Innovation PEI News Release (re-published with permission) Charlottetown, PEI-- Eight Graduate Students and four Post-Doctorates have been offered support through the Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship program implemented by Innovation PEI under the Island Prosperity Strategy, says Innovation and Advanced Learning Minister Allan Campbell. 'I have always been amazed at the high...

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $1.2 million in research funding for 10 scientists at the University of Prince Edward Island. The funding covers the purchase of a scanning electron microscope, plus research costs for ten researchers over the next five years. 'UPEI is extremely proud of each of its recipients of NSERC's...

The University of Prince Edward Island became the only University in Atlantic Canada to receive BOMA Building Environmental Standards (BESt) Certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Canada for its main campus buildings. UPEI sought this third party certification as the application process itself helps assess how well buildings are performing and includes...

Dr. Adam Fenech, who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comes to UPEI next week to train professionals in the latest techniques to plan for and adapt to climate change. Dr. Fenech is one of three teachers of a unique course, designed to give professionals and students access to the latest tools to adjust to climate change. The...

Royal Dutch Shell advisor to speak at Palmer Conference Public- and private-sector leaders and influential commentators from across Canada will gather for the Palmer Conference on Public Leadership at the University of Prince Edward Island, August 18 to 19, to follow up on the latest calls for a national energy strategy. The Palmer Conference, named in honour of noted lawyer and public-policy...

The St. Dunstan's University (SDU) class of 1961 will celebrate its 50th anniversary at this year's UPEI Summer Reunion Weekend, July 28 to 31. Alumni who have reached this special milestone will be joined by SDU class of 1951, UPEI classes of 1971 and 1981, and Prince of Wales College (PWC) alumni, for a fun-filled weekend. 'Reunion Weekend is a great opportunity for alumni...

The University of Prince Edward Island will have a new face behind the bench to coach the men's basketball Panthers, the Island university announced today. Tim Kendrick, from New Minas, Nova Scotia and long-time coach of the Horton High School division 1 men's basketball team, will begin his new post immediately. Ron Annear, director of athletics and recreation at UPEI, said, '...

The first group of students in a special cohort for college educators in the Master of Education in Leadership and Learning program offered by UPEI, in collaboration with Holland College, wrapped up their final assignments recently during a research forum held in Holland College's Centre for Applied Science and Technology on the Prince of Wales Campus. The program is designed to provide...

This weekend, July 22 to 24, UPEI will play host to 45 senior women's, boys', and girls' soccer teams from around the Maritimes, that will compete in 12 different divisions for the First Annual Godfrey Soccer Cup. The Godfrey Cup is named after the late Alan Godfrey who was a builder of the Sherwood Soccer Club back in the early 1980's-holding positions of president...

Twelve University of Prince Edward Island students, along with UPEI associate professor and chair of Modern Languages, Dr. Doreley Coll, arrived in Salamanca, Spain, June 30, as part of ‘Spanish 203,' a four week immersion language and culture course. Offered at the University of Salamanca, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Europe, the course seeks to broaden...