Speaker: Walaa Nasry, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Hypoxia and cyclooxygenase related mechanisms as therapeutic targets for oral squamous cell carcinoma  

Dr. Ryan Staufer, University of Calgary Topic Bitcoin Microstructure and the Kimchi Premium Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:00 am in MCDH 329 ALL ARE WELCOME

The Faculty of Nursing Selection Committee has short-listed Dr. Gail Macartney as a candidate for tenure track nursing faculty position. Dr. Macartney's public presentation on Linking Teaching, Learning and Research will be from 9:00-10:00am in the Steel Building Rm. 224 .   All welcome to join! 

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies committee invites the Campus community to the first Environmental Sciences / Human Biology seminar of the winter series. Pedro Quijon (Graduate Coordinator) will be offering the following talk: "A defense of the thesis defense: Role, concerns and some advice". Everyone is welcome.

Telefilm Canada, UPEI Campus Life, and Robertson Library are presenting the award-winning movie Play Your Gender. The documentary, by Nova Scotia-based filmmaker Stephanie Clattenburg, is about the under-representation of women in the music industry. “Only 6 women have ever been nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy and no woman has ever won. In PLAY YOUR GENDER, Juno award-winning producer Kinnie Starr is on a quest to find out why this disparity exists by speaking to industry stars and veterans about the realities of being a woman in the recording studio. Play Your Gender features interviews with Sara Quinn of Tegan & Sara, Melissa Auf der Maur of the Smashing Pumpkins, Patty Schemel of Hole, Chantal Kreviazuk, and many more of the music industry’s most talented women.” https://indiecanent.com/2015/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PLAY-YOUR-GENDE… Special guest Wayne Carter, Executive Director, FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival will introduce the film and host a Q&A session after the movie. Free dinner – pizza, drinks, and cookies (while supplies last)!  Monday, January 21st 5 pm, Doors open at 4:30 pm Duffy Amphitheatre 135 Everyone is welcome! https://library.upei.ca/north-49-films-free-movie-play-your-gender

UPEI Asian Studies-Korean Studies will host the second Korean Movie Night* on January 29 (Tuesday), beginning at 6 pm in ICC 104. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (directed by Kang Je-gyu, 2004), the most famous movie on the Korean War, will be shown in Korean with English subtitles. The film starts at 6 pm, and free light refreshments will be served from 5:30 pm. Everyone is welcome.  Location: Room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre Date and Time: January 29 (Tuesday), 6:00 PM If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Jeongeun Park at jeopark@upei.ca.  * The Korean Movie Night event is supported by UPEI's international Seed Program for Korean Studies grant (AKS-2017-INC-2230001) through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service, the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS).

The Department of Psychology welcomes faculty, students, and the campus community to join us at our next Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Friday, January 25 at 2pm where Dr. Scott Lee will present "Fetishism According to Lacan: Origins and Perversion in Jeanne by Marie-Hélène Lafon”. The presentation will take place in Main 232. All are welcome to attend.

All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, January 16 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212. This week's presenter is: Walid Mazyan, Post-doctoral Researcher with his title, "Supercritical CO2 and Subcritical Water used for Natural Products Extractions"

This event has been rescheduled to Friday, February 15.  Come join us at an OPEN HOUSE for the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre as we welcome our newest member Lynne Fraser, Nurse Practitioner. The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has expanded its hours of operation and will be open five days per week on a year-round basis. The Centre is also providing care to faculty, staff, and immediate family (spouse, partner, and children). Join us from 1:00 - 2:30 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre on the second floor (north) of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (above the bookstore). Tea/coffee and finger foods will be served!

The Island Lecture Series February lecture is Tuesday, February 19, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Island Studies master’s student Emerald Naylor speaking about her research in Hawai’i. “More than sun and pineapples: A look into the culture of astronomical sciences in Hawai'i" is a research project that focuses on the importance and popularity of astronomy on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Join Emerald as she reflects back on her recent trip to the Big Island, sharing her observations of astronomy culture and the importance of showcasing both Western and Hawaiian perspectives. This project focuses on the impact of the 13 telescopes on Maunakea and how relationships between Hawaiians and Western astronomers are navigated. She will also discuss what the current tensions may mean for the future of astronomy on Maunakea. Emerald Naylor is currently a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program at the University of Prince Edward Island. She graduated from the University of Waterloo on the Dean's Honours List, with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and History. An avid participant in the arts from a very young age, she is now a writer and freelance choreographer and dancer. Emerald was previously a member of the Waterloo Region Record's Youth Editorial Board, St. Jerome's Student Activities Committee, and the Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. She is currently a member of the International Small Island Studies Association, and the Vice-President of UPEI's Graduate Student Association. Emerald is the recipient of many awards including the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Kitchener's Youth Council Award in Arts and Culture, and second place for Children's Literature in the Waterloo Region. Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The next lecture is scheduled for March 19, 2019. Mark your calendars!  For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.