Food for Thought: How we all kill whales

Dr. Michael Moore, Director, Marine Mammal Center at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Cape Cod, will give a public lecture called 鈥淔ood for Thought: How we all kill whales鈥� on Friday, September 14, at 7:00 pm, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, 17吃瓜.  Human activity in the marine environment is increasingly having an impact on cetaceans鈥攚hales, dolphins, and porpoises鈥攕ometimes resulting in the unintentional entanglement and death of animals. Dr. Moore will discuss these pressing issues, which concern Canada and other nations that have substantial fishing and shipping industries in marine environments. There is no charge to attend Dr. Moore鈥檚 lecture. All are welcome to attend. Dr. Moore's presentation is part of AVC's 2018 Animal Welfare in Practice conference, which is focusing on the timely topic of whale stranding. The conference will take place at the 17吃瓜 from September 14 to 15.

28th Annual Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards

Staff and faculty are invited to the 28th annual Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards! We are excited to announce this year鈥檚 award recipients:Distinguished Alumni Awards Jo-Anne Doyle Knysh (BBA 鈥�80) Thilak Tennekone (MEd 鈥�06)  Inspiring Young Alumni Awards Laura Archer (BScN 鈥�01) Peter Hooley (BSc 鈥�00)  Thursday, September 27 at 6:30 pm Department of Development and Alumni Engagement 618 University Avenue, 17吃瓜 RSVP to Kathy Weatherbie, Alumni Engagement (902) 566-0687 or krweatherbie@upei.ca

Science Seminar: Stevan Springer

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the 17吃瓜 community to the first seminar of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series: Dr Stevan Springer (Department of Biology) will be presenting a talk entitled "Molecular tests of adaptation: Darwin in full genetic resolution".  Everyone is welcome.

Theology on Tap

Please join us on Thursday 20 September, as the Saint Dunstan's University Institute for Christianity and Cultures kicks-off its 2018-19 Theology on Tap Programme. Dr. Patrick McBrine, Bishop's University, will be the featured speaker. Dr. McBrine, author of Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England, will speak on "'Nearer to God:' Imagining Satan and Eve in the Biblical Epic." Dr. McBrine is a dynamic speaker, and this event is not to be missed!
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