The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition Night on Wednesday, October 6 starting with a reception at 4:15 pm followed by the awards presentation at 5:00 p.m. in AVC's Learning Commons. Please join us as scholarships and awards are presented to Atlantic Veterinary College students in recognition of academic excellence, skills competencies and demonstrated leadership. Everyone is welcome.

Drs. Frederic Sauve and Manon Paradis of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology will be hosting "Dermatology Day" on Saturday, October 30 from 10 am to 3 pm in the Learning Commons. Registration for veterinarians is $90, students and interns $30 and will include lecture binders, lunch and snacks, and a 1 year membership with the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology.

Industry Day will take place on Thursday, October 7 from 9 am to 3 pm in the main lobby by the cafeteria in the Atlantic Veterinary College. Please take this opportunity to meet representatives from veterinary medicine companies as they showcase their products.

Connect 4th Year Students to Career Opportunities in the Federal Government Patrick Hunt, from the Public Service Commission, will be on campus Tuesday, Oct 5 from 10:30-2:00 in the concourse of the W. A. Student Murphy Centre. This is an excellent opportunity to find out how the Post Secondary Recruitment (PSR) process works. PRS is targeted at fourth year, graduating students or those who already have a degree and are interested in a career with the federal government. To apply visit http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/grad-diplom/jobs-postes-eng.htm Please share this information with fourth year/graduating students and encourage students to take the time to meet with Patrick to ask any questions they may have.

SPEAKER: Xiao Feng Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on lipid raft composition and signaling of the high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI)

UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan and Faculty Association President David Seeler invite you to a Reception to celebrate the unveiling of the newest artwork to be added to the collection in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. The painting of the Upper Hillsborough River, above Mount Stewart, is by Clyde River, PEI artist Julia Purcell, and depicts the setting of St. Andrew's College (1831-44). The Reception begins at 4:00 pm, October 7, in the Faculty Lounge. Everyone is welcome.

SPEAKER: Anil Kalupahana, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Characterization of a putative reovirus isolated from incidents of wild bird mortality in Canada.

Dr. Dave Sackett is a medical doctor who does a lot of “medical detective” research in order to find better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia, poisonings, severe diabetes, and advanced cancer. As “medical detectives,” Dr. Sackett’s team was the first to ask whether aspirin could prevent strokes and heart attacks (yes it can!), and whether nurse-practitioners could do a great job and take care of 80% of the patients who come to a family physician’s office (yes they can!). In order to help you decide whether you might want to become a “medical detective”, Dr. Sackett will present you with one or two “cases” his group was asked to solve. Senior high school students who come hear Dr. Sackett talk will be treated to lunch and a tour of the UPEI campus. Call (902) 566-0488 to register. The 2010 Gairdner Student Lecture is made possible by the generous support of the PEI department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, ACOA, and the PEI BioAlliance. *Undergraduate students are welcome to attend the lecture.

Dr. David Sackett, OC, FRSC, MD, ScD, FRCP (Ottawa, London, Edinburgh), and Professor Emeritus at McMaster University is the former Director of the NHS R&D Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, and founder of the Trout Research & Education Centre, where he reads, researches, writes and teaches about randomized clinical trials. He has written 10 books, contributed chapters to some 50 others, and has penned more than 300 articles in leading peer-reviewed journals. The 2010 Gairdner Lecture is made possible by the generous support of the PEI department of Innovation and Advanced Learning and the PEI BioAlliance. A reception will follow the lecture.

Dr. Bobby Khan is a physician and investigator at the Atlanta Clinical Research Centers. He is the past director of the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Research Lab at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. His lecture will focus on global health and initiatives including preventive forms of medicine, specifically in the role of cardiovascular health. The 2010 Fulbright Scholarship and Lecture are made possible by the John and Judy Bragg Family Founcation A reception will follow the lecture. RSVP details below.