Environmental Sciences and Human Biology (ESC-HUB) seminar

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology (ESC-HUB) seminar series for the new academic year begins on Friday, September 15, 2017.  Katie Donahoe, MSc student in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, will present a talk entitled: 鈥淭he Effects of a Topical Creatine Cream on Muscle Power Output and Fatigue Following Acute Application and Short-Term Loading鈥� Date: Friday, September 15, 2017 Time: 12:30 pm Room: DSC 204 All are welcome!

Green vs. White Basketball Intersquad Showcase

It will be civil war on the court as 17吃瓜 Basketball hosts itself in an exciting preseason event 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation is calling Green vs. White. The women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 basketball teams will be split in half for a pair of intersquad games Saturday, September 23. The women hit the court at 6 pm. The men play at 8 pm. The event is sponsored by the 17吃瓜 Bookstore. 鈥淧laying an intersquad game in front of fans will be a great opportunity for the coaches to see the girls in a game atmosphere, as well as give their fans a glimpse of what this years team will look like,鈥� said Greg Gould, coach of 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball. 鈥淭welve players are returning for this season, including all five starters from last year鈥檚 team. The team has been practicing hard with the goal of improving on our fourth-place AUS finish.鈥� 鈥淚 am excited about the year ahead,鈥� said Darrell Glenn, coach of 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball. 鈥淭here are several strong returning players and a talented and athletic group of recruits. We are only two weeks in, but I am really pleased with their work ethic. This game will be a great way to showcase the new team to all Panthers and Panther fans.鈥� The teams will be sorted over the next week by daily flips of a Panther coin. Follow the Panthers social media for sorting updates! Admission is free, but those who bring a donation of food or money for the 17吃瓜 Campus Food Bank will receive a green or white T-shirt so you can cheer on your favourite squad in style! The winning team from each game will receive a pizza party. The stakes are high! Don鈥檛 forget to buy your Panther Package! For just $75, the package includes admission to every home game for 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Rugby, 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�! And don鈥檛 forget, 17吃瓜 students can attend Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever!

The Island as a Carbon-Neutral Province? Making the Case

With so much in the news these days about monster hurricanes and other unusually severe weather events, people are becoming more and more concerned about the long-term impact of climate change. Living on a small, low land-mass as we do, Islanders feel immediately vulnerable to sea-level rise. And so we ask ourselves what can be done about it; and also, how can we, on our own island, provide a model of positive action for elsewhere? One possibility would be for us to make a concerted attempt to set an example for others 鈥� in Canada and beyond 鈥� by becoming Canada鈥檚 first carbon-neutral province. How this might be done will be the topic of a public symposium to be held at 17吃瓜鈥檚 MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, McDougall Hall, on Thursday, October 26, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This event is sponsored by 17吃瓜鈥檚 Institute of Island Studies, in conjunction with 17吃瓜 Research Services and the 17吃瓜 Climate Lab. The title of the Symposium is 鈥淢aking the Case for Prince Edward Island to be Canada鈥檚 First Carbon-Neutral Province.鈥�       The principal speaker will be Dr. Catherine Potvin, a professor at McGill University and associate staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. In the wake of the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference on Confederation, Dr. Potvin was selected as one of 23 women visionaries for the future of Canada. She leads the group Sustainable Canada Dialogues, a voluntary initiative that mobilizes over 80 researchers from every province, with sustainability being at the heart of their research programs. The objective of Sustainable Canada Dialogues is to identify actions designed to have large, viable impacts to help Canadian governments at all levels to make thoughtful and ambitious commitments to greenhouse-gas emission reductions. Though the scale of the global challenge is enormous, more and more individuals, communities, industries and governments are stepping up to the task. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. Admission is free. Following the presentations, there will be ample time for discussion and questions from the floor.

17吃瓜 SafetyFest

The SafetyFest is a part of 17吃瓜's Safety Week being held October 23-27, 2017. This event will bring together safety product suppliers, campus safety groups, first responders, and others to provide resources and opportunities for the campus community. To book a table please contact the Health, Safety, and Environment Department at 902-566-0901. Confirmed groups with booths as of October 23: Workers Compensation Board of PEI Island First Aid Services Charlottetown Fire Department PEI Emergency Measures Organization Ansell Ergocentric (ergonomic office furniture solutions) 17吃瓜 Student Diversity Office Crime Stoppers PEI 17吃瓜 Health, Safety and Environment 17吃瓜 Biosafety Committee PEI Family Violence Prevention Services Ergotron (standing desks etc.) 17吃瓜 Security Services Reactive Health 17吃瓜 Health Centre Norton Arts 17吃瓜 Applied Human Sciences - Food Safety Levitt Safety Refer to the full 17吃瓜 Safety Week Schedule for more information.
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