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Every week, 秀色短视频 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Bailey Smith (Track and Field) and Dut Dut (Men鈥檚 Basketball), the 秀色短视频 Panther Subway Athletes of the week for February 21-26!

Bailey Smith is a Nursing student from Mount Stewart, PEI and a member of the 秀色短视频 Track and Field team. She won gold in the 60-meter race at the AUS Track and Field Championship. 鈥淏ailey won a very close 60m championship by three hundredths of a second over some very strong AUS competition,鈥� said coach Colin MacAdam. 鈥淗er hard work has paid off with this win鈥攁 very deserving 秀色短视频 athlete of the week!鈥�

Dut Dut is a fifth-year Bachelor of Arts student from Ottawa, Ontario and a forward on the 秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Basketball team. The Panthers lost their final two games of the season, but Dut Dut shone in both weekend games, scoring 57 points and grabbing 22 rebounds. He is ranked number one in the country for rebounds in the regular season, averaging 11.9 per game. 鈥淒ut Dut is very deserving of the Athlete of the Week award,鈥� said coach Tim Kendrick. 鈥淗e had a great weekend for us and broke the single season AUS rebound record here at 秀色短视频 in the process! A very fitting way for him to end his university basketball career!鈥�

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The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, visited the 秀色短视频 campus on Monday, as part of a whirlwind tour through the Maritime Provinces.

Minister Duncan first met with President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Interim Dean of Science Kathy Gottschall-Pass and discussed several topics including climate change, women in science, and growth in science programming at 秀色短视频.

鈥淲e were so pleased to welcome Minister Duncan to our campus to advise her of the tremendous work we are doing to create unique programming, such as with the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences and the School of Sustainable Design Engineering,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淚t was a great opportunity to highlight our recent successes as well as introduce some plans for the future.鈥�

President Abd-El-Aziz and Dr. Gottschall-Pass were then joined by Vice-President Academic and Research Robert Gilmour who accompanied the Minister to the 秀色短视频 Climate Research Lab.

Dr. Adam Fenech, associate professor and director of the 秀色短视频 Climate Research Lab, introduced the Minister to several of his graduate students and outlined some of the Lab鈥檚 initiatives including CLIVE (Coastal Impacts Visualization Environment) and climate change monitoring programs. Dr. Fenech worked previously with Minister Duncan as part of the Nobel Peace Prize award-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a scientific body established under the auspices of the United Nations.

The brief visit also included a presentation by Dr. Amy Hsiao, associate professor in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Dr. Hsiao explained how the four-year degree program is set up like an engineering consulting firm where students serve as junior engineers working on real-world challenges for their real-world clients. She described the distinctive features found in the 76,000 square-foot facility that houses both the sustainable design engineering program and 秀色短视频 Department of Physics, and invited the Minister to come again for a tour. The building opened a month earlier than scheduled in August 2016. Dr. Hsaio also serves on the board of the Wind Energy Institute of Canada and is currently working on a research project with Dr. Fenech examining the effects of climate conditions on windmill efficiency and designing solutions to minimize those effects.

Minister Duncan left the Island mid-afternoon for Moncton, and then will travel to Halifax for an announcement on Wednesday that involves the 秀色短视频 Climate Research Lab.

On Tuesday, March 7, the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre will hold the final webinar in its 2017 winter webinar series, New Approaches to Old Diseases, from 1:00鈥�2:00 pm AST.

Speakers Dr. Caroline Hewson and Dr. Christine Savidge will tie together the concepts illustrated in the first two webinars, using diverse clinical cases from their practice and submitted by webinar participants. As with the previous two webinars, this webinar gives participants one hour of CE.

In the first webinar, Dr. Hewson reviewed three core communication tools for delivering terminal diagnoses and creating workable clinical care plans with clients. She also introduced three other tools that provide a framework to help attendees and their clients to anticipate and respond with greater peace of mind, as the animal鈥檚 condition deteriorates, and to identify the right time to start talking about euthanasia and the animal鈥檚 end-of-life.

In the second webinar, Dr. Savidge used feline and canine cases of renal disease to illustrate different disease trajectories and how they can help veterinarians and clients anticipate and respond to an animal鈥檚 changing condition, as renal insufficiency progresses, and decide when or if intensive rescue treatment is desirable in uremic crises.

For more information, please visit . Registrants who are unable to attend a webinar at the scheduled time will be sent the link to view it after it has taken place.

When Dr. Mike West, DVM, was growing up, he had pets but no inkling that he would become a veterinarian鈥攗ntil his third year at Dalhousie University.

Born in England, Dr. West moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1982, with his family. After he graduated from high school, he attended Dalhousie University where he earned a BSc in biology, with a minor in English literature. While at Dalhousie, he saw a poster promoting an information session about AVC鈥檚 doctor of veterinary medicine program, which caught his eye. He went to the session and was hooked! After four years at Dalhousie and one at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, he applied to AVC and was 鈥渓ucky enough to get in on my first try.鈥�

鈥淚 really enjoyed my time at AVC as a student鈥攖he atmosphere, the intensity, the learning, the camaraderie,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t was a very exciting time in my life, and it confirmed that veterinary medicine was the career I wanted.鈥�

After graduating with his DVM degree in 1994, Dr. West worked in private practice in Atlantic Canada for a year, gaining experience in various areas of veterinary medicine. In the fall of 1995, he and his wife, Jennifer King, moved to England with the intention of staying six months. He practiced veterinary medicine in and around Oxford, earning a certificate in veterinary dermatology in the process. Eight years later, he and Jennifer came back to Halifax, with two children, Maddie, now 16, and Evan, now 14, and two cats. He worked at the Fairview Animal Hospital until recently when he decided he wanted a new challenge. He applied for and won a position at AVC as a community practice veterinarian, teaching DVM students and providing veterinary care to companion animals.

Welcome back, Dr. West!

Dr. Peter Foley, Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College, will give a public workshop on Thursday, March 9, at 7 pm, about end-of-life issues with companion animals. The workshop will take place at AVC in Lecture Theatre A. Dr. Foley will offer information to help people act on behalf of their beloved pets as the end of life draws near. He will discuss palliative care options, assessing quality of life, deciding when euthanasia is right, the euthanasia procedure itself, and coping strategies for dealing with the loss of a pet.

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589.

The AVC Wildlife Service will hold its first Midwinter Pub Night for Wildlife at Upstreet Craft Brewing, 41 Allen Street, Charlottetown, on Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 7鈥�11 p.m. There will be an art raffle and a silent auction to raise awareness of and funds in support of the Wildlife Service. For information, please contact Fiep de Bie, AVC Wildlife Service, (902) 620-5166.

秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Basketball head coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce Reese Baxendale has committed to the Panthers for the 2017-18 season.

Baxendale is a 5鈥�8鈥� guard from Sussex New Brunswick. She leads her Sussex Regional High School Sonics鈥攐ne of the top teams in the Maritimes鈥攊n scoring and assists. She has also been a starter on the New Brunswick U17 team for two straight years.

鈥淚 am very excited to be joining the 秀色短视频 Panthers,鈥� said Baxendale. 鈥淚 love Charlottetown, the people of PEI, and the overall campus feel. I鈥檓 looking forward to the challenge of playing in the AUS, growing my game to the next level, and contributing to a team that is definitely on the rise. I will be proud to be a Panther and proud to attend 秀色短视频 as I work towards my future with a quality education from such a well-respected university.

Coach Gould has watched Baxendale鈥檚 rise for the past several years. 鈥淪he comes from a winning program and competes hard every game,鈥� said Gould. 鈥淩eese is fearless on the court and attacks the basket hard鈥攐ften scoring the basket and going to the free throw line. Reese has a great motor, is very fast in the open court, and constantly puts pressure on opponent鈥檚 defence. She is also a very good on-the-ball defender. I believe Reese will have an immediate impact on our team and I look forward to working with her.鈥�

Baxendale has been accepted into 秀色短视频鈥檚 Faculty of Science.

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The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is currently underway for first- and fourth-year students at the 秀色短视频. NSSE collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development.

Three 秀色短视频 students have already won $100 by completing the NSSE survey. However, if eligible students have not completed the survey yet, it is not too late to do so and be included in the next early bird prize draws which are scheduled to take place on March 3, March 10, and the final grand prize in mid-April. First- and fourth-year students should check their 秀色短视频 email account for an email from NSSE to complete their online survey today!

Students in 秀色短视频鈥檚 Department of Applied Human Sciences are hosting a panel discussion about food insecurity on Prince Edward Island. 鈥淎 healthy 鈥榝ood Island鈥� for all? Food insecurity and healthy public policy: a call to action鈥� will be held 7:00 pm, March 13 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre in 秀色短视频鈥檚 K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre. All are welcome.

The panel will discuss the current state of food insecurity in PEI, its impact on one鈥檚 health and well-being, what current actions the government is taking to address food insecurity, and future actions needed to address this growing problem.

The panel includes:

Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto is the keynote speaker. Dr. Tarasuk is an acclaimed international researcher in food insecurity and is the lead researcher for , which has been providing reports on provincial and national data on food insecurity for the past several years. She will will review the current state of food insecurity in PEI and, drawing on evidence of what has worked in other jurisdictions, identify some potential policy options to address food insecurity here. 

Dr. David Sabapathy, Deputy Chief Health Officer, Department of Health and Wellness, Government of PEI. Dr. Sabapathy will review current compared to the rest of Canada, and the role that the social determinants of health play in Islanders鈥� health.

Jennifer Burgess, Department of Family and Human Services. Burgess will discuss initiatives that government has taken to reduce poverty and food insecurity in PEI, and proposed future actions.

Dr. Colleen Walton, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, 秀色短视频. Dr. Walton will discuss her current food costing research in PEI and the need for ongoing monitoring as  part of the strategy to improve food security.

The panel is organized by a group of 秀色短视频 senior Foods and Nutrition students, under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Taylor. The event is supported by the Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University Institute for Christianity and Culture.

For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Taylor, jtaylor@upei.ca, or 902-566-0475.

The 秀色短视频 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斝闵�短视频 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

The next lecture presented by The PEI History of Medicine Society features Dr. Jean Mitchell, associate professor of anthropology at 秀色短视频. Dr. Mitchell鈥檚 talk is entitled, 鈥淭he 鈥極ther War鈥� in the South Pacific (1942-45): malaria, the American military, and Pacific islanders during the Second World War.鈥� Her lecture is Wednesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 秀色短视频鈥檚 SDU Main Building.

When American troops landed in New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in the Southwest Pacific in 1942 to halt Japanese expansion during the Second World, they were ready to mount a full-scale war. They were ill-prepared for their early battle with malaria, which quickly incapacitated soldiers. They also had limited access to quinine supplies鈥攖he only effective treatment鈥攖hat had been cut off by Japanese forces.

Controlling malaria became instrumental in deciding the outcome of the Pacific war. The subsequent search for malaria chemotherapy initiated one of the largest biomedical research efforts in the first part of the twentieth century, providing a model for later biomedical and health research programs. When the endemic malaria became an epidemic among American soldiers, it transformed the little known archipelago of New Hebrides into an 鈥渦nintended laboratory鈥� for malaria research and control.

Dr. Jean Mitchell has been doing research in the Pacific for more than 20 years. Her interest in medical anthropology developed while working in health programs in the South Pacific and India.

All are welcome!

The 秀色短视频 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斝闵�短视频 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.