The University of Prince Edward Island is proud to announce that Dr. Caroline Ritter, Assistant Professor of veterinary epidemiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, has been appointed Canada Research Chair (CRC) specializing in veterinary social epidemiology. Dr. Ritter is also the recipient of a John R. Evans Leader Award (JELF) from the Canadian Foundation of Innovation (CFI).

In the face of the adversity of 2020, one Charlottetown athlete took advantage of an opportunity that may not have presented itself otherwise.

The University of Prince Edward Island received the sad news on Saturday that UPEI’s first president and president emeritus, Dr. Ron J. Baker, passed away in Vancouver last week at the age of 96. 

UPEI issued a message to students, staff, and faculty via their @upei.ca emails about the pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic taking place on campus on Thursday, December 10, 2020. 

Three students from the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program at the University of Prince Edward Island have been awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) through its master’s program competition.

The L.M. Montgomery Institute has issued a call for papers for its 15^th biennial international conference, which will be held at the University of Prince Edward Island, June 22 to 26, 2022.

The University community was saddened to learn of the passing of retired accounting professor Albert “Ab” Ferris, who died on December 3 in Charlottetown, and extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends, and former colleagues and students. 

UPEI announced that effective December 7, 2020, it will move back to an essential services model and suspend in-person classes for two weeks due the restrictions announced by the PEI Chief Public Health Office on December 6, 2020.

The Associate Vice-President of Students and Registrar issued a message to students on December 6, 2020 via their @upei.ca emails to advise them that in-person classes have been suspended effective December 7, 2020 until December 21, 2020 because of the additional restrictions announced by the PEI Chief Public Health Office. 

President Abd-El-Aziz issued a message to faculty and staff on December 6, 2020, about moving back to an essential services model due to recent restrictions announced by the PEI Chief Public Health Office.