The Tourism Research Centre at UPEI's School of Business is pleased to announce a report profiling seniors-only travel parties to PEI. This report is based on the results of the 2007-2008 PEI Visitor Exit Survey and classifies seniors as those 55 years of age or older. Of all seniors travelling to PEI, about 30 per cent travelled with no other age group, and the highest proportion of...

Nine graduates from Bluefield and Kensington high schools recently took advantage of a pilot program introduced at UPEI this summer to help students make informed decisions about their future education and career paths. Each student received an award from the University to cover the cost of taking part in a three-day orientation program called ExperienceU. Through ExperienceU sessions and...

Assassin bugs that eat away the flesh of prisoners, plague-infested fleas, disease-carrying lice, bee bombs-the stuff of science fiction, you say? Not true! Award-winning science writer Jeffrey A. Lockwood will give a public lecture about the use of insects as weapons of war on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre (Room 104), K.C. Irving Chemistry...

The Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship at the UPEI School of Business has been named in recognition of American businessman Ralph Hostetter's long-standing commitment to the university and the province. The Hostetter Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship aims to advance education and research in enterprise and entrepreneurial activity, especially in industries of relevance to PEI...

PEI Premier Robert Ghiz has given special recognition to individuals working in the field of research and development for their commitment to strengthen the innovative sectors of the PEI economy. A highlight of the recognition ceremony on June 29 included the presentation of the Premier's Medal for Innovation and the appointment of two Provincial Industry Research Chairs. UPEI's Dr....

Eleven UPEI graduate students and post-doctoral researchers have been awarded funding through the Graduate and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. The provincial program promotes partnerships between the private sector and research institutions by sponsoring students and researchers whose studies are aligned with the Island Prosperity Strategy. The PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced...

On July 1, during a special Convocation in Iqaluit, 21 Inuit educational leaders from across Nunavut will graduate with a Master of Education degree from the University of Prince Edward Island. The Master of Education in Leadership in Learning is the first graduate degree program to be offered in Nunavut. Most of the graduates are mature students who are already working as educators in...

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) and Veterans Affairs Canada are building a team of experts to study a growing problem: the reintegration into the workplace of Veterans with mental health conditions. With the help of an $80,000 catalyst grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Dr. David Pedlar, UPEI Adjunct Professor and Director of Research, Veterans...

Members of the public are invited to attend a free concert on Sunday, June 28, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. The concert is part of an international workshop being held at UPEI from June 27 to 30 for a multi-faceted research project called Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS). Led by UPEI's Dr. Annabel Cohen, a pioneer in the growing field of...

UPEI faculty members were recently recognized for teaching and research achievements at a reception and awards banquet sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President. Dr. Pedro Quijon, Department of Biology, and Dr. Catherine Innes-Parker, Department of English, won the Hessian Awards for Excellence in Teaching. UPEI Merit Awards for Scholarly Achievement went to Dr....