Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for October 2–8 are Emily Duffy (women’s rugby) and Joe Ranger (men’s hockey).

Women’s rugby prop Emily Duffy is a fourth-year kinesiology student from Saint John, New Brunswick. She showed off her strength and powered her way to two tries in a critical 31-29 win over the Acadia University Axewomen on October 6. The win secured a home playoff game for the Panthers.

The University of Prince Edward Island invites expressions of interest from or recommendations of individuals, external to the University, who might be considered for appointment as members to the UPEI Board of Governors.

The following news release was issued by the Government of Prince Edward Island following an announcement in Georgetown, PEI, on October 5, 2023.

The Government of Prince Edward Island is working with the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation and the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering to assess Georgetown as PEI's first net zero community.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award.  

After a four-year hiatus, the Atlantic Veterinary College’s (AVC) Open House returned on September 23, bringing smiles and tail wags to all who came.

Students participating in the Atlantic Veterinary College’s 2023 Summer Research Leadership Program presented their posters to faculty, staff, and students on August 31. The Summer Research Leadership Program is designed to introduce DVM students to research career opportunities by involving them in a summer research project with a faculty mentor, with supplemental group sessions and a final poster presentation (and competition) of their work.

Fans of the UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers may want to keep a program close by because there are plenty of new names donning the green and white this season.

Head coach Forbes MacPherson had a busy offseason, recruiting 18 players to join his squad. Six players remain from the team that upset the top-seeded Calgary Dinos at the 2023 U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship including goaltender Jonah Capriotti; defencemen Kurtis Henry, Leon Denny, and Logan Kelly-Murphy; and forwards Kaleb Pearson and Daylon Groulx.