Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. The series kicks off Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm in the Pourhouse above the Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Dr. Christina Murray, assistant professor of nursing, will lead a discussion entitled “I didn’t get married to be a single mother,” stories of Prince Edward Island women whose spouses work in western Canada. The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at (902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year, will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year, will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

As you may know CLIVE, the 3D coastal erosion tool developed by UPEI's Climate Lab, is in the finals in an MIT Climate CoLab competition. CLIVE has led the public voting for the entire contest, but in the last 24 hours, that lead has shrunk considerably. Please, if you have green, gold, and rust in your veins, visit: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI… Click "Vote for proposal" -- it will ask you to log in with your Google or Facebook account. If you're on Gmail at UPEI, that account will work just fine. Please help us out! It would be great to have CLIVE win this award for UPEI. Thanks.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

As you may know CLIVE, the 3D coastal erosion tool developed by UPEI's Climate Lab, is in the finals in an MIT Climate CoLab competition. CLIVE has led the public voting for the entire contest, but in the last 24 hours, that lead has shrunk considerably. Please, if you have green, gold, and rust in your veins, visit: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI… Click "Vote for proposal" -- it will ask you to log in with your Google or Facebook account. If you're on Gmail at UPEI, that account will work just fine. Please help us out! It would be great to have CLIVE win this award for UPEI. Thanks.

Dr. Arnost Cepica, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Advances in Aleutian mink disease control. The global perspective" on Tuesday, September 30 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome

Members of the campus community are invited to attend two presentations on September 30 by Dr. Barry Smit, SSHRC Gold Medal winner for 2013 and international leader in research on the human impacts of climate change. Although Dr. Smit’s research area is within the social sciences, the advice and information that he will present will be applicable to any discipline. In two interactive sessions, Dr. Smit will share his expertise on the following topics: 1) Leading and Managing Interdisciplinary Teams - 11:00 am-12:00 pm in Main Building's Faculty Lounge 2) Securing Research Funding & Preparing Effective Grant Applications - 3:00-4:00 pm in Main Building's Faculty Lounge, followed by a “mix and mingle” session and refreshments from 4:00-5:00 pm. All are welcome, but in order to assist with planning, please RSVP by September 24 to Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca indicating the session(s) that you will attend. For questions or further information, please contact Leslie Cudmore. Please view the following link for further details regarding Dr. Smit’s expertise and achievements at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2013/gold_smi….

On Saturday, October 4 UPEI Faculty of Arts will be hosting the seventh annual conference of the Atlantic Mediaeval Association. This year’s keynote speaker will be Judith E. Dietz (Associate Curator of Historical European Art, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia) who will speak on “The History and Significance of the Salzinnes Antiphonal,” a sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript now in possession of St. Mary’s University. Registration is $15 (and includes lunch) and is payable at the door. All conference sessions will be held in Room 213, Main Building. For more information, see the conference program at http://www.atlanticmedievalists.net/conferenceNext.php or contact Richard Raiswell at rraiswell@upei.ca, or Catherine Innes-Parker at cinnesparker@upei.ca Dr. Dietz will also be running a special seminar for students on medieval manuscripts at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 3. Admission is free, but space for this special event is limited. Please refer interested students to Catherine Innes-Parker at cinnesparker@upei.ca to register.

Saturday, September 27: 1:00 pm (W) Soccer vs. Acadia (@ UPEI) 3:15 pm (M) Soccer vs. Acadia (@ UPEI) 5:00 pm Special event: Fourth annual UPEI Kitchen Party: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/09/19/fourth-annual-upei-kitchen-party-s… Sunday, September 28: 2:00 pm (W) Rugby vs. StFX (@ UPEI - final home game for Women's Rugby team) All games are webcast on www.AUStv.ca Go Panthers Go!

Dr. Arnost Cepica, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Advances in Aleutian mink disease control. The global perspective" on Tuesday, September 30 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome

Members of the campus community are invited to attend two presentations on September 30 by Dr. Barry Smit, SSHRC Gold Medal winner for 2013 and international leader in research on the human impacts of climate change. Although Dr. Smit’s research area is within the social sciences, the advice and information that he will present will be applicable to any discipline. In two interactive sessions, Dr. Smit will share his expertise on the following topics: 1) Leading and Managing Interdisciplinary Teams - 11:00 am-12:00 pm in Main Building's Faculty Lounge 2) Securing Research Funding & Preparing Effective Grant Applications - 3:00-4:00 pm in Main Building's Faculty Lounge, followed by a “mix and mingle” session and refreshments from 4:00-5:00 pm. All are welcome, but in order to assist with planning, please RSVP by September 24 to Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca indicating the session(s) that you will attend. For questions or further information, please contact Leslie Cudmore. Please view the following link for further details regarding Dr. Smit’s expertise and achievements at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2013/gold_smi….

On Saturday, October 4 UPEI Faculty of Arts will be hosting the seventh annual conference of the Atlantic Mediaeval Association. This year’s keynote speaker will be Judith E. Dietz (Associate Curator of Historical European Art, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia) who will speak on “The History and Significance of the Salzinnes Antiphonal,” a sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript now in possession of St. Mary’s University. Registration is $15 (and includes lunch) and is payable at the door. All conference sessions will be held in Room 213, Main Building. For more information, see the conference program at http://www.atlanticmedievalists.net/conferenceNext.php or contact Richard Raiswell at rraiswell@upei.ca, or Catherine Innes-Parker at cinnesparker@upei.ca Dr. Dietz will also be running a special seminar for students on medieval manuscripts at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 3. Admission is free, but space for this special event is limited. Please refer interested students to Catherine Innes-Parker at cinnesparker@upei.ca to register.

Saturday, September 27: 1:00 pm (W) Soccer vs. Acadia (@ UPEI) 3:15 pm (M) Soccer vs. Acadia (@ UPEI) 5:00 pm Special event: Fourth annual UPEI Kitchen Party: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/09/19/fourth-annual-upei-kitchen-party-s… Sunday, September 28: 2:00 pm (W) Rugby vs. StFX (@ UPEI - final home game for Women's Rugby team) All games are webcast on www.AUStv.ca Go Panthers Go!

UPEI students, staff, and faculty of the Jewish faith may be interested in attending a small community service held in PEI on Thursday morning, September 24 for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4 for Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). For more information regarding time, location, and rides please contact the Chaplaincy Center, Sister Sue at sukidd@upei.ca, (902) 894-2876.

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology research seminars continue on Friday, September 26 when Dr. Cynthia Blanton from Idaho State University / Fulbright Scholar in Nutrisciences & Health will present the following talk: "Iron Status and Cognitive Function in College Women" at 12:30pm, Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome!

The UPEI Student Union will be closing early on Thursday, September 25 at 2:00 pm for Founders Day Celebrations. Sorry for any inconvenience.

A blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure clinic is available to UPEI students and employees through the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee. Learn about the risks associated with increased glucose/cholesterol levels, and get your levels tested FREE of charge! Dates: October 1; November 5; January 14; and March 11 (8:30 am-1:00 pm). To book your ten-minute appointment time slot, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

UPEI Recreation presents Cardio & Cycle, a six-week program that will increase muscular and cardiovascular strength, enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. The program begins October 15-November 19, Wednesday group classes from 5:00-5:45 pm with Instructor Tracey Gairns-Brioux. So get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance! Fees: Members $51 + HST; Non-members $60 + HST; drop-in visit $12 + HST. To register, visit the Panther Central desk.