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Media Releases

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Fifty senior high school students from across Canada spent the month of July at UPEI, participating in Shad, a STEAM (science, technology, education, and mathematics) and entrepreneurship program offered at 18 university campuses across Canada. 

| Events

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “What’s Law Got To Do With It! Islands and their status in international law” on September 13 at 7 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

| Students

The UPEI campus is bustling with activity as the campus community prepares to welcome incoming and returning students in-person.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to congratulate Dr. Fred Kibenge, professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AVC, on being named one of the 2022 Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award recipients for his work as a section editor in the Spring Nature BMC Virology Journal 

| Academics

Starting September 7, 2022, all members of the Indigenous community on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to learn the Mi’kmaw language at no cost.

| Athletics

The UPEI Women's Hockey team will add Emily Holmes, from Miramichi, NB, to their defensive line this season.

| University

Read the latest Labour Relations Update from the University regarding UPEI's key areas of focus during collective bargaining. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island congratulates Dr. Kathryn (Katy) Proudfoot, associate professor, Department of Health Management, and director, Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre, on being named the 2022 recipient of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Foundation’s Scholar Award in Dairy Production.  

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island officially welcomed a new cohort of 68 students during the AVC-Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Blue Coat Ceremony and Dinner on Friday, August 26.

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Award-winning author Katherine Dewar will give two talks in September about Prince Edward Island women who served in the Second World War.