UPEI collaborates on PEI's Clean Tech Park and Clean Tech Academy
The following is a Government of Prince Edward Island news release issued on February 15, 2022.
Today, in Georgetown, PEI, Government announced the development of a Clean Tech Park that includes a Clean Tech Academy and a Clean Tech Learning and Innovation Centre.
The vision for this project is to establish an industry-led cluster and destination that attracts and facilitates the growth of companies, entrepreneurs and talent focused on advances in technologies, processes and knowledge that contribute to clean growth.
Celebrate Canada Games Spirit Day!
As a partner of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society to participate in 2023 Canada Games Spirit Day, a community-focused initiative encouraging Islanders to share their excitement for the Games online by wearing and decorating their communities in green and blue on February 17.
Record-high 113 UPEI student-athletes receive U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian recognition
The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates the 113 student-athletes who earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status for the 2020–2021 season. The record-high number represents 57.6 per cent of UPEI's total student-athlete population of 196, and is one of the top percentages in Canada.
For Graduate Students Preparing their First Teaching Dossier
Event recording from February 11
We are excited to invite graduate students to our session tailored to answer frequently asked questions about teaching dossiers for an academic job search, as part of the Academic Instructional Skills Program.
UPEI faculty member receives grant for breast cancer research
Dr. Patrick Murphy, an assistant professor in the UPEI Department of Biology, has received a $300,000 grant through the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2021 Atlantic Cancer Research (ACR) Grants competition for research into breast cancer.
UPEI Panthers continue to stack midfield, adding Heather Williams to squad
Since signing on as head coach for UPEI Women’s Soccer, Lewis Page has been building his team from the back forward. After witnessing his young defence make great strides in 2021, Page’s attention has now turned toward improving the midfield.
Days after UPEI announced Lydia Hamill’s commitment, the Panthers have added another talented midfielder in Heather Williams.
The Cambridge, Ontario native, who will turn 18 in March, joins the Panthers after spending most of her playing career in the Rockwood FC Elite system.
UPEI faculty member receives grant for breast cancer research
Dr. Patrick Murphy, an assistant professor in the UPEI Department of Biology, has received a $300,000 grant through the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2021 Atlantic Cancer Research (ACR) Grants competition for research into breast cancer.
UPEI-led project receives funding to create Island Vaccine Support Program
A team led by Dr. William Montelpare, Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health at UPEI, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the federal government’s Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) Program for a project to develop and implement a vaccine support program for Prince Edward Island.
UPEI student receives Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute funding
The following media release is distributed by UPEI Communications for the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute.
Halifax, NS--Thanks to a graduate scholarship from the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (BHCRI), a UPEI graduate student will be pursuing research on breast cancer.
