Students in the University of Prince Edward Island's executive-style Master of Business Administration program will explore the topic of local food during a public event in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, McDougall Hall, on Saturday, February 7. Starting at 9:30 a.m. a panel of experts will present a local food challenge to the MBA students, who will be asked to come up with a solutions...

Three research projects led by the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island received a significant boost this week during ACOA Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) announcements. Approximately $6.2 million in AIF funding was committed in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick to three projects that will benefit human and animal health, while strengthening industries in...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) in the School of Business at the University of PEI is pleased to announce the release of a new report profiling members of the Traveller's Voice, an online panel designed to gather research about visitors to PEI. The panel was launched in April 2008 as one of the needs identified in meetings held with tourism industry stakeholders and the TRC in 2006....

Aboriginal students attending the University of Prince Edward Island now have a place on campus they can call their own. Located on the fifth floor of historic Dalton Hall, the Maoi Omi Aboriginal Student Centre will be officially opened on Tuesday, January 20, at 2 pm. The name Maoi Omi, which means gathering place-a place to share and support one another-in the Mi'kmaq language,...

January 15, 2009 David Hutchings, Ambassador of Canada to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will discuss career opportunities in the Foreign Service during a public presentation at the University of Prince Edward Island on Tuesday, January 20, at 4 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. During a presentation entitled 'A Career without Borders: Perspective from a Canadian Ambassador,'...

The Diversity Office at the University of Prince Edward Island will hold its first annual Diversity Week from January 19 to 24. Ruth Freeman, coordinator of the Diversity Office, envisions the week as an opportunity to explore and share the increasing diversity of the university community. 'The spirit of diversity recognizes, acknowledges and celebrates what makes us different from one...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at UPEI's School of Business today announced the release of a report based on Visitor Exit Survey results from July 2007 to June 2008. In this report, the TRC compared visitors to PEI based on their home province, state, or country. 'This report examines, by visitor origin, their activities, where they stay and for how long, and if they have been here...

The University of Prince Edward Island is reaching out to senior high school, college and university students who are interested in obtaining extra support and guidance as they move forward to the next stage of their education. Through the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning, students who find themselves on uncertain footing have access to two programs that can help them: STEP, which...

Frances Moore Lappé, founder of the Small Planet Institute, will speak about globalization, trade and world hunger, with a focus on the role of women in food production, on January 7 from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Duffy Science Centre's amphitheatre (Room 135) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). Lappé's talk is one of two in January in the UPEI international...

Ryan Gallant in front of Parliament BuildingAs part of his campaign to become CBC TV's Canada's Next Great Prime Minister, Ryan Gallant, a native of St. Ann's, PEI, and a graduate of UPEI, has organized a community event in Charlottetown to highlight the importance of PEI's new transit network. Gallant's event, "Take the Transit" Day, will see green-clad...