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Island Lecture Series | The Biogeography of North Atlantic Islands, with David Cairns

7 pm, March 26th, 2024, SDU Faculty Lounge, UPEI

Presented by the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI, the Lecture Series on March 26 will island-hop across the northern North Atlantic to see who lives there and how they got there. Biogeography is the three-way crossroads of history, biology, and geography. For most of these islands; the Shetlands, the Faeroes, Iceland, and many others; this history started when bare land emerged from under melting ice about 10,000 years ago, with creatures soon arriving by wing or wind. Humans came too, some by primitive boats that we know almost nothing about. But history can also have recent beginnings, such as the explosive birth of Surtsey Island, off Iceland, in 1963. This talk recounts the rich biological traditions of island biogeography, and shows that their insights apply equally well to people.

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Master of Arts in Island Studies Program Information Session

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You are invited to an information session focusing on UPEI’s Master of Arts in Island Studies program. In addition to the traditional thesis-based option, you are now able to take one of three course-based streams specializing in Island Tourism, Sustainable Island Communities, and International Relations & Island Public Policy. Join MAIS Program Coordinator Dr. Laurie Brinklow online for a brief presentation and to answer any questions you may have. Joining the call will be some current students to provide their perspectives on the program.

An information session will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. AST.

Register here: https://apply.upei.ca/cx/Events/EventDetails?eventId=39a54bb0-f3db-ee11-8109-0050568e6563

Everyone is welcome!

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