The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers play two games at home during the week of November 28–December 4.

Congratulations to Bren Simmers, managing editor of Island Studies Press at UPEI, on winning the 2022 CBC Poetry Contest for her collection of poems, Spell World Backwards. 

The University of Prince Edward Island is participating in Giving Tuesday on November 29, an international day of giving that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Have you met Fiep de Bie, wildlife technician at the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Wildlife Service? Spend the next few minutes getting to know her a little better.

The PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games Host Society formally announced the University of Prince Edward Island as a Bridge Builder partner at a sponsorship announcement on November 24. Island Coastal Services Ltd. and Irving Oil were also announced as sponsors of the event that will take place in February.

Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, interim associate dean of the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation recently attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC), “COP27.” It was the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from November to 18, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Against the backdrop of St. Peter’s Bay, the Honourable Bill Blair, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay launched the National Adaptation Strategy at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation on November 24.

For many at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), it is bittersweet news that bald eagle 450 (450) is ready to be transferred to his new home at Hope for Wildlife.

UPEI celebrated the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing on Friday, November 18. This was the 11th year for the awards, but the 9th for an in-person celebration and the first one since 2019. The awards were presented to recipients, acknowledging their effective writing skills - a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.

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 November 14–20 are Lauren Rainford (women’s basketball) and Lucas Fitzpatrick (men’s hockey).