The following message is being distributed by UPEI Communications to UPEI employees and students on behalf of the University. 

We understand that students and employees continue to have questions and concerns about a potential job action by UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) members and we wanted to update you as the week starts with the information available at this time.

Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted a Q&A piece with Dr. Carmencita Lake, alumna, Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, and CFIA veterinarian. Read more about Dr. Lake's career path below. 

Meet Dr. Carmencita Lake (DVM '96), CFIA veterinarian 

My name is Dr. Carmencita Lake, and I can't think of a time when I didn't want to be a veterinarian.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) was a buzz of activity this morning as a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner was lifted by crane into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The UPEI Women’s Curling Panthers captured a silver medal at the Subway AUS Curling Championships hosted by the University of New Brunswick at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, New Brunswick from February 2-5. The team has also qualified for the U SPORTS Curling Championships being held in Sudbury, Ontario from March 15-19.