糖心vlog官方入口 leads 3-year study on impacts of pesticide run-off on lobster

The 糖心vlog官方入口 is taking the lead on a team of researchers examining the potential impact of agricultural pesticide run-off on lobsters in the Northumberland Strait. The three-year study is funded by a Strategic Partnership Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and brings together partners from 糖心vlog官方入口, the PEI Fishermen鈥檚 Association (PEIFA), and Homarus Inc.鈥攁 non-profit organization managed by the Maritime Fishermen鈥檚 Union.
 

 
鈥淭he lobster populations in the Northumberland Strait have been collapsed for quite a number of years, and no amount of fisheries measures seem to have improved that,鈥� said Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, 糖心vlog官方入口鈥檚 Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity and principal investigator of this project. 鈥淭he conclusion is that there are other influencing factors that are not coming from the strait itself. They鈥檙e, in fact, coming from the surrounding land.鈥� 
 
Dr. van den Heuvel explains that estuaries and coastal zones are under environmental pressure due to urban development, agriculture, and climate change. In the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, this is of special concern.
 
鈥淭he uniqueness of that area is mainly because of the proximity to shore on both sides,鈥� said Craig Avery, president of the PEIFA. 鈥淵ou have a lot more contaminants, a lot more run-off, and you have them coming from both sides. The strait is right there, and there鈥檚 nowhere else for it to go.鈥� 
 
Foremost among those contaminants are pesticides that are highly toxic to invertebrates, especially crustaceans such as lobster.
 
鈥淲e are interested in any effect that could potentially be an explanation. It could be temperature. It could be pesticides. It could be acidification. We are studying all of those aspects,鈥� said Dr. Dounia Daoud, a research scientist with Homarus Inc. 鈥淚 am proud that the fishermen are taking care of their resource. I think it鈥檚 important. They are at the origin of our involvement of this project. It鈥檚 original and new that fishermen are taking care of the future.鈥�
 
This project brings together faculty and student researchers from diverse fields at 糖心vlog官方入口, including Dr. Spencer Greenwood, professor of biomedical sciences at the Atlantic Veterinary College and director of the Lobster Science Centre; Dr. Brian Wagner, professor of chemistry; and, Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, professor of biology.
 
Dr. van den Heuvel indicates the project will seek to answer the question of whether or not pesticides are having an influence on organisms in the Northumberland Strait. The project will also establish new long-term monitoring methods to improve our understanding of how the environment changes in response to activity on land.
 

糖心vlog官方入口 Field Hockey announces Sarah Sear to join Panthers this fall

糖心vlog官方入口 Field Hockey coach Sheila Bell is excited to announce Sarah Sear from Charlottetown will join the Panthers this fall.

The Colonel Gray field hockey graduate is a quick forward with an ability to score. Sear participated at the U-18 Nationals in Vancouver and U-16鈥檚 in Brampton in 2013, U-18 Nationals in Calgary in 2014, and the U-18 Nationals held earlier this month, August 5鈥�8, in Surrey, BC. Sear was selected to the Junior Development Target in 2013 and has attended a number of Field Hockey Canada identification camps for junior players.

Sear was a member of Colonel Gray High School鈥檚 provincial-winning cross country and track and field teams during all three of her years of high school while also playing provincial hockey and soccer. At the Colonel Gray graduation, Sear received the Colin F. Macdonald Scholarship for a first-year 糖心vlog官方入口 Panther Field Hockey student-athlete.

Coach Bell is looking forward to Sarah making an impact on the 糖心vlog官方入口 forward line.

Sear has been accepted into the Bachelor of Science program at 糖心vlog官方入口.

About 糖心vlog官方入口 Athletics and Recreation

  • Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
  • Proud member of the AUS and CIS
  • Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni Canada Games Place
  • Home of Panther Sports Medicine
  • Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas
     

Mulligan Cup and Soccer Festival set for September 4鈥�6

糖心vlog官方入口 Athletics and Recreation is excited to announce the 2015 Mulligan Cup Invitational and Soccer Festival schedule and invites the community to come out and enjoy 鈥榯he beautiful game鈥�, September 4鈥�6, at the 糖心vlog官方入口 Turf Field.

This is the fourth annual Mulligan Cup, an invitational tournament that provides an excellent opportunity for coaches to make final roster decisions.

In honour of Vince Mulligan, the ageless varsity 糖心vlog官方入口 soccer and hockey coach throughout the 80s and 90s, the tournament has proved to be a great way to kick off the season and showcase the 糖心vlog官方入口 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Soccer teams to their supporters.

鈥淚 really look forward to this time of year when we get a chance to look at the new athletes in camp,鈥� said Mulligan. 鈥淵ou always go in to a new year with great expectations, and you can see it in the athletes' eyes and in their actions on the field. That's what makes this tournament so great to watch.鈥�

Again this year there is a soccer festival on Saturday as part of the Mulligan Cup. The Festival includes soccer stations and activities such as penalty kicks, soccer tennis, small-sided games, music, and much more. Fans are encouraged to bring cleats and cheer to support our Men's and Women's Panther soccer teams.

Teams competing in the tournament this year are the Universit茅 de Moncton Blue Eagles (UdeM), Mount Allison Mounties (MtA), Holland College Hurricanes (HC), and the 糖心vlog官方入口 Panthers. Admission for Friday and Sunday鈥檚 games is $6/day, while Saturday is admission by donation for both the Festival and games.  Season ticket holders will be admitted free for Friday and Sunday games.

The AUS league openers for 糖心vlog官方入口 will take place on September 12 in St. John鈥檚, Nfld., when the Men's and Women鈥檚 teams take on Memorial University.

2015 Mulligan Cup Schedule

Friday, September 4
6:00 pm (W) HC vs. 糖心vlog官方入口
8:00 pm (M) HC vs. 糖心vlog官方入口

Saturday, September 5
11:00 am 鈥� 12:30 pm Soccer Festival (admission by donation, includes Panther games)
1:00 pm (W) MtA vs. 糖心vlog官方入口
3:00 pm (M) MtA vs. 糖心vlog官方入口

Sunday, September 6
10:00 am (W) UdeM vs. HC
12:00 pm (M) UdeM vs. HC
2:00 pm (W) UdeM vs.糖心vlog官方入口
4:00 pm (M) UdeM vs 糖心vlog官方入口

About 糖心vlog官方入口 Athletics and Recreation

  • Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
  • Proud member of the AUS and CIS
  • Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni Canada Games Place
  • Home of Panther Sports Medicine
  • Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

 

Congratulations, Dr. Gordon MacDonald!

The Association of Atlantic Universities announced the recipients of the AAU鈥檚 annual regional awards for excellence in teaching and educational leadership today during a presentation ceremony at the 糖心vlog官方入口. And, for the second year in a row, a 糖心vlog官方入口 professor is a recipient.

Dr. Gordon MacDonald received the 2015 AAU Distinguished Teaching Award recognizing outstanding teaching over a number of years. Only three award winners are chosen each year from the 16 universities represented by the AAU.

鈥淚 congratulate Dr. MacDonald on receiving this prestigious award,鈥� said President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淕ordon is dedicated to 糖心vlog官方入口, having served on the Senate and Board of Governors, but most importantly, he is dedicated to his students. It is wonderful that his passion and talent for teaching has been recognized in this way.鈥�

Dr. MacDonald, a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, has research interests in operator theory and linear algebra, working to better understand collections of matrices or operators, specifically their properties and structure. He was instrumental in developing the proposal for a new school of applied mathematics at 糖心vlog官方入口. The program is currently being considered by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Council.

The AAU () represents the 16 universities in Atlantic Canada and serves as an advocate for the important role Atlantic universities play in preparing future leaders of our communities, in path-breaking research and innovation and in contributing to the economic prosperity and quality of life of the Atlantic region.

 


 

Chris Benjamin, author of Indian School Road, to read at 糖心vlog官方入口

Chris Benjamin is a well-known fiction and features writer. His latest book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, won the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Book Award.
 
On Friday, September 18, Chris Benjamin will be sharing his new book on campus at 糖心vlog官方入口 during a brown bag lunch to be held in the Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00-1:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
 
The event takes place soon after the publication of the Summary Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  In an interview with the CBC鈥檚 Peter Mansbridge on June 1, Justice Murray Sinclair stated, 鈥淓ducation is the key to reconciliation.鈥�  It is in this spirit that the 糖心vlog官方入口 community and members of the public are gathering together with Chris Benjamin to discuss Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School.
 
The Faculty of Education and the 糖心vlog官方入口 Aboriginal Students' Association are organizing the event.
 

Winter鈥檚 Tales Author Reading Series presents Anna Marie Sewell

Leading off this season鈥檚 Winter鈥檚 Tales Author Reading Series is First Nations poet Anna Marie Sewell. Born in Fredericton of Mi鈥檏maq, Anishnabe, and Polish heritage, she and her family moved when she was six to Alberta鈥檚 Peace River Country. Fast forward a few decades, and Anna Marie, now a popular poet, story-teller, songwriter, playwright, creative writing teacher, and literacy and cultural activist, was appointed in 2011 as Edmonton鈥檚 Poet Laureate.
 
Anna Marie will share her poems and stories at Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm. Her performance is sponsored by the 糖心vlog官方入口 Faculty of Arts, with the collaboration of the Art Gallery, and support from the Canada Council for the Arts.
 
Since 1996 she has been instructing鈥攎ostly poetry鈥攆or Youthwrite, a community writing program for kids, and is currently running the Blue Pencil Caf茅 for tweens and teens, working and 鈥渢alking with them about their writing and their dreams.鈥� She is also an instructor for The Learning Centre Literacy Association.
 
Sewell is a founding member of Edmonton鈥檚 Stroll of Poets Society, which promotes poetry through performances and festivals. She co-coordinated the Honour Songs project for Edmonton鈥檚 Cultural Capital year and has a recurring gig as the 鈥淏ike-nik Poet鈥� at the city鈥檚 Bikeology Festival. 
 
Her 2009 book of poetry Fifth World Drum won critical acclaim. Author Jorge Antonia Vallejos wrote, 鈥淭he 鈥榝ifth world鈥� is one imagined by the mixed race (Mi鈥檏maq and Slavic) poet....Recounting her experiences with identity, her search for culture and spirituality...Sewell is not afraid to write about reality....Fifth World Drum is a song, lesson, journalism, historical text and life journal all in one.鈥�
 
Edmonton鈥檚 mayor in 2011, Stephen Mandel, said that 鈥淪ewell brings to the role [Poet Laureate] a profound ability to blend wisdom and playfulness into poetry that is both beautiful.鈥�
 
She will bring this playful wisdom to Confederation Centre in September.
 

Nobel-prize nominee participates in J.S. Palmer Conference

Nobel-prize nominee and internationally recognized environmental and human rights activist, Sheila Watt-Cloutier will be participating in the upcoming J.S. Palmer Conference being held at 糖心vlog官方入口 on Thursday and Friday.

鈥淚 am thrilled to have one of Canada鈥檚 most celebrated environmental activists providing her unique and important perspective at the J.S. Palmer Conference,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz, 糖心vlog官方入口. 鈥淗er life鈥檚 work of improving the lives of Inuit people brought her to the international environmental movement.鈥�

In 2007, Sheila was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work in showing the impact of global climate change on human rights鈥攅specially in the Arctic, where it is felt most immediately and dramatically than anywhere else in the world.

Ms. Watt-Cloutier was instrumental as a spokesperson for a coalition of northern Indigenous Peoples in the global negotiations that led to the 2001 Stockholm Convention banning the generation and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that contaminate the arctic food web.

She has recently authored her memoir, The Right to Be Cold. It is a human story of resilience, commitment, and survival told from the unique vantage point of an Inuk woman who, in spite of many obstacles, rose from humble beginnings in the Arctic community of Kuujjuaq, Quebec鈥攚here she was raised by a single parent and grandmother and travelled by dog team in a traditional, ice-based Inuit hunting culture鈥攖o become one of the most influential and decorated environmental, cultural, and human rights advocates in the world.

Ms. Watt-Cloutier will join Dr. Andrew Light, former Senior Climate Change Adviser to the U.S. State Department and musician, creator, and editor of A Global Chorus, Todd MacLean, as they identify what actions Canadians need to take now to ensure the environment is protected for future generations.

鈥淐onference delegates can expect thoughtful and innovative discussions from all the panellists and speakers as we explore what actions we need to take now that will support the Canada we wish our descendants to experience in 150 years,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz.

The J.S. Palmer Conference was created in 2010 to bring together some of the finest minds across the country to discuss public policy issues of high priority to the public sector and to Canada.

For a full conference agenda and more information see the website, at .


 

Participate in a research study about cultural perspectives on education on PEI

A group of graduate students at 糖心vlog官方入口 want to hear views and perspectives from the public of the educational culture on PEI. They are conducting an online survey to gather opinion in six specific areas: social promotion, large-scale assessment, the role of parents in education, mathematics, aboriginal culture, and leadership.

The online survey can be completed in 15 minutes and can be found .

'This project gives our graduate students a very hands-on experience,' said Dr. Tess Miller, associate professor of Education, and the teacher of the Quantitative Statistics course gathering this information. 'They work with real data, and do real analysis.'

Information gathered in the survey will be analyzed by the students and will be presented at a public event on Thursday March 26 in room 242 of 糖心vlog官方入口's Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The presentations begin at 4:30 pm.

糖心vlog官方入口 Women's Soccer secures two top PEI players, Younker and Balderston

糖心vlog官方入口 women鈥檚 soccer coach Graeme McDonald announced today that two of PEI soccer鈥檚 top young provincial players have committed to play at 糖心vlog官方入口.

Defender Danielle Younker graduated from Colonel Gray and belongs to the Charlottetown Royals FC. Midfielder Jennifer Balderston received her diploma from Bluefield and plays club soccer with the Ramblers Clippers United.

Coach McDonald commented, 鈥淚 am delighted that both players are coming to 糖心vlog官方入口. Jennifer is an intelligent player, has great technique, and strikes the ball very well which will add to our creativity and goal scoring.鈥�

鈥淒anielle has an excellent range of passing, is strong on and off the ball, and is very good in those one versus one situations.鈥� He added, 鈥淚t鈥檚 important that we continue to recruit the best players on PEI to keep our identity and also give our young players inspiration to wear the green and white Panther jersey".

Younker said, 鈥淎s a young soccer player, I always looked up to the Panthers and now I'm excited that I get a chance to play with them."

Balderston agreed, 鈥淚've grown up watching the Panthers play and I'm really excited to finally get the chance to play with such a great group of girls."

Both Younker and Balderston have been accepted into the Bachelor of Science program.

Eight senior players are returning for this coming season including AUS first team all-star goal keeper Ashley McKenna and 糖心vlog官方入口 MVP Emilie Pelletier.

Training camp opens on Friday, August 29 from 9:30 - 11:00 am at the 糖心vlog官方入口 Turf Field. Anyone interested in trying out must complete all Student-Athlete Registration requirements.  For more information contact Ron Annear at 902-566-0991 or annear@upei.ca.

The first exhibition action at home will be the Mulligan Cup next weekend, September 4鈥�6, when both the 糖心vlog官方入口 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Soccer teams take to the pitch.

Season Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at Panther Central at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, by calling (902) 566-0368, or filling out the online form at .

About 糖心vlog官方入口 Athletics and Recreation
鈥� Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
鈥� Proud member of the AUS and CIS
鈥� Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni Canada Games Place
鈥� Home of Panther Sports Medicine
鈥� Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

AVC Animal Welfare in Practice conference focuses on equine behaviour

How do horses learn? How can we use that understanding to the mutual benefit of horses and those who work with them? Applied equine behaviour is the focus of the Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 2015 Animal Welfare in Practice conference, which will take place from September 18 to 19.

Dr. Gemma Pearson, Equine Behaviour Service, Dick Vet Equine Hospital, University of Edinburgh, will give a public lecture, 鈥淒emystifying the horse whisperer鈥攈ow horses really learn,鈥� on Friday, September 18, at 7 p.m. She has been working with behaviour cases for over 15 years; she is currently conducting research into horse-veterinarian interactions. Her lecture will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, 糖心vlog官方入口.
On Saturday, September 19, Pearson will give two lectures, one covering equine learning theory, and the other about applying learning theory to everyday veterinary practice. Dr. Laurie McDuffee, professor of large animal surgery at AVC, will give a talk about higher level equine cognition. McDuffee is studying equine learning theory and its incorporation to promote humane handling of equine patients. Following the talks will be a session of video scenarios about equine behaviour with audience participation, and a demonstration about overcoming problematic behaviours and practice with clicker training.

The public lecture on Friday, September 18, is free. Registration is required to attend the workshops on Saturday, September 19; the Saturday events will be held in AVC鈥檚 Lecture Theatre A. Please visit upei.ca/awc or call (902) 628-4360 for program details and registration information.

The conference is co-hosted by the SJDAWC and the AVC Animal Welfare Club, with generous additional support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.

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