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| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of November 2-8 are Anne Kiberd, Women’s Basketball and Tyler Scott, Men’s Basketball.

 
| Athletics

The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers will look a little different from the team that lost in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) championship game last spring.

A total of eight new faces will sport the green and white in an effort to bring championship glory to UPEI.

 
| Upcoming Events

To learn more about this exciting opportunity in business graduate studies, UPEI’s School of Business invites you to attend one of the following information sessions. Learn more about the program and application process, have your questions answered, and meet with staff from the School of Business.

 
| Research

Prince Edward Island lost an average of 46 centimetres of coastline to the sea last year, according to the results of a new annual study conducted by the University of Prince Edward Island’s Climate Research Lab. 

 
| Athletics

With a high-octane offence fueled and ready to go, the UPEI Men’s Basketball Panthers are hoping to capture that elusive Atlantic University Sport (AUS) championship.

For fifth-year coach Tim Kendrick, adding tough, gritty players that fit his style of play may be the answer he’s been looking for.

 
| Athletics

Four University of Prince Edward Island Rugby players were recognized on the national sport stage tonight at the CIS All-Canadian Banquet held in Kingston, Ontario in conjunction with the 2015 CIS Rugby Championship.

 
| People

Dr. Tina Saksida, an assistant professor of management in the UPEI School of Business, was a speaker in the Professional Development Workshop (PDW) entitled “Change the World, Teach Evidence-Based Management” that won the 2015 Best PDW Award in the Management Education & Development division of the Academy of Management annual conference. The award was sponsored by ASFOR (the Italian Association for Management Development).

 
| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for October 26-November 1 are Jerika Gimpel, Women’s Soccer, and Darcy Ashley, Men’s Hockey.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation selects these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 

 
| Athletics

The UPEI Cross Country team looks forward to competing in its first-ever AUS Cross Country Championship this weekend at Odell Park in Fredericton, N.B. The men’s and women’s teams have been working hard all season long and are excited about the opportunity to compete against the top runners in Atlantic Canada.

 
| Speakers

The public is invited to a free lecture by noted anthropologist Dr. Gilbert Herdt. His talk, entitled, “From Ritual Sex to Sexual Individuality: Sambia (Papua New Guinea) Sexual Culture Change Over 40 Years” is November 5 at 2:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall.