Three people connected to UPEI have been named to the Order of PEI, the province’s highest civilian honour. Kathryn Dau-Schmidt, Dr. Edward MacDonald and Reginald “Dutch” Thompson were selected for the Order of PEI from a field of 49 nominees. They will receive the insignia from Her Honour, Lieutenant-Government Antoinette Perry during a ceremony at Government House this fall. 

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) celebrated staff members during its annual Ice Cream Social and honoured a retiree for their years of service. 

To ensure a safe and enjoyable vacation for both dogs and their owners, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) offers some tips for pet safety during summer travels.

The UPEI Global Brigades Medical Chapter recently returned from a successful trip to Ghana where they volunteered their service to public health projects and mobile medical clinics in underserved communities from May 25 to June 4, 2024. 

In this message from President Rodgers, she thanks the community for their continuing warm welcome, and invites them to Campus Town Halls next week.

The University is excited to announce that the Rathlyn Foundation has donated $1 million to create entrance scholarships for every UPEI-based medical student in their first year of study. The announcement comes just as the admissions portal opens for the first cohort of students at Memorial University's regional campus at UPEI.

Members of the UPEI community came out in large numbers to attend a barbecue on Monday, June 24 at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre to celebrate inclusion and hospitality.

The UPEI community was saddened to learn of the passing of Panther great and UPEI Sports Hall of Fame member Tracy Ellsworth on June 21, 2024.

The University of Prince Edward Island held its Convocation ceremony on June 9 at its campus in New Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Mark Fast, professor of fish health and immunology at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is the recipient of the Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence.