UPEI psychology student Dylan Rose receives Leadership Award at 2021 JACAC Student Forum
The Japan-Canada Academic Consortium (JACAC) recognized UPEI psychology student Dylan Rose with its Leadership Award at the 2021 JACAC Student Forum, held this past February. The JACAC forum is a student-focused event made up of senior undergraduate student representatives from member institutions in both Japan and Canada. The forum includes twelve student representatives from universities across Canada and twelve from universities in Japan.
Three student entrepreneur teams split $45,000 in the UPEI Panther Pitch
Three teams of student entrepreneurs will split $45,000 in start-up funding in the first ever UPEI Panther Pitch competition. The winning teams are Chow Time Pet Foods Inc. (made up of students Andrew Weeks and Zack Montreuil), LocalBuys (Shion Phelan), and PathCan Consulting Inc. (Nooshin Abedi Dorcheh Abedi, Ali Ravaghi, and Jesse Champion).
Let’s run! UPEI hosts the 2021 Bunny Hop race
The Bunny Hop has been a popular PEI road-running race in early spring for years. The Island community has typically thought of it as the official start to the road-racing season. This year, the UPEI Distance Running Program has taken over the management of the race, and the Panthers are hoping to restore the race to the numbers and prestige it has seen in the past. This year’s race is Saturday, April 3. Start times begin at 8 am and will be staggered through the morning to allow for social distancing.
Dr. Debbie MacLellan named the Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Award recipient by Dietitians of Canada
Dietitians of Canada (DC) has named Dr. Debbie MacLellan the recipient of the Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Award. Dr. MacLellan is a professor emeritus in UPEI’s Department of Applied Human Science. She is a former department chair, dean of science, and past president of the University of Canada in Cairo, Egypt.
Island Lecture Series – Learning from Financial Crisis: Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 – 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
UPEI Climate Webinar Series 2021 May 28 topic: Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series.
Join Luke Meloche, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 28 at 3 pm he will speak about Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144492046601
UPEI Climate Webinar Series 2021 May 14 topic: Tracking PEI Coastal Erosion Using Pin Measurements and Drone Technology
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12 – May 28, 2021.
Join Andy MacDonald, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 14 at 3 pm he will speak about Tracking PEI Coastal Erosion Using Pin Measurements and Drone Technology
UPEI Climate Webinar Series 2021 May 7 topic: Adaptation Pathways for Responding to Increasing Drought Conditions on PEI under Climate Change
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12 – May 28, 2021.
Join Stephanie Arnold, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 7 at 3 pm she will speak about: Adaptation Pathways for Responding to Increasing Drought Conditions on PEI under Climate Change
UPEI Climate Webinar Series 2021 April 30 topic: The Pledged vs. Actual Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions Five Years after the Paris Agreement
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12–May 28, 2021.
Join Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 30 at 3 pm when he will speak about: The Pledged vs. Actual Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions Five Years after the Paris Agreement
UPEI Climate Webinar Series 2021 April 23 topic: Climate Smart Agriculture Practices to Ensure Economic and Environmental Sustainability
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12–May 28, 2021.
Join Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 23 at 3 pm when he will speak about the Climate Smart Agriculture Practices to Ensure Economic and Environmental Sustainability
