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Media Releases

 
| Athletics

Congratulations to Jenna Mae Ellsworth (women’s basketball) and Kameron Kielly (men’s hockey), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for October 2-8!

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Eminent animal welfare scientist Professor David Mellor, University of Massey, New Zealand, will give a public lecture at the Atlantic Veterinary College on Tuesday, October 17, at 7 p.m.

 
| Students

Students from UPEI’s Faculty of Business have kicked off the 2017–18 case competition season with a win. 

 
| People

Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, president and vice-chancellor of UPEI, toured Hon. Heath MacDonald, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, through the School of Sustainable Design Engineering.

 
| University

The Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) - atlanticuniversities.ca - in partnership with Medavie Health Foundation (Medavie) - medaviehealthfoundation.ca - has created a full-time Regional Coordinator position dedicated to supporting student mental health initiatives for post-secondary education (PSE) institutions across Atlantic Canada.

 
| Students

UPEI is proud to announce Morgan King, an Honours Science student in Chemistry and Biology, has been selected for a prestigious Killam Fellowship at Clemson University in South Carolina.

 
| Community

UPEI’s Department of History and the UPEI Faculty of Arts will present the documentary film Nasser's Republic, the Making of Modern Egypt at a screening Thursday, October 12 at 7 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. 

 
| Seminar/Conference

UPEI’s Climate Research Lab is hosting a two-day international symposium, October 5 and 6, entitled Adapting to a New Human Health Reality under Climate Change. 

 
| Athletics

It’s a weekend of firsts and lasts for the UPEI Panthers! Men’s Hockey kicks off the 2017-18 AUS season with its home-opener Friday night. Women’s Rugby plays its final home game of the regular season with another battle with Acadia.

 
| Students

As part of their studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, a team of students has engineered a solution for oyster growers and producers.