Animal Welfare Research Presentations
Friday, Feb 5, 12:30-1:20, Lecture Theatre C, AVC
"Welfare assessments of working equines in India and discussion of causes of welfare issues" Cyril Roy
"Survey of methods used for euthanasia in animal shelters in Canada" Niamh Caffrey
"Correlates of behavioural anxiety and stress in wild male olive baboons in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria" Jackie Ellis
presented by The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and AVC Animal Welfare Club. All are welcome.
Coast to Coast Seminar Series presents Experimental Techniques in Particle Physics: What are they really doing in Geneva?
Speaker: Dr. Michel Vetterli, Simon Fraser University / TRIUMF
Tuesday, February 2, 3:30 pm in the CMTC Presentation Lab in the basement of the Robertson Library.
Abstract: With the recent startup of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, there has been renewed interest in particle physics, which has led to a plethora of articles and presentations for the public on what is being done at the new experiments. This colloquium will present not the what, but the how.
How do physicists study Nature at incredibly small distance scales? It is perhaps paradoxical that viewing the world at very small scale requires the largest machines ever built. This talk will present the basic physics concepts involved in experimental subatomic physics. This includes a description of the gigantic accelerators (the probes), and detectors (the eyes) used.
Particle physics experiments produce an enormous amount of data. This talk will also discuss the large-scale computing necessary to mine these data, as well as the advanced analysis techniques required to extract very rare events from the preponderance of well-understood background processes.
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).