Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! When: Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm, and Tuesday, March 25, 7 pm Where: The Wave What: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. First place wins $200 and a trip to Dalhousie University to compete in the regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. Contact: Colleen Gallant, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, cgallant@upei.ca. UPEI has 17 graduate students competing this year, so we've spread the competition over two evenings: Tuesday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 25. Both events begin at 7. The winner will be announced at the end of competition on the evening of the 25th. Students: want to brush up on your presenting techniques before the competition? Dr. Karen Samis, assistant professor of Biology, will lead a crash course on Friday, March 14 at 2 pm in room 104 of the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre.

Join UPEI 2014 graduates as they celebrate their academic achievements at convocation. The morning convocation ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 am in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Family, friends, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend. If you are a UPEI student and are unsure when you graduate, check out our "find out when you graduate" page.

Join UPEI 2014 graduates as they celebrate their academic achievements at convocation. The afternoon convocation ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 2:30 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Family, friends, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend. If you are a UPEI student and are unsure when you graduate, check out our "find out when you graduate" page.

On Thursday, March 13 the UPEI Executive MBA program will be hosting special guest speaker, Dawn Desjardins, Assistant Chief Economist with RBC, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142. Dawn Desjardins joined the RBC Economics team in January 2006 as a senior economist. She is responsible for the macroeconomic and interest rate forecasts for Canada and the U.S. Previously, Dawn worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Financial News in Toronto covering the Canadian bond and currency markets and was the Canadian bond market strategist for a major U.S. bank for ten years. The campus community is invited to attend, however, due to limited space, we would ask that you please RSVP to Ingrid MacLeod, at: imacleod@upei.ca

Dr. Martin Mkandawire, Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 12 at 12:30 pm entitled “From Academic Research to Commercially Viable Technology: New Perspective in Mine Water Research.” The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. All are welcome to attend.

The Psychology Department delivers the last talk of the 2013–14 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Friday March 14 at 3:00 pm in Memorial Hall, room 215. "Curiosity: What's the point of getting out of bed without it?" is being presented by Dr. Stacey MacKinnon. For more information, please contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca.

Dr. Martin Mkandawire, Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 12, at 12:30 pm entitled “From Academic Research to Commercially Viable Technology: New Perspective in Mine Water Research.” The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, room 212. All are Welcome!

In this seminar, participants will learn ways to prepare, inspect, report and follow up on workplace hazards. The workshop uses group and individual activities involving common hazard scenarios and sample forms to guide you along in your next workplace safety inspection. Register for any of these sessions through Debbie McKie (dmckie@upei.ca). Please note that there is a second session on April 16, at the same location, from 1:30-3:30 pm, that will cover the same material. Note that other Occupational Health and Safety training opportunities are available through WCB at this link: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/DocumentManagement/Document/pub_ohsseminarschedule…

In this seminar, participants will learn ways to prepare, inspect, report and follow up on workplace hazards. The workshop uses group and individual activities involving common hazard scenarios and sample forms to guide you along in your next workplace safety inspection. Register for any of these sessions through Debbie McKie (dmckie@upei.ca) Please note that the session on April 15 will cover the same material. Note that other Occupational Health and Safety training opportunities are available through WCB at this link: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/DocumentManagement/Document/pub_ohsseminarschedule…

SPEAKER: Michelle MacDonald, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Immunostimulation effects on sea lice induced lesions of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) SPEAKER: Amanda Thomas, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Discovering UV Resistant Extremophiles from Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pools