Dr. Harriet Ritvo 鈥淪ilent Partners: Animals in Human Environmental History鈥�

Thursday 17 June 7:30 鈥� 8:30PM Lecture theatre , McDougall Hall, UPEI Dr. Harriet Ritvo Massachusetts Institute of Technology 鈥淪ilent Partners: Animals in Human Environmental History鈥� The history of our species has unfolded in constant relation to that of other animals, even before we began to live with them. Domestication produced enormous changes in human economies and societies, as well as in environmental conditions, affecting land use, biodiversity, and susceptibility to disease, among other things. These impacts have continued to the present time, in forms that have shifted to reflect the various cultures in which humans and animals cohabit. Beginning in the early modern period, British livestock husbandry emphasized efficiency and profitability, concerns that also characterized British culture more generally. They resulted in the improvement or intensification of strategies of both breeding and animal management, and were transmitted, albeit with significant modifications, to the British colonies in eastern North America. Biography Harriet Ritvo is the Arthur J. Conner Professor of History at MIT, where she teaches British history, environmental history, and the history of natural history. She is the author of The Dawn of Green: Manchester, Thirlmere, and Victorian Environmentalism; The Platypus and the Mermaid, and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination; The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age; and the forthcoming Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras: Essays on Animals and History.

Toby Elaine Vigod "Environmental Law: Are we making progress?"

Friday 18 June 7:30 鈥� 8:30PM Toby Elaine Vigod Executive Vice-Chair, Environmental Review Tribunal Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario Chief Justice Thane Campbell Lecture: Environmental Law: Are we making progress? (abstract to come) Biography Toby Vigod is a lawyer with over 30 years experience in the field of environmental law and policy. She was Chair of the British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission (1996-2000). Ms. Vigod is also a former Assistant Deputy Minister, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (1994-1996). From 2000-2004, she was on an Executive Interchange with the Climate Change Secretariat, Government of Canada. Ms. Vigod served as a Commissioner with the Commission on Planning and Development Reform in Ontario and is a former Counsel and Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association. She has taught environmental law at Queen's University, University of Toronto, and Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University.

Preston Manning - Free Public Lecture Series

Preston Manning will deliver a public lecture entitled: "Legitimating the Expression of Faith in the Public Square". Mr. Manning will share his experience with the current taboos restricting the expression of faith within the political arena, including the Canadian House of Commons. He will discuss the reasons why practising politicians fear "letting religion out of its private box" and ways and means of legitimating the expression of faith in the public square. He will also stress the importance of faith-oriented political practitioners鈥� learning to be "wise as serpents and gracious as doves." This event is free and all are welcome (however, space may be limited so we encourage you to come early). Preston Manning is one of Canada's most recognizable political visionaries. He has championed the cause of democratic and political reform and in the process founded two political parties -- the Reform Party and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance -- that became the official Opposition in Parliament. Since leaving office in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book ("Think Big"), served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation, a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto, and is currently the President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy.

69传媒Research Breakfast

Our twenty fourth Research Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at The Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Georgian Room, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. It will feature presentations from two of our faculty members: Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts will present 鈥淩eason to Panic? The History of Anxiety Disorders and Its Implications for the 21st Century鈥�. Dr. Jason Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science will present 鈥淯nlocking the Crystal Ball Inside Your Computer鈥�

Epi on the Island 2010 Conference Module 1: 鈥淚ntroduction to Animal Health Risk Modelling鈥�

Epi on the Island 2010 Conference Module 1: 鈥淚ntroduction to Animal Health Risk Modelling鈥� August 10 鈥� 13, 2010 Instructors: Dr. Francisco J. Zagmutt Senior Risk Analysis Consultant VOSE Consulting Dr. Javier Sanchez CFIA Research Chair- Risk Analysis Canadian Regulatory Veterinary Epidemiology Network (CRVE net) Atlantic Veterinary College Course Content: The course will introduce the basic concepts related to the qualitative and quantitative assessment of risks associated with the importation of animal and animal products. During this 4 day course, concepts of scenario pathway modelling, probability distributions, uncertainty and variability analysis, Bayesian inference, sensitivity analysis will be presented and discussed. All the theoretical concepts will be applied using real world examples using the simulation package ModelRisk.
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