Speaker: Matt Saab, AVC Diagnostic Services Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Matt Saab is a candidate for Adjunct and Graduate Faculty in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology.

We are in the final week of four weeks of our FSDE graduate students presenting their thesis research in three minutes, for the purpose of preparing and practicing clear, concise, and inspired talks. This week we have four 3-minute presentations: "Reducing the cost of floating wind turbine farms using shared mooring lines” Patrick Connolly "The development and scale up of a continuous system for processing tunicates” Charles Terrio “Growing the difficult to grow: Into the design of a microbial growth device” Tartela Alkayyali “A surf and turf approach to bioprinting of neuron cells” Haley Butler Wednesday, March 27, 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM in SDE 212, all are welcomed!

The UPEI Multicultural Choir holds its next rehearsal Wednesday, March 27, 4:30 - 5:30, in SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge. Students, staff, faculty all welcome. The final rehearsal of the term is the following Wednesday, April 3, 4:30 - 5:30, followed by refreshments. Join in sharing voices, songs, and cultures- take a break for relaxation, fun, and camaraderie.

The Climate Research Lab at UPEI is proud to host a lecture by climatologist David Phillips. Phillips will present “Not What Our Grandparents Knew” on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 pm in room 128A of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. All are welcome.

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 pm at the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony, with highly successful performances throughout the fall and winter.  This recital will feature contemporary works for the modern wind band, with several emerging masterworks of the genre. “Kokopelli’s Dance,” by American Nathan Tanouye, is the first classical composition by this predominantly jazz composer. It is a light-hearted, spirited work conveying the culture of this native legend from southwestern America. Another American, William Pitts, has written a minimalistic work, with layered sounds, trumpet fanfares, and sections alternating between atonal and swing jazz figures. Titled “Conniption,” the concept of hysteria is an appropriate emotional context for this work. “Colonial Song,” by Percy Grainger, will also be performed. It is a sentimental work conveying the land and people of the composer’s native Australia. Soloist for this recital is tubaist Gregory B. Irvine. Dr. Irvine will be retiring in June following a twenty-nine year career as professor of brass studies at UPEI. He will be performing Edward Gregson’s “Tuba Concerto,” which consists of alternating rhythmic and lyrical themes. This recital will be the final Wind Symphony performance for five of its graduating students. All have made significant contributions to UPEI, and the Wind Symphony in particular, throughout their undergraduate careers. They include Leah Jordan, clarinetist; Joanna McKearney, saxophonist; Justin Amador, hornist; Zachary Benard, trombonist; and, Ryan Drew, percussionist. The UPEI Wind Symphony received the 2014 Music PEI award for Achievement in Classical Music. Under the direction of Dr. Karem J Simon, the Wind Symphony has had a progressive approach to its programming, and in reaching a wider audience. With performances throughout PEI and beyond each year, partnerships with PEI school music programs, and utilizing unique performance spaces, the Wind Symphony is among PEI's most respected large ensembles. Commissioning new compositions, featuring outstanding student and professional soloists, and showcasing masterworks of the wind band genre are all hallmarks of this ensemble. In recent years performances at Zion Presbyterian Church, St. Dunstan’s Basilica, and Park Royal United Church have attracted capacity audiences.  Tickets ($15 for adults, $10 for student students) for this performance may be acquired in advance at UPEI’s music department and at the Confederation Centre Box Office. The public is cordially invited to attend.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Chair of the INSPIRE! Campaign J.Gordon MacKay cordially invite you to INSPIRE! 50, an event to celebrate reaching and exceeding our campaign goal and to mark the successful completion of our joint efforts! All are welcome! Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10 am The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Atlantic Veterinary College

The UPEI community is invited to join our 2019 graduates with their families and friends at a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate their accomplishments and to wish them well. His Grace Richard Grecco, Bishop of Charlottetown will preside. 

Next meeting of the Animal Welfare Journal Club: Friday, April 26, 12:30-1:15, AVC 343N, to discuss:  Chatigny F. 2018. The controversy on fish pain: A veterinarian’s perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1530596 The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets approximately once a month to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia; ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion.  The club is cohosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.

As part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Mark Nabuurs will be presenting on "Evaluation of a Potential Biopesticide Product Intended for the Emerging Canadian Cannabis Production Industry"  All are welcome to attend.   

Next meeting of the Animal Welfare Journal Club: Friday, April 26, 12:30-1:15, AVC 343N, to discuss:  Chatigny F. 2018. The controversy on fish pain: A veterinarian’s perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1530596 The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets approximately once a month to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia; ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion.  The club is cohosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.