The Honourable Gail Shea, Canada's Minister for Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced today the renewal of two Canada Research Chairs at the University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Russell Kerr begins a second term as the Canada Research Chair in Marine Natural Products. The announcement also saw Dr. Crawford...

UPEI student group, the Mindfulness Club, will host an introductory session on transcendental meditation on Friday, January 24 at 7:30 pm in Main Building's Faculty Lounge. The session will be led by Peter Cameron, certified transcendental meditation instructor with over 40 years of teaching experience in Atlantic Canada. Cameron will present some of the research that verifies the many...

The annual UPEI music department performance competition finals concert will be held on Thursday, January 23 at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 7:30 pm. The students chosen from the preliminary round include: Rebecca Apps, third-year voice major, performing music by Weinzweig, Floyd, and Somers; Jillian Clow, third-year voice major, performing music by Samuel...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 13-19. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcase these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the season. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition...

The Public Health Agency of Canada advises how to protect yourself and others from the flu: · Get your annual flu shot · Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water · Keep your hands away from your face · Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand · If you get sick, stay home until your symptoms are gone · Keep...

Laura Simms, award-winning performer, writer, and educator, advocating storytelling as compassionate action for personal and community transformation, will highlight the 2014 International Development Week at UPEI. This year's theme is 'International Storytelling.' Simms received the Brimstone Award for Engaged Storytelling, the CHOICE award for best story collection, and...

At the next Graduate Research on Tap, join two UPEI graduate students for discussions about education and the environment. The event begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21 in the Wave in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre at UPEI. The first discussion will be led by Laura Phalen, an MSc student in Biology. The title of her discussion is "Do the oil sands make fish sick?" Gabriela Arias de...

The following was distributed by Prince Edward Island 2014 Inc. on Wednesday, January 15, 2014: Two conferences coming to PEI in 2014 will benefit from a PEI 2014 Fund grant. The 2014 Heritage Canada Annual National Conference and Guardians of Confederation: Leaders of Tomorrow - a special segment of the 2014 Conference on Teaching Canada's History being hosted by the University of...

The German Olympic women's hockey program announced today that UPEI defensemen Anja Weisser has been selected to Team Germany's roster for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Games will take place February 7-23. The fourth-year UPEI business student from Kaufbeuren, Germany is no stranger to international competition, as she has represented her home country at two U-18 and two...

The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers will soon have a new face in the lineup with the addition of right-winger Nick Czinder from West Bloomfield, Michigan. At 6'5" and 235lb, Czinder says his game is at its best when he is using his size and strength to create traffic in front of the net, as well as being strong on the puck along the boards in both ends of the rink. 'The strength of my...