From one island to another: presentation examines financial crises of Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador

As cold-water islands with a shared history, Newfoundland and Labrador and Iceland are often compared. This time, researchers are looking at what one island can learn from the other about getting through a financial crisis. They will be sharing their findings at a free online public event on March 30 at 1 pm Atlantic, hosted by the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.

UPEI releases campus-wide Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy

In an email message issued to the campus community on behalf of the UPEI Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee on Tuesday, March 16, Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass, interim vice-president academic and research and Ms. Jackie Podger, vice-president administration and finance, released the first campus-wide UPEI Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy.

Dr. Hayden Kee on Camus' The Plague

Dr. Hayden Kee will be giving the second talk in our Philosophy Speaker Series this Friday, March 19, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, on the timely topic of: "We all have plague": The ethical and existential insights overlooked in the covid-era discussions of Camus' The Plague

The talk will be on zoom at: https://upei.zoom.us/j/62247599015?pwd=RDBmS2VKWUlzRHdtbTZlazFUc2JOdz09

Everyone is invited!  We hope to see you there.

Watch as six student entrepreneur teams compete for $45,000 in start-up support!

Join us on Wednesday, March 24, from 7-8:30 pm as six student entrepreneur teams compete for a portion of $45,000 in the first ever UPEI Panther Pitch. Twenty-five teams were selected in January for the competition. They’ll be whittled down to six for the semi-finals, which will be streamed live. Tune in as they make their final pitch and take live questions from the audience and a panel of judges.

Are you a tenant? Learn your rights, responsibilities and the resources available to support you!

Event Date

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 2:00 pm

Location

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/renters-rights-and-responsibilties-with-upei-tickets-146748730403

The Tenant Support Centre, a project of Community Legal Information funded by the provincial government of PEI, is offering an online information workshop for students renting residential properties on PEI in collaboration with UPEI's International Office and UPEI Housing Services. The workshop will cover your rights and responsibilities as a tenant as well as your landlord’s rights and responsibilities.

Dr. Hayden Kee - Philosophy Speaker Series - Friday, March 19 on Camus' The Plague

Dr. Hayden Kee will be giving the second talk in our Philosophy Speaker Series this Friday, March 19, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, on the timely topic of:

 

"We all have plague": The ethical and existential insights overlooked in the covid-era discussions of Camus' The Plague

 

The talk will be on zoom at:

https://upei.zoom.us/j/62247599015?pwd=RDBmS2VKWUlzRHdtbTZlazFUc2JOdz09

 

Six outstanding researchers awarded UPEI internal research grants

UPEI has awarded Internal Research Grants (IRG) to six outstanding members of the research community. The IRG program supports research pursuits through the funding of fully developed research proposals. Researchers are encouraged to provide high-quality student training opportunities and to propose collaborations with others from different, but complementary, disciplines.

The recipients of this round of IRG funding are

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