Brown Bag Lunch It's that time of year....but what does research say - and what do we say - about how helpful this instrument is for improving our teaching or for tenure and promotion? How do you read them?

Brown Bag Lunch These old favorites are still the simplest ways to make even a large, lecture-style course active - in two minutes. Come to learn about these three adaptable strategies or to talk about how you use them.

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition night on Wednesday, October 6 in AVC's Learning Commons beginning with a reception at 4:15 pm followed by the Awards presentation at 5:00 p.m. Please join us as scholarships and awards are presented to Atlantic Veterinary College students in recognition of academic excellence, skills competencies and demonstrated leadership. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition Night on Wednesday, October 6 starting with a reception at 4:15 pm followed by the awards presentation at 5:00 p.m. in AVC's Learning Commons. Please join us as scholarships and awards are presented to Atlantic Veterinary College students in recognition of academic excellence, skills competencies and demonstrated leadership. Everyone is welcome.

Drs. Frederic Sauve and Manon Paradis of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology will be hosting "Dermatology Day" on Saturday, October 30 from 10 am to 3 pm in the Learning Commons. Registration for veterinarians is $90, students and interns $30 and will include lecture binders, lunch and snacks, and a 1 year membership with the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology.

Industry Day will take place on Thursday, October 7 from 9 am to 3 pm in the main lobby by the cafeteria in the Atlantic Veterinary College. Please take this opportunity to meet representatives from veterinary medicine companies as they showcase their products.

Connect 4th Year Students to Career Opportunities in the Federal Government Patrick Hunt, from the Public Service Commission, will be on campus Tuesday, Oct 5 from 10:30-2:00 in the concourse of the W. A. Student Murphy Centre. This is an excellent opportunity to find out how the Post Secondary Recruitment (PSR) process works. PRS is targeted at fourth year, graduating students or those who already have a degree and are interested in a career with the federal government. To apply visit http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/grad-diplom/jobs-postes-eng.htm Please share this information with fourth year/graduating students and encourage students to take the time to meet with Patrick to ask any questions they may have.

SPEAKER: Xiao Feng Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on lipid raft composition and signaling of the high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI)

UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan and Faculty Association President David Seeler invite you to a Reception to celebrate the unveiling of the newest artwork to be added to the collection in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. The painting of the Upper Hillsborough River, above Mount Stewart, is by Clyde River, PEI artist Julia Purcell, and depicts the setting of St. Andrew's College (1831-44). The Reception begins at 4:00 pm, October 7, in the Faculty Lounge. Everyone is welcome.

SPEAKER: Anil Kalupahana, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Characterization of a putative reovirus isolated from incidents of wild bird mortality in Canada.