The Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island has released a survey report entitled, "Quality of Island Life: Tyne Valley and Surrounding Areas, 2006.' For further information, or to arrange a media interview, please contact Dr. Irene Novaczek at (902) 566-0386 or inovaczek@upei.ca.

Four UPEI graduate students have each received a Dr. J. Regis Duffy Graduate Scholarship in Science, valued at $12,500. The new scholarships have been established by scientist and entrepreneur, Dr. J. Regis Duffy, who has a long-time connection to UPEI as an alumnus, faculty member, and former chair of the Board of Governors. 'The establishment of this prestigious new graduate scholarship...

The PEI government has appointed eleven people to the inaugural board of directors to oversee Health PEI, the province's new health services authority. They were selected from more than 130 applicants. Four of the board members are UPEI alumni and/or faculty. They are James T. Revell, Dr. Stephen O'Brien, Phyllis Horne, and Dr. Donna Murnaghan. In 2009,...

Former UPEI president Dr. Elizabeth Rollins (‘Betsy') Epperly, a world-renowned scholar and author on the life and work of L.M. Montgomery, will headline the international conference, 'L.M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature' running June 23 to 27 at UPEI. Her talk, 'Natural Bridge: L.M. Montgomery and the Architecture of Imaginative Landscapes' promises...

UPEI recently launched an innovative online contest that will hand out $10,000-originally slated to purchase advertising-to students in the form of bursaries. The 'Win with UPEI' contest website, upei.me, asks visitors to vote on their favourite student project, with faculties receiving a percentage of bursary dollars to award to student applicants interested in pursuing...

Monique Collette, president of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will give a public presentation and lead a discussion on how to spark passion and purpose in your organization, on Thursday, April 15, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., in the KCI lecture theatre, UPEI. At the request of the Clerk of the Privy Council, Collette conducted a one-person task force in 2009 to explore ideas and...

The University of Prince Edward Island continues to attract top-notch academics and administrators from across Canada and beyond. Following a national search, UPEI has named Dr. Jim Randall, currently of the University of Northern British Columbia, to become its Vice-President Academic, as of July 1, 2010. A professor of geography and planning at UNBC, Randall has an honours bachelor of...

The University of Prince Edward Island, The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at UNB, HMCS Queen Charlotte and the Prince Edward Island Regiment are teaming up to host the first annual Atlantic Military Affairs Symposium in Charlottetown, April 16-17. Local soldiers, sailors, and aircrew will form the core of this public military history and current affairs gathering to focus on the...

The Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) will hold its first-ever New Brunswick graduation ceremony for participants in its Certificate in Conflict Resolution Studies program, on April 13 in Moncton. 'We are pleased to be celebrating our New Brunswick graduates by holding our first graduation ceremony in their own province,' says...

UPEI's Institute of Island Studies and Environmental Studies Program and the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI (MCPEI) are helping to establish a research network to support climate change adaptation in coastal communities of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) has granted $1 million over five years to a group of Maritime...