Near Space Exploration Exhibition: SSDE

This semester, the UPEI School of Sustainable Desing Engineering is developing and executing a project that will include the launch and recovery of 16 x 350g weather balloons with our first year engineering students. The project aims to allow the students to plan an experiment collecting data from weather balloons, such as temperature, pressure, image and location. This is an exciting proposition for the students who will breathe life into this assignment. You are invited to join us on Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, room 128 B for a pre-launch exhibition of the payloads of our near Space Exploration project.

North of 49 Films Presents: Perfume War

Free snacks and a free Samuel's 'coffee & muffin' voucher at this screening! Perfume War is an inspiring documentary about two friends and their unstoppable fight for world peace. Captain Trevor Greene鈥檚 mission in Afghanistan ends violently with a Taliban axe in his head. Miraculously, he survives to see his best friend Barb Stegemann, a single mom, carry on his peace mission with a new strategy 鈥� perfume. In an Art of War maneuver, she takes what the enemy loves most, the poppy crop, by purchasing rose and orange blossom oils, which pay Afghan farmers twice the income over illegal poppy. Scientists marvel at Greene鈥檚 recovery as he rebuilds his brain, while Stegemann helps rebuild in Afghanistan and Rwanda. Barb fights a retail war in stores while working to keep her company financially afloat. In a world that monetizes war, Barb needs a cavalry of business to take up her retail activist charge. A global beauty giant shows interest, but is her essential oil good enough? Will she run out of money? Will she win her perfume war? Located in the Campus Life Lounge, which is in Student Affairs (above the bookstore in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre).

PEI History of Medicine Society

鈥淒eath on the Miramichi: Community Responses to Sick Immigrants in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick鈥� Early in the shipping season of 1847, an unanticipated immigrant ship arrived on the Miramichi River, at Chatham. The Looshtauk ought to have gone to Quebec City, but fate intervened in the form of a devastating typhus epidemic. There weren't enough crew left standing to navigate the St. Lawrence by the time the Atlantic had been crossed, so Chatham became the ship's final destination. In this public talk, Dr. Lisa Chilton explores how the people of Chatham and beyond responded to the arrival of a ship carrying death in their midst as an entry point for a discussion about relations between host communities and newcomers in nineteenth-century Canada.  

Gairdner Lecture: Dr. Lewis Kay

UPEI is pleased to welcome one of this year鈥檚 Canada Gairdner International Award laureates, Dr. Lewis Kay, to present his seminal research. Dr. Kay is a Senior Scientist in Molecular Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and holds the title of University Professor 鈥� the highest faculty rank U of T bestows 鈥� in the Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Kay鈥檚 groundbreaking discoveries in molecular biochemistry and medical imaging science have advanced knowledge in protein structure and function, giving a deeper understanding of diseases and potential therapies. He is recognized for his role in developing modern nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy which is used to study the structure and dynamics of large molecules like proteins. His findings have applications for molecular machines and rare protein conformations. UPEI is proud to partner with The Gairdner Foundation as they are an icon in the Canadian scientific community, helping inspire young people to consider a career in science and to increase their awareness of the value of scientific research.

A discussion to build the Canada of tomorrow, together

The Soci茅t茅 Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (SSTA), Coll猫ge de l'脦le, and the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education at the 91福利在线你懂的 are pleased to host the Honourable Jean-Marc Fournier, Quebec鈥檚 Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie at a public lecture on Wednesday, March 7.  Minister Fournier has been touring the Maritime Provinces, promoting co-operation between Quebec and francophone communities across the country. The visit to Prince Edward Island coincides with 鈥淟es Rendez-vous de la francophonie,鈥� a collection of events taking place in Canada from March 1 to 21 celebrating French culture as part of the Journ茅e internationale de la Francophonie (March 20). During his talk, Minister Fournier will address the topic, 鈥渂uilding the Canada of tomorrow, together.鈥� After the lecture, there will be a question period. The event will take place in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 241, and begins at 11:30 am with a buffet lunch. Admission is free. Simultaneous translation will be provided. All are welcome to attend.  

Toilet Training (Law and Order in the bathroom)

Robertson Library Movie Talks and Dr. Ann Braithwaite present the video documentary, "Toilet Training (Law and Order in the bathroom)" on Monday, March 5 at 4:30 pm. Everyone needs a washroom! And with UPEI expanding the number of all-gender washrooms to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all members of the campus community, it is important to share information. This video provides great insight into the need for all-gender washrooms. Discussion will follow. Trailer: Healthy adults use the bathroom 4鈥�8 times during the day and 1鈥�2 times per night. 鈥淭oilet Training鈥� surveys the policing of gender in restrooms鈥損ersistent discrimination, harassment, and violence towards people who do not culturally fit the social norms for men and women. Through anecdotal case studies, 鈥淭oilet Training鈥� focuses on bathroom access in public space, in schools, and at work and related problems associated with 鈥渉olding it". For more information on all-gender washrooms at UPEI, visit upei.ca/allgenderwashrooms
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