Registration for 2021 Summer Sessions
First day of registration for 2021 Summer Sessions.
Why Me? The Self as Subject: a workshop by Jay Ruzesky
Jay Ruzesky is a novelist, poet, travel and memoir writer, photographer, and professor of creative writing, Canadian literature, and film studies at Vancouver Island University. As a result of pandemic restrictions, his residency at UPEI this February will take place on Zoom.
True Stories, Well Told: a workshop by Jay Ruzesky
Jay Ruzesky is a novelist, poet, travel and memoir writer, photographer, and professor of creative writing, Canadian literature, and film studies at Vancouver Island University. As a result of pandemic restrictions, his residency at UPEI this February will take place on Zoom.
Reading by writer-in-residence Jay Ruzesky
Jay Ruzesky is a novelist, poet, travel and memoir writer, photographer, and professor of creative writing, Canadian literature, and film studies at Vancouver Island University. As a result of pandemic restrictions, his residency at UPEI this February will take place on Zoom.
Ruzesky’s first event as UPEI Writer-in-Residence is a public Facebook Live reading on Tuesday, February 9, at 7 pm. More information can be found on the Winter’s Tales Facebook page.
Announcing UPEI’s next Writer-in-Residence: Jay Ruzesky
The next UPEI Writer-in-Residence will be Jay Ruzesky. Ruzesky is a novelist, poet, travel and memoir writer, photographer, and professor of creative writing, Canadian literature, and film studies at Vancouver Island University. As a result of pandemic restrictions, his residency at UPEI this February will take place on Zoom.
UPEI expresses condolences on the passing of UPEI BEd student Cheryl Young
The entire UPEI community was saddened to learn of the passing of UPEI Bachelor of Education student Cheryl Young on January 6, 2021.
Construction in St. Peter’s Bay on track for 2021 completion
UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, which was announced on July 5, 2019, will serve as a living laboratory in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, allowing for unlimited access to nearby wetlands, forests, and coastal habitats directly affected by climate change.
Construction began in 2020, and has been continuing throughout the Fall and Winter.
"UPEI is really pleased that we have been able to stay on track with our capital construction projects, despite the pandemic,” said Jackie Podger, Vice-President Administration and Finance.
Canada 150 Research Chair speaks on Artificial Intelligence for Materials Discovery
Prof. Alan Aspuru-Guzik, a Canada 150 Research Chair at the University of Toronto, will be giving a seminar as part of the MMS seminar series on Wednesday at 12:30 titled: “There is no time for science as usual: Materials Acceleration Platforms”.
In his talk, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik will discuss the future of automation in science using artificial intelligence for the discovery of new materials.
Faculty of Arts pays tribute to the late Dr. Larry Clark
Dr. Larry Clark, a retired Economics professor and sessional faculty at UPEI, passed away December 30, 2020, at age 76.
Island Lecture Series: Music-making and the experience of community life on an Irish island with Rory McCabe (Virtual Event)
Island Lecture Series: Music-making and the experience of community life on an Irish island with Rory McCabe
