News

A chronological list of UPEI media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| University

We are sharing stories of important progress on the UPEI Action Plan under the “Action Plan IMPACT” banner. Learn about the excellent work of the UPEI SVPRO office to increase education and awareness around issues of sexual and gender-based violence.
 

| University

A new John Bragg Chair in Entrepreneurship is being established to support the mandate and vision of the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship at UPEI.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for November 17–23 are Erin Cabaday (women’s hockey) and Kyree Thompson (men’s basketball).

| Events

From November 6 to 15, 48 students took part in “Pitch Battles,” a competition offered by the UPEI Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) that is open to all UPEI and Holland College students.

| Events

The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will host a candlelight vigil on Friday, December 5, at 10:00 am, at the Academic Staircase in the FDSE building in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

| Department Updates

Dr. Jeff Collins, assistant professor of political science, represented UPEI at the 2025 Warsaw Security Forum where he participated in the New Security Leader program.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a weekend of competition at home and on the road. 

| University

In this first article, UPEI announces that the stories of important progress on the UPEI Action Plan will be shared on a regular basis, under the “Action Plan IMPACT” banner. Articles will share how the Action Plan implementation activities are being operationalized, becoming entrenched in our culture and living on long past the plan.

| Athletics

The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates the 113 student-athletes who earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian (AAC) status for the 2024–2025 season. This number represents 51.4 per cent of UPEI’s 220 varsity student-athletes. 

| Research

Dr. Malcom Murray, professor of philosophy, will be the guest speaker at UPEI's Research on Tap event on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 6 pm, at the Salvador Dali Café, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown, PEI.