News

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

Media Releases

| Seminar/Conference

The University of Prince Edward Island hosted the 2020 Science Atlantic Nutrition and Food conference on March 13 and 14.

| University

A Message from the President with updated information about COVID-19 measures, including the University moving to an essential services delivery model, was distributed to the University community on March 17, 2020.

| University

A Message from the President with updated information about Convocation 2020 and the spring session (First Summer Session, May 11–June 18, 2020), in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), was distributed to the University community on March 16, 2020.

| Theatre Performance

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, UPEI’s Theatre Studies program regrets to announce the cancellation of its upcoming production of Everyone, which was slated to run March 17– 21.

| University

An urgent message with updated information about in-person classes and labs in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was distributed to the University community on March 15, 2020 on behalf of the Office of the President.

| Students

A message with updated information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was distributed to students on March 13, 2020 on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research.

| Athletics

In a joint release issued late tonight, the University of Prince Edward Island and U SPORTS, the governing body for university sport in Canada, announced the cancellation of the 2020 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship. 

| Music

The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) is hosting a fundraising concert featuring two new Charlottetown residents, including UPEI’s recently appointed assistant professor of piano Magdalena von Eccher.

| University

Researchers from UPEI’s Health and Wellness Centre and the Department of Applied Human Sciences are seeking participants for a free lifestyle intervention program called CHANGE, which stands for Canadian Health Advanced by Nutrition and Graded Exercise.

| University

A message with updated travel information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was distributed to faculty, staff and students on March 11, 2020 on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance. An COVID-19 FAQ is now available online at upei.ca.