Dr. Joseph Gordon recognized with national Open Science research award

Dr. Joseph Gordon, Biomedical Sciences with AVC and Anatomy Lead for the Memorial Regional Medical Program at UPEI, has received national recognition for his innovative use of Open Science in biomedical research. Dr. Gordon was awarded the 2025 CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prize for Open Science, valued at $25,000, for his groundbreaking work investigating muscle remodeling in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

TRC Mawi'omi at UPEI

Join us for a day of reflection, learning and community as we mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s Final Reports along with 94 Calls to Action, which guide Canada’s path toward reconciliation. Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

UPEI Philosophy Reading Group meeting

The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group is starting up again for the 2025/2026 academic year. The group meets downtown on a monthly basis and plans to convene for the first time this semester on Tuesday, September 23, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Blue Jay Room, Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen Street, Charlottetown.

This year, the group will focus on the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, beginning with his book Nietzsche and Philosophy. 

Magazine Launch - "In View: Highlighting UPEI Research 2024-2025"

Please join us in celebrating the launch of UPEI’s newest magazine, In View: Highlighting UPEI Research 2024-2025.  

In View features research ranging from green catalyst development to early childhood education learning models. These articles touch each of UPEI’s signature areas of research excellence and span all faculties.  

Come pick up a free copy and learn more about some of the fascinating research happening at UPEI. 

Painted stones on campus deliver messages of care

University of Prince Edward Island students came together with UPEI Campus Life, UPEI Student Union, and the UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO) on September 16 to paint stones with messages of respect, consent, compassion, and care. The stones are now scattered across campus along walkways and in flower beds so that all UPEI community members can see the art and receive the messages of care.

Philosophy Talk: Trump and Truth

The Department of Philosophy is hosting a Philosophy Talk, open to all, called "Trump and Truth" by Dr. Daniel Harris.

Donald Trump is surely a post-truth President. However, rather than abandoning truth altogether, Trumps seeks to alter our sense of which sources of knowledge are to be trusted and so of what passes for true. To call mainstream media “fake news”, for instance, is to rely on the possibility of real, true news. Trump does not malign truth so much as our usual practices of building consensus around what counts as true. 

Teaching and Learning Centre Lunch and Learn: Writing Across the Curriculum workshops

In response to significant faculty feedback, Writing Across the Curriculum workshops (WACshops, for short) are being planned for roll-out, beginning in October and continuing over the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters. These WACshops will be co-facilitated by long-time UPEI faculty WAC advocates and practitioner-researchers, Wendy Shilton (English) and Andrew Zinck (Music). A variety of guest facilitators (both faculty and students) also will be invited to share their WAC strategies throughout the series. 

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