News

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Media Releases

| University

UPEI’s Robertson Library, in partnership with the Province of Prince Edward Island, and the UPEI Student Union (UPEISU), has created a program to support the creation, adaptation, or peer review of open education resources (OERs) at UPEI to lower the cost of learning materials for students.

| Special Event

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and MP for Cardigan; the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island; Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor; and Dr. Adam Fenech, Associate Dean of the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, invite the public to a presentation about the future building plans for UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation. 

| Events

UPEI’s Applied Communications, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) program is pleased to offer its second annual Public Speaking for High School students workshop with broadcaster and ACLC Journalist-in-Residence Bruce Rainnie.

| Research

The February presentation in the Island Lecture Series features Dr. Edward MacDonald speaking about tourism and the environment.

| Community
In a message sent earlier this week, President Abd-El-Aziz encouraged the campus community to participate in activities taking place across the province to celebrate Black History Month.
| Athletics

It’s the last week of the regular season for varsity basketball and hockey, and all four UPEI teams have games at home.

| Athletics

Congratulations to Kaylee Dufresne and Owen Headrick, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 27 to February 2.

| Music

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2019-2020 is hosting the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Sunday, February 9, at 2:00 pm.

| University

A message with updated information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection outbreak in China was distributed to faculty, staff and students on February 4, 2020 on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance.

| Speakers

The 2020 Canadian Association of Physicists’ (CAP) national lecture series arrives at UPEI this week.