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A pair of undergraduate physics students at 69传媒were awarded top honours at the 2013 Science Atlantic Physics & Astronomy Conference, held recently at the Universit茅 de Moncton. Logan Montgomery won the Science Atlantic Science Communication Award, and Taylor Dunn won the ACEmat Award in Computational Modeling of Materials.

Dunn's award is for his project, titled Polymer translocation dynamics through a nanopore, which he worked on last summer as an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award-winner. Dunn used computer simulation methods to study the dynamics of a polymer as it squeezes through a tiny hole in a barrier, a process called polymer translocation. He says this type of research could lead to improvements in DNA sequencing.

'I was thrilled to receive the award from ACEmat,' said Dunn. 'Receiving the award has given me even more motivation to continue my research, and to pursue more projects in computational modeling in the future.'

Dunn's supervisor is Dr. James Polson, associate professor of physics at UPEI.

'There are various competing theories of polymer translocation dynamics, and it's not yet clear which provides the correct physical picture for the experimental context,' said Dr. Polson. 'Taylor's work will help resolve this theoretical problem, and this, in turn, will guide the development of the DNA sequencing technology.'

Logan Montgomery's winning project was titled Analyzing the effects of phaseless CT images on cancer treatment plans. It was based on his co-op work last summer at the Prince Edward Island Cancer Treatment Centre.

'The centre uses a CT simulator to develop radiation treatment programs for cancer patients on P.E.I.,' explained Montgomery. 'A small number of the images created by the simulator had errors in them, and we were having trouble understanding why. I was able to help discover that a part of the program originally designed to compensate for irregular data was, in fact, over-compensating and creating errors.'

'I'm really proud of Logan and the work he did at the cancer centre as part of his co-op work term,' said Dr. Bill Whelan, physics co-op director. 'Here is one of our top physics students making a real difference in how cancer treatments are delivered on Prince Edward Island."

Science Atlantic (formerly APICS, the Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences) is a charitable association of 18 post secondary and research institutes in Atlantic Canada with a mandate to advance science education and research at the undergraduate level.

A student group will screen 'Education Under Fire,' a 30-minute documentary on Monday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in the Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242.

Today, thousands in Iran are denied formal university education due to their religious or ideological beliefs. This documentary is a response to that and tells the poignant and compelling story of the Bah谩'铆 Institute for Higher Education (BIHE)-the only chance for an entire minority community in Iran to receive an education. In May 2011, the BIHE was attacked and another door to a basic human right was closed.

UPEI's Faculty of Education has sponsored this event and the students hope the documentary will continue to raise awareness of the unacceptable violations of human rights in Iran.

This event is free and all are welcome to attend!

The Winter's Tales Author Reading Series will feature 13 talented new Island writers, at a public reading on Monday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The writers are participants in a 69传媒Department of English creative writing masters class.

Presenting their works are Damon Ansems, Christopher Bailey, Michael Conway, Andrea Corder, George Curtis, Angela Deighan, Joan Grant, Ben Hartley, Angela MacLaren, Ruby Madigan, Lori Mayne, Ashley Prince, and Toni Timmins.

The audience will be treated to excerpts from a detective novel set in a dystopian near future which might resemble PEI; stories of growing up in Charlottetown's east end; and essays centred on a journalist's experiences. There are poems about Island tuna fishermen, a date with a woman who's taken the 'purity pledge,' a grandfather's false teeth, patient care in a hospital, the stresses of parenthood, and sexual desire and jealousy.

One writer's novel-in-progress is inspired by attending Charlottetown's Notre Dame Academy for Girls and another writer's by her parents' and grandparents' lives in rural Ontario. Another novel is set in present-day Iran about a Canadian woman married to an Iranian. One writer is working in fantasy and thriller genres, while another is crafting a coming-of-age fiction about three friends right after high school graduation. And there are memoirs about difficult childhoods, childbirth and medical care, and life in the Canadian Forces.

The reading is sponsored by the 69传媒English Department in collaboration with the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The public is welcome and admission is free.

The 69传媒Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony with highly successful performances throughout the fall and winter.

This recital will feature contemporary works for the modern wind band by American, English, and Spanish composers. The acoustics of the Dr. Steel Recital Hall will be put to the test with Gustav Holst's 'Mars.' It's the first movement from Holst's orchestral suite 'The Planets.' Since its completion in 1916, it has been widely performed and frequently recorded. Each of the seven movements is named after a planet of the solar system. Subtitled 'the Bringer of War,' 'Mars,' captures the full horror of warfare. The music possesses strong thematic content and pounding rhythms, with blistering brass and percussion effects.

The 69传媒Wind Symphony is known for its innovative programming which is evident with Andrew Staniland's 'Four Horsemen.' Staniland, a composition professor at MUN, borrowed the title from the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' which is described in the Book of Revelation from the Bible. Staniland drew inspiration from the four corners of the earth, four horsemen and four angels, interpreting them beyond their caricature roles, echoing an ancient knowledge about astronomy and celestial movement that set his creativity alight. The resulting piece is a fierce yet inquisitive modern work that is more about the joy and inspiration of scientific knowledge than about an apocalyptic vision of the end of the world. It is a work that uses a variety of contemporary techniques including electronics and a flute cadenza that is recorded and filtered in real time. The piece includes a variety of horse-like sounds, as well as those of motorcycles-what Staniland interpreted as the modern equivalent of horses.

This recital will be the final Wind Symphony performance for seven of its graduating students-Melissa MacRae, saxophone; Will Howard, trombone; Tim Sherren, guitar; Rory O'Donnell, trumpet; Sarah Milligan, euphonium; Mathieu Hughes, trombone; and John Paul Larkin, clarinet. All seven students have made significant contributions to UPEI, and the Wind Symphony in particular, throughout their undergraduate careers.

Comprised mostly of 69传媒music majors, the Wind Symphony has been critically acclaimed for its performance standard. During the past 14 years, the Wind Symphony has produced a CD annually featuring selected repertoire from each year's performances. Its 2010 CD, 'Cathedrals,' was recipient of the Music PEI Award for best classical recording. Its two most recent CDs, 'Freebirds' (2011) and 'The Lord of the Rings' (2012) have received much praise. Each year the Wind Symphony tours selected areas of the region to provide its membership with additional performance experiences and share its musicking with a wider audience. Last semester's performances in Montague and Summerside, and Saint John, NB were favourably received.

Tickets for this performance may be acquired in advance at UPEI's music department or at the door prior to the recital. All are welcome to attend.

Join the 69传媒Alumni Association on Wednesday, March 27, 11:00 am-1:00 pm at W.A. Murphy Student Centre for Countdown to Convocation.

Find out more about grad week activities, alumni association benefits, post-graduate studies, scholarships, and more. Pre-order your degree frame for pick-up at convocation, by doing so, you'll receive a 10% discount! Convocation is a time for celebration, not stress-so come out and get your convocation questions answered and have the chance to win a Kobo eReader.

UPEI's Concert Choir will present their spring choral presentation 'This Shining Night' on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 pm in UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The audience will be treated to performances by the choir, under interim director Pamela Campbell and special guests-the Summerside Community Choir and Montague Regional High School Choir. Summerside conductor Mark Ramsay and Montague conductor Christie Beck are both alumni of the 69传媒Music Department. In addition to directing their own choirs' performances, Ramsay and Beck will guest conduct the 69传媒choir in Morten Lauridsen's 'Sure on This Shining Night' and Leonard Bernstein's 'Somewhere.' Also, appearing as guest conductor of 'Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day' will be alumnus Michael van der Gaag. A student conductor from the music department's choral techniques class will conduct the university choir in Eric Whitacre's 'The Seal Lullaby.' Collaborative pianist for the evening is Jeremy Gallant.

The 69传媒Concert Choir's repertoire for 'This Shining Night' ranges from the boisterous French-Canadian folk song 'O-Yo-Yo' to 'In Remembrance' (Canadian composer Eleanor Daley's poignant setting of the Mary Elizabeth Frye poem 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep') to Aaron Copland's whimsical 'Ching-a-Ring Chaw.' The evening's finale finds the two guest choirs joining the 69传媒Concert Choir for an intricate and moving arrangement of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.'

Tickets for 'This Shining Night' are $10.00; $5.00 for seniors and students. For tickets & information contact music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

The 69传媒women's basketball team is pleased to announce the commitment of top recruit Kiera Rigby for the 2013-14 season. She joins Candace Smith of Horton and Jessica Patenaude of Charlottetown Rural in what is shaping up to be a strong recruiting class.

'Kiera is one of the premier players in Atlantic Canada,' said 69传媒head coach Greg Gould. 'She is very athletic, has excellent skills, a high basketball I.Q., and is a great team player. She will be able to step in right away and help take our program to the upper ranks of the Atlantic University Conference.'

Rigby has been a member of the PEI under 15 and under 17 provincial teams and has been named Basketball PEI player of the year four times. She was selected to attend the Canadian Women's Cadet team tryouts in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

'Kiera is a tremendous athlete who comes from a great basketball family,' said Gould. 'Her father Gordon was a standout at the University of New Brunswick, while her mother Eireann was a two-time 69传媒Panther MVP, a three-time first team Atlantic University All-star, and a member of the 1997-98 AUS championship Panther team.

Rigby is not only accomplished on the basketball court but she also excels in the classroom where she maintains an academic average above 90%. She will be enrolling in the Bachelor of Science program and plans to major in chemistry.

'I am excited about the academic program that 69传媒offers and look forward to getting a great education while pursuing my basketball goals,' she said.

Rigby has been fortunate to have had the benefit of a great high school coach in Chris Annett at Colonel Gray High School, in Charlottetown. In addition, she's been trained by 69传媒assistant coach Kathy Murray who has helped develop her basketball skills and knowledge.

'I grew up watching the Panthers women's basketball team with my mom and grandfather who was a long-time Panther assistant coach,' said Rigby. 'I'm excited to be a Panther next season. The team is on a real upswing after several difficult years, and I feel fortunate to be a part of this new era of such an amazing program. I am looking forward to playing with my new teammates and working with Coach Gould and the rest of the coaching staff to improve my skills and make a positive contribution to the team.'

The Atlantic Book Awards Society released this week the shortlists for the 2013 Atlantic Book Awards. Among them, Riptides: New Island Fiction, edited by Richard Lemm, has been listed in the category for Best Atlantic-Published Book.

Dr. Lemm is a professor of English at the 69传媒. Working with Acorn Press, Lemm issued an open call in 2011 for fiction from writers with a strong Island connection. The result was Riptides: New Island Fiction, a collection of 23 short stories, published by Acorn Press.

'This honour recognizes the emergence of talented fiction writers on PEI and that there is fictional life on the Island after L.M. Montgomery,' said Dr. Lemm. 'As well, the inclusion of 69传媒faculty and graduates in the anthology is further evidence of this university as a place where excellence is nurtured and achieved.'

Among the authors in the collection are several writers from the 69传媒community: Orysia Dawydiak (biomedical sciences), Malcolm Murray (philosophy), Alan Harrington (English), and a number of 69传媒graduates including Melissa Carroll, Lisa-Marie Brunnen, Hannah Visser, and Dylan Riley.

'69传媒is extremely proud of Dr. Lemm and all of the 69传媒writers who contributed to this excellent book,' said Dr. Robert Gilmour, Vice-President Research. 'It's exciting to see the culture of writing and creativity at 69传媒being recognized in this way, which highlights the important role the university plays in the Island literary world.'

The Atlantic Book Awards are run by the Atlantic Book Awards Society: a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and acknowledge excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing. The 2013 Atlantic Book Award winners will be announced at a ceremony May 15 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The 69传媒 will confer four honorary degrees at this year's convocation ceremonies on May 11. Honorary graduands include business leader and volunteer Fred Hyndman; humanitarian and community activist Marie Burge; science educator and entrepreneur Regis Duffy; and environmental expert and researcher Diane Griffin.

The University's Senate approved the honorary graduands at a meeting earlier this year in accordance with University policy that states honorary doctorates of laws will be presented to individuals who display the highest levels of achievement in public and community service.

'I am pleased on behalf of 69传媒to be presenting honourary degrees at this year's convocation to four distinguished individuals who have contributed to our university, our community, and to our country,' said 69传媒Chancellor Bill Andrew. 'I believe that Marie Burge, Regis Duffy, Diane Griffin, and Fred Hyndman are outstanding individuals whose success has been matched with tremendous generosity and community service.'

Fred Hyndman, CM, managing director and CEO of Hyndman and Company Ltd., has made a significant contribution to the growth and success of the University over the past 10 years. Hyndman served as chair of the highly successful 'Building a Legacy' campaign for three years, and since 2006 was a member of the 69传媒Board of Governors. Most recently, as board chair, he guided the University through its presidential transition when 69传媒President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz assumed his role on July 1, 2011. Hyndman recently retired as chair on May 31, 2012. He is a member of the Order of Canada.

Marie Burge is a founding member and CEO of Cooper Institute of PEI where she works to advance its vision of empowering groups and individuals who are involved in social change. For over 40 years she has served disadvantaged individuals and families and continues to motivate communities to action. Burge is an alumna of St. Dunstan's University and has taught at 69传媒as a sessional lecturer. She has also collaborated with the University on many research initiatives and projects. Burge was awarded the Order of Prince Edward Island award in 1998.

Dr. Regis Duffy, CM, is a 69传媒success story. The St. Dunstan's University alumnus was the founding dean of science when the University was incorporated in 1969, and oversaw the melding of science educators and researchers from two institutions into one faculty. He is also Board Chair emeritus of the 69传媒Board of Governors. Branching out from his work at UPEI, he became a leader in the PEI business community through his entrepreneurial endeavours-most notably with his first company, Diagnostic Chemicals, (DCL). As founding chair of the PEI BioAlliance, a sector-based bioscience consortium, Duffy was instrumental in assisting other companies to establish themselves in PEI. Through DCL and his more recent venture, BioVectra Inc., a remarkable number of 69传媒and Holland College students have received valuable private-sector work experience in their chosen fields. Duffy is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Prince Edward Island.

Diane Griffin is a graduate of 69传媒and St. Dunstan's University, a former PEI Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, and is currently the PEI program manager of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Griffin is passionate about preserving and protecting the environment, and is the recipient of many environmental awards. Griffin is also committed to volunteer work and has numerous publications and papers which she presents on a wide range of topics including agricultural and trade policies, eco-economics, national forest strategy, natural heritage, and protection and conservation. She is currently a councillor for the Town of Stratford. Griffin received the Order of Prince Edward Island in 2010.

The Convocation ceremonies will take place in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm, Saturday, May 11. Hyndman will address the morning convocation while Duffy will address the afternoon ceremony.

69传媒Athletics and Recreation celebrated their 44th year this evening by recognizing their student athletes at the annual 69传媒Athletics Awards ceremony held in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The Alumni Athletes of the Year Awards went to field hockey's Marina MacAulay and Jimmie Mayaleh from men's soccer.

'We are very proud of all of our 69传媒Panther student-athletes,' said 69传媒Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Schurman. 'It is a real challenge to balance performance in the classroom and high performance sport. This evening we recognized everyone's efforts as well as those who rose above and achieved even greater success.'

MacAulay began her career with the Panthers by being named AUS Rookie of the Year and ended the season strong as a CIS second team All-Canadian.

'MacAulay is a skilled and determined athlete with the ability to quietly lead her team by example,' said 69传媒Field Hockey Head Coach Sheila Bell.'During her final year, she adapted to playing a new position with ease, making a difficult position look effortless. Playing in the middle of the field, she controlled the play and forced the opposition to be aware of her at all times,' added Bell.

MacAulay demonstrates the ideal combination of mental and physical strength which allows her to perform her best under pressure. As captain, she demonstrated a great work ethic as well as empathy to her team and earned great respect on and off the field.

Jimmie Mayaleh, a fifth-year senior, was one of soccer's best. He finished the 2012 regular season tied for third in the league in scoring and tied for third in the league in overall points. He was a first team AUS All Star and a CIS second team All-Canadian. He is the one threat every other AUS coach talks about. One AUS coach was quoted: 'We knew if we stopped Jimmie, we would win the game.'

'Mayaleh is a tireless worker who sets a great example for the younger players. He loves the game of soccer and his passion and enthusiasm will be missed next year,' said 69传媒men's soccer Head Coach Lewis Page. 'It was a pleasure to have him for five years at UPEI, and I'm proud of what Jimmie has achieved in his time with the program.'

The J.T. 'Mickey' Place Awards were also presented to student-athletes who have made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus. John Thomas 'Mickey' Place was connected not only with Athletics at UPEI, but with all aspects of campus life. He believed in fair play and that through respect for one's opponent, an athlete could gain the ultimate respect for themselves. These awards are provided by the Student Union in his memory. The winners from each team include: