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Media Releases

 
| Alumni

Christian Norton, who graduated with his Honours Biology degree from UPEI in 2016, will head this fall to Oxford University with a full scholarship.

 
| University

Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, extends his sincere condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen (Keefe) Murphy, who passed away on Sunday, April 8. The flags will be flown at half-mast in her memory.

 
| Athletics

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2017–18 season at the 49th annual UPEI Athletic Awards Gala on Friday, April 6, recognizing outstanding student athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and serving the community. 

 
| University

The University of Prince Edward Island applauds the Government of Prince Edward Island’s vision and support for post-secondary education, says UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz.

Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Finance, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, tabled the provincial operating budget for the 2018–19 fiscal year this morning in the Legislative Assembly.

 
| Research

The National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announced the recipients of its latest round of Discovery Grants and Discovery Accelerator Supplements

 
| Students

Five students from UPEI’s Faculty of Science presented at the recent Science Atlantic Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Conference in St. John’s, NL.

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program recently announced the successful recipients of its phase-three funding.

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Student Wildlife Club are celebrating National Wildlife Week with a public lecture at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre A, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 7 p.m. 

 
| Music

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 pm at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony with highly successful performances throughout the fall and winter.

 
 
| University

The University of Prince Edward Island reminds students and members of the UPEI community to be wary of calls or emails from persons demanding money and claiming to be representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) or Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB).