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December 13, 14, 15, and 16, 12:00 to 4:00 pm Atlantic

This is a beginner-level workshop series that is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of Unix command line and basic genomic skills for short-read sequence data. Participants will learn how to do quality assessment, read trimming and filtering, data management, and task automation on the high-performance computing infrastructure resources from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (formerly Compute Canada). Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The workshop will cover a variant calling pipeline, and participants will learn skills that will be broadly applicable to other genomics tasks.

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Entries are now being accepted for the photo competition. Eye-catching images coming from research projects in the natural sciences, engineering, humanities, or health sciences can now be submitted. The individuals or groups that have the most successfully combined creativity and science will be awarded one of many cash prizes. The contest is organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Acfas. The deadline to submit is January 30 at 11:59 pm (ET).
 
The goal of Science Exposed is to help foster a science culture in Canada by capturing vibrant research images that showcase the work of our talented research community. These images will help the Canadian population better understand and see, through the same lens as our scientists and engineers, the work that is being done behind the scenes.

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69´«Ã½is in the process of developing a Secure Island Data Repository (SIDR), a research data repository that will allow researchers to access PEI’s administrative health data for research purposes in a secure and controlled environment. 

Through SIDR’s partnership with Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada), local researchers who are interested in accessing administrative health data from multiple regions would be able to do so via the HDRN Canada Data Access Support Hub (DASH). 

For researchers who would like to better understand how to navigate multi-regional data access processes, HDRN Canada will host a free webinar on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00 AST. To register, go to

As a reminder, the Fall 2022 term has been extended to Thursday, December 8.

As December 8 is a make-up day for several of the Mondays that have been missed, the course that students and instructors will attend will be reflective of the "Mondays" in their current schedule.

Best wishes with the upcoming exam season!

Kind regards,

The Registrar's Office 

DYK that assistance in developing a SoTL proposal for this grant program is available through the 69´«Ã½Teaching and Learning Centre? 

The Internal SoTL Research Grant (ISRG) program supports research pursuits in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) through the funding of fully developed research proposals. Researchers are encouraged to provide high-quality student training opportunities and to propose collaborations with others from different, but complementary, disciplines.  

VALUE: up to $1,500 for a two-year term. ISRG proposals for lesser amounts will be considered favourably.  

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 13, 2022, by 4 pm

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Program guidelines and application instructions can be found at /research-services/resources-and-tools/internal-funding.

Are you thinking about a difficult conversation you need to have with a student about an assignment?  Here's a guide with suggestions on how to talk to a student who may have paid someone to do their work: 

If you're a working professional and passionate about sharing your valuable knowledge, skills, and experience with international students in PEI, this volunteer opportunity is for you! The Study & Stay PEI program is still looking for another 10 mentors. If you're interested and available, you can now sign up here: .

As a mentor, you will be helping our international students apply what they’ve learned, build more connections, and gain a deeper understanding of PEI’s workplace culture. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you.

Choyce Chappell will defend her Master in Environmental Sciences thesis, "Design of a Mobile Crisis Weather App for Residents of Prince Edward Island," on Friday, December 9, at 2 pm in the Atlantic Veterinary College 287N.

"Though extreme weather events are increasing in both severity and frequency, the current state of citizen-focused crisis informatics illustrates how little is known about the way the citizenry receives and uses information about such events; furthermore, individuals and communities are often underprepared. This thesis attempts to address the discovered gap in the literature and suggests a possible solution through the design of a mobile crisis weather app for residents of Prince Edward Island.  The user-centered design process of interaction design was chosen for effective interface design. Primary data was gathered through qualitative methodology utilizing semi-structured interviews with fourteen residents analyzed through thematic analysis. The user story, personas, and user scenarios, all tools of interface design, were used in the design of the interface and culminated in a medium-fidelity prototype specific to the geographical and sociocultural needs of the average Prince Edward Island resident."

Everyone is welcome.

During final exams, access to the track will be allowed only on the following dates and times. Please note that no one is permitted on the track during exams.

Sunday, December 11: noon –2:00 pm and 5:00 –7:00 pm
Monday, December 12 to Friday, December 16: 6:00–9:00 am, noon â€“2:00 pm, and 5:00–7:00 pm
Saturday, December 17, and Sunday, December 18: noon â€“2:00 pm and 5:00–7:00 pm
Monday, December 19 to Wednesday, December 21: 6:00–9:00 am, noon–2:00 pm, and 5:00–7:00 pm

Note: Dates are subject to change due to any weather conditions.

As masks are required in instructional spaces on the 69´«Ã½ campus, masking will be required for all exams taking place on campus during the Fall 2022 exam period, which runs from December 11 to 20. 

Masks must be worn by students, instructors, and others, covering both mouth and nose, in both the gym and classrooms for the entire duration those spaces are occupied.

Good luck with the upcoming exam season, and Happy Holidays!

- The Registrar's Office

Cette recherche, menée par Dre Rachelle Gauthier de la Faculté d'Éducation (ragauthier@upei.ca), vise à mieux comprendre la diversité qui existe dans nos connexions à la francophonie insulaire. Si vous avez 18 ans ou plus et que vous ressentez une connexion quelconque envers la francophonie de cette province, vous êtes invités à participer à la phase 1 de ce projet, qui est un bref sondage (neuf questions). Le lien envers la lettre de consentement est ici:

(Materials available in English upon request, to ragauthier@upei.ca)

Merci beaucoup de votre participation! 

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, January 6, for the January meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through 69´«Ã½Researcher Portal at

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

To view any 69´«Ã½ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through my69´«Ã½at . 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

When working with large sets of numbers, it is often more useful to display the information graphically using histograms, scatter plots, bar charts, box plots and other depictions. This workshop teaches participants how to gain insights into data through visualization using R as the programming language. Participants learn how to: create simple scatterplots, histograms, and box plots; compare the plotting features of base R and the ggplot2 package; plot with ggplot2; plot time series data; and arrange and export plots. Basic knowledge of R is recommended, although not mandatory.

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69´«Ã½Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session for chief wardens, floor wardens, and guardians on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 2 pm in DSC 135.  The session should only take 30 minutes.

Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.

Please see the link below for faculty to submit their expression of interest in a faculty-led international experience. 

Expression of interest applications are closed for 2023 but are currently open for 2024. 

Your expression of interest application will be reviewed by the selection committee on Monday, December 12, and you will be notified that day of their decision. From there, a formal proposal will be submitted (deadline TBD).

In the past, these experiences have been conducted in May, and we call them Maymesters (see examples in Maymester under Study Abroad Programs). 

. The deadline is December 9, 2022, for May 2024.

If you're a working professional and passionate about sharing your valuable knowledge, skills, and experience with international students in PEI, this volunteer opportunity is for you! The Study & Stay PEI program is still looking for another 10 mentors. If you're interested and available, you can now sign up here: .

As a mentor, you will be helping our international students apply what they’ve learned, build more connections, and gain a deeper understanding of PEI’s workplace culture. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you.

On Saturday, December 3, the 30th annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities as acknowledged by the United Nations General Assembly, there will be a panel discussion at 2 pm at the Fox & Crow at UPEI, hosted by a committee made up of local organizations representative of PEI’s disabled community  All are welcome to attend.

The organizing committee, Disability CARE PEI (CARE stands for Celebration, Awareness, Representation, Education), is made up of representatives from the PEI CP Association, 69´«Ã½Accessibility Services, 69´«Ã½Student Union, Black Cultural Society of PEI, Health PEI, Spinal Cord Injury PEI, and PEERS Alliance. The group is being led by 69´«Ã½international student Antwaun Rolle. Rolle, originally from the Bahamas, is a third-year political science major with a deep interest in learning about developing nations. Rolle was born with cerebral palsy (CP)—a brain disorder that affects movement, muscle tone, and posture—and has recently decided to use his lived experience with CP to help him advocate for people living with all forms of disabilities.

IT Systems and Services will be performing network maintenance on our campus network on December 4 from 8 to 11 am.  During this time, there will be intermittent connectivity on the campus network. 

If you are off campus, many services such as Microsoft solutions (including email), Google, Zoom, upei.ca, Moodle etc., that are in the cloud will not be impacted.  

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. 

Every year, the Sustainable Design Engineering first-year students design and build gravitational cars as part of the Engineering Communication course.

After five long weeks of building, the students are ready to test their cars in a fun race! This year, the race is being held on Friday, December 2, at 12 noon, at the slope beside 69´«Ã½Alumni Games Place.

All are welcome to come to see these awesome cars and watch the fun race!

The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last SEVEN draws, the total pot has grown to more than $10,365, with half going to the winner of Saturday night's draw.

Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic programs. 

Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 69´«Ã½Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8 pm every Saturday.