Seventeen UPEI students learned firsthand about the aquaculture industry on PEI during a course titled “Aquaculture and the Environment,” offered by the departments of Biology and Environmental Studies from May 26 to June 6, 2025.

UPEI has taken a major step in enhancing campus safety with the installation of 18 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ensuring that all buildings now have at least one of the life-saving devices in case of a medical emergency. This brings the number of AEDs on the campus to 35.

The Institute of Island Studies will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, June 14, starting at 4:00 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building. You're invited!

UPEI and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) are partnering to offer a one-week summer program in August to introduce PEI high school students to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.

UPEI students Kiana MacLeod, Leetia Eegeesiak, and Leah MacPhail have been awarded funding to spend a semester as exchange students in Norway and the United States in the 2025–2026 academic year. These opportunities are made possible in part by the UPEI Office of Study Abroad and International Partnerships.

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is pleased to welcome Justin Dunn as the new director of Facilities Management as of April 16, 2025. 

On April 14, 2025, Tim Walker stepped into his new role as Vice-President, Administration and Finance (VPAF) at UPEI with a broad mandate and a clear sense of purpose.

The University of Prince Edward Island expresses its deep condolences to the family, friends, and former colleagues of Michael F. Hennessey (SDU’50), Founder and UPEI’s first Registrar, who passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at the age of 98.

The Atlantic Veterinary Collegeis opening the door to more Canadian veterinary students by reclassifying its 19 international seats as unsubsidized, beginning with the 2025–2026 admissions cycle. 

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation is Panther proud of Barb Carmichael (field hockey), and the late Barb Mullaly (university sport, recreation, and education), who were inducted as builders into the PEI Sports Hall of Fame at Credit Union Place in Summerside on May 24.