The UPEI and PWC community was saddened to hear that retired professor Dr. Harry Love passed away on January 28, 2017. Dr. Love had a constant and deep appreciation for UPEI. He graduated from Prince of Wales College in 1956 and continued his studies at Dalhousie University, where he completed a Masters and a PhD in mathematics. Dr. Love returned to PEI to teach mathematics at Prince of Wales College and UPEI from 1960 to 1997.

The student-led 2017 UPEI Relay For Life, held at UPEI’s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on January 20, raised over $14,000, all of which will be used to help Prince Edward Islanders who are dealing with cancer.

UPEI is rallying behind members of the Muslim community both on campus and across the country.

The University lowered the flags yesterday in front of Kelley Memorial Building to half-mast in honour of the victims of the shooting at a Quebec City mosque on Sunday, January 29.

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre will hold its 2017 AVC Winter Webinar series, entitled "New Approaches to Old Diseases," in late February and early March.

A team of AVC researchers, led by Dr. Javier Sanchez, associate professor of epidemiology, is investigating antibiotic resistance in cows at the genetic level.

Difficult Dialogues is a biannual student academic conference, that highlights issues that may be considered difficult to have conversations around. 

Two teams from UPEI’s School of Business had excellent showings at the recent Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. 

Congratulations to Kiera Rigby (Women’s Basketball) and Dut Dut (Men’s Basketball), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for January 23-29!

The University of Prince Edward Island supports the concerns expressed by Universities Canada and is troubled with the United States government’s executive order issued Friday, January 27, 2017 and its impacts. This action may affect students, faculty and staff at UPEI from several countries as it prevents them from entering the United States for 90 days.

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) will hold the 27^th annual International Development Week (IDW) February 6-11. UPEI is a proud member of the ACIC and will host two events for IDW.