heightened awareness of mTBI in all levels of sport, from amateur to professional, there has been tremendous interest in developing new methods that can non-invasively quantify and monitor recovery of this type of brain injury. Some methods do not involve imaging (e.g. King-Devick test), while others involve commonly available technology (e.g. electroencephalography, EEG) or highly specialized technology (e.g. magnetoencephalography, MEG). In this talk, Dr. Noseworthy will describe newer MRI approaches that take our understanding of mTBIs to a new level, hopefully allowing the best approach to quantitation and recovery monitoring. All are welcome to attend.

WM&M (1993) Ltd will begin work on the AVC ramp on Thursday, August 21. This work will include excavating a portion of the ramp in order to install waterproofing membrane on an exterior wall of the building. The work is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. During this time, the ramp will be closed to all vehicles. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

Atlantic Roofers Ltd will begin roof repairs on Kelley Building roof canopies on Thursday, August 21, weather permitting this work will take only a few days to complete. They will begin repairs on Memorial Hall's roof on Monday, August 25, this includes the south side of the steep sloped roof, the upper stairwell roof and the flat roof where the observation tower is. This work should take approximately two weeks to complete. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Island Construction will begin repairing and patching various areas of asphalt around campus on Thursday, August 21, this work is expected to take approximately 1-1/2 weeks to complete, weather dependent. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

The Department of Biomedical Sciences presents a special seminar by Dr. Michael Noseworthy on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 am in the AVC Lecture Theatre A. The presentation is entitled "The Current State-of-the-Art for Imaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)." Dr. Noseworthy is currently Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering at McMaster University. He is also Co-Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering at McMaster and the Scientific Director of the Imaging Research Centre at St. Josephs Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario. His research interest is the assessment of tissue microstructure and metabolism using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multinuclear in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methods. More about his presentation: Routine imaging of brain injury is often done with computed tomography (CT). The primary goal of a CT scan is to rule out any large cerebral bleeds that require immediate intervention. When large bleeds are absent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may or may not be performed. Even though routine CT and MRI both show tremendous structural detail within the brain, most mTBIs do not present with any abnormal findings on routine scans. This is frustrating for clinicians, and more so for patients who truly are suffering. Due to the heightened awareness of mTBI in all levels of sport, from amateur to professional, there has been tremendous interest in developing new methods that can non-invasively quantify and monitor recovery of this type of brain injury. Some methods do not involve imaging (e.g. King-Devick test), while others involve commonly available technology (e.g. electroencephalography, EEG) or highly specialized technology (e.g. magnetoencephalography, MEG). In this talk, Dr. Noseworthy will describe newer MRI approaches that take our understanding of mTBIs to a new level, hopefully allowing the best approach to quantitation and recovery monitoring. All are welcome to attend.

Campus phone system: Bell Aliant network is being configured for 10-digit local dialing (area code followed by the 7-digit phone number) effective August 23, 2014. UPEI's 4-digit internal dialing will NOT be affected by this change. All external (off-campus) dialing will need to have the area code added when dialing, ex: 9 902 566 0424 ("9" for an outside line, then the area code, followed by the local number). All departments should ensure all pre-programmed local phone numbers have the area code included. Reminder: start to program your telecommunications equipment and features now including: phones (landline and cellular), speed dial lists, phone functions such as call forwarding, fax machines, modems and dial internet connections, devices for the hearing impaired, security or alarm systems, etc. Add the area code to your phone number appearing on stationery and business cards, etc. Be sure to include your area code when giving out your phone number. If you have any questions please contact Peggy Court at 0424 or email mcourt@upei.ca.