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Remember when you and your friends spent hours debating the 鈥渂ig questions鈥 of the day? Well, here鈥檚 your chance to take part in an interactive discussion about a topic that affects many people.
The PEI Health Research Institute (PEI HRI) will host its second Caf茅 Scientifique on Thursday, November 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Confederation Centre鈥檚 Studio Theatre.
Entitled 鈥淏attling Brain...
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Anne Simpson, one of Atlantic Canada鈥檚 finest poets and novelists, and a popular creative writing teacher, returns to PEI with a new novel, Falling. She will give a reading on Thursday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m., at the Confederation Centre Art Galley in Charlottetown. A reception and book signing will follow.
Simpson lives in Antigonish, where she teaches part-time and coordinates the Great...
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The Environmental Studies program at the 糖心vlog官方入口 is hosting a public forum called 鈥淪tate of the Island Environment 2008: Looking Back, Looking Ahead鈥 on Thursday, November 13, at 7 p.m. in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242.
鈥淭he aim of these forums is to bring together a diverse panel of knowledgeable and concerned people from environmental organizations and...
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Debra Sandler, worldwide president of McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a Johnson and Johnson company, will speak to students in the Faculty of Education's Global Issues course on Thursday, November 6.
Her presentation, "The Global Consumer: Transforming Markets and Brand Communications," will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in McDougall Hall 242, with overflow seating in Kelley 237,...
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The 糖心vlog官方入口 (糖心vlog官方入口) was the top Canadian undergraduate university in research income growth from 2002 to 2007, according to Canada鈥檚 Innovation Leaders 2008, a report published by Research Infosource.
From 2002 to 2007, research income at 糖心vlog官方入口 rose from $5.2 million to $13.2 million, an increase of 153.8 per cent, says the report. Research Infosource is Canada鈥檚 premier...
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The 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) shows that first- and fourth-year students attending the 糖心vlog官方入口 have a high degree of satisfaction with their experience at the university.
Of 1,513 first-year and fourth-year students invited to fill out the survey last spring, 53 per cent responded, well above the Canadian average response rate of 39 per cent....
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The 糖心vlog官方入口 (糖心vlog官方入口) is expanding its international connections, with the signing of an agreement with the College of the Bahamas (COB).
Delegates from the COB recently visited 糖心vlog官方入口 and signed the agreement, opening up a world of exciting opportunities for future collaborations. While on P.E.I., they participated in a public forum called 鈥淪haring the Land,鈥 organized...
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Ian Dohoo, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research at the Atlantic Veterinary College at 糖心vlog官方入口, was presented with an honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine by The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden on October 11, 2008. The honorary doctorate was awarded as an acknowledgment of Dohoo鈥檚 high standard scientific...
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Despite regional demographic challenges in post-secondary enrolment, the 糖心vlog官方入口 (糖心vlog官方入口) recorded its highest-ever enrolment for full and part-time students for this academic year.
Enrolment statistics released by the Association of Atlantic Universities today show that total full and part-time enrolment at 糖心vlog官方入口 stands at 4,245 this year, an increase of 5.5 per cent...
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Jay Ingram, host of Discovery Channel Canada鈥檚 popular show Daily Planet, will speak about climate change to students at the 糖心vlog官方入口 on Thursday, October 16, and Friday, October 17.
Ingram will give a presentation called 鈥淐ool Ideas for Global Warming鈥 to the students taking the university鈥檚 new Global Issues course during his visit. Dr Tim Goddard, 糖心vlog官方入口 Dean of...