UPEI students are going door to door in Charlottetown to collect non-perishable food items on Friday, October 31 from 5:00-7:00 pm in support of UPEI's food bank. The students will be visiting Queen Elizabeth Drive, Charlotte Drive, Prince Charles Drive, and Goodwill Avenue. 'Trick or Eat' is a national youth-led Halloween food drive event organized by Meal Exchange, a...

UPEI Women's Hockey Head Coach Bruce Donaldson and fifth-year player Keirstin Visser were named to the Canadian women's hockey roster for the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain. The 27th biennial Games will be held February 4-14. Donaldson was named an assistant coach alongside Jim Hunter from the University of Windsor, with Jon Rempel from the University of Manitoba leading the team...

At the Atlantic University Field Hockey Championships last weekend, four UPEI players were named league all-stars, while UPEI Head Coach Charla Currie was named the league's Coach of the Year. Katherine Koughan, a third-year business student from Stratford, who was named the Atlantic University Field Hockey Rookie of the Year in 2012, and league MVP in 2013, was once again named a league...

Throughout October, the Gairdner Foundation hosts a dynamic and interactive speaker series that welcomes the Canada Gairdner Award laureates and past awardees to schools across Canada. The Gairdner Foundation celebrates biomedical science research from coast to coast and prides itself on giving Canadians access to scientists from around the world. Dr. King Holmes, the 2013 Canada Gairdner Global...

The Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law will take place on Friday, October 31 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 242 at 1:30 pm. This year's speaker is Mary Anne Waldron, QC, Professor of Law at the University of Victoria and Associate Vice-President Faculty Relations and Academic Administration, who will present her lecture entitled 'Equality and Conscience: Can...

Prince Edward Island history comes to life in this first ever PEI weather trivia calendar of 365 stories about PEI weather and its impact on Islanders' everyday lives. Meet the authors, Don Jardine and Adam Fenech, as they visit eleven libraries (and one pub!) across the Island during the month of November. • Monday, November 3: Murray Harbour • Tuesday, November 4: Launch Party...

Over 115 Prince Edward Island women served as nurses in the First World War. They were full-blooded, complex women living in a tumultuous time in our history, doing their duty on distant battlefields. Their courage, and the courage of all Canadian nurses, is saluted in a powerful new book about wartime nursing called Those Splendid Girls, published by Island Studies Press at UPEI. The book will...

Join UPEI Chemistry 483 students on Saturday, October 25 as they celebrate Chemistry Week by hosting a chemistry fair. There will be a variety of demonstrations and hands-on activities for all to enjoy, including rainbow flames, elephant's toothpaste, making slime, and testing the pH levels of household materials. The event will be held from 1:00-3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre...

The University of Prince Edward Island has announced Chris Huggan as its new Director of Athletics and Recreation after a community-based search process. Huggan will direct the Department of Athletics and Recreation, which includes nine varsity teams, numerous club teams, and intramural and fitness programming, along with the management of state-of-the-art facilities such as UPEI Alumni Canada...

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of October 13-19 are Katherine Koughan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...