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Media Releases

 
| University

The University of Prince Edward Island values its relationship with the Island community and welcomes thousands of PEI residents along with off-Island visitors to campus facilities each year. One such campus facility is the UPEI Artificial Turf Field, which is primarily (80 per cent) used by Island community groups and residents.

 
| Students

The countdown to Convocation is on! 

All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. 

 
| Special Event

The University of Prince Edward Island and TD Wealth Private Client Group Media will host a celebration of Women and Philanthropy on Thursday, April, 21, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI. 

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Andrew Tasker, professor of neuropharmacology at UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College, has been awarded an honorary professorship at Aarhus University (AU) in Denmark.

 
| Students

UPEI is proud to announce Elyse Cottrell has been awarded a 3M National Student Fellowship.

 
| Music

April 16, 2016 is World Voice Day. More than 500 events around the world are drawing attention to the importance of the speaking and singing voice in everyday life.

 
| Students

A team of four students from UPEI’s School of Business made it to the final round of the 2016 John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (JMUCC) held at Concordia University in Montreal.

 
| Students

For the second year in a row, a team from UPEI’s School of Business has taken home the silver medal at the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) Case Competition. 

 
| Students

A team from UPEI’s School of Business took first place at the Saint Mary’s Business Case Competition, held March 4 and 5 at the Sobey School of Business in Halifax.

 
| People

UPEI is proud to announce that Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie, Associate Professor of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). Fellows of the CPA are members who have made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the science or profession of psychology or who have given exceptional service to their national or provincial associations.