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Media Releases

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The 2016 Farmers Helping Farmers-AVC senior veterinary student trip was a resounding success, with over 600 smallholder dairy farmers receiving education and services in health management and over 550 animals individual treatments or health management interventions. Another 150 animals were treated for identified health problems.

 
| Athletics

University of Prince Edward Island Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Kendrick announced today that Burlington, Ontario native Kyle Rotterman has committed to the Panthers for 2016–17.

 
| Students

A team of students from the University of Prince Edward Island is seeking sponsors and donors to support its entry in the 2016 Baja SAE Competition. 

 
| Community

The University of Prince Edward Island has partnered with the UPEI Student Union and PEI Liquor Control Commission on a responsible alcohol consumption campaign called “Keep it Social.”

 
| Research

A joint research project at the University of Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton University is seeking families with a member who migrates to northern Alberta to work in the oil and gas sector. 

 
| Students

The UPEI Iranian Society invites the community to the UPEI campus for an evening of live music, dancing, entertainment, and a Persian/Afghani dinner and dessert to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz.

 
| Students

UPEI Fencing Club member Spencer McGregor had a successful weekend at the UNB Shield tournament in Fredericton, March 12-13. 

 
| University

Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, announced today the members of the Advisory Council for UPEI’s new School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences. 

 
| Athletics

University of Prince Edward Island Women’s Soccer Coach Graeme McDonald is pleased to announce that Saint John, New Brunswick native Raine Easton has committed to the Panthers for 2016–17.

 
| Speakers

The Island Studies Lecture Series continues Tuesday, March 22, with a lecture by Dr. Jim Randall entitled “Learning About Islands: Writing an Undergraduate Textbook in Island Studies.” The talk begins at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building.