Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
SPEAKER: Reginald Adiele, Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Understanding cadmium- and calcium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout.
Cross-cultural Communication Workshop
Discussion facilitated by Joe Velaidum and Mamdouh Elgharib, as well as a DVD presentation.
University Luncheon: "Access to Quality Food"
A panel discussion lead by Prof. Jennifer Taylor (Family and Nutritional Sciences).
Guests include: Roy Van Der Maar, Nancy Clement and Reg Phalen.
Lunch will be soups and breads catered by Eat Well.
Tickets are $7 at the door.
Research Seminar: Research with global outreach
Presented by the UPEI Centre for Education Research.
Three professors share their current research and lead a discussion on the challenges and rewards of conducting research internationally.
Speakers: Dr. Tim Goddard, Dr. Linyuan Guo, and Dr. Cindy Hanson.
End of the Rainbow: a film sponsored by ACIC
End of the Rainbow explores the human dimensions of industrial gold mining
in two remote locations. As the mine's structures and equipment are dismantled
in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, then transported and reconstructed to begin
gold processing in Guinea, West Africa, what unfolds is an elegiac portrait of the
changes brought by the mine and of the universal human desire for a better life.
Moving Minds: the path to global education
Workshop facilitated by Dr. Linyuan Guo (UPEI) & Dina Desveaux (UNICEF).
This workshop aims to conceptualize our understanding of global
citizenship education and demonstrates UPEI's efforts in promoting
a global perspective in the education of students.
Ethical Booth Display
Governmental and non-governmental organizations will be displaying
their past and current work and involvement in International Development.
All are welcome.
Keynote Speech: Chris Eaton
The keynote speaker for International Development Week 2010 is Chris Eaton,
Executive Director for World University Services Canada (WUSC).
Global Jam
Bring your voice or your instrument to participate in this free event.
Organized by the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada in cooperation with UPEI.
Fair Trade coffees and teas available for purchase.
Open Session: Senior CIDA officer, Jean McCardle
Open session with the Senior Analyst, Afghanistan and Pakistan Task Force, for CIDA.
Ms. McCardle, also an alumna of UPEI, will address the Canadian Government's efforts in Kandahar. She will also give a presentation on careers in international development.
