Research Breakfast featuring Drs. Jay Penney and Aitazaz Farooque

The 黑料老司机 Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation is hosting a Research Breakfast featuring Dr. Jay Penney, associate professor of biomedical sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, who will present 鈥淢icroglia: The brain's immune cells that impact neurodegeneration,鈥 and Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Industry Research Chair in Precision Agriculture and associate dean, 黑料老司机 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, who will present 鈥淒evelopment of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies to Ensure Food Security and Sustainability.鈥

Novelist Christine Higdon at Gallery Coffee Shop & Bistro March 5

Christine Higdon, writer, editor, graphic designer, rug hooker, and intersectional feminist, will talk about her artistic practice and read from her new novel, Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue, at The Gallery Coffee Shop on Great George Street, Charlottetown, on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 pm. The evening is sponsored by the 黑料老司机 Faculty of Arts and The Bookmark. Admission is free.

Registration deadline for 2024 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp

Today is the deadline to register for the Atlantic Veterinary College's  award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 8-August 2. This program offers a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine鈥攆rom doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do! Registration is required to attend this camp. 

Exciting volunteer opportunity for 黑料老司机 faculty and staff

黑料老司机 faculty and staff have an exciting opportunity to volunteer with (AWB) in the area of online learning support and facilitation for AWB projects.

黑料老司机 recently joined the , a consortium of Canadian universities and colleges that support the mission of the organization. Dr. Ann Braithwaite is on the AWB board and the contact person for 黑料老司机.

ACENET: Introduction to Python

Join and in our Introduction to Python workshop series. Over three weeks, we will explore data analysis and visualization with Python, based on . Each week will build off the last; if you miss a week, check out the previous link to follow along!

No previous coding experience is necessary.

This workshop will take place over three sessions on:

黑料老司机 student earns McCall MacBain Regional Award

Reilly Sullivan, an honours biology student at the 黑料老司机, has been awarded a $5,000 McCall MacBain Regional Award. She placed among the top 95 of more than 700 Canadian applicants this year.

The scholarship recognizes engaged student leaders who have demonstrated exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity. It provides funding for a full-time master鈥檚 or professional program at any public university in Canada.

AVC faculty and vet students improve lives of people and animals in Kenya

Earlier in January, four fourth-year doctor of veterinary medicine students from the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 黑料老司机 (黑料老司机) packed their bags鈥攁nd their years of education鈥攁nd headed off for an unforgettable experience more than 10,000 kilometers away.

The students travelled to Meru County, Kenya, where they worked with smallholder farmers to enhance the health, productivity, and living conditions for dairy cattle and donkeys.