UPEI’s Career Showcase and Job Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, March 10 from 10-2 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
The Career Showcase is a chance for students to talk with someone who is in a career they would like to pursue or would like to find out more about. The Job Fair is a great opportunity for students to meet with different employers are wanting to hire UPEI students and graduates.
Don’t forget to fill out a ballot for a chance to win a Notebook, ITouch, printer and other great prizes!
For more information visit: http://www.upei.ca/studentservices/career/welcome-to-2010-career-showcase-and-job-fair-1
The CRC Application Review Committee is requesting your feedback on two candidates who are being considered as possible nominees for a Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Health Sciences: Dr. Shannon Bard and Dr. Sophie St-Hilaire.
Copies of Dr. Bard's and Dr. St-Hilaire's recent Technical Talks may be viewed online at http://www.upei.ca/research_chairs/ and their CVs are on reserve in the Robertson Library.
More information on the Canada Research Chairs Program can be found at: http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/about_us-a_notre_sujet/index-eng.aspx
Feedback on the candidates may be submitted confidentially to: ord@upei.ca
The Committee would appreciate receiving your input by noon on Thursday, 11 March.
The Master of Arts in Island Studies Program is hosting its
Graduate Research Day and Open House
Thursday, March 11
Main Building Faculty Lounge
9-4 pm
Graduate students will present their research , highlighting "islands on their own terms". It's an opportunity for students to share their research findings and receive valuable feedback from an audience, while the listeners learn of the multidiscipline, international and comparative nature of island studies.
For a detailed schedule of presenters. Contact mais@upei.ca or call 566-0377.
The PEI Provincial Science Fair will be held Tuesday, March 30 in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The fair is seeking volunteer judges from the UPEI community. Judging takes place from 8:30 am to noon and a second round occurs from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. If you can spend a morning or part of an afternoon participating, please contact Barry Linkletter at blinkletter@upei.ca. Please let your students and graduate students know about this opportunity as well. Thanks.
Pathology/Microbiology Special Seminar Notice
DATE: Thursday, March 11
TIME: 3:30 pm
PLACE: Lecture Theatre “B”, AVC
TITLE: “Tracking aquatic invaders: using molecular genetics to understand the introduction & spread of non-native species.”
Dr. John Darling
Molecular Ecology Research Branch
United States Environment Protection Branch
Come out and learn more about eating healthy on Wednesday, March 10 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm. There will be free food and draw prizes. Location of the event: 2nd floor lobby at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Brought to you by UPEI Wellness.
Come out and have some fun on Friday, March 12 at MacLauchlan arena B from 1:30-4:15 pm. The event is co-ed and open to all UPEI students, staff & faculty. There is no need for a goalie or equipment. All you need is clean sneakers (no outdoor footwear permitted on the ice), a helmet and a stick (UPEI Recreation does have a few plastic sticks you can use). Free hot chocolate and treats will be provided for participants. To register your team of five, call the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre front desk at 566-0368.
If you have any questions, contact Angela Marchbank at 566-0606.
At March’s Research on Tap, join a UPEI chemist who will defend both the honour of his profession, and the much-maligned so-called enemy of the environment: plastic.
The discussion starts at 7 pm, March 9, in the bar at Mavor’s in the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Dr. Michael Shaver is an assistant professor of chemistry with a focus on “green” chemistry. His lab is developing biodegradable, plant-based polymers to replace conventional plastic.
“There are bad plastics out there,” argues Shaver. “But the benefits of using plastic—the right plastics—can’t be ignored.”
Shaver will also help dispel misconceptions people have about his chosen profession.
“Chemists take their name from ‘alchemy,’ so we’re partially to blame,” says Shaver. “People consider chemistry to be a mysterious black art. But we’re working to change that image.”
Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI’s researchers in a comfortable environment. Every month of the winter, we bring a UPEI researcher to a local pub—in this case, Mavor’s—to discuss his or her area of expertise.
For more information, call (902)620-5117, or email datkinson@upei.ca.
Research on Tap is presented by UPEI’s Office of Research Development.
Jessica Livingston-Thomas, Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Studying the effects of forced use movement therapy on functional recovery and post-ischemic neuroplasticity" on Thursday, March 11 at 10:30 am in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C".
Everyone is welcome.
Come help us celebrate the “best of the best” of students' project work in the University 100 Program. The Showcase will be opened by one of UPEI’s favourite storytellers, Dr. Ed MacDonald. Dr. MacDonald will highlight the history and heritage of post-secondary education on Prince Edward Island. Individual students will then present their work. The Showcase will conclude with refreshments and presentation of student recognition awards.
Where: Main 120
When: Friday, March 12, 1:30 -3:00 pm
