President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites all members of the UPEI and Island communities to take part in any of several ‘Town Hall’ meetings being held in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons (285N) at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Join the president, your colleagues, and community members in conversation about the priorities, role, and direction of the University. Your voice is important. All are welcome!

First meeting of the 2011-2012 year! All Rainbow-Types and Allies welcome; membership is not required.

SPEAKER: Dr. Jeffrey Chisholm, Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada TITLE: The discovery and characterization of novel SCD (stearoyl CoA desaturase) inhibitors.

SPEAKER: Dr. A. Perez, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Low-dose domoic acid induces cell proliferation and neurogenesis in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.

UPEI's branch of the Canadian Catholic Student Association (CCSA) will hold their first General Members Meeting for this academic year. Agenda items include our hosting the regional conference November 4-6 and well as other outreach projects and fun nights. Pizza to follow!

A prayer service during Thanksgiving Week - to join in song and worship to offer praise and thanks for the many graces we receive. Rev Doug Rollwage from Zion Presbyterian will preach and snacks are provided by Christian Reformed Church.

MA(IS)new and returning students are welcomed on campus with food, fun and music by faculty and staff.MA(IS) Awards are presented. We look forward to also hosting ou Awards and Scholarship donors.

An information session for those interested in applying to law school. Daniel Roper, a law student at Dalhousie and graduate of UPEI will give advice about applying to law school and will speak about his experience as a law student. There will be a discussion session afterwards. Refreshments will be provided.

Do you like to sing? Students, faculty, and staff of UPEI-- all are welcome to join the International Choir, sponsored by AIRS (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing) in conjunction with SSHRC. Members will learn about singing, and share songs from different nationalities. No prior experience or music background necessary.

SPEAKER: Megan Bauer, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: The effect of endosulfan exposure on H.americanus larval gene expression by using an oligonucleotide microarray.