Dr. Yulin Hu, an assistant professor in the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, has received funding to establish a new Atlantic Zero-Emission Energy System Laboratory (AZEESL) that will produce clean and sustainable fuels and materials from biowaste.

At a special meeting on March 13, the UPEI Board of Governors approved an increase to the tuition deposit for new international undergraduate students (including DVM and BEd), which has now also been made refundable, to help ensure that applicants are committed to coming to UPEI. 

The University of Prince Edward Island has been awarded two new Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs, and a current Tier 2 Canada Research Chair has been renewed, all for five-year terms. 

As part of continuing to engage with the various audiences that make up the campus community, Dr. Greg Keefe, interim President and Vice-Chancellor, is holding a series of Campus Town Halls for faculty, staff, and students. 

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island, is pleased to announce its 2024 Webinar Series.

On March 14 at 3 pm, the campus community is invited to MacLauchlan Arena (Rink A) at the Bell Aliant Centre to watch faculty and staff take on the UPEI Women's Hockey Panthers in a fun fundraising game.

Duy Anh Nguyen, a Master of Science student in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Trung Dung Ngo, professor of robotics and intelligent systems, received the Best Student Paper Award during the 16th IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration.

Dr. Marya Ahmed, associate professor of chemistry at UPEI, has received a total of $180,000 for a project to improve the prolonged storage of human tissues and genetic material.

Vagabond Productions will present Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory from March 13–16, 2024, in the theatre in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre. The doors open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 pm curtain. Admission is “pay-what-you-can.”

Tara MacLean, renowned PEI singer-songwriter and author of the best-selling memoir, Song of the Sparrow, will give a talk and read from her memoir in conversation with Dr. Richard Lemm, professor of English, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre. She will also lead a memoir writing workshop, “Writing with Ghosts—A Guide to Excavating Memories,” on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 9:30 am–1:30 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 213, on the UPEI campus.