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Media Releases

 
| Events

In the latest title from Island Studies Press, poet Jane Ledwell explores the life of writer and activist Katherine Hughes. 

 
| University

The University of Prince Edward Island expresses its condolences to the entire Muslim community on the senseless crimes of hate and violence that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday.

 

 
| Events

Dr. Edward MacDonald’s will deliver the first lecture of the series on Tuesday, March 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. 

 
| Events

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. 

 
| Research

Today, while touring the research facilities at the University of Prince Edward Island, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, highlighted a recent federal investment of $745,000 in health research awarded by CIHR to UPEI's Dr. Adam Johnston.

 
 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary and MP for Charlottetown, visited UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College on Wednesday, March 13, as part of the Minister's 2019 Oceans Campus Tour.

 
| People

Dr. Jim Randall, coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program and UNESCO co-chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, recently gave a keynote address at the 3rd Annual Growth and Resilience Dialogue on the island of St. Kitts.

 
| Music

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 pm at the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. 

 
| Events

Over 50 people, including many local and international students taking courses in Asian/Korean Studies attended UPEI Asian Studies’ Fifth Annual Lunch and Program Info Session in celebration of the 2019 Lunar New Year’s Day on Wednesday, February 6.

| Athletics

Chris Huggan is getting worked up. The Director of Athletics and Recreation at UPEI is clicking through tabs on a spreadsheet on his computer, trying to make a point.