News

A chronological list of UPEI media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports.

| Events

The UPEI Winter’s Tales Author Series resumes October 7 with the launch of a memoir from one of PEI’s most celebrated and beloved poets and teachers,  Dr. Richard Lemm, a professor in the UPEI Department of English.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers have one of the busiest weekends of the season coming up, hosting AUS action for soccer, plus exhibition games in hockey and basketball.

| Research

The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at UPEI is embarking on a four-year project to better understand and assess the well-being and quality-of-life of Islanders.

| Athletics

Tyffanie Bordage and Max VanWiechen are the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for September 20 to 26.

| Research

The Maria S. Merian, one of the largest and most advanced research ships in the world, recently arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a survey of potential sources of undersea groundwater for Prince Edward Island.

| People

Dr. Trevor Jain has been awarded the 2021 John McCrae Memorial Medal, which recognizes current or former clinical health services personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces for exemplary service.

| Events

Join us for three days of activities during the first Concussion Awareness Week, September 27 to 29. Concussion Awareness week is organized by the UPEI Concussion Awareness Program (CAP), in collaboration with the PEI Department of Health and Wellness.

Concussion Awareness Week was established in January 2021 to increase concussion awareness by providing information and encouraging action across Canada.

| Athletics

Paige Chisholm and Nathan Chow are the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for September 13 to 19.

| University

A message was sent to the University community from Dr. Judy Clark, Elder in Residence and Anne Bartlett, interim director of UPEI Student Affairs, providing ways to mark the first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, and National Truth and Reconciliation Week, September 27–October 1.