Preston Manning will deliver a public lecture entitled: "Legitimating the Expression of Faith in the Public Square". Mr. Manning will share his experience with the current taboos restricting the expression of faith within the political arena, including the Canadian House of Commons. He will discuss the reasons why practising politicians fear "letting religion out of its private box" and ways and means of legitimating the expression of faith in the public square. He will also stress the importance of faith-oriented political practitioners’ learning to be "wise as serpents and gracious as doves." This event is free and all are welcome (however, space may be limited so we encourage you to come early). Preston Manning is one of Canada's most recognizable political visionaries. He has championed the cause of democratic and political reform and in the process founded two political parties -- the Reform Party and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance -- that became the official Opposition in Parliament. Since leaving office in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book ("Think Big"), served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation, a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto, and is currently the President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy.

The Island Studies Program and the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI invite you to a public lecture by Dr. Eve Hepburn, Deputy Director of Government Senior Research Fellow in Politics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. "Sovereignty, Secession and Autonomist Movements in the 21st Century: A European Perspective."

Our twenty fourth Research Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at The Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Georgian Room, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. It will feature presentations from two of our faculty members: Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts will present “Reason to Panic? The History of Anxiety Disorders and Its Implications for the 21st Century”. Dr. Jason Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science will present “Unlocking the Crystal Ball Inside Your Computer”

This year's Atlantic Association of Universities' Teaching Showcase will be held at UPEI, September 24-25. The theme is "Key Changes: Transitions in Our Students Our Classrooms, Ourselves." For more information, go to www.upei.ca/aaushowcase or email showcase@upei.ca.

Faculty of Science, School of Nursing

Faculty of Arts, School of Business, Faculty of Education

Epi on the Island 2010 Conference Module 1: “Introduction to Animal Health Risk Modelling” August 10 – 13, 2010 Instructors: Dr. Francisco J. Zagmutt Senior Risk Analysis Consultant VOSE Consulting Dr. Javier Sanchez CFIA Research Chair- Risk Analysis Canadian Regulatory Veterinary Epidemiology Network (CRVE net) Atlantic Veterinary College Course Content: The course will introduce the basic concepts related to the qualitative and quantitative assessment of risks associated with the importation of animal and animal products. During this 4 day course, concepts of scenario pathway modelling, probability distributions, uncertainty and variability analysis, Bayesian inference, sensitivity analysis will be presented and discussed. All the theoretical concepts will be applied using real world examples using the simulation package ModelRisk.

Module 2: "The Implementation & Analysis of Animal Health Surveillance" August 15 – 19, 2010 Instructors: Dr. Angus Cameron Director, AusVet Animal Health Services Dr. Carol McClure Research Scientist, Epidemiology Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College Dr. Crawford Revie Professor, Atlantic Veterinary College Canada Research Chair- Population Health: Epi-informatics Course Content: This 5 day course will begin by reviewing standard methods of animal health surveillance on day 1. Further information and exercises on alternative data driven approaches to animal health surveillance will be discussed on day 2. The last 3 days of the course will be devoted to risk based surveillance using scenario tree modelling. Participants are expected to bring their lap top computers to the course.

Recognition of student academic achievement for Faculties of Arts, Business and Education

Dr. Antonello Novelli, Asturias University Institute of Biotechnology, University of Oviedo, Spain will give a lecture entitled, "The Hippocampus of Alexander the Great: History and Evolution of the Mind-Brain Problem" Dr. Novelli is Associate Professor of Psychobiology and Faculty Coordinator of Student Mobility Programs at the University of Oviedo. He is also a key member of the Asturias University Institute of Biotechnology bridging academia and industry in that region of northern Spain. In addition to his distinguished career in neurodegenerative disease research, Dr. Novelli has lectured extensively throughout Europe on the History of Neuroscience. His visit to UPEI provides us with a unique opportunity to listen to his insights on the evolution of the mind-brain distinction and to explore opportunities for faculty and student exchange programs between PEI and Oviedo.