The University of Prince Edward Island and Holland College have formalized a degree pathway for graduates of the Holland College Sport and Leisure Management program.

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary and AHT students to participate in its 2018 AVC Winter Webinars with Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, DACVB. Participants will earn one hour of continuing education (CE) per webinar.

The International Society for Applied Ethology’s (ISAE) 2018 International Congress will take place at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, from July 30 to August 3. 

Congratulations to Rachel Colle and Darcy Ashley, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 29–February 4!

Registration is open for the eighth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, and abstracts for oral and poster presentations are being accepted. The symposium will be held September 2–6 on PEI--only the second time the conference has taken place in Canada. ISAAH 2018 is being hosted by the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society, the Atlantic Veterinary College, and the Prince Edward Island BioAlliance.  

AVC students Hanna Hone, Colleen Griffin, and Melanie Stuart participated in the 17th annual Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest at Iowa State University in November 2017. 

Join the UPEI Women’s Hockey and Basketball teams this Saturday night, February 3, for a very special evening in support of breast cancer research. In the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, UPEI Women’s Basketball is hosting its annual Shoot for the Cure game at 6:00 pm. In MacLauchlan Arena, UPEI Women’s Hockey is hosting Pink in the Rink at 7:00 pm. The games are in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Canadian Cancer Society.

Congratulations to Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Milorad Sedlarevic, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 22–28!

It’s a busy weekend at home for the Panthers. The UPEI Women’s Hockey team plays Friday and Saturday night. UPEI Men’s and Women’s Basketball host a two-day home stand against Memorial.

Students from UPEI’s Faculty of Business took second place at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) held January 18–20 at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.