A “green” chemist at the University of Prince Edward Island who is working to develop vegetation-based plastics to reduce our dependence on petroleum-based products and minimize our impact on the environment has just been recognized by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Dr. Michael Shaver will receive $83,731 towards the cost of essential equipment for his research on the design of...

A new business succession initiative aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship opportunities for people aged 34 years and younger has been developed by the UPEI School of Business and the PEI Department of Development and Technology. As a new initiative, “The Adopted Son or Daughter Program” encourages youth to consider a career as an entrepreneur by removing such obstacles as financing, lack of...

Tim Carroll, Associate Professor at the UPEI School of Business, will give a public lecture called “PEI Agriculture and Flying Frogs” on March 26, from 7-9 p.m., in Lecture Theatre D of the Atlantic Veterinary College. This public lecture will present new ideas for PEI agriculture in terms of financing, environmental sustainability and a local food strategy. A question period will follow Dr....

Graduate students from Arts, Science, and Veterinary Medicine showcased their research March 11 to 14 during the University’s annual Graduate Research Days. Awards were presented by each faculty for the top presentations. Janice Pettit received the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) award for a student in the beginning stages of research for her presentation, "Seasonal Home-Owners:...

Sociology students at the University of Prince Edward Island are translating into action the lessons they are learning in the classroom. On Friday, March 28, students in Professor David Varis' Sociology 102B course will host a kitchen party to raise awareness about poverty and funds to fight it. The party will be held in the courtyard of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 1 to 4 p.m. Varis...

The latest book published by Island Studies Press, an imprint of the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI, will be launched on Thursday, March 20, in the Province House Lecture Theatre, Charlottetown, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Entitled “Pulling Strings: Policy Insights for Prince Edward Island from other Sub-National Island Jurisdictions,” the book is based on research emerging from a project on...

Starting in the fall of 2008, the University of Prince Edward Island will offer an executive-style Master of Business Administration program designed for people in the workforce who are interested in pursuing graduate studies. Offered through the university’s School of Business Administration, this exciting new program is directed at people who currently work, or who want to work, in a...

The University of Prince Edward Island is maintaining its student enrolment levels in a highly competitive environment for Maritime universities. Statistics from the 2006–07 academic year just released by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission show declining enrolments at most major universities across the region but an overall increase at UPEI. Its enrolment numbers grew for full-...

The UPEI women’s soccer program, in conjunction with SOS Children’s Villages, will host the longest-ever continual soccer match held on Island soil in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, March 15, starting at 10 a.m. The women’s soccer team hopes to raise over $2,500 during its fourth annual 12-hour, co-ed soccer game. All proceeds raised for this event will go to SOS Children’s...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at the School of Business of the University of PEI today announced the release of a report profiling visitors from the Maritime Provinces from the summer of 2007. The report is the second in a series of short reports based on data presented in 'Overall Results of the 2007 Exit Survey' for the main tourism season of June 27 to September 30. The PEI...