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Media Releases

| Community

Students along with representatives from UPEI’s Alumni Association, Board of Governors, and administration will greet guests at the annual University of Prince Edward Island New Year’s Day Levee.

| Athletics

There’s no rest for the UPEI women’s hockey and men’s basketball teams this holiday season as both hit the road to test their mettle before the second half of the season.

| People

Dana Sanderson, Chief Information Officer at the University of Prince Edward Island, was a finalist this fall for the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) CIO of the Year. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Michelle Evason, an associate professor of small animal internal medicine at AVC, has co-authored a new textbook, Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat: A Color Handbook, with Dr. Scott Weese, an infectious disease researcher and a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI is seeking nominations for its 2019 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care. This annual award recognizes veterinarians who have made significant contributions to animal health and welfare in Atlantic Canada. 

| Research

Researchers from UPEI’s Active Living Lab are seeking people with cancer, or who have previously had cancer, to participate in exercise programs in Montague and Charlottetown.

| Research

A visiting Killam Fellow from Arizona is helping UPEI’s GeoREACH LAB with a mapping project for agricultural land use on Prince Edward Island.

| People

UPEI’s Dr. Amy Hsiao was recently named a Fellow of Engineers Canada.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI is saddened by the loss of a founding faculty member, Dr. Bob Curtis, who passed away on December 8. 

| Music

The UPEI Concert Choir, under the direction of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, will perform The Messiah-Part I (plus the Hallelujah Chorus), in collaboration with the Atlantic String Machine and the UPEI Voice Majors as soloists.