UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, is hosting Climate Forum 2023 from August 16 to 18. 

In response to the ongoing veterinary shortages across the Maritimes and elsewhere, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) Teaching Hospital posting real-time estimated wait times for the Small Animal Emergency Service to better serve their clients and patients.

In October 2021, bald eagle 450 was brought to the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island after it was injured in a presumed car accident. It was in critical shape, with spinal cord trauma among its injuries. Now the bird has a new life...and new fame.

UPEI Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald issued an update on August 10 to students, staff, and faculty about the University's efforts to bring about change and improve our University community.

The University of Prince Edward Island is holding an open house on Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the new Performing Arts Centre and Residence building.

Dr. Bill Whelan, professor of physics at UPEI, was recently elected president of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) for 2023–2024.

UPEI has awarded research grants totalling $53,999.00 in 2023 to 11 outstanding faculty members.

The UPEI Cairo Campus has introduced a new course, Indigenous Teachings, that aims to expand students' knowledge about a crucial part of Canadian history relating to Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations to present day. David Varis, UPEI assistant professor in the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) was the first to teach the course to students at the UPEI Cairo Campus. He recently returned from the campus in Egypt where he taught the in-person portion of the course to 25 students.

The Presidential Search Committee launched an online survey today as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process that will select a new President and Vice-Chancellor for the University of Prince Edward Island.

In a message to the campus community, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, shares the process that will be followed for the Presidential Search as well as a link to the online survey, one of the methods by which the Presidential Search committee will gather input to develop a position profile.