News

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Media Releases

| Seminar/Conference

Delegates from 16 countries will explore the theme of “L.M. Montgomery and the Politics of Home” during the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 16th biennial conference at UPEI from June 19 to 23, 2024.

| Community

Dr. Adam Fenech, University of Prince Edward Island’s Climate Lab, will tour PEI communities in July to speak about coastal erosion and the vulnerability of Island communities to climate change, and to show the tools available for understanding this vulnerability.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Sixteen representatives from partner organizations of Veterinarians Without Borders-Canada (VWB) visited Prince Edward Island (PEI).

| Students

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, associate professor of psychology at UPEI, hosted an event for 16 UPEI students taking a special topics psychology of good and evil course, and international junior and senior high school students to celebrate their projects devoted to peace.

| Community

Please read this important message about a recent incident of disturbing and offensive graffiti at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre.

| International

Mr. Akihiko Uchikawa, the Consul General of Japan in Montreal, made his first official visit to PEI in late May and dropped by the UPEI campus to meet with University representatives.

| People

The Board of Directors of the Canadian College of Health Leaders presented the UPEI Faculty of Medicine's Paul Young with the prestigious Fellowship Medallion at its recent National Leadership Conference in Halifax.

| University

On her first official day as UPEI's president and vice-chancellor, Dr. Wendy Rodgers issued a message to faculty and staff outlining her passions and priorities.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

For the University of Prince Edward Island's Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) Class of 2024, walking across the stage to receive their white coats was the ultimate goal—the summit of a mountain that seemed so large four years ago.

| Students

Berry Genge, a fourth-year UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) student from Lewes, PEI, has been named a 2024 3M National Student Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.