Campus Notices
UPEI will be hosting an orienteering event on the morning of Thursday Aug 20th between 9:30-11:30. The event involves participants locating check-points from various locations around campus. The check-points are small stakes in the ground with a white and orange flag (see photo below). Please do not touch, remove or alter the stakes location in any way. All stakes will be removed by 1:00 pm on Thursday afternoon. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence on Thursday, August 20 at 10:00 am in HSB 323, presented by Tessa K. Roche, BSc.
Her thesis is titled: ASSESSMENT OF BALANCE BEHAVIOUR, EYE-MOVEMENT, AND ATTENTION: A STEP TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONCUSSION RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOL
Everyone is welcome.
- one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building, and
- one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
- one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building, and
- one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
The Department of Companion Animals will be interviewing three (3) candidates for the open, tenure-track faculty position in anesthesia. The first candidate, Dr. Stephanie H. Berry, will be on campus next week, Monday, August 17th & Tuesday, August 18th. Dr. Berry received her DVM in 1999 and completed a combined residency & Master of Veterinary Science program in 2003, all from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia and has been working in the department in a contract position since December, 2011.
As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a 50-minute lecture suitable for 3rd year DVM students. Any interested faculty / staff / students are invited to attend. A copy of Dr. Berry’s CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.
SEMINAR NOTICE – Dr. Stephanie H. Berry
‘Anesthetic Management of Cats & Dogs with Hepatic Disease’
Monday, August 17th @ 8:30am, AVC Lecture Theatre ‘A’
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, September 4th for the September meeting.
Ensure you always…
· Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/
· Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted.
Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
· Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
· Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month.
The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant @ 902-566-0973.
Memorial Hall
Brick re-pointing will begin on Monday, August 17th on the west side of the tower of Memorial Hall, , this work will take approximately 3 weeks to complete (weather dependent), the grinding will be done in the evenings, starting around 4pm each day. Please ensure your windows are closed at the end of each work day, to keep dust from entering buildings.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.
Atlantic Veterinary College - Lecture Theatre A
This year, UPEI will be holding its 12th annual UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference (USURC). This conference provides UPEI students with a chance to present their summer research projects before a public audience, allowing the students to develop their formal presentation skills, and learn about a crucial part of scientific research.
Presentations will begin at 9:30 am, and will continue throughout the day.
Students from a variety of Faculty of Science departments will be presenting, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Psychology, and Applied Human Sciences.
With guest speaker Dr. Dan McKenney (Canada Forest Service)
As PEI gardeners, we’re quite aware of the challenges of growing plants that may be borderline hardy in the region where we live. “Will it grow in my zone?” is the pertinent question about winter hardiness for perennial plants. Scientists have developed maps of plant hardiness zones for Canada based on seven climate variables (not only the average annual minimum temperature). Now they are beginning to assess how changes in climate affect what can be grown in different regions.
New plant hardiness data compiled by Natural Resources Canada over a 50-year period was released last year, by Dr. Dan McKenney and others, describing a northern shift in zones across Canada. They compared the data used for the original zones and maps from the 1931 to 1960 period with more recent observations used for the 1981 to 2010 indexing of plant hardiness. Most areas in Canada along the U.S. border are at least half a zone higher now.
Come hear Dan describe how plant hardiness zones have changed on PEI as the climate has changed and become warmer. Dan McKenney is a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service and team leader at Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC).
The presentation will take place on Friday, August 14th from 12 pm to 2 pm at The Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre on UPEI campus (550 University Ave., Charlottetown).
Lunch will be provided. Space is limited.
There is no cost to attend the presentation, but registration is required.
To register, please email climate@upei.ca.
