Events Archive
SPEAKER: Amber Marriott, Department of Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Persistent effects of chemical and environmental influences on the early development of attentional processing in rats.
This class is ideal for explosive exercises that work major muscles, burn body fat, and build power. It also adds a new dimension to classic moves like chest presses and flys. Flexibility, strength, and cardio all rolled into one workout!
Be inspired and bring your best effort in this fun and fast-paced workout that alternates between cardio athletic drills and strength conditioning. Experience a variety of cardio exercises including brief bursts of heart-pumping skipping drills!
Experience a creative fusion of different forms of yoga, tai chi, dance, and gigong- inspired movements and techniques. Through breathing with movement and relaxation, restore, soothe, nurture your body; calm your mind; and, release your spirit!
Using the BOSU for intensity, the Pilates on the BOSU class will incorporate the Essential and pre-Intermediate Pilates Mat work The BOSU is considered the ultimate piece of fitness equipment as it challenges your balance, agility, and core strength simultaneously!
Enter a new dimension of fitness -- drum your way through an unforgettable rhythmic, pulsating, and dynamic-class experience. In this unique workout, you’ll be guided through a program of drumming, movement, and creative exploration. (Program concept was developed by Carrie Ekins, in Germany.)
Experiential Learning and Environmental Studies: An Experiment
In this presentation, Dr Carolyn Peach Brown and some Environmental Studies students will share the lessons learned from a new course, which included the planning of an environmental symposium as a major avenue to enhance learning about…
SPEAKER: Doug Marchbank, Department of Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Investigation of the mechanism of action of pseudopteroxazole, an antitubercular marine natural product.
Vagabond Productions is hitting the road this spring with their upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. From March 12th to 17th, the UPEI theatre group will be bringing the playwright’s classic comedy to six unique and intimate performance spaces across Prince Edward…
Lisa Cooper will present her Master of Education Thesis defense on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 3:30pm in Kelley 237. Thesis Title: Succeeding where others have failed: Re-engaging Aboriginal high school students. All are welcome.
Abstract
This study explores Aboriginal youth disengagement from…
On Friday, March 9th at 7:30pm, Brittany Banks will present her Senior Recital at the University of Prince Edward Island's Dr. Steel Recital Hall in Charlottetown. In collaboration with Frances McBurnie, piano, she will perform repertoire in a variety of styles, including classical works by Handel…
The UPEI Women's Hockey team play their first game of the CIS Championship at 6:30 pm Atlantic Time vs. the loser of Laurier and Montreal.
Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on March 9, 2012. For
further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit:
president.upei.ca/presidential-recognition-awards-merit
SPEAKER: Erin McCauley, Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Microbial Communities Associates with the Zooxanthellae and Larvae of the Gorgonian Coral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae.
SPEAKER: Dr. Melanie Buote, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Pathogenesis of early Hematodinium sp. infection in Atlantic…
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. Starting this September, classes will be offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. Specialized streams of study are offered in…
Sarah Jane Barrett will present her Master of Education Thesis defense on Monday, March 5 at 10:00 am in Room AVC 287 North. Thesis Title: "The Gifted Experience: an Autobiographical Journey”. All are welcome.
ABSTRACT
This qualitative study uses an auto-ethnographic approach to explore the…
