The UPEI Panthers hockey and basketball teams are looking forward to a full week of games at home and away between January 30–February 5.

Seven UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) teams competed at the 2023 Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC) and represented their faculty very well during the event. The competition was hosted at Dalhousie University through the Atlantic Council of Engineering Students from January 20–22, 2023.

Varesh Kumar Beeharry, a fourth-year actuarial sciences student at UPEI, has won a prestigious scholarship, valued at $3,000, from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Actuarial Students’ National Association (ASNA).

Dr. Greg Keefe, UPEI’s interim President and Vice-Chancellor, delivered a presentation to approximately 75 people on January 13, 2023, updating them on the progress of the development of the UPEI Faculty of Medicine, the joint doctor of medicine degree with Memorial University, and the new building being built at the north end of campus that will house the new faculty.

The UPEI Panthers hockey and basketball teams are looking forward to a full week of games between January 23–29.

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 16–22 are Ashley McCutcheon (women’s hockey) and Elijah Miller (men’s basketball).

Carson MacKinnon, UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers forward, and Jack Flaman, captain of the Acadia University Axemen, are hosting a joint fundraiser for multiple sclerosis (MS) in support of their siblings.

The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers have signed their first recruit of 2023–2024. Lily Vrugteman is a skilled 17-year-old guard from Cambridge, Ontario.

Read the latest UPEI Labour Relations update about the announcement of the mediator for University and UPEI Faculty Association negotiations.

UPEI is excited to participate once again in the Bell Let's Talk campaign as part of our year-round efforts to build a culture of care that nurtures and celebrates the mental health and wellness of everyone in the University community.