Dr. Scott Leatherdale, Research Chair in the Department of Population Studies and Surveillance at Cancer Care Ontario, will give a public lecture about his work with youth and adult populations to help reduce the future cancer burden in Canada on Friday, August 22. The lecture, entitled 'Population-level data collection and knowledge exchange systems for physical activity promotion and...

P.E.I. recording artists Tara MacLean and Catherine MacLellan will give a benefit concert on Wednesday, August 20, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. Called Ricemusic, the concert is to aid refugees from Burma who are facing a food crisis due to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis this past May. The event will also include an exhibition and sale of stunning photographic images--the work...

Investment executive Yousef Hashmi, BA ' 85, and his wife Julie Scales, BA ' 89, have made a $50,000 gift to the University of Prince Edward Island’s School of Business. To recognize their generous donation, one of the break-out rooms in the new School of Business will be named in their honour. “Gifts from alumni are especially meaningful to a university,” says Dean of Business Roberta...

The University of Prince Edward Island officially launched its executive-style Master of Business Administration (MBA) today in the new UPEI School of Business. Designed to meet the needs of full-time working professionals, the new program will welcome its first 36 students in September. The class represents a very diverse group of students, which will encourage valuable peer-to-peer learning...

American businessman Ralph Hostetter, a long-time seasonal resident on Prince Edward Island, has made a $250,000 donation to the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island. Ralph Hostetter's gift has been used to support the Business School's capital campaign and to establish an annual scholarship in memory of his friend and business colleague, George Howatt of French River (...

UPEI physics student Mostafa Fatehi Hassanabad has been selected to take part in a prestigious national competition for Canada’s top undergraduate science and technology students at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The competition is called Rising Stars of Research. “The Rising Stars of Research conference is a great opportunity for the next generation of researchers from across Canada...

The fifth annual Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics Undergraduate Research Symposium (CEMPURS) will take place at the University of Prince Edward Island on August 13. Members of the public are welcome to attend. This student-run symposium showcases undergraduates’ summer research work. It also provides an opportunity for students who are interested in majoring in computer...

The 2008 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s (CVMA) Humane Award was presented to Dr. Norma Guy, Animal Behaviourist with the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island during the CVMA annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 29. The national award is presented annually to an individual whose work is determined to have contributed...

Carol Bruneau will join Anne Simpson at a public reading from their works on August 20, at 6 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Public Library. Karen Connelly, who was previously scheduled, will be unable to participate. Ann-Marie MacDonald will read on Thursday, August 21, at 7 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The three are members of the faculty for SeaWords, which takes place...

The First-Year Advisement Centre at UPEI has been bustling this summer with hundreds of new students taking advantage of a wide array of advisory services designed to make their transition to UPEI as smooth as possible. The centre organizes campus tours, assists with applications to UPEI, arranges meetings with deans and professors, and provides one-on-one help to students who need guidance on...