Dr. Ron MacDonald, a researcher and associate professor of education, along with high school science teachers David Ramsay and Jennifer Halupa, and PhD student Selvi Roy, presented their findings in a study that piloted a project-based learning approach to teaching high school science curriculum in a classroom setting. Project-based learning steps away from the traditional top-down, teacher-...

Join us Friday, October 18 for a celebration of the culture of writing and publishing from UPEI's Faculty of Arts. Seven new books by five UPEI author/editors that were published in 2013 will be launched. The event begins at 3:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI's Main Building. Books will be available for sale and for signing. This year's titles include: • Annabel Cohen,...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of October 7-13 today at a campus celebration. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the regular season. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian...

The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates 73 student-athletes who have earned Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Academic All-Canadian status for the 2012-13 season. The record-high number represents almost 40 per cent of UPEI's total student-athlete population of 185 athletes, and is one of the top percentages in Canada. UPEI student-athletes continue to strive for...

After playing to a full house at the PEI Jazz & Blues Festival this past summer, Mike Murley returns to Charlottetown with his Septet performing October 19 at 7:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Along with Murley on tenor saxophone, the band includes Tara Davidson, soprano and alto saxophone; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Terry Promane, trombone; David Braid, piano; Jim Vivian, bass;...

Cole MacMillan also named AUS and CIS Athlete of the Week UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 30-October 6. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the seasons. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation is proud of all current and former Panthers participating in the 2013 SportChek National Men's and Women's Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 9-14. The women will compete for the Jubilee Trophy, while the men will compete for the Challenge Cup. 'Congratulations to our current and former soccer Panthers participating at the...

The Canadian Education Association (CEA) announced today that Dr. Kate Tilleczek, UPEI's Canada Research Chair in Youth Cultures and Transitions, has been honoured with the Whitworth Award. The CEA has awarded the Whitworth Award every three years since 1967, in recognition of individuals who have made a sustained and substantial contribution to education research over time. In a news...

The Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament, presented by Rodd Hotels & Resorts, begins on Thursday, October 17 with nine basketball teams from across Canada competing in the annual three-day event. The UPEI Men's Basketball team will tip-off against the University of Saskatchewan, Laval University, University of New Brunswick, and Crandall University while the Women's...

The University of Prince Edward Island is proud to again host the Canada Gairdner Wightman Laureate for the 2013 Gairdner Lectures. In the morning of Tuesday, October 15, Dr. James C. Hogg will deliver a lecture to senior high school science students from across the province entitled 'Why is breathing important?' That afternoon, he will give a public lecture called 'Developing...