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Media Releases

 
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Researchers from UPEI’s Climate Research Lab are continuing their tour of Prince Edward Island communities to discuss sea-level rise. 

 
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Dr. Richard Lemm, one of PEI’s best-known authors and a UPEI English professor for many years, will launch his new poetry book, Jeopardy: New Poems, on Friday, June 29, at 7:00 pm in the Carriage House of Beaconsfield Historic House, located at 2 Kent Street in Charlottetown.

 
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UPEI’s Faculty of Education will host a day of discussion and ideas around education and technology at Edcamp Charlottetown 3.0. 

 
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Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier will be the keynote presenter at the annual symposium of The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 pm in room 128 of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering. All are welcome.

 
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The co-founder and director of one of Canada’s most successful publishing houses will give one-on-one feedback to participants of a workshop called The Insider’s Guide to Writing and Publishing for Young Readers, held July 12 to 14 at the University of Prince Edward Island.

 
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John LaBoyne, coach of the UPEI Women’s Rugby team, is announcing a new recruit from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia.

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Michael Cockram, Chair in Animal Welfare at UPEI, is contributing his knowledge and expertise to three important textbooks about animal welfare. 

 
| People

It is with great sadness that UPEI announces that Mr. Harry Baglole, the "godfather" of Island Studies, passed away peacefully late Tuesday night in Charlottetown. Harry was the founding Director of the Institute of Island Studies and the visionary behind much of what has taken place in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island since 1985.

 
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The entire UPEI community is saddened by the death of Dr. Satadal Dasgupta, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, who passed away on May 27, 2018 in Halifax, NS. Flags on campus will be lowered to half-mast in his honour. The depth and the enduring impact of Dr. Satadal Dasgupta's career at the University of Prince Edward Island are difficult to match.
 
| University

UPEI is holding information sessions to learn about its Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program.