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Come help us celebrate the "best of the best" of students' project work in the University 100 Program. The Showcase will be opened by one of UPEI's favourite story tellers Dr. Ed MacDonald. Dr. MacDonald will highlight the history and heritage of post-secondary education on Prince Edward Island. Individual students will then present their work. The Showcase will conclude with refreshments and presentation of student recognition awards.

The next session of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Management course begins April 1, 2010. The dates for this Spring session are April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and May 6, 13 and 27. The full-day retreat day will be Saturday May 8th. The location for the course will be Mount St. Mary's, Thursday evenings from 4:30 - 7:00 pm. Cost for the session is $410 + GST and includes all course material. Please note that registration is limited and seats fill up quickly. Please contact Kelly McEntee, CLLL for more info. email: kmcentee@upei.ca or phone 566-6035. For more information please visit our website:

SPEAKER: Jessica Livingston-Thomas, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Studying the effects of forced use movement therapy on functional recovery and post-ischemic neuroplasticity

The students from this year's Theatre Studies 244 class will be presenting monologues from a variety of Canadian plays. Come out, on March 27, and support the future performers in the Theatre Studies Program. The event begins at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge in Main. Admission is a donation of either money or non-perishable food. All proceeds will be going to the Campus food bank. Warning: some monologues contain adult language and deal with adult themes. For more information, please contact the Coordination of Theatre Studies, Dr. Greg Doran, at gdoran@upei.ca or 566-6013.

SPEAKER: Janet Saunders, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Validation of Co-oximetry For The Measurement of Methemoglobin in Fish SPEAKER: Michelle MacPhee, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Optoacoustic Imaging of a Prostate Cancer Model

The students in the 69´«Ã½Executive-style MBA Program's Biotechnology stream invite the public to their presentations on "Biotech Areas in PEI ", as part of their Commercialization of Biotechnology and Innovations course. The presentations will include an evaluation of the topic and potential future approaches for the areas of Animal Health, Aquaculture and Biofuels. These presentations will be held on Wednesday, March 31st from 6:00 pm -9:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, McDougall Hall. For more information, please call 902.566.6474 or email mba@upei.ca.

By Distinguished Professor and IIS Research Associate Dr Mark Lapping from the University of Southern Maine Date: Thursday March 18, 2010 Time: noon – 1PM Location: Main Building Faculty Lounge, UPEI Professor Lapping of the University will give a public talk about food security as it relates to rural areas, land use policy and community planning. He has been working on food security issues for close to 20 years and is currently working on a project in Cumberland County, Maine, to identify vulnerable populations, assess their levels of food insecurity and develop a plan to tie them together with food banks, farmers, farmers’ markets and other agencies to address food insecurity problems. He is also part of a group that is working to establish a system of community foundations to handle what will be over the next 20 years one of the largest transfers of land wealth in American history.

Challenges and Opportunities: the next 25 years ‑ a public event to engage Islanders in the process of planning for the Island’s future. Location: Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint‑Jean (5 Acadian Drive, Charlottetown) A panel of local and regional speakers will identify current strengths and future opportunities for building a more vibrant, progressive and sustainable Island society. Discussions will focus on the economy, the environment, health, education, arts and culture. Taking into consideration some of the unique challenges we face on P.E.I., including fiscal constraints, an ageing population, and climate change. Forum participants will have an opportunity to work in small groups, discuss these themes and report back with key ideas that will help to move the Island forward.

By Visiting scholar Dr Linda Price, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: Thursday March 18, 2010 Time: noon – 1PM Location: Main Building Faculty Lounge, UPEI Dr Price is writing a book on family farming, belonging, stress and change which will feature stories from Prince Edward Island. Her presentation will review her most recent research on rural support networks. She is particularly interested in the changing nature of rural communities and how family farm individuals are dealing with this change.

(Please alert young people/students who may be interested) Limited entry youth forum for persons age 16-26 who are interested in marine and coastal issues, coastal livelihoods, coastal culture. Enjoy seaside activities; Share your ideas and vision for a sustainable future for coastal communities and the environment; Expand your network of friends and colleagues; and Develop video messages for the Coastal Zone Canada 2010 conference. Registration in the youth forum includes a free pass to the main conference. Go to and click on Youth Forum. (This event co-hosted by Institute of Island Studies and Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI, with assistance from Hillsborough Helping Hands, Native Council Youth Group and Stratford Youth Can Do)