Events Archive

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a presentation by Paul Bernard (Atlantic Veterinary College) entitled: "Auditory communicative deficits associated with early life seizures". Everyone is welcome.
The 42nd Annual Business Society Luncheon will take place Friday, March 29 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The keynote address will be given by UPEI Chancellor, the Honourable Catherine Callbeck. For tickets, please use this order form online or reach out to the…
In ever increasing numbers, grandparents are taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who are the primary care providers to their grandchildren are faced with multiple complexities. Currently, there is a lack of awareness and understanding about the complexities of…
The Climate Research Lab at UPEI is proud to host a lecture by climatologist David Phillips. Phillips will present “Not What Our Grandparents Knew” on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 pm in room 128A of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. All are welcome.
Join Senator Peter Harder on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building for a public lecture on the importance of Canada's Chamber of "second sober thought" especially to smaller provinces. He will elaborate on how the new independent system actually enhances the voices…
We are in the final week of four weeks of our FSDE graduate students presenting their thesis research in three minutes, for the purpose of preparing and practicing clear, concise, and inspired talks. This week we have four 3-minute presentations: "Reducing the cost of floating wind turbine farms…
Think BIG! Exploring Issues and Opportunities to Promote Family Well-being on Prince Edward Island As the province’s only university, the University of Prince Edward Island is committed to advancing family well-being, and is proud to be partnering with the Vanier Institute of the Family for the…
As part of UPEI’s 50th anniversary, the Robertson Library is presenting a lecture series to celebrate the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named after educator Frank Pigot, honoured as a UPEI Founder for his work building the Library’s PEI…
Join us to learn all about how you can travel during your university degree. We have many different options for studying abroad ranging from a week to a year. Best yet, hear from UPEI students about their experience studying abroad!
Speaker: Logan MacIntyre, Biomedical Sciences Title: Investigations into two separate approaches for microbial natural product discovery: in situ bacterial isolation and fungal co-culture
UPEI Alumni and Friends Hong Kong Chapter  President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event. Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of People, Impact, and Excellence.  Royal Plaza Hotel Junior…
The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Programme, and Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special lecture by a prominent international scholar, our 2019 annual speaker:  Professor Charles K. Armstrong, Department of History, Columbia University, NYC, will give a…
On March 25th & 26th, 2019, Dr. Benoît Cuq will be interviewing for the open, tenure-track faculty position in small animal internal medicine in the Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC). Dr. Cuq received his DVM from the École Nationale Vétérinaire de…
The UPEI Music Department Student Recital Series 2019 is pleased to present two Junior Recitals on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.     Soprano, Tara Llewellyn, will be performing repertoire by Caldara, Scarlatti, Schumann, Ravel, Herbert and…
The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing candidates to fill a newly-created, tenure-track faculty position in Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine. Each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one a topic of…
AS part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Dr. Michael Freund from Dalhousie University will be presenting on Conjugated Polymer Composites for Biologically Inspired Sensing and Energy Storage/Conversion Systems.  Conjugated polymers are an exciting class of…
We are in the third of four weeks of our FSDE graduate students presenting their thesis research in three-minutes, for the purpose of preparing and practicing clear, concise, and inspired talks. This week we have four 3-minute presentations: "BioPierce: preventing piercing infection using 3D…
It's that time again! Soup for the Soul Year 4, Event 6 UPEI Graduate, Soup for the Soul Founder and Cow's Ice Cream employee Kyle Holland returns with his new team from Cow's to host our final Soup event of this academic year. Tomato and Chicken Noodle soups with ummm, hmmmm dessert from Cow's.…
The Island Lecture Series March lecture is Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Jocelyn Plourde speaking about his Island Studies master’s research in Samsø, Denmark. “From Policy to Action” is a research project that delves into…
Dr. Charlie Pye, veterinary dermatologist at AVC, will give a public workshop on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 pm, on common medical conditions that can cause excessive scratching in our canine companions and explain what treatments can be used to treat them. The workshop will take place in Lecture…