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Media Releases

| Academics

The University of Prince Edward Island was well-represented at the second international conference on small island states and subnational island jurisdictions, titled “Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change, and Islandness” in Oranjestad, Aruba, from October 23 to 26, 2023.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of basketball and hockey at home and on the road.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan on being installed as chancellor of the University of New Brunswick.

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for October 30–November 5 are Aiden Rainford (women’s basketball) and Jace Colley (men’s basketball).

| Community

The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) recently collaborated with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to help grant a wish for an Island child by assembling a wheelchair-accessible swing at his home in O’Leary, PEI.

| Department Updates

Dr. Christian Lacroix, professor and chair of the UPEI Department of Biology, took his Plant Community Ecology class to Basin Head on November 4 to study the unique mature grey dune system adjoining the beach.

| People

UPEI is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Founders. Submissions via an online form or email must be received by November 17, 2023, at 12:00 pm AT (noon).

| University

In a message to employees, Dr. Greg Keefe, interim UPEI President, updated faculty and staff on the use of non-disclosure agreements and employee supports available at UPEI.

| Athletics

Since claiming the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title in 2019–20, the UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers have been knocking on the door for another championship, and they’re hoping this is the year they break through again. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Étienne Côté, a faculty member at UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), was honoured earlier this year with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award