Campus Notices
Please join Mahdis Tabatabaei for her Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation entitled " Nanoparticles Based Immuno-PCR Assay for Trace Detection of Biomarkers"
Abstract: Sensitive detection of analytes in biological fluids is critical for early detection of disease and can enhance the timely treatment, management and prevention strategies in clinics. Immuno- PCR is a relatively novel method that combines the two most widely used methods, namely enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to create a very sensitive, specific, facile and robust strategy, for detection of small quantities of analytes in biological fluids. Employing nanoparticles in immuno-PCR has the potential to further improve the sensitivity of the assay and gold nanoparticles are one of the most promising nanomaterials for this purpose. Gold nanoparticles are non-toxic, offers large surface area for facile conjugation of variety of biomolecules and possess unique optical and electronic properties, which are useful for a variety of immuno-assays including immuno-PCR. This study is primarily focused on evaluating the role of size of gold nanoparticles to improvise the sensitivity of immuno-PCR assays.
Everyone is welcome to attend!
Please join Amin Babaeighazvini for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation entitled "Development of 鈥済reen鈥� nano-composite films based on starch/tunicate-based/plant-based nano-crystalline cellulose exposure to a magnetic field: Physicochemical and mechanical properties"
Abstract: In this study, the effects of two different types of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and the exposure of a magnetic field (MF) on the physicochemical and mechanical properties of starch/NCC films have been investigated. Permanent Neodymium magnets (鈮�1.4鈥�2.8 T) were employed to control the alignment of NCC within the starch matrix, resulting in improved physical and mechanical properties. High aspect ratio tunicate sourced NCC, showed much better physicochemical properties as compared to the low aspect ratio plant sourced NCC. This orientation and alignment is supported by Raman data and SEM micrographs. By tracing the intense Raman peak at 鈮�1095 cm-1, we confirmed the purposive orientation of the NCCs in the starch matrix.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
糖心vlog官方入口 and the Rezaei and Jaberi Families in Canada and Kuwait invite you to gather at a memorial service to honour the life of 糖心vlog官方入口 student Khaled Rezaei who passed away in January in a tragic accident while he was visiting his family in Kuwait.
The memorial service will take place Friday, February 28, 2020 from 4:00鈥�6:00 pm, with the program beginning at 4:30 pm, in McMillan Hall at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend.
View the invitation on the upei.ca events calendar
鈥淔reedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms鈥� -- that includes having access to all reading materials!
We encourage you to come to the Library and check out books that have been challenged or banned in our Freedom to Read Week display. We also have a selection of books 鈥渦nder wraps鈥� which were banned/challenged in Canada, with an excerpt of why they were challenged. Test your knowledge to see if you can guess their titles!
Fill out a Freedom to Read puzzle or word search to win a $15. gift card to the 糖心vlog官方入口 Bookstore.
Take a pic with your favourite challenged or banned book. Share your favourite banned or challenged book on social media!
Check out the Freedom to Read Week website at
Books in the display may be borrowed from the Library.
February is Black History Month. During Black History Month, Canadians celebrate and honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present.
In recognition of Black History Month, Robertson Library, the 糖心vlog官方入口 Student Diversity Office (SDO), BIPOC USHR, and the Hive are presenting a screening and discussion of The Ninth Floor, an NFB documentary written and directed by Mina Shum.
This feature documentary 鈥溾�evisits the infamous 1969 Sir George Williams Riot鈥昦n event that began quietly when a group of Caribbean students started to suspect their professor of racism, but ended in the most explosive student uprising Canada had ever known.鈥�
Thursday, February 27, room 235, Robertson Library.
Doors open at 5:30 pm. The documentary begins at 6 pm.
Based upon the popularity of our first Reading Group of 2020, we will build upon that reading with another chapter from The Equity Myth.
This time, please come to discuss the "Everyday World of Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Members in Canadian Universities" (Frances Henry and Audrey Kobayashi).
The library has a copy of the book, but we鈥檝e also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: (accessible to anyone with a 糖心vlog官方入口 email address; we鈥檒l be putting future readings in the same folder).
Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday March 4, at 3:00 pm, in Arts 409.
Everyone welcome!
The annual 糖心vlog官方入口 Career and Summer Job Fair is fast approaching. The Experiential Education department would appreciate your help in getting the word out and encouraging students to attend. The event welcomes a wide variety of employers from various industries who will be actively hiring students and recent graduates in March 2020. Attendance for students is free, and there will also be headshots available at no charge.
Students seeking assistance with preparing for the fair can drop by the Career Studio, 209 Dalton Hall. A list of employers planning to attend can be found on the Career Services webpage.
Are you a member of 糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 LGBTQ2S+ community looking for a safe and fun space to discuss your experiences and connect with others? Then this group is for you!
On Friday March 6th, join 糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 LGBT+ Support Group as we connect for our first meeting. Headed by Joshua Peters and Allegra Netten, both Doctoral Psychology students and proud members of PEI鈥檚 LGBT2S+ community, this group will explore the unique mental health experiences of LGBT2S+ individuals. Topics may include anything from sex and sexuality, to finding support for specific LGBTQ2S+ issues, or tips for maintaining healthy relationships. Most importantly, this group will be a safe place to connect, learn, and support one another. For those who are new to the community or just want to listen 鈥� participation isn鈥檛 necessary. We hope to create a space for everyone, so confidentiality among participants will be strongly encouraged.
For our first gathering, we will be asking folks what they might want to include in our conversation as we move forward as well as outlining a few ideas we have for getting started. Light snacks will be provided.
Any questions or concerns? Don鈥檛 be afraid to reach out to either Allegra Netten (anetten@upei.ca) or Joshua Peters (jpeters5634@upei.ca), or find us on Facebook at
We look forward to seeing you there!
February 23 鈥� March 1 and Beyond at the Chaplaincy Centre
Sunday Feb 23 鈥� 6:00 Sunday Mass and Monday Feb 24 鈥� 12:05 Daily Mass
Tuesday Feb 25 鈥� Pancakes and Sausages 9:00 鈥� 11:00 at The Fox and Crow. $2.00 / plate
Wednesday Feb 26 鈥� Ash Wednesday Masses 12:05 and 4:05 at the Chaplaincy Centre
Thursday Feb 27 鈥� Lectio Divina 11:00 (praying with the gospel for Sunday Mar 1) followed by mass at 12:05
Sunday March 1 鈥� 6:00 Mass followed by Busy Students Retreat at 7:00 concluding Thursday at 5:00
If you use Moodle for receiving assignment submissions, you can create rubrics and marking guides to change how students see their grades and feedback. This short workshop will show how to build rubrics and marking guides for Moodle assignments. There will be time for guided practice as well. Register for the workshop .
If you have any questions about the session please contact jbhogan@upei.ca.
You鈥檙e invited to attend an Open House for the MBA in Global Leadership at 糖心vlog官方入口!
Come to 糖心vlog官方入口 on Thursday, March 5, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
Earn your MBA in just 12 months! Meet with MBA in Global Leadership Program Director Dr. Don Wagner, faculty, staff, and alumni to learn all about this innovative and in-demand program.
Attendees will be able to apply on-site (please bring a laptop or mobile device) and have their application fee waived.
糖心vlog官方入口 students with an average of at least 80% in their last two years of undergraduate study in any discipline are automatically eligible for the MBA program, with no GMAT/GRE requirement.
Light refreshments will be served.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Can鈥檛 make the Open House? Feel free to contact our program office at 902-894-2866, or by email at mba@upei.ca to request a call or to be added to a waitlist for upcoming webinars.
The Multidisciplinary Faculty Discussion Group on Environmental Issues is launching a series of brown bag lunch events which aim to showcase 糖心vlog官方入口 faculty's environment-related research.
Kicking off the series is Dr. Michael Arfken, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, speaking about Critical Psychology, Work, and the Environment on Friday, February 28, 12:30-1:15 p.m. in MCDH 215. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend.
You are cordially invited to attend Janet Payne鈥檚 teaching presentation on February 25th at noon in AVC 287N. Janet will be presenting 鈥淐reating a Welcoming Classroom鈥� based in part on Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors by Linda Nilson.
This presentation will focus on ways of creating a warm, welcoming environment that fosters student participation, motivation to learn, satisfaction with the course, and achievement of course objectives. Much of the practical information suggested by Nilson revolves around planning a welcoming classroom, creating positive first day of class, developing rapport with and between students, learning students' names, and creating an inclusive and equitable classroom.
The 糖心vlog官方入口 Diversity and Social Justice Studies program, the Dean of Arts, and the Dean of Education will host a launch of Dr. Darryl Leroux鈥檚 book, Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity, on Tuesday, March 10, at 4 pm in Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College, 糖心vlog官方入口. Leroux, an associate professor at Saint Mary鈥檚 University, will give a lecture at this free public event.
In the book, Leroux explores a social phenomenon called race shifting, which has taken off in the twenty-first century. In race shifting, otherwise white, French-descendant settlers in Canada discover an Indigenous ancestor born 300 to 375 years ago through genealogy and use that ancestor as the sole basis for an eventual shift into an 鈥淚ndigenous鈥� identity today.
For more information, contact Dr. Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, at abraithwaite@upei.ca
Are you a member of 糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 LGBTQ2S+ community looking for a safe and fun space to discuss your experiences and connect with others? Then this group is for you!
On Friday March 6th, join 糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 LGBT+ Support Group as we connect for our first meeting. Headed by Joshua Peters and Allegra Netten, both Doctoral Psychology students and proud members of PEI鈥檚 LGBT2S+ community, this group will explore the unique mental health experiences of LGBT2S+ individuals. Topics may include anything from sex and sexuality, to finding support for specific LGBTQ2S+ issues, or tips for maintaining healthy relationships. Most importantly, this group will be a safe place to connect, learn, and support one another. For those who are new to the community or just want to listen 鈥� participation isn鈥檛 necessary. We hope to create a space for everyone, so confidentiality among participants will be strongly encouraged.
For our first gathering, we will be asking folks what they might want to include in our conversation as we move forward as well as outlining a few ideas we have for getting started. Light snacks will be provided.
Any questions or concerns? Don鈥檛 be afraid to reach out to either Allegra Netten (anetten@upei.ca) or Joshua Peters (jpeters5634@upei.ca), or find us on Facebook at
We look forward to seeing you there!
February 23 鈥� March 1 and Beyond at the Chaplaincy Centre
Sunday Feb 23 鈥� 6:00 Sunday Mass and Monday Feb 24 鈥� 12:05 Daily Mass
Tuesday Feb 25 鈥� Pancakes and Sausages 9:00 鈥� 11:00 at The Fox and Crow. $2.00 / plate
Wednesday Feb 26 鈥� Ash Wednesday Masses 12:05 and 4:05 at the Chaplaincy Centre
Thursday Feb 27 鈥� Lectio Divina 11:00 (praying with the gospel for Sunday Mar 1) followed by mass at 12:05
Sunday March 1 鈥� 6:00 Mass followed by Busy Students Retreat at 7:00 concluding Thursday at 5:00
Dr. Yoshi Takano, candidate for the tenure track position with the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts, will make two public presentations.
The first is entitled "Stories of change in men who were violent and abusive toward their partners: A collaborative narrative inquiry" and will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 10:30 am in Memorial Hall, room 308.
The second is entitled 鈥淏uilding a connection with resistant clients鈥�. This presentation will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 10:00 am in Kelley Memorial Building, room 210.
All are welcome to attend.
SPEAKER: Kathleen Parrish, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: The effects of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Moritella viscosa co-infection on the expression of immune relevant genes.
Everyone is welcome
糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 Faculty of Business will hold an information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Thursday, March 12 at 5:00 pm in the Boardroom at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown.
糖心vlog官方入口's Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work in, a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.
Central to the program design is an evidence-based management approach which helps students develop the skills and knowledge to make better-informed and well-supported decisions both in the program and in applied situations in their workplaces.
To learn more about this exciting opportunity, the Faculty of Business invites you to attend this upcoming information session. Learn more about the program and application process, have your questions answered, and meet with staff, faculty and students.
We encourage you to call 902-894-2866 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information about 糖心vlog官方入口's Executive MBA program, please visit www.upei.ca/emba or email mba@upei.ca
The 糖心vlog官方入口 Multicultural Choir and Song Circle resumes rehearsals Wednesday 4:30, Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. This is a non-audition group that learns and sings songs from the many cultures represented at 糖心vlog官方入口. All members of the 糖心vlog官方入口 community - students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Instruments also welcome. Take this opportunity to have a break, relax, meet new friends, and share the cultures of the world through song.
