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Media Releases

 
| Students

The UPEI Graduate Student Association (GSA), along with UPEI’s Vice-President Administration and Finance Jackie Podger and Vice-President Academic and Research Dr. Robert Gilmour, are pleased to announce that the GSA now has a student lounge. 

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Scientists at the University of Prince Edward Island and Memorial University of Newfoundland are partnering with industry partner EWOS/Cargill to develop new therapeutic diets for farmed Atlantic salmon. 

 
| Research

UPEI’s vice-president academic and research spoke recently at the inaugural Cardiovascular Research Day at the Ontario Veterinary College. 

 
| Events

The Island Studies Lectures Series gets under way for a new season on Tuesday, October 18, at 7 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus. 

 
| Events

UPEI’s Robertson Library is hosting a new book event series this fall called “Open Pages,” which will feature local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, what they shared. The public is warmly invited to this series. Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for sale and signing.

 
| Special Event

Fiction writer Elizabeth Hay is deservedly blessed with devoted fans across Canada, and PEI is no exception.

 
| Athletics

Congratulations to Carolina Del Santo (women’s basketball) and Matt Mahalak (men’s hockey), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for October 3-9!

 
| People

UPEI’s Dr. James Moran delivered the first of the 2016 Shannon Lectures at Carleton University.

 
| Athletics

The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers are a team on the hunt.

After upsetting the Acadia Axemen in the AUS quarterfinals last season but losing to the eventual national champions, the UNB Varsity Reds, the Panthers are hoping to use that experience as their championship pursuit begins.

 

 
| University

University of Prince Edward Island President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz issued a statement today on the passing of UPEI honorary degree recipient, the Honourable Barbara Hagerman.

“On behalf of UPEI students, faculty, staff, and alumni, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Dr. Hagerman’s husband Nelson, their children, and extended family and friends,” said UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. “Barb was not only a tireless community volunteer, beloved music educator, and former Lieutenant Governor of our province, but she was a great friend of this University.”