The Institute of Island Studies hosts a series of free public lectures, and an international conference, June 13-18, 2010, that turns an entire island into a case study for human impact on the land. "Seeing Connections: Environmental History and Visual Culture" Dr. Finis Dunaway, Trent University Sunday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Studio One, Confederation Centre of the Arts,...

Preston Manning will deliver a public lecture on June 14th entitled, "Legitimating the Expression of Faith in the Public Square" as part the UPEI Centre for Christianity and Culture's free public lecture series. One of Canada's most recognizable political figures, Manning has championed the cause of democratic and political reform and in the process founded two political parties,...

Charlottetown, PE - Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island have signed an agreement that will enable graduates of The Culinary Institute of Canada's Culinary Arts program to continue their studies at UPEI in a post-diploma degree program of Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality (BBTH). The BBTH degree option already exists for a number of Holland College...

The University of Prince Edward Island and Holland College have developed a joint Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation program that is set to begin in September. Students who have graduated from the two-year Wildlife Conservation Technology diploma program at Holland College are now eligible to apply for entry into the new degree program at UPEI. They will be required to complete 20 courses through...

The Kidney Foundation of Canada today announced $350,000 in research funding to Dr. Sunny Hartwig, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Science, at the University of Prince Edward Island's Atlantic Veterinary College. Hartwig's funding includes the foundation's Krescent New Investigator Award, a competition in which she ranked first in the country. Hartwig comes to AVC from Boston...

Nine nurses from two PEI hospitals graduated today from the critical care and emergency nursing program at the University of Prince Edward Island. They were the second group of nurses to complete this specialized professional training at UPEI. Seven of their colleagues graduated last December. The graduates are Trenna Adams, Colleen Murphy, Emily Walters, Kelley Doyle, and Angela Steele from the...

Julie Bull, a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island, is one of this year's recipients of Canada's most prestigious scholarships for doctoral students - the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Vanier scholarship winners are selected for their demonstrated leadership skills and high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies. The scholarship program is...

May 18, 2010 (Charlottetown, P.E.I)- The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) has awarded UPEI and the Atlantic Veterinary College top marks in two categories through its annual PRIX D'EXCELLENCE awards program. UPEI won gold for Best Student Recruitment Viewbook in the highly competitive student recruitment category for its 2009-2010 edition. The award...

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) confirmed its status today as a world leader in animal population health through the announcement of a new 10-million dollar research chair. 'This is an exciting day for UPEI and AVC,' said university President and Vice-Chancellor Wade MacLauchlan. 'The Canada Excellence Research Chair in...

All members of the campus community are invited to engage with two leading edge e-learning speakers in the Alex H. MacKinnon lecture theatre in McDougall Hall on Wednesday, May 19, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. The speakers are George Siemens and Alec Couros. This technology learning session will help the PEI Knowledge Exchange Network (PEI KEN) to develop strategies and plans for the advancement of UPEI...