Earlier this month—Black History Month—the Canadian Broadcasting Company named five people 2023 Black Changemakers for Prince Edward Island. Four of the five have connections to the UPEI community.

Students in the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) got the chance to meet with potential employers at the faculty’s inaugural Industry and Career Day held on February 2. 

The UPEI Faculty of Nursing in collaboration with the PEI Department of Health and Wellness held its inaugural Scrub Coat Ceremony on February 9, 2023, at the UPEI Performing Arts Centre in the University’s new residence building. The ceremony was a celebration and welcoming of 71 first-year undergraduate nursing students and 15 first-year accelerated nursing students.

UPEI physics student Liam MacNevin received a first-place Tindall/Steinitz Award in Research during the 2023 Atlantic Universities Physics and Astronomy Conference (AUPAC). The conference was hosted by Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia from February 3–5.

We understand that students and employees continue to have questions and concerns about a potential job action by UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) members and we wanted to update you as the week starts with the information available at this time.

Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted a Q&A piece with Dr. Carmencita Lake, doctor of veterinary medicine alumna, Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, and CFIA veterinarian. 

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) was a buzz of activity this morning as a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner was lifted by crane into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

UPEI and Health PEI are inviting consultants to submit proposals to assess and analyze PEI’s health system capacity to integrate medical learners from the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Medicine. The new Faculty will be offering a joint doctor of medicine degree with partner Memorial University.

The UPEI Women’s Curling Panthers captured a silver medal at the Subway AUS Curling Championships hosted by the University of New Brunswick at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, New Brunswick from February 2-5. The team has also qualified for the U SPORTS Curling Championships being held in Sudbury, Ontario from March 15-19.

Miranda Steeves, a Master of Science student at the University of Prince Edward Island, is working on breast cancer research, with assistance from the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (BHCRI).